Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J Walton.
People with altered levels of consciousness cannot be responsible for themselves. This article highlights the steps a nurse aider must take at the scene of an accident and discusses the importance of the environment in the neurological emergency.
Hyperthermia is a condition in which the body temperature is raised above the normal level of 37 degrees C and may exceed 43 degrees C. Temperatures of 41-42 degrees C may prove fatal. Hyperthermia may arise from external or internal causes or situations. It is important that the nurse aider recognizes situations that may give rise to hyperthermia and takes early preventive action. Hyperthermia may lead to sensors changes in functioning of the circulatory and/or neurological system.
Like so many aspects of nursing, diabetes care has changed over the years. This article will look at the condition of diabetes mellitus and its implications for care and examine some of the relevant physiological mechanisms, also in relation to care.
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Accurate measurements of uterine activity are a valuable adjunct in the management of parturition. Recently transducer-tipped intrauterine pressure catheters (IUPC) have been advocated because of their accurate recording of uterine contraction pressures. We hypothesized that the transducer-tipped IUPC may record elevated basal uterine pressures because of measurement of additional hydrostatic pressures within the uterus. Eight laboring patients received intrauterine placement of a transducer-tipped IUPC. Catheters were zeroed to air pressure, electronic zero was checked, and monitors were calibrated before insertion. Catheters were not rezeroed during labor. Basal resting uterine pressures were recorded at insertion and before IUPC removal. After removal, electronic zero and catheter accuracy were tested in a specially designed pressure chamber (21 and 60 mm Hg). Electronic zero averaged -3 mm Hg before insertion and after removal. Baseline uterine resting tone averaged 15 +/- 1 mm Hg in seven patients, and one patient had a measurement of 34 mm Hg. Uterine resting tone remained stable in five patients and decreased to 20 mm Hg in the one patient with elevated basal tone. Uterine resting tone increased markedly to 36 and 41 mm Hg in two patients with normal pressures on insertion, in spite of no evidence of uterine hyperstimulation. Extrauterine pressure testing recorded pressures of 23 +/- 1 and 62 +/- 1 mm Hg, respectively. Because of the measurement of the amniotic fluid column above the catheter, transducer-tipped IUPCs may artifactually elevate uterine pressure measurements and basal levels may shift during the course of labor.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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This article asks whether nurses make inadequate first aiders and invites nurses to fill in a questionnaire as part of a research study into nurses' knowledge of first aid and emergency care. The results will be presented in this journal in 1994.
When giving first aid, nurse-aiders must assess the working environment and make it safe or either remove the patient from it. If movement is necessary, nurses must keep in mind their own bodily capability.