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Anxiety Reduction: Minimizing apprehension, dread, foreboding, or uneasiness related to an unidentified source or anticipated danger Provision of a modified environment for the patient who is experiencing a confusional state Calming Technique: Reducing anxiety in patient experiencing acute distress Self-Care Assistance: Assisting another to perform activities of daily living Bathing: Cleaning of the body for the purpose of relaxation, cleanliness, and healing Hair/Nail Care: Promotion of neat, clean, attractive hair/nails and prevention of skin lesions related to improper care of nails Feeding: Providing nutritional intake for patient who is unable to feed self Bowel/Urinary Elimination Management: Establishment and maintenance of a regular pattern of bowel elimination/Maintenance of an optimum urinary elimination pattern Communication Enhancement: Hearing/Vision Deficit: Assistance in accepting and learning alternative methods for living with diminished hearing/vision Nutrition Manage

Nursing Interventions and Rational for Risk for Injury Monitor the client’s behavior for cues of rising anxiety. R: Behavioral cues signal increasing anxiety. Determine emotional and situational triggers. R: Knowledge of triggers is used in planning ways to prevent or manage outbursts. Intervene early with verbal comments or limits and/or removal from the situation. R: Potential outbursts can be defused through early recognition, verbal intervention, or removal. Give plenty of notice when having to change routines or rituals or end pleasurable activities. R: Children often react to change with catastrophic reactions and need time to adjust. Provide support for the recognition of feelings, reality testing, impulse control. R: These competencies are often underdeveloped in these children. If the client does not respond to verbal interventions, use therapeutic holding.Some might need special restraints (helmets, mittens, special padding) R: Therapeutic holding reassures the client that t

NURSING INTERVENTIONS: ON GOING ASSESSMENT Assess characteristics of pain: location, severity on a scale of 1 – 10, type, frequency, precipitating factors, and relief factors using the pain assessment form. Observe or monitor signs and symptoms associated with pain, such as BP, HR, temperature, color & moisture of skin, restlessness and ability to focus. Some people deny the experience of pain when it is present. Attention to associated signs may help the nurse in evaluating pain. Assess for probable cause of pain. Assess patient’s knowledge of or preference for the types of pain relief strategies available. Some patients may be unaware of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological methods and may be willing to try them. Often a combination (e.g., mild analgesics with distraction or heat) may be most effective. Evaluate the patient’s response to pain and medications or therapeutics aimed at abolishing or relieving pain. It is important to help the patients express as factually as pos

Audio Learning Can Help With Memory Memorising and rememberingwhat you have learned can be a difficult task for children as well as adults. This is a particularly difficult task for those children who do not have the necessary skills that help with good memory recall. Children with memory strengths are able to recall and manipulate a large amounts of information easily; whilst those with poor memory tend to struggle with even the most basic memory recall. How Does Memory Work? Memory can be split three sections: Active working memory Short term memory Long term memory When we first learn something we need to use our 'active working memory' to store and manipulate the information. For example, if I were to multiply two number together, for example, 23 and 13, I would firstly use my 'active working memory ' to store the two numbers and manipulate the sum. Then I would have to use my knowledge of multiplication from my 'long term memory'. I would then use my 's

Why some children are afraid to read! It is sad to say, but I can see why some children are afraid to read. Reading for them has become a chore and an activity that does not bring them any pleasure. They have been given a poor start and the fuss and energy that has gone into learning phonics and high frequency words has become a burden far too great for them to carry. There are also those children that because of a learning difficulties find reading and learning to read an almost unbearable task and again they have been turned off reading and it is sometimes difficult to get them re-interested. Now, don't get me wrong. I understand that children need to learn to read and that they need to begin this process as soon as possible. However, I feel that some parents and teachers, under the pressure of wanting the best for the children or the best for their results, are over burdening our little children. Schools in general, do a good job at teaching children phonics through play, songs,

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has completed graduate-level education (either a Master's or a Doctoral degree). Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)s, CNMs, and CNSs. All Nurse Practitioners are Registered Nurses who have completed extensive additional education, training, and have a dramatically expanded scope of practice over the traditional RN role. To become licensed/certified to practice, Nurse Practitioners hold national board certification in an area of specialty (such as family, women's health, pediatrics, adult, acute care, etc.), and are licensed or certified through the state nursing boards rather than medical boards. The core philosophy of the field is individualized care. Nurse practitioners focus on patients' conditions as well as the effects of illness on the lives of the patients and their families. NPs make prevention, wellness, and patient education priorities. Anothe

What Is An Anxiety Attack? Anxiety attacks can be seen as an abnormal and irrational panic over trivial things or for no reason at all. They usually occur without warning and a person can simply burst into a horrible feeling fear and dread for no reason. Triggers can cause these attacks – like getting stuck in the elevator or public speaking – but in other cases, they come out of the blue. An anxiety attack is disproportionate reaction to the situation or the problem at hand, leaving the person excessively fearful, or sometimes incapacitated, which affects life, relationships, happiness and peace of mind. Anxiety Attack Symptoms A person having an anxiety attack often shows the following symptoms: • Heart palpitation (increase in heartbeat) • Hot flashes or chills • Hyperventilation • Feeling of overwhelming panic • Feeling detached or unreal • Shaking or trembling • Trouble breathing • Feeling of losing control, going crazy; or fear of dying • Choking sensation • Nausea or stomach cra