Reference no: EM133859204

Assignment:

Although nursing has recognized spirituality as an important aspect of holistic patient care, exactly what spirituality means has remained rather amorphous. The purpose of this article is to present aspects of spirituality found in modern nurse theorists' ideas. These aspects are presented both in relation to reciprocal interaction or simultaneous action world-views and in relation to the extent of focus on the concept within the model or theory. This discussion will provide the researcher and practitioner with additional theoretical understanding on which to ground investigations and base practice.

Question 1. Why, sometimes in cases of aspiration pneumonia, would the level of lymphocytes drop below normal range while the level of white blood cells (WBC) and neutrophils are above normal range?

Question 2. Should steroids be used in the treatment of a standard case of pneumonia in a young child?

Question 3. I want to know more about the epidemiology and pathophysiology of this severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) scare and what advances have been made in its therapy.

Question 4. What symptoms will confirm, without doubt, a diagnosis of tuberculosis?

Question 5. Please could you tell me the skin-prick test result for non-infected and non-immune tuberculosis carriers?

Question 6. Please can you help me find the answer to whether the purified protein derivative (PPD) in the tuberculin skin test develops memory T lymphocytes? If so, would it not be confusing with the way BCG vaccine works?

Question 7. In diseases that have night sweats as a symptom (e.g. tuberculosis, infective endocarditis), what causes the sweats to occur only at night and not consistently during the day as well?

Question 8. An asymptomatic patient, whose tuberculous pleural effusion has subsided after a year's treatment of anti-TB, is left with a small loculated effusion, apparent on ultrasound and chest X-ray. Should this be aspirated?

Question 9. I want to know what are the exact indications for using steroids in patients with tuberculous pleural effusions/ascites?

Question 10. Should prednisolone be added to the anti-tuberculosis therapy in all cases of massive tuberculous effusion? Does the quick absorption help prevent fibrosis?