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NOTES!!! Chapter 47 - Pt with Blood or Lymphatic Disorder ANATOMY & PHYSIO OF HEMATOLOGIC & LYMPHATIC SYSTEM Blood – viscous red fluid that contains RBCs, WBCs, platelets ⟶ Adult blood volume - 5 ¿ 6 L.

ex is an activity of daily living (ADL), yet many clinicians do not feel comfortable or capable of addressing it in practice. This course will identify evidence-based strategies for starting the conversation, along with resources for education and intervention for clients across the lifespan and with varying diagnoses. To truly be holistic and patient-centered, clinicians must address sexuality and intimacy regardless of setting or client population

This course will cover the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals for nursing staff in the hospital setting.

About one in five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days of discharge at a cost of $26 billion a year. Three-quarters of those readmissions are considered potentially preventable, representing an estimated $12 billion in Medicare spending. While not a new problem, the Affordable Care Act has provisions targeted at changing this long-standing problem that affects patient outcomes and increases healthcare system costs. This continuing education program wil...

Pain management is a multifaceted challenge. This webinar begins with an introduction to the importance of appropriately assessing acute and chronic pain as patients experience it as well as the importance of assessing the effect of pain on function. Multimodal analgesia, post-medication sedation, and environmental modifications are discussed.

Rarely do nurse leaders consider that their leadership practice should also be evidence-based. The use of evidence-based practice helps leaders to make more effective leadership decisions based on research and knowledge rather than traditions, hunches, and the advice of colleagues, or outdated leadership information. In this module, we will examine five evidence-based strategies you should consider to improve your leadership effectiveness

• Risk factors are conditions that increase your risk of developing a disease but you can take measures to change them • A modifiable risk factor found is high cholesterol • She has grown up eating “soul food” most of her life, and even though she has tried to exercise and eat properly, she continues to eat this type of food at least three times per week

Heart failure is a common condition of the heart that is a complex clinical syndrome resulting from a structural or functional cardiac disorder in which the ventricle cannot adequately fill or eject blood. Heart failure is categorized as an end-stage heart condition that results from or is worsened by other chronic conditions. Heart failure has a major impact in the United States as well as globally regarding mortality, hospitalizations, and economics. Currently, there is no cure for heart failu...

Pediatric ambulatory care consists of well-child and preventive care and treating and managing acute and chronic health conditions. Nurses provide holistic care to the pediatric patient by synthesizing their nursing assessments with caregiver concerns. Nurses collaborate with the healthcare team to identify and address common pediatric health problems encountered in the ambulatory care setting.

This course is designed to inform Texas LVNs, RNs, and APRNs of ethics and jurisprudence requirements for practice and preparation for license renewal. This course will also satisfy the Texas BON requirement for two topic-specific contact hours of continuing nursing education, which must be completed every third license renewal cycle.