P-20 Meeting with BISC
10/23 – 5:30pm-7:00pm
P-20 Meeting with ARCHES Executive Team, BISC
Archive for month: October, 2015
Attention: ‘Cost of Higher Ed’ group
Higher Ed group, We noticed that the lurking challenge was proving to be a bit more difficult for this group than others. This is likely due to the nature of this challenge. Below are a few groups, sites, #’s and articles I think might help you dig a little deeper. This is a great topic and an important conversation for us all to be having. Enjoy!
- https://www.facebook.com/californiacompetes
- http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/17/upshot/top-colleges-doing-the-most-for-low-income-students.html
- #stuvoice – Here is a storify site for a Twitter chat for this hashtag, https://storify.com/StuVoice/the-cost-of-higher-education
- Interesting conversation took place in the comments section of this story on NPR, http://www.npr.org/2014/03/18/290868013/how-the-cost-of-college-went-from-affordable-to-sky-high
- Search Twitter for cost of higher education, lots of people tweeting, but I didn’t find a specific #.
- There are also interesting things be said about higher education and cost in the presidential primaries. You might find some good stuff from the #demdebate from earlier this week
For Friday: Student Summer Research Showcase
CI’s third annual Student Summer Research Showcase (SRSS) takes place on Friday, October 16 from 1 – 3 pm in El Dorado Hall. This year the SRSS will feature student presenters who participated in paid off-campus summer research positions (1:00 – 2:00 pm), and a general Research Mixer to continue building the research culture at CI (2:00 – 3:00 pm).
The goal of the Research Mixer is for students seeking research opportunities to learn more about all the possibilities here at CI. Students, faculty research mentors, and senior research students will have an opportunity to interact. The Research mixer involves three 15-minute sessions of conversations between folks doing, or interested in engaging in, research in different areas.
Questions about the Research Mixer can be directed to LSAMP Coordinator Alex Gonzalez alex.gonzalez@csuci.edu or (805) 437-3603.
Cosponsored by LSAMP, the SRSC, Project ACCESO, the Free Radicals, and the Biology Club
Chronic Back Pain Fun Facts
Eric Acrich
Kara Mead
Jamie Allison
5 Facts
- Chronic back pain persists for longer than 3-6 months, even after the causative injury has been treated
- The pain can be associated with an injury or without an identifiable tissue damage–neuropathic or radiating pain
- Can be difficult to treat especially in cases involving back surgery or neuropathic pain
- Co-morbidities associated with chronic back pain are depression, obesity, and stress
- Generally aggravated by activity
Five Fun Facts: Femur Fracture with Traction
5 Fun Facts about: Femur fracture with traction
- Early complication of fracture: Shock, fat embolism, compartment syndrome, DVT
- Late complications: Restricted knee motion, delayed/mal/non union, avascular necrosis of bone, complex regional pain syndrome, heterotopic ossification
- Nursing priorities for traction: pain management, neurovascular assessment to prevent skin breakdown, nerve damage, circulatory impairment.
- Bone must be Immobilized but tissue must be allowed to swell
- Traction must be continuous in order to be effective. Do not disconnect unless life-threatening event.
Radial Ulnar Fracture Dislocation/ Galeazzi Fracture (The “S” Arm)
Alex Bultman, Alyson DelPoso, and Natalie Titcomb
- Caused by a fall onto an outstretched arm with a flexed elbow
- Ensure the patient has full range of motion in the shoulder
- Elbow, wrist, and hand exercises are only begun after a physician prescription
- To test for motor function, ask the patient to make the ‘OK’ sign by toughing the tips of the first and second fingers with the thumb. The radial nerve can be tested by having the patient extend their fingers or wrist against resistance, and the ulnar nerve can be tested by having the patient separate their fingers against resistance.
- Treatment depends on the type of fall. If there are fragments, internal fixation is used. If there are no fragments, it is treated by closed reduction with a long arm cast
Image retrieved from: http://kidshealthwa.com/guidelines/forearm-fractures/
Tibia/Fibula Fracture “Fun Facts”
– Only the tibia bears weight, so isolated fibula fractures allow for ambulation.
– Most fractures to the lower leg are open.
– Tibia fractures are the most common long bone fractures (40%)
– Can cause compartment syndrome (pressure build-up inside a space in the body, can require surgery)
– Can be low-engery (falls/athletics) or high energy (motor vehicle accidents/gun shots
(http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/826304-overview)
(https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273030796135219537/)
Compartment Syndrome
- Unrelieved or disproportionate pain may indicate complications- compartment syndrome is the most serious complication of casting and splinting
- Must be reported immediately to primary provider to avoid necrosis, neuromuscular damage, and possible paralysis, which can occur within a few hours if action is not taken.
- pain is relentless and is not controlled by modalities such as elevation, application of ice or cold, and usual dosages of analgesic agents.
- S/S: dusky, pale appearance of exposed extremity; cool skin temp., delayed cap refill, parenthesis; and unrelenting pain.
- Hallmark sign: pain that occurs or intensifies with passive range of motion.
-Brenda Valencia, Jennifer Zuniga Leon
Open fractures (ouch!)
- An open fracture is one in which damage also involves the skin and/or mucous membranes; also known as a compound fracture.
- Risks of open fractures include osteomyelitis, tetanus, and gas gangrene.
- Primary nursing objectives include: preventing infection of wound, tissue, and bone and to promote healing; administering prescribed IV antibiotics and tetanus toxoid if indicated.
- Other nursing interventions include: wound irrigation; sterile dressing changes; elevation of extremity to minimize edema.
- Accurate and frequent assessment of neurovascular status, vitals, and the wound is necessary to monitor for s/s of infection or other complications.
http://nursingguides.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Open_fractures_8a_540.jpg
