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Sunday, October 17, 2010

OATH FORM/PANUNUMPA NG KATAPATAN

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) “Panunumpa ng Propesyonal (Oath of Professionals)” form is a government form which is free to obtain, print and/or reproduced. This form is available in the PRC office but you may also download it from here. In order to save more time, it’s better to print out a copy of this form and fill it out before going to the PRC office. ...

TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS WITH 30-99 EXAMINEES

Top Performing Schools in July 2010 Nurse Licensure Exam NLE ...

TOP PERFORMING SCHOOLS WITH 100 AND MORE EXAMINEES

Top-Performing-Schools With 100 and More Examinees ...

JULY 2010 NURSING LICENSURE EXAMINATION (NLE) RESULTS

JULY 2010 NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS ...

Monday, October 11, 2010

MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY/REGURGITATION

I. Definition and related terms: a. a damaged mitral valve allows blood from the left ventricle to flow back into the left atrium during systole. b. to handle the backflow, the atrium enlarges. So does the left ventricle, in part to make up for its lower output of blood. II. Epidemiology a. follows birth defects such as transposition of the great arteries. b.in older clients, the mitral annulus may have become calcified. c. cause unknown; may be linked to a degenerative process. d. occurs in 5 to...

MITRAL STENOSIS

Definition - mitral valve thickens and gets narrower, blocking blood flow from the left atrium to left ventricle. Physiology function of the heart is the transport of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste products cardiac cycle consists of: systole - the phase of contraction during which the chambers eject blood diastole - the phase of relaxation during which the chambers fill with blood. When heart pumps, myocardial layer contracts and relaxes. blood flow: deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium through the superior and...

Friday, October 1, 2010

TRAUMA CARE

Trauma Care Airway with simultaneous cervical spine immobilization Must use jaw thrust Do not use head-tilt chin-lift: it could injure neck Breathing Look, listen and feel for respirations Follow CPR procedure Circulation Assess pulses carotid pulse: BP at least 60 femoral pulse: BP at least 70 radial pulse: BP at least 80 Stop any active, visible bleeding After initial assessment, start large-bore IVs Disability: brief...

Cardiac Arrest

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation also known as (CPR) is executed to preserve intact brain function until extra measures are done to reestablish circulation of blood and breathing in a person who is in cardiac and respiratory arrest 1.      Determine unresponsiveness a.      shake and shout "are you okay?" b.      call for help 2.      Position the client, if no evidence of trauma (if trauma, see section...