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		<title>Free assistance for UK Student visa application</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To those interested in going to UK thru a student visa, feel free to contact me @ 09323024550.</p>
<p>In applying for a UK student visa, you need to understand the PBS (Point Based system) used to acquire the visa. I can help you in enrolling in an accredited school in the UK. Only accredited schools are recognized by the embassy. If you go to agencies for assistance, you will be paying them as much as 50thou-100thou. Why waste your money when there are a lot of people like me who are willing to assist you with your application? You shoulder all your fees (tuition fee, visa application fee, etc) but my service is free. This is not a scam. Meet me up so I can explain everything to you. <img src='http://nurseonline.org/home/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>IVT TRAINING OCT.28-30</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all interested RN’s: There will be an IV therapy on October 15-17, 2009 between 7AM to 5PM in A.Zarate General Hospital along Naga Road, Pulanglupa, Las Pinas City. Fee is 2,500 pesos only. Completion of cases is free and will be at the hospital. For reservations, please contact me at 09277950876 (Jessica) or at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IVT Training</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.Zarate General hospital is offering IVT Seminar for Registered nurses on the following dates. Nov 12-14,2009 Nov 26-28,2009 Dec 10-12,2009 Dec 21-23,2009. Pls call 8746903 for more details.
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		<title>What is Leptospirosis? Symptoms and Causes of Leptospirosis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Leptospirosis?
Leptospirosis, also known as canicola fever, hemorrhagic jaundice, infectious jaundice, mud fever, spirochetal jaundice, swamp fever, swineherd&#8217;s disease, caver&#8217;s flu or sewerman&#8217;s flu, is a bacterial infection resulting from exposure to the Leptospira interrogans bacterium. There is an acute form of human infection known as Weil&#8217;s disease, where the patient suffers from jaundice, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What is Leptospirosis?</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://nurseonline.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Lepto-klein-150x142.jpg" alt="Lepto-klein" title="Lepto-klein" width="150" height="142" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-625" /><strong>Leptospirosis</strong>, also known as canicola fever, hemorrhagic jaundice, infectious jaundice, mud fever, spirochetal jaundice, swamp fever, swineherd&#8217;s disease, caver&#8217;s flu or sewerman&#8217;s flu, is a bacterial infection resulting from exposure to the Leptospira interrogans bacterium. There is an acute form of human infection known as Weil&#8217;s disease, where the patient suffers from jaundice, though this term is often (incorrectly) used to describe any case of infection. Weil&#8217;s disease is comparatively rare, though &#8216;mild&#8217; cases of leptospirosis happen everywhere there are carriers, and it is believed that leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonotic infections in the world. Millions of people are infected each year, but information and treatment can be limited, especially in the developed world where cases are considered &#8216;rare&#8217; by the medical community. The goal of the LIC and this website is to increase awareness of the infection and how to manage the risks, with clear advice and guidance for all aspects of work and leisure. </p>
<p>via <a title='Original Link: http://www.leptospirosis.org/'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?dm66F6C7" target="blank">leptospirosis.org</a></p>
<p>Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. It was first described by Adolf Weil in 1886 when he reported an &#8220;acute infectious disease with enlargement of spleen, jaundice and nephritis&#8221;. Leptospira was first observed in 1907 from a post mortem renal tissue slice.[2]</p>
<p>Though being recognised among the world&#8217;s most common zoonoses, leptospirosis is a relatively rare bacterial infection in humans. The infection is commonly transmitted to humans by allowing water that has been contaminated by animal urine to come in contact with unhealed breaks in the skin, eyes or with the mucous membranes. Outside of tropical areas, leptospirosis cases have a relatively distinct seasonality with most of them occurring August – September / February–March.</p>
<p><strong>Causes of Leptospirosis</strong><br />
Leptospirosis is transmitted by the urine of an infected animal and is contagious as long as it is still moist. Although rats, mice and voles are important primary hosts, a wide range of other mammals including dogs, deer, rabbits, hedgehogs, cows, sheep, raccoons, possums, skunks, and even certain marine mammals are also able to carry and transmit the disease as secondary hosts. Dogs may lick the urine of an infected animal off the grass or soil, or drink from an infected puddle. There have been reports of &#8220;house dogs&#8221; contracting leptospirosis apparently from licking the urine of infected mice that entered the house. The type of habitats most likely to carry infective bacteria are muddy riverbanks, ditches, gulleys and muddy livestock rearing areas where there is regular passage of either wild or farm mammals. There is a direct correlation between the amount of rainfall and the incidence of leptospirosis, making it seasonal in temperate climates and year-round in tropical climates.</p>
