Archive for September, 2009

What is Colostomy?

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves connecting a part of the colon onto the anterior abdominal wall, leaving the patient with an opening on the abdomen called a stoma. In a colostomy, the stoma is formed from the end of the large intestine, which is drawn out through the incision and...
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What is Craniectomy?

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Craniectomy is a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to allow a swelling brain room to expand without being squeezed. It is performed on victims of traumatic brain injury and stroke.Reduction of intracranial pressureThough the procedure is considered a last resort, some...
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Craniotomy

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
A craniotomy is a surgical operation in which part of the skull, called a bone flap, is removed in order to access the brain. Craniotomies are often a critical operation performed on patients suffering from brain lesions or traumatic brain injury (TBI), and can also allow doctors to surgically...
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Perioperative Nurse

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
The perioperative staff nurse is a professional care giver who assures responsibility and accountability for nursing actions for neonates to geriatric patients which include, but are not limited to : identifying patterns of human responses to actual or potential health problems amenable to a...
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Role of Scrub Nurse During Operation or Surgery

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
The scrub nurse or Sterile Nurse works directly with the surgeon within the sterile field, passing instruments, sponges, and other items needed during the procedure. Surgical team members who work within the sterile field have scrubbed their hands and arms with special disinfecting soap and...
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Role of Circulator Nurse in Operating Room

Posted under OR Nursing on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
The circulator nurse is responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the Operating Room and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers necessary for completion of surgery. The circulator nurse observes the surgery and the surgical team from a broad...
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Kawasaki disease Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted under Med-Surg on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Kawasaki disease (also known as lymph node syndrome, mucocutaneous node disease, infantile polyarteritis and Kawasaki syndrome) is an inflammation (vasculitis) of the middle-sized arteries. It affects many organs, including the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and blood vessel walls, but the...
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Leptospirosis

Posted under Communicable on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease, Weil's syndrome, canicola fever, canefield fever, nanukayami fever, 7-day fever, "Fort Bragg fever," and "Pretibial fever" is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals,...
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Herpes simplex Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted under Communicable on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Herpes simplex a viral disease caused by herpes simplex viruses; both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes simplex. Infection with the herpes virus is categorized into one of several distinct disorders based on the site of infection. Oral herpes, the...
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Hepatitis E Symptoms, Transmission, Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted under Communicable on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Site Admin
Hepatitis E (liver inflammation) caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA icosahedral virus with a 7.5 kb genome. HEV has a fecal-oral transmission route. Infection with this virus was first documented in 1955 during an outbreak in...
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