Nursing Education Site
Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN 
Malaria is a parasitic infection of the red blood cells caused by Plasmodium species and spread by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Any fever in a person who has been in a malaria area is malaria until proven otherwise, because P. falciparum can become severe within hours. The nursing diagnoses used most often … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Lab Values & ABGs Practice Test #5 covers ABG compensation: uncompensated, partially compensated and fully compensated results, how fast the lungs and kidneys respond, how to find the primary problem when the pH is normal, mixed disorders, and acute changes in a client with a chronic baseline. Work through 10 timed questions, then … See Nursing Diagnoses
Pantoprazole (Protonix) is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that lowers stomach acid by blocking the final step of acid production in the stomach’s parietal cells. It is used for GERD and erosive esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and, by provider order, peptic ulcer disease, upper GI bleeding, and stress ulcer prophylaxis. Key nursing considerations are giving it … See Nursing Diagnoses
This free Lab Values & ABGs Practice Test #4 covers ABG basics: normal values for pH, PaCO2, bicarbonate and PaO2, a step-by-step way to read a blood gas, respiratory and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis, oxygenation, and safe ABG sampling. Work through 10 timed questions, then check every answer with the full rationales below. No sign-up … See Nursing Diagnoses
Caregiver Role Strain is a NANDA-I nursing diagnosis for a family member or friend who has difficulty meeting the demands of caring for someone, so that the caregiver’s own health, relationships, or ability to give safe care begin to suffer. It is a diagnosis about the caregiver, not the care receiver. The diagnoses used most … See Nursing Diagnoses