<p>Leptospirosis is also transmitted by the semen of infected animals. Abattoir workers can contract the disease through contact with infected blood or body fluids.</p>
<p><strong>Symptoms of Leptospirosis</strong><br />
In humans, leptospiral infection causes a wide range of symptoms, and some infected persons may have no symptoms at all. Leptospirosis is a biphasic disease that begins with flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, myalgias, intense headache). The first phase resolves, and the patient is briefly asymptomatic until the second phase begins. This is characterized by meningitis, liver damage (causing jaundice), and renal failure; because of the wide range of symptoms the infection is often wrongly diagnosed. This leads to a lower registered number of cases than there really are. Symptoms of leptospirosis include high fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and may include jaundice, red eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and/or a rash. The symptoms in humans appear after a 4–14 day incubation period.</p>
<p>In animals, the incubation period (time of exposure to first symptoms) is anywhere from 2 to 20 days. In dogs, the liver and kidney are most commonly damaged by leptospirosis. Vasculitis can occur, causing edema and potentially disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Myocarditis, pericarditis, meningitis, and uveitis are also possible sequelae. [3] One should strongly suspect leptospirosis and include it as part of a differential diagnosis if the sclerae of the dog&#8217;s eyes appear jaundiced (even slightly yellow), though the absence of jaundice does not eliminate the possibility of leptospirosis, and its presence could indicate hepatitis or other liver pathology rather than leptospirosis. Vomiting, fever, failure to eat, reduced urine output, unusually dark or brown urine, and lethargy are also indications of the disease.</p>
<p>via <a target="blank" title='Original Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospirosis'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?pjccBXXT">wikipedia</a></p>
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		<title>IVT in Las Pinas City this Oct 15-17, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What is Colostomy?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 sutured to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 sutured to the skin. After a colostomy, feces leave the patient&#8217;s body through the abdomen. A colostomy may be permanent or temporary, depending on the reasons for its use.<br />
Indications<br />
There are many reasons for this procedure. Some common reasons are:<br />
* A section of the colon has been removed, e.g.<br />
due to colon cancer requiring a total<br />
mesorectal excision, diverticulitis, injury, etc, so<br />
that it is no longer possible for feces to exit<br />
via the anus.<br />
* A portion of the colon (or large intestine) has<br />
been operated upon and needs to be &#8216;rested&#8217;<br />
until it is healed. In this case, the colostomy is often temporary and is usually reversed at a later date, leaving the patient with a small scar in place of the stoma. Children undergoing surgery for extensive pelvic tumors commonly are given a colostomy in preparation for surgery to remove the tumor, followed by reversal of the colostomy.</p>
<p>Options<br />
Placement of the stoma on the abdomen can occur at any location along the stomach, the majority being on the lower left side near or in the sigmoid membrane wall, other locations include; the ascending, transverse, and descending sections of the colon.</p>
<p>Types of Colostomy:</p>
<p>    * Loop Colostomy: This type of colostomy is usually used in emergencies and are temporaryand large Stoma (medicine). A loop of the bowel is pulled out onto the abdomen and held in place with an external device. The bowel is then sutured to the abdomen and two openings are created in the one stoma: one for stool and the other for mucus.<br />
    * End Colostomy: A stoma is created from one end of the bowel. The other portion of the bowel is either removed or sewn shut (Hartmann&#8217;s pouch).<br />
    * Double Barrel Colostomy: The bowel is severed and both ends are brought out onto the abdomen. Only the proximal stoma is functioning.</p>
<p>Colostomy surgery that can be planned ahead often has a higher rate of long-term success than those done in emergency surgery.</p>
<p>Colostomy with irrigation: People with colostomies who have ostomies of the sigmoid colon or descending colon may have the option of irrigation, which allows for the person to not wear a pouch, but rather just a gauze cap over the stoma, and to schedule irrigation for times that are convenient. To irrigate, a catheter is placed inside the stoma, and flushed with water, which allows the feces to come out of the body into an irrigation sleeve. Most colostomates irrigate once a day or every other day, though this depends on the person, their food intake, and their health.</p>
<p>Colostomy without irrigation: Colostomies are viewed negatively due to the misconception that it is difficult to hide the pouch and the smell of feces, or to keep the pouch securely attached. However, modern colostomy pouches are well-designed, odor-proof, and allow stoma patients to continue normal activities. Latex-free tape is available for ensuring a secure attachment. People with colostomies must wear an ostomy pouching system to collect intestinal waste. Ordinarily the pouch must be emptied or changed several times a day depending on the frequency of activity; in general the further from the anus (i.e., the further &#8216;up&#8217; the intestinal tract) the ostomy is located the greater the output and more frequent the need to empty or change the pouch.</p>
