Immunity
Immunity refers to the body’s ability to prevent the invasion of pathogens Pathogens are foreign disease-causing substances, such as bacteria and viruses, and people are exposed to them every day. Antigens are attached to the surface of pathogens and stimulate an immune response in the body. An immune response is the body’s defense system to…
Immunological Agents
Immunological Agents Immunological agents are a broad class of drugs that modify the immune system’s activity, either by enhancing or suppressing its function. They are like tools that help your immune system work better or differently. For example, vaccines help your body fight off specific diseases(enhancing) or autoimmune drugs treat autoimmune diseases, where the immune…
Thyrotoxicosis
THYROTOXICOSIS. Thyrotoxicosis is the condition that occurs due to excessive thyroid hormone of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. Some, however, use the terms interchangeably Overactive thyroid, is called hyperthyreosis/Hyperthyroidism Anatomy of the Thyroid gland. The thyroid…
Wound Dressing
Wound dressing is a method of carrying out surgical dressing and operative treatment with an aim to prevent the entry of Micro organisms into the wound. Wound : A cut or break in the normal continuity of the skin or body structure internally or externally OR A wound is a cut or break in…
Self Study Question For Nurses and Midwives
PREPARATORY QUESTIONS FOR END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS SURGERY 1a) define the term epistaxis b) What are the causes of epistaxis? c) Write down the management of a patient presenting with epistaxis 2a) define a sty b) What are the causes of a sty? c) Outline the signs and symptoms of a sty 3 An adult…
Introduction to Community Based Health Care (CBHC)
CBHC is the program on health care in which community members are actively involved in the identification, prioritization of their own health needs and in mobilization of their own resources to meet those needs. Introduction Community Based Health Care (CBHC) is part of Primary Health Care (PHC) while more concerned with people. CBHC is viewed in…
Medico-Legal Issues
Medico-legal Issues or Medico-legal case (MLC) applies to any case of injury or medical condition in which law enforcement agencies seek to investigate and fix the responsibility regarding the said injury or medical condition. The nurse and the law The law is a system of rules a society sets and maintains in order to protect…
Ethical Standards in Nursing
Ethical standards or principles are higher than those standards made by law For-example, to steal is wrong by law and it’s punishable by law. To tell lies is not wrong by law but is wrong by the ethical standards of behavior. Ethical Standards In Nursing The following are the ethical standards or principles; Discipline Intelligent…
History Of Nursing
Nursing has been called the oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions. The term ‘nurse’ evolved from the Latin word nutrix which means ‘nourishing’ and the word nursing comes also from the Latin word nutrix meaning to ‘nourish’ or ‘cherish’. Nourish means to ‘supply that which is necessary for life’. Today nursing…
