http://nurseonline.org Knowledge Sharing For Nurses and Students Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:09:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To those interested in going to UK thru a student visa, feel free to contact me @ 09323024550. 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/free-assistance-for-uk-student-visa-application/ 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/ivt-training-oct-28-30/ 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. http://nurseonline.org/ivt-training/ What is Leptospirosis? Leptospirosis, also known as canicola fever, hemorrhagic jaundice, infectious jaundice, mud fever, spirochetal jaundice, swamp fever, swineherd's disease, caver's flu or sewerman'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's disease, where ... http://nurseonline.org/what-is-leptospirosis-symptoms-and-causes-of-leptospirosis/ 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/ivt-in-las-pinas-city-this-oct-15-17-2009/ 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/what-is-colostomy/ 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 evidence suggests that it ... http://nurseonline.org/what-is-craniectomy/ 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/craniotomy/ 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 ... http://nurseonline.org/perioperative-nurse/ 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, ... http://nurseonline.org/role-of-scrub-nurse-during-operation-or-surgery/