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		<title>What is Craniectomy?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 pressure
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/what-is-craniectomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?OtZCnz_8">Craniectomy</a> 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.</p>
<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" title='Original Link: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_siy7ZCUnfO4/SrzGtIZcypI/AAAAAAAAARs/1MBTwJV2NU0/s1600-h/craniectomy.jpg'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?XSVPLdiP"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_siy7ZCUnfO4/SrzGtIZcypI/AAAAAAAAARs/1MBTwJV2NU0/s320/craniectomy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385397733078911634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reduction of intracranial pressure</span>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Though the procedure is considered a last resort, some evidence suggests that it does improve outcomes by lowering <span style="font-weight: bold;">intracranial pressure</span> (ICP), the pressure within the skull. Raised <span style="font-weight: bold;">intracranial pressure</span> is very often debilitating or fatal because it causes compression of the brain and restricts cerebral blood flow. The aim of decompressive <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/what-is-craniectomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?OtZCnz_8">craniectomy</a> is to reduce this pressure. The part of the skull that is removed is called a <span style="font-weight: bold;">bone-flap</span>. A study has shown that the larger the removed bone-flap is, the more ICP is reduced.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other effects</span><br />In addition to reducing ICP, studies have found decompressive craniectomy to improve cerebral perfusion pressure and cerebral blood flow in head injured patients.<br /><a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/what-is-craniectomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?OtZCnz_8"><br />Craniectomy</a> is also used to manage major strokes, associated with &#8220;malignant&#8221; edema and intracranial hypertension. The pooled evidence from three randomised controlled trials in Europe supports the retrospective observations that early (within 48 hours) application of decompressive craniectomy after &#8220;malignant&#8221; stroke may result in improved survival and functional outcome in patients under the age of 55, compared to conservative management alone.</p>
<p>The procedure is recommended especially for young patients in whom ICP is not controllable by other methods. Age of greater than 50 years is associated with a poorer outcome after the surgery.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Complications</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Infections</span> such as meningitis or brain abscess can occur after decompressive craniectomy.<br />Children</p>
<p>In severely head injured children, a study has shown that decompressive craniectomy resulted in good recovery in all children in the study, suggesting the procedure has an advantage over non-surgical treatment in children. In one of the largest studies on pediatric patients, Jagannathan et al. found a net 65% favorable outcomes rate in pediatric patients for accidental trauma after craniectomy when followed for more than five years. Only three patients were dependent on caregivers. This is the only prospective randomised controlled study to date to support the potential benefit of decompressive craniectomy following traumatic brain injury.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow-up treatment</span><br />After a craniectomy, the risk of brain injury is increased, particularly after the patient heals and becomes mobile again. Therefore, special measures must be taken to protect the brain, such as a helmet or a temporary implant in the skull.</p>
<p>When the patient has healed sufficiently, the opening in the skull is usually closed with a cranioplasty. If possible, the original skull fragment is preserved after the craniectomy in anticipation of the cranioplasty</p></div>
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		<title>Craniotomy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 implant deep brain stimulators for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;">A <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/craniotomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?6llK9s5E">craniotomy</a> is a surgical operation in which part of the skull, called a bone flap, is removed in order to access the brain. <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/craniotomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?6llK9s5E">Craniotomies</a> are often a critical operation performed on patients suffering from <span style="font-weight: bold;">brain lesions</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">traumatic brain injury</span> (TBI), and can also allow doctors to surgically implant deep brain stimulators for the treatment of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Parkinson&#8217;s disease</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">epilepsy</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">cerebellar tremor</span>. The procedure is also widely used in neuroscience for extracellular recording, brain imaging, and for neurological manipulations such as electrical stimulation and chemical titration.