The first case of the day was will be referred to as T.O. This female registered nurse employed in Eureka‚ Missouri works overnight shifts. On August 20‚ 2014 to August 21‚ 2014 at approximately 1:15 am the Director of Nursing of the facility T.O works at was contacted by another Licensee’s coworker who reported that T.O was not acting right. T.O was reported of having slurred speech‚ was confusing coworkers’ names‚ appeared disoriented and staggered while working. The DON of the facility came in
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hyperglycemia‚ and delaying the onset and progression of long-term complications Lewis‚ Heitkemper‚ Dirksen‚ O’Brien‚ and Bucher (2007). Standards of Care The ANA Scope and Standards of Diabetes nursing practice (2003) states that standards of care describe a competent level of practice demonstrated through the nursing process. Starting from adequately collecting patient health data‚ identifying potential problems with the physical or spiritual being (e.g safety environment‚ depression)‚ to formulating realistic
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Portal Hypertension Abdominal Ultrasound Portal hypertension is a pathologic condition characterized by an excessive increase in the pressure within the portal vein or one of its branches. Typical portal vein pressure is 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury (abbreviated mmHg). When the pressure exceeds 5 mmHg above inferior vena cava pressure‚ it is characterized as portal hypertension. The portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the digestive system to the liver. Normally‚ the veins come from
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Gathering data relative to the tentative hypothesis Evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected Arriving at the final diagnosis Nursing Process: a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the six main components 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome Identification 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation Nursing Diagnosis: clinical judgments used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems First Level Priority Problems:
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Michael Franchina Comm. 3300 5/7/10 Hypertension‚ also known as high blood pressure‚ is a chronic condition in which blood pressure is elevated. “Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body ’s tissues. As blood flows through arteries it pushes against the inside of the artery walls. The more pressure the blood exerts on the artery walls‚ the higher
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and was using a cane. He was alert and oriented. Once I was able to explain my role as a case manager he was open to working with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Blue reports he slid down a ditch and had immediate pain in his left foot. He was seen at Genesys Occupational Medicine for treatment. He is being referred to an orthopedic doctor for further evaluation. DIAGNOSIS/DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES/ SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS I was provided with 10 pages of medical documentation. Genesys Occupational
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Case Study Mary is 58 years old and has recently been put into full time residents at Our Lady’s Nursing Home. Mary’s husband passed away last year and has one daughter who lives in the city. Her daughter was not able to take care of her mother due to her demanding job as a doctor‚ so she decided to put her mother into care taking in mind that her mother has been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis which requires Mary to have full attention and as her daughter is unable to be around all the time
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Case Study Reflection Paper Jo Channing Case Study Reflection Paper The case study about John and Mary and their children illustrated cultural‚ legal‚ and ethical issues that can arise in the healthcare setting. Having worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the last decade of my nursing career has exposed me to several situations that were also complicate by these same issues. As nurses‚ we often encounter patients and family members whose beliefs differ from our own. This case
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Obesity as a Disease I. Abstract As a health care professional it is our position statement that obesity should be considered as a disease. Overweight and obese adults are considered at risk for developing diseases such as type II diabetes‚ hypertension‚ high blood cholesterol‚ coronary heart disease‚ and certain type of cancers. An average of 300‚000 deaths is associated with obesity and the total economic cost of obesity in U.S. was about $ 117 billion in 2000. As health care professionals it
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Hypertension is a common health problem especially among people over age of 60 years. This disease is diagnostic when a patient blood pressure is more than 140 to 159 over 90 to 99. Blood pressure refers to the pressure that blood applies to the