NURSING 2NN3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Defecation, Xeroderma, Nonverbal Communication
2 Sep 2018
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Dehydration: loss of body fluids, made up of water and salts, signs include, decreased urination. Increased thirst: absence pf tears, dry skin, mouth, and tongue, fast heart beat, sunken eyes, grayish skin, sunken soft spot on (cid:271)a(cid:271)y"s head. Oral rehydration solution: mixture of water, salts, and sugar. After 4 hours until 24 hours: keep giving oral rehydration until diarrhea is less frequent. After 24 hours to 48 hours: bowel movements may increase; it can take 7-10 stools to completely formed again. Foods to avoid: don"t give your (cid:272)hild sugary drinks, oral rehydration solution, not just plain water. Oral rehydration therapy and early refeeding in the management of childhood. Is just as effective or better than intravenous fluid therapy: contraindications of ort, protracted vomiting, frequent feeding, severe dehydration with shock-like state. Impaired consciousness: paralytic ileus, monosaccharide malabsorption, early refeeding. Induce digestive enzymes, improve absorption of nutrients, enhance enterocyte regeneration, reduce duration of diarrhea.
