Category: Nursing

Nursing Care Plan For Chronic Kidney Disease

To understand the nursing care plan for chronic kidney disease (CKD), we must understand what is renal failure itself? What is renal failure? Different pathological diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Infections, toxic agents, polycystic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, etc causes damage to the kidneys resulting in irreversible loss of functional nephrons. This irreversible loss of nephrons…
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Night Shift Nursing

Unlike other nurses, night shift nurses find it really challenging to maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle. Read this guide completely to understand how the night shift can help you personally and financially. Benefits of Night Shift Nursing One of the most important factors nurses consider night shift is more salary. Fewer patient visitors are…
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Naegele’s Rule & Formula – Explained Clearly

Naegele’s rule is very important when it comes to estimating the expected date of delivery (EDD) of a pregnant female. The last menstrual period or LMP is very important to calculate the estimated or expected delivery date, therefore LMP is very important. Innaccuracy of Naegele’s Rule This rule is just an estimation and is not…
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Transposition of the Great Arteries

Etiology of Transposition of Great Arteries Transposition of great arteries is due to multiple reasons and is of an unknown origin. Incidence increases significantly if the patient has Diabetes Mellitus. It is a congenital defect in which aorta and pulmonary trunk arise from the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk respectively. Pathophysiology Types of Transposition of…
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Leopold Maneuvers – Clinical Nursing Skills

Nurses often encounter to care the pregnant patients as well, and that’s when Leopold maneuvers are being used by them. Leopold maneuvers are named after a gynecologist Christian Gerhard Leopold. Nurses usually perform it after the 24th week of pregnancy, because by the end of 24th week, a fetal outline can be palpated. A nurse…
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Nursing Care Plan, Diagnosis & Intervention For Chest Pain, MI

Introduction of Myocardial Infarction The muscular tissue of the heart is termed as myocardium. An infarction in the cardiac muscular tissues is termed as myocardial infarction. Most commonly it is caused by insufficient oxygen supply to the heart tissues and usually, it occurs during coronary artery blockage. 80-90 percent of the MI is developed due…
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Nursing Care Plan For Abdominal Pain

Nursing Care Plan For Abdominal Pain; Abdominal pain can be visceral or somatic. Visceral pain is usually due to nociceptors, chemicals, or stretch.Abdominal pain can be due to the following reasons. Visceral Pain Somatic Pain Visceral Pain Visceral pain usually arises from the stretch, or due to nociceptors or some chemical irritants to the viscera…
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How To Become a Wound Care Nurse

Wound care nurse or Foot care nurse is a nurse that is specialized in the treatment of breakdown of skin or wound or pressure ulcers. Wound care nurse determines the whole treatment of the patient that includes everyday assessment of the wound as well. Educational Requirements Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree or higher is required…
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Nursing Care Plan For Depression and Anxiety

Learning Outcomes in Nursing Care Plan For Depression and Anxiety In a nursing care plan for depression and anxiety, we’ll learn the following things. Signs and Symptoms Three types of signs and symptoms are associated with anxiety patients.These include physical, emotional, and cognitive signs and symptoms. Physical Signs and Symptoms They include nausea and dizziness.…
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