ADD/ADHD

Attention deficit disorder (ADD), formerly known as attention deficit/hyper-activity disorder (ADHD), is one of the most common mental disorders among children today. It is estimated that approximately 3 percent to 5 percent of all children (two to three times as many boys are affected than girls) or nearly 2 million American children (which correlates to one child in each classroom in the United States) have ADHD according...

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Nursing Diagnoses Organized According to Diagnostic Divisions (continued)

Elimination—ability to excrete waste products• Bowel Incontinence• Constipation• Constipation, perceived• Constipation, risk for• Diarrhea• Motility, dysfunctional gastrointestinal• Motility, risk for dysfunctional gastrointestinal• Urinary Elimination, impaired• Urinary Elimination, readiness for enhanced• Urinary Incontinence, functional• Urinary Incontinence, overflow• Urinary Incontinence, reflex• Urinary Incontinence, stress•...

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Nursing Diagnoses Organized According to Diagnostic Divisions

Activity/Rest—ability to engage in necessary or desired activities of life (work and leisure) and to obtain adequate sleep and rest • Activity Intolerance • Activity Intolerance, risk for • Activity Planning, ineffective • Disuse Syndrome, risk for • Diversional Activity, deficient • Fatigue • Insomnia • Lifestyle, sedentary • Mobility, impaired bed • Mobility, impaired wheelchair • Sleep, readiness for enhanced • Sleep Deprivation •...

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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

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Depolarization of the heart is the initiating event for cardiac contraction. The electric currents that spread through the heart are produced by three components: cardiac pacemaker cells, specialized conduction tissue, and the heart muscle itself.The ECG,however, records only the depolarization (stimulation) and repolarization (recovery)...

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Reference Ranges—Hematology and Coagulation

Reference Ranges—Hematology and Coagulation LABORATORY TEST NORMAL ADULT REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Conventional Units SI Units Bleeding Time 3-10 minutes 3-10 minutes ▪ Prolonged in thrombocytopenia, defective platelet function, and aspirin therapy D-dimer <250 mg/mL <250 mg/mL ▪ Increased in disseminated intravascular coagulation, malignancy, and arterial and venous thrombosis Erythrocyte...

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Ethical Core Concepts of Nursing Practice

Professional nurses occupy the frontlines of the health care arena. So, it is no surprise that they are the part of the health care team patients trust most with their health and welfare. Along with this privilege, nurses carry equal duties of responsibility and accountability to follow ethical principles and standards of care integral to the profession. Greater efforts must be made from within the profession to apply evidence-based...

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Preventing Patient Falls

Falls are a major cause of injury and death among elderly people. In fact, the older the person, the more likely he is to die of a fall or its complications.  Factors that contribute to falls among elderly patients include lengthy convalescent periods, a greater risk of incomplete recovery, medications, increasing physical disability, and impaired vision or hearing. If you're helping a fallen patient, send an assistant...

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