SATA questions or Select All That Apply questions are among the most challenging questions to students in nursing tests and to nurses taking the NCLEX or other nursing board exams. These tips will help you chose the correct answers to SATA questions: 1- SATA question are actually a form of “true or false” type of … Read more
These are 20 Important Tips to help you chose the correct answer when dealing with NCLEX or other nursing exams questions : 1- Never choose an answer that leaves the patient: Always provide safety. 2- Don’t “do nothing.”: Because you always have to do something. 3- Don’t read into the question: Never assume anything that has not been specifically mentioned and … Read more
Taking NCLEX or other nursing board exams is a big step in the career of any nurse. These are some strategies that can help you pass the board exam. This strategies are important to know and have helped many nurses before. 1- Read the question and answers carefully—do not jump into conclusions or make wild … Read more
Nursing process Nursing process is a systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care. Its purpose is to identify a client’s health care status, and actual or potential health problems, to establish plans to meet the identified needs, and to deliver specific nursing interventions to address those needs. The nursing process is cyclical; that … Read more
Introduction Gordon’s functional health patterns is developed by Marjory Gordon. It is a method used by nurses in the nursing process to provide a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient. Taxonomy II of NANDA Nursing Diagnosis classification is based on Gordon’s functional health patterns. Gordon’s functional health patterns include 11 categories which is a systematic … Read more
NANDA nursing diagnosis list is made by NANDA International which stands for North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. This association was founded in 1982 for the purpose of standardising the nursing terminology. The association develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy of nursing diagnoses. This article contains the complete NANDA nursing diagnosis list 2015-2017. This latest … Read more
Potassium sparing diuretics Nursing Implications and Drug Study POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETICS GENERAL DESCRIPTION Potassium sparing diuretics caused diuresis without loss of potassium unlike other diuretics. They are less potent diuretic agents therefore potassium sparing diuretics may combine with other diuretics to prevent the loss of potassium and further increase in diuretic effects. EXAMPLE: Potassium sparing … Read more
Thiazide Diuretics Nursing Implications & Drug Study THIAZIDE DIURETICS GENERAL DESCRIPTION Thiazide diuretics appeared as a result to synthesize more potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Like CAI and some loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics also has unsubstituted sulphonamide group which is the main functional group for its diuretic activity. Thiazide diuretics are more effective in patients with … Read more
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS (CAI) Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Nursing Considerations, Implications & Drug Study GENERAL DESCRIPTION Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are prototype of modern diuretics and discovered when fond bacteriostatic sulphonamide cause an alkaline diuresis.The prototypical carbonic anhydrase is Acetazolamide. CAI are rarely used diuretics now a days but they still have several other specific applications. It inhibits … Read more
Loop diuretics Nursing Considerations, Implications & Drug Study LOOP DIURETICS GENERAL DESCRIPTION Loop diuretics are the most efficacious diuretics agents available because diuretic effects of loop diuretics are not affected with the development of acidosis in the body like other diuretic agents. Furosemide and ethacrynic acid are the prototypes of loop diuretics. Loop diuretics usually … Read more