</p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" title='Original Link: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_siy7ZCUnfO4/SrzCDTyjj0I/AAAAAAAAARk/CvoTK8agZbs/s1600-h/cranio.jpg'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?Y3x7412_"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_siy7ZCUnfO4/SrzCDTyjj0I/AAAAAAAAARk/CvoTK8agZbs/s320/cranio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385392616535985986" border="0" /></a>Human <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/craniotomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?6llK9s5E">craniotomy</a> is usually performed under general anesthesia but can be also done with the patient awake using a local anaesthetic; the procedure generally does not involve significant discomfort for the patient. In general, a <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/craniotomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?6llK9s5E">craniotomy</a> will be preceded by an MRI scan which provides a picture of the brain that the surgeon uses to plan the precise location for bone removal and the appropriate angle of access to the relevant brain areas. The amount of skull that needs to be removed depends to a large extent on the type of surgery being performed. Most small holes can heal with no difficulty. When larger parts of the skull must be removed, <span style="font-weight: bold;">surgeons</span> will usually try to retain the bone flap and replace it immediately after surgery. It is held in place temporarily with metal plates and rather quickly reintegrates with the intact part of the skull, at which point the metal plates are removed.<br /><a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/craniotomy.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?6llK9s5E"><br />Craniotomy</a> is distinguished from <span style="font-weight: bold;">craniectomy</span>, in which the skull flap is not replaced, and from trepanation, which is performed voluntarily without medical necessity.</div>
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		<title>Perioperative Nurse</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 nursing regimen; executing a nursing regimen through the selection, performance, management [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;">The <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/perioperative-nurse.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?4NlbUX7S">perioperative staff nurse</a> 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 nursing regimen; executing a nursing regimen through the selection, performance, management and evaluation of nursing action; assessing health status for the purpose of providing nursing care, providing health counseling and teaching; administering medications, treatments and executing regimens prescribed by licensed physicians, dentists and podiatrists; teaching, administering, supervising, delegating and evaluating nursing practice.</p>
<p>The <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/perioperative-nurse.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?4NlbUX7S">registered nurse</a> specializing in <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/perioperative-nurse.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?4NlbUX7S">peri-operative nursing practice</a> performs nursing activities in the preoperative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of the surgical experience for neonates to geriatric patients. <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/perioperative-nurse.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?4NlbUX7S">Perioperative nursing practic</a>e is flexible and diverse and includes a variety of roles that include, but is not limited to, <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/role-of-circulator-nurse-in-operating.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?ePi4mrGy">circulating nurse</a>, <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/role-of-scrub-nurse-during-operation-or.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?dFD05yDx">scrub nurse</a>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">surgical assistant</span>. While the <a title='Original Link: http://www.nursebitz.com/2009/09/perioperative-nurse.html'  href="http://nurseonline.org/?4NlbUX7S">peri-operative nurse</a> works in collaboration with other health professionals, the nurse has the primary responsibility and accountability for nursing care of patients having surgical interventions.</div>
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		<title>Role of Scrub Nurse During Operation or Surgery</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 generally wear surgical gowns, caps, eyewear, and gloves. This is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;">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 generally wear surgical gowns, caps, eyewear, and gloves. This is a nursing role that may be delegated to a UAP, LPN or LVN.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A scrub nurse is a specially trained nurse who works with surgeons and the medical team in the operating room. Scrub nurses are extremely valuable members of the surgical team, providing support in the operating room and patient care outside of it as well. This career can be very demanding, but also quite rewarding, and careers in nursing are constantly expanding due to the rising need for these crucial health care professionals. Some scrub nurses even become highly sought after members of surgical teams, especially experienced scrub nurses who are familiar with a wide range of procedures</div>
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