Traumatology

Description During the first week of our new nurses in a surgical ward, I was supervising one of the supernumerary nurses. We were looking after a thirty-nine year old woman, Ms LC, who had undergone a laparoscopic peritonectomy. We had to start her on a negative pressure wound therapy dressing or NPWT; as suggested by wound clinical nurse consultant and the doctors during their ward round, since this would allow the fast healing of her wound. I showed the supernumerary nurse the proper way of

Laparoscopic surgery is one of the most commonly used modality in surgical technique, being performed 7.5 million surgeries annually worldwide. It is an alternative technique for carrying out many operations that have traditionally required an open approach. Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive surgery performed though small incisions. It presents benefits, compared with traditional open surgeries, including shorten recovery times; lower postoperative morbidity; allow patients to return to work and

Critical incident The aim of this reflection is to describe my personal experience in wound care and its management. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle has been adapted in order to provide structure to the reflection process. Description At the care home I had to nurse many client’s who had developed pressure sores. One particular wound stands out from the rest, it belonged to a lady in her late 70’s who was immobile and suffers from incontinence and slight dementia. Her wound was extremely large

Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Acute Care Setting Pressure ulcers are localized wounds to the skin that are also known as decubitus ulcers, or are known by the colloquial term “bed sores.” They are common occurrences in healthcare that result from injuries to the skin and the tissues beneath it when the patient remains in one position for long periods of time. Pressure ulcers are typically located over an area with a bony prominence that then causes pressure on the skin. Pressure ulcers are especially

Research in this field has originated in two fields of traumatology (looking at adults) and developmental psychology (looking at children and youth). Early researches with adults mainly focused on identifying what led some individuals to avoid traumatic stress whereas in developmental psychology, researchers aimed to identify personal qualities, as self-esteem, differentiating children who had adapted positively to socioeconomic nuisance, abuse or neglect and tragic life events, from children showing

Results There were 216 (44.4%) patients in our 486 patient cohort with acute fracture diagnosed on maxillofacial CT. Of those with facial fracture, 164 (75.9%) were male, and the average age was 42.5 years (range: 18-90). Table 1 demonstrates the most prevalent injury mechanisms for those with facial fracture. Orbital fractures were most common, seen in 115 (53.2%) patients with facial fractures, followed by maxillary and nasal bone fractures (Table 2). Injury Severity Score (ISS) was recorded for

The Wounding Aurora Sarah Waters’ Affinity uses the identity, Aurora, to represent a wound for the main character, Margaret Prior. The identity of Aurora haunts Margaret through its representation of her past relationship with her former lover Helen; Aurora’s the nickname Helen had for Margaret during their relationship (Waters 114). Therefore, Margaret’s haunted by the person she used to resemble in her relationship with Helen effectively named Aurora; a person she desperately wants to become again

Within this assignment it is intended to present an example of a prescribing situation that arose in practice, to ensure prescribing issues are illustrated. The rationale for the decisions reached will also be discussed. A brief overview of the nurse prescribing initiative and how it developed will be addressed. The importance of ethical principles, accountability and legal issues that surround nurse prescribing will be demonstrated. As a patient will be addressed in the example, a pseudonym will

Part A Think about your specific practice setting. Based on your new knowledge of evidence-based practice, pick one unit procedure in your work place and explore whether it is based on research evidence or not. Discuss what you think would be needed to make the procedure more in line with best practice in the area or what was done to ensure that it was based on best practice. At Fremont-Rideout the big issue was pressure ulcers, every month all the patients in the hospital had to be assessed

DESCRIPTION During the first week of our new nurses in a surgical ward, I was supervising one of the supernumerary nurses. We were looking after for a thirty-nine year old woman, Ms LC, who had undergone a laparoscopy peritonectomy. We had to start her on a negative pressure wound therapy dressing or NPWT. The wound clinical nurse consultant and the doctors during their ward round suggested it, since this would allow the fast healing of her wound. I showed the supernumerary nurse the proper way