Date: 06/11/24
Time ; 09.30 am to 16.30 pm
Title: The renal system and BLS
The Renal System.
In this topic we learnt about the Renal system , which consist of the Kidney , The Ureters : which carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. The Bladder : which holds urine , it opens into the Urethra and it contains 3 layers which is are the inner layer , the middle layer and the outer layer of the bladder and lastly the Urethra : which is the tube extending from the neck of the bladder to the outside of the body .
we learnt about the function of the Renal system which is the production and the secretion of hormone that stimulate the formation of Red blood cells and it maintains homeostasis of water and electrolytes in the human body. It also helps in the excretion of waste from the body.
we learnt that the Bladder seats behind the pelvic bone and in front of the rectum and that urine is the filtered waste from the blood .
We went further to discuss about the Nephron , Cortex and the Medulla. We learnt about what urine consist of , which are water, uric acid , urea, ammonia, sodium , potassium chloride, phosphate, oxalate, sulphates. Urine is also clear and .amber in colour , and that a healthy adult passes about 1000-1500ml of urine daily. and that the PH is around 6.
Moving forward i have learnt that it is important that blood flow to the renal system is maintained , and that when BP rises the kidney can independently reduce blood flow and that when a Patient BP systolic drops too low filtration of blood will be impaired and damage to the kidney can occur. and that fluid balance in the body is controlled by the kidneys.
BLS.
In the afternoon section we had a practical section in the stimulation room we learnt how to perform compression on adult and children and the amount of rescue breathe to give when the situation arises .
We learnt about the importance of being trained and our responsibility as a Nursing associate.
We demonstrated in group how to deal with situations by calling out the Patients name to check for consciousness, checking for breathe and response , and tilting the head backward while lifting the chin to check for any obstruction in the airway, call for help to be on the way , starting compression and then rescue breathe if safe to do so.
In a child 15: 2 compression and 30:2 in an adult and also give 5 rescue breathe .
Moving forward I am aware of the importance to keep my training up to date in other to learn appropriate technique suitable for BLS and the step by step guide on how to deliver CPR to Patients of all ages and how to help deliver this outside my place of work if needed.
KSBs
K16: Understand body systems and homeostasis, human anatomy and physiology, biology, genomics, pharmacology, social and behavioural sciences as applied to delivery of care
K19: Know how and when to escalate to the appropriat
S26: Meet people’s needs related to nutrition, hydration and bladder and bowel health
professional for expert help and advice
when S30: Recognise a person’s condition has improved or deteriorated by undertaking health monitoring, interpreting, promptly responding, sharing findings and escalating as needed.