Atrial Fibrillation And Nursing Considerations As a nurse one must provide holistic care. To better understand aspect of providing holistic nursing care one must have an in-depth understanding of primary body systems and their pathology. This paper will educate the prudent nurses who read it with detailed information about the specific cardiac pathology of atrial fibrillation. Written with a basic understanding of human heart function/structure as a prerequisite, this paper will first discuss
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The nurse implements care and teaching related to Larry’s prescriptions for captopril, carvedilol, nitroglycerin patch, and furosemide. Please discuss specific nursing considerations and patient teaching for each medication. (15 points) Captopril- Can cause a permanent nonproductive, dry cough. May have first dose hypotensive effect May cause angioedema, which can occur up to 1 year after taking drug. Carvedilol-
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individual test reviews with their seminar leader. 2. Test Make-up Policy: Refer to Test Security in Student Nurses Handbook for further information on test make-up. 3. Make-up of Final Exams: In the event that a student misses the final exam for the nursing course, the student will receive a grade of incomplete or “I” for the course. Refer to the Course Grades policy found in Student Nurses Handbook. 4. Collaborative or Group testing activity: An opportunity to add a maximum of two points to individual
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cardiomegaly, cardiac catheterization, EKG: atrial fibrillation. Lists of Medications: Amoxicillin, Docosate sodium, Labetalol HCL, Lamotrigine (lamictal). Allergies: Macrobid Code status: Full code Vital Signs: T 99.2F, oral P 80, regular B/P 186/100 SaO2 100% Weight- 160lbs. Ht. 5’5 List 3 pertinent medications given by you on your shift. List actions and indications, side effects, and nursing considerations: |Name: |Amoxicillin
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are the nursing care considerations? 6. What is V-Tach? 7. How is it diagnosed? 8. What are the nursing care considerations associated with vtach? 9. What medications would be given and how would CPR and defibrillation be done? 10. What is ventricular fibrillation, nursing care, meds, dx, CPR, defib? 11. How do implantable cardioverter defibrillators work and what are the nursing considerations? 12. Describe premature atrial contractions. 13. Define A-fib, nursing considerations, and complications
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* * Fundamentals of Nursing (NSG 1355) Care Plan * * * ------------------------------------------------- Admission History * -------------------------------------------------
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NM1704: Applying a model of nursing roper, logan and tierney model This essay explores the preoperative care provided to one patient in a London hospital during one shift. This care was influenced by the holistic perspective to health. Arsing from the Greek for ‘whole’ this acknowledges physiological, psychological and social factors impacting the patient’s condition. (McFerran & Martin, 2008) It seeks to offer treatment inclusive of these factors rather than treating physical symptoms
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Swanson (S/P hysterectomy day 2, in pod 2) | Ana RN | Pod 2 | | Mr. Smith (GI Bleed) | | Mr. Moretz (Night sweats, neg pressure room) | | Mrs. Flanco (S/P Colectomy day 2)Mr. Reddington (GSW) | Mike LPN #2 | Pod 3 | | Mr. Smith (Atrial Fib) | | Ms. Harper (s/p breast mastectomy) | | Ms. Levin (s/p attempted suicide) | | Mrs. Walnut (aspiration pneumonia)Mrs. Stewart (Diabetic Ketoacidosis) | | | Gilda CNA | Pods 1-3 | | | Explanation The following is a detailed
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This article examines a multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled trial of cilostazol in preventing and reducing the risk of strokes. The results showed that cilostazol improved symptomatic regression by 2% in MRA scans and 4% in TCD tests. The effectiveness of cilostazol as a prevention for ischemic strokes was also compared against aspirin and reducing alcohol consumption. A background on ischemic strokes Ischemic strokes account for around 80% of all strokes, making them the most common type
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1 NUR 201 DRUG CARD Student: ________________________ Generic Name: Bupropion hydrobromide________ Trade Name(s): Wellbutrin, Aplenzin, Zyban_ Classification: Antidepressant – atypical (heterocyclic), Aminoketone_____________________________ Administration Routes: PO _√_ SQ ___ IM ___ IV ___ Transdermal ____ Ophth_____ Action: Mechanism of action is not known; the drug does not inhibit MAO, and it only weakly blocks neuronal uptake of epinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. However, its action is
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