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Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN 
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart defect with four parts: a ventricular septal defect, narrowing of the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary valve, an aorta that sits over both ventricles, and a thickened right ventricle. Oxygen-poor blood crosses from the right side to the left and goes out to the body, so … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #12 covers a mixed review of the whole dosage series: IM injection volumes, weight-based heparin infusions from a protocol, insulin drip rates worked back to units/hr, lb-to-kg conversions for mg/kg doses, oral mEq doses, percent solutions, g/hr infusions, pediatric mg/kg/day doses given as a liquid, gravity drip rates for … See Nursing Diagnoses
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a change in brain function caused by liver failure or by blood bypassing the liver, so toxins such as ammonia reach the brain. It ranges from subtle trouble concentrating to confusion, drowsiness, and coma, and it is reversible when the cause is found and treated. The nursing diagnoses used most often … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Dosage Calculations Practice Test #11 covers pediatric body surface area (BSA) and weight-based dosing: the Mosteller BSA formula in metric and household units, mg/m² doses, BSA doses converted to mL, estimating a child’s dose from an adult dose, BSA-based safe-dose checks, daily BSA doses divided by frequency, mL/kg fluid boluses, maintenance fluid rates … See Nursing Diagnoses
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes continuous inflammation and ulcers in the inner lining of the colon, starting at the rectum. It comes and goes in flares, with bloody diarrhea, urgency, and cramping abdominal pain. The nursing diagnoses used most often are Diarrhea, Acute Pain, Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume, … See Nursing Diagnoses