NURSING CARE

July 2010 Nurses Licensure Exam Results

37, 679 out of 91, 008 or 41.4% passed the Philippine Nurses’ Licensure Exam given last July 2010 held at various testing centers around the Philippines.

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Thought Process Disturbance

Mental Status Exam is the basis of a thought process disturbance. One must observe for the general appearance of the client wherein the client’s attitude or behavior (posture, facial expression mannerisms, and personal hygiene) and the characteristics of speech and stream of thought…

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Defense Mechanism

Defense mechanism otherwise known as Ego defense mechanism or Coping mechanism are unconscious psychological strategies employed by different entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. It is an unconscious protective barrier to manage one’s instinct.

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Anemia

Anemia is the decrease in the normal number of red blood cells, a decrease in hematocrit or a decrease in the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. It can also include the decrease in oxygen-binding ability of each hemoglobin molecule because of the deformity or lack in the development…

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Cerebrovascular Accidents

Cerebrovascular Accidents otherwise known as Stroke is a rapidly developing loss of brain functions because of the disturbance of the blood supply to the brain. It commonly affects the basilar carotid, external carotid, internal carotid, common carotid, and vertebral arteries.

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Renal Failure

Renal Failure is the condition in which the kidneys are unable to remove metabolic waste from the blood. Acute renal failure has an abrupt onset and is reversible. Chronic renal failure, on the other hand, is gradual, progressive and irreversible.