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Five tips for keeping your heart healthy
The engine of our body is the heart. If we take care of it by managing risk factors, we can significantly reduce the leading cause of...

April Swanson
Feb 8, 20231 min read


5 ways to prevent gastritis
Gastritis, which causes nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and irritability in most people, especially those with diabetes, may occur at...

April Swanson
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Collaboration in paracentesis
Set of activities performed by the nurse in conjunction with the physician to perform a paracentesis on the patient. Objectives: –...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Collaboration in lumbar puncture
Set of activities performed by the nurse together with the physician to perform a lumbar puncture on the patient. Objectives: – To...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Performing an electrocardiogram
Graphic determination of the electrical activity of the patient’s heart during a cardiac cycle. Objective: To obtain a graphic record of...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Assessment of caregiver overload – zarit test
To measure the degree of subjective overload of caregivers of elderly people afflicted with mental disorders. Objective: To determine the...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Assessment of basic activities of daily living through barthel’s index
Instrument for measuring physical disability, measures the person’s ability to perform ten basic activities of daily living, obtaining a...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Assessment of the perilesional skin. FEDPALLA (2004)
Measurement of the perilesional skin conditions of a wound via a scale. Objectives: – Determine the perilesional or surrounding skin...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Assessment of the risk of falls: FRS (Fall Risk Store) Scale JH. Downton (1993).
Measurement of the risk of suffering a fall, through a validated scale. Objectives: – To identify the patient susceptible to falls. –...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Assessment of pressure ulcer risk using the norton scale
Measurement of the risk of developing a pressure ulcer, through a validated scale. Objective: To quantify the risk of pressure ulcer...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Risk assessment of pressure ulcers in children by means of the braden q scale
A measure of pressure ulcer risk that has been validated and modified for use in NICUs and PICUs. Objective: To assess the risk of...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Pressure ulcer risk assessment by means of the braden’s scale braden scale
Measurement of the risk of pressure ulcer through a validated scale. Objective: To quantify the patient’s risk of pressure ulcer...

April Swanson
Dec 1, 20223 min read

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