101. In relation to the structure of the larynx, the cricoid cartilage is
a) the only complete cartilaginous ring in the larynx.The cricoid cartilage is located below the thyroid cartilage.
b) used in vocal cord movement with the thyroid cartilage.The arytenoid cartilages are used in vocal cord movement with the thyroid cartilage.
c) the largest of the cartilage [...]
As pain and fever are common, no home should be without some paracetamol, particularly homes with children.
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The body temperature is controlled by the hypothalamus, a section of the brain that acts just like your household thermostat. That is, if the body gets too cold, the thermostat sends out instructions to warm things up, and if it gets too hot, the thermostat tries to cool things down. When the body is faced [...]
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. It causes severe neurologic deficits or death in more than half of cases. Tuberculois meningitis begins insidiously with a gradual fluctuating fever, fatigue, weight loss, behavior changes, headache, and vomiting. This early phase is followed by neurologic deficits, loss of consciousness, or convulsions. A dense gelatinous [...]
Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. It causes severe neurologic deficits or death in more than half of cases. Tuberculois meningitis begins insidiously with a gradual fluctuating fever, fatigue, weight loss, behavior changes, headache, and vomiting. This early phase is followed by neurologic deficits, loss of consciousness, or convulsions. A dense gelatinous [...]
Diabetics are encouraged to exercise regularly for better blood sugar control and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The main reason for this is that muscles which are working use more glucose than those that are resting. However, not all exercise [...]
1. According to Maslow, which of the following categories of needs represents the most basic?
a) Physiologic needsPhysiologic needs must be met before an individual is able to move toward psychological health and well-being.
b) Self-actualizationSelf-actualization is the highest level of need
c) Safety and security needsSafety and security needs, while lower level, are not essential to physiologic [...]
Mr. Reynaldo A. Donghit, Jr. R.N.
Professional Negligence
refers to the commission or omission of an act, pursuant to a duty, that a reasonably person in the same or similar circumstance would or would not do, and acting or the non-acting of which is the proximate cause of injury to another person or his property
Elements of [...]
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The term NURSING PROCESS was first used/mentioned by Lydia Hall, a nursing theorist, in 1955 wherein she introduced 3 STEPs: observation, administration of care and validation.
Since then, nursing process continue to evolve: it used to be a 3-step process, then a 4-step process (APIE), [...]
is assessment the client’s response to nursing interventions and then comparing that response to predetermined standards or outcome criteria.
Purpose: To appraise the extent to which goals and outcome criteria of nursing care have been achieved.
Activities:
Collect data about the client’s response.
Compare the client’s response to goals [...]
