Biomedical subjects

B Blaylock

Publications and source records attributed to B Blaylock.

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Air support therapy: ethical considerations.

Pressure ulcers are a major health problem for the elderly population in the United States. Billion of health care dollars are spent for hospitalization, air support therapy, wound care products, and nursing care. In addition, the cost in human suffering is priceless. Many patients with pressure ulcers have several chronic diseases that make wound healing difficult. Nurses must begin to examine the ethical principles that guide their care of these patients. This article focuses on some ethical issues related to the care of patients with pressure ulcers and the difficulties encountered with pressure ulcer care. Careful analysis of the goals of pressure ulcer treatment may help nurses develop ethical guidelines to direct them in the care of these patients.

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Mobility and ambulation. Not easy tasks for all older adults.

Interventions to preserve muscle strength and return the older adult patient to self-care activities are extremely important. However, due to the severe illness of the older adult, interventions to prevent loss of muscle strength may be overlooked in the acute care hospital. This article identifies reasons for rapid loss of muscle strength in older adults and reviews basic interventions needed to prevent this complication of immobility.

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Product notebook: a catheter anchoring device.

A prospective multi-center study was conducted to assess the use of a catheter anchoring device. Fifty-nine patients with catheters ranging in size from 8 to 30 French used 164 devices. The device was easy to apply and remove, facilitated catheter repositioning, prevented tension at the insertion site, and did not cause skin problems in the majority of patients. Compared to previous methods used, the mean wear-time for all catheters increased by 2 days when the anchoring device was used. When wear-time was correlated to catheter diameter, type, and location it was seen that patients with non-urinary catheters of less than 20 Fr diameters benefitted most from this device. Patients with foley catheters had the shortest wear-times.

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Trauma multidisciplinary QI project: evaluation of cervical spine clearance, collar selection, and skin care.

PURPOSE: To evaluate data regarding cervical collars and develop guidelines related to product selection, cervical spine clearance, and skin care. METHODS: Production selection and skin care were evaluated by multidisciplinary teams review of QI data. RESULTS: The multidisciplinary teams identified a c-spine clearance algorithm, a methodology for continuous skin evaluation, and a new policy for skin care under the c-collar. CONCLUSIONS: Focused attention to problems surrounding cervical spine immobilization can decrease patient complications.

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