Assessment for Risk Factors LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Explore physiologic and psychologic aspects of high risk pregnancy. • Discuss regionalization of health care services. • Examine risk factors identified through history, physical examination, and diagnostic techniques. • Describe diagnostic techniques and the implications of findings. • Develop a teaching plan to
BIOSYNTHESIS AND CATABOLISM OF PURINE NUCLEOTIDES. DETERMINATION OF THE END PRODUCTS OF THEIR METABOLISM. BIOSYNTHESIS AND CATABOLISM OF PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES. DISORDERS OF NUCLEOTIDES METABOLISM One of the important specialized pathways of a number of amino acids is the synthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides. These nucleotides are important for
Assessment of Skin, Hair and Nails The integumentary system, consisting of the skin, hair, and nails, is the largest organ of the body and the easiest of all systems to assess. It provides invaluable information about all other bodily systems. The skin, hair, and nails provide clues about
BUILDING AND MANAGING TEAMS 1 UNDERSTANDING THE THEORY OF LEADING, FOLLOWING, AND MANAGING Leadership and Followership Today’s climate demands individuals who are flexible, creative, and able to empower others to be flexible and creative. With the nursing shortage, managed care, higher patient acuity, fewer resources, highly diverse demographics, and
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS. ANTICONVULSANTS (ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS). ANTIPARKINSON DRUGS General CNS depressants: neuroleptics, tranquilizers, sedatives. Lithium preparations Central nervous system depressants slow down the operation of the brain. They first affect those areas of the brain that control a person’s conscious, voluntary actions. As dosage increases, depressants begin to
FAMILY NURSING Families, Nursing, and Social Policy Working with Families in Community Health Settings Family visits need not be limited to homes. Family members may be visited in school or at work during a lunch break, in a day care or senior center, in a group home, or
Medical observation of the children of the first three years of life in a family practice physician. Principles of polyclinic children’s care organisation. Medical-preventive health care is based on the general principles and includes: • Combination of medical and presentive health care; • Applicationof the prophylactic medical examination method;
FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE BALANCES The physiological functions and alterations of body fluid and acid-base balance are presented in this chapter. The term body fluid is used to denote both water and electrolytes, whereas the term body water refers to water alone. Homeostasis, or equilibrium of the internal
