Critical Care Nursing

Definition of Renal Failure: Renal failure may be defined as failure to renal excretion leading to retention of nitrogenous waste products of metabolism including creatinine & urea. Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or renal insufficiency, is a medical condition of impaired kidney function in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter metabolic wastes […]

Definition of Renal Failure: Renal failure may be defined as failure to renal excretion leading to retention of nitrogenous waste products of metabolism including creatinine & urea. Types of Renal Failure: Kidney failure can be divided into two categories: 1. Acute kidney injury/acute renal failure: Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF),

Definition of Chest Trauma: A chest trauma or injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings. Nursing

Definition of Trauma: Trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. There are many causes of major trauma, blunt and penetrating, including falls, motor vehicle collisions, and gunshot wounds. Depending on the severity of injury, quick management and transport to an appropriate medical facility (called a trauma center) may

Definition of End of Life Care: This type of care may be defined as the 30 Multidimensional and multidisciplinary physical, emotional, and spiritual care of the patient with terminal illness, including support of family and caregivers.” In medicine, nursing and the allied health professions, end-of-life care refers to health care, not only of patients in

Definition of Palliative Care: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical, and mental stress of a serious illness-whatever the diagnosis. In this article I have presented the 5 basic principles of palliative care at the

Definition of Palliative Care: According to WHO- “It is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.

Definition of Oxygen Therapy: Oxygen therapy refers to the administration of supplemental oxygen as part of managing illness. In healthy individuals, oxygen is absorbed from the air in adequate amounts, but certain diseases and conditions can prevent some people from absorbing enough oxygen.  Complications of Oxygen Therapy: 100% oxygen is both irritant and toxic if

Definition of Oxygen Therapy: Oxygen therapy is a method by which oxygen is administered in low concentration through a cannula which is disposable plastic device with two protruding prongs for insertion into the nostrils or administering oxygen to the patient by means of a mask according to requirement of patient. In this article I have

Definition of Oxygen: Oxygen is the odorless gas that is present in the air and necessary to maintain life. Oxygen may be given in a medical setting, either to reduce the volume of other gases in the blood or as a vehicle for delivering anesthetics in gas form. Oxygen is a colorless and odorless gas