Anal Atresia

Anal Atresia Definition The anus is either not present or it is in the wrong place. Description There are basically two kinds of anal ...

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Nursing Interventions for Scabies

Nursing Diagnosis: Acute Pain Nursing Intervention: Assess the intensity of pain, characteristics and note the location Provide frequen...

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Haematemesis Melena

Haematemesis is vomiting blood and melena is black faeces, like tar caused by the presence of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Hae...

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Management of Anemia

Management of Anemia is shown to find the cause and replace lost blood: Antibiotics given to prevent infection. Folic acid supplements...

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Food Poisoning Signs

Food poisoning often occurs when someone is eating foods that contain toxins such as bacteria, viruses or parasites. What are the signs t...

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NANDA DIAGNOSIS

Looking for the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) ? You've found us! In 2002, we became NANDA International (NANDA-I...

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Hypertension Pathophysiology - Understanding the Mechanisms of High Blood Pressure Formation

Hypertension is a systemic disease. This means that high blood pressure affects many organs and systems in the body and not just the cardiov...

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Top Nursing Degrees

Nursing is much more than just taking temperatures and handing out pills. Nurses have an exciting range of job opportunities to choose from....

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9th International Conference for Emergency Nurses

College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd International conference 28 September - 1 October 2011 Adelaide Adelaide Convention Centr...

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Knee-Chest Position

Knee-Chest Position May be used for rectal (proctologic) examination Patient kneels on exam table Buttocks raised while head and chest ...

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The New Nursing Assistan t: Moving and Turning

The New Nursing Assistant: Moving and Turning (Youtube)

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Prone Position

Prone Position Patient lies on abdomen with hands at side, head turned to side Examination of the spine and legs Drape extends from sh...

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Supine Position

The supine position (pronounced /ˈsuːpaɪn/) is a position of the body: lying down with the face up, as opposed to the prone position, whic...

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NANDA

NANDA International (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association ) is a professional organization of nurses standardized nurs...

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Jaundice Symptoms

Jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the skin and of the whites of the eyes caused by abnormally high levels of the pigment bilirubin in...

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Ascites Treatment

Ascites is the accumulation of protein-containing (ascitic) fluid in the abdominal cavity. Many disorders can cause ascites, but cirrhosis ...

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Hepatitis C Symptoms

Although hepatitis C damages the liver, 80% of people with the disease do not have symptoms. In those who do,symptoms may not appear for10-...

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Levels of Consciousness

Levels of Consciousness Conscious Normal Assessment of LOC involves checking orientation: people who are able promptly and spontaneously ...

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