ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article addresses the need for the nurse practitioner functioning in nearly any type of primary care setting to appreciate the potential of substance abuse in the client population. The addiction assessment tool serves as a guide for obtaining a precise health history regarding substance abuse. This information can assist the health provider in selecting the appropriate treatment strategy. A brief synopsis of substance abuse treatment modalities summarizes the vast field of research and referral sources which are available to the client. Hallmarks of recovery attempt to direct the nurse practitioner toward a realistic treatment plan.

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Portal systemic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric disorder that occurs secondary to chronic liver disease. It is a chronic and disabling disorder that must be treated concurrently with liver disease. In chronic liver disease, the regenerative capacity of the liver to produce new cells is eventually hampered and scar tissue develops. Scarring reduces blood flow through the liver. The vein most affected is the portal vein which contributes 75 percent of the blood to the liver as it evolves from tributaries off the abdominal organs. To eliminate the high pressure in the portal vein caused by the reduced blood flow, the portal vein develops collateral vessels that bypass the liver and drain directly into the inferior vena cava. When blood is not cleared, or when hepatic functioning fails, toxins accumulate in the circulation and affect the central nervous system. The neuropsychiatric manifestations that occur represent the symptoms seen in portal systemic encephalopathy. With renewed understanding of the disease and its neuropsychiatric manifestations, both clinicians and patients are able to minimize its untoward effects. This article reviews the pathogenesis, stages, diagnosis and treatment of the disease and aims at giving nurse practitioners a thorough review so they can better teach patients how to help themselves.

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This is the third and last article reporting professional exchange tours between American nurses and nurses of other countries. In this article, the health care system of Kenya is discussed and comparisons made between this system and our own. Out of this comparison come several insights into our own way of doing things and possibilities for improving them. “Health Care in the Soviet Union” appeared in the April 1984 issue ofThe Nurse Practitioner.“Health Care in China” appeared in the May 1984 issue of the journal.

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0361-1817    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1984

数据来源: OVID