Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A Plante.
Convinced that many physical ailments are directly linked to an emotional problem, the authors provide an in-depth explanation of somatic illness and the various methods of treating it. They outline the roles and responsibilities of nurses working in a multidisciplinary context.
The author describes a seven-bed unit set up to care for terminally-ill patients. She discusses the hopes of care team members, and the need for creativity and flexibility in their interventions. Examples of interventions are included.
In this 250-bed general hospital, nursing care for the dying focuses not on recovery but on self-actualization. In a broader context, patients also benefit from nursing's theory-based approach. A parallel between the evolution of the patient and the nursing process is established.
These notes use the nursing process to communicate effectively the work done with the patient. The author describes with the help of examples this professional work system, which is simple yet revealing of the nurse's capacity for analysis.
A 54-yr-old female with known liver cirrhosis presented with a right transudative pleural effusion and ascites. To find the source of pleural fluid, [99mTc]sulfur colloid was injected intraperitoneally and a serial imaging study revealed its passage to the right pleural space on 2-hr and 24-hr images. Mechanisms proposed in the formation of pleural effusion in liver cirrhosis are (a) lymphatic drainage and (b) diaphragmatic defect. Radioisotope migration speed may be a clue for differentiating these two mechanisms, being more rapid in the presence of a diaphragmatic defect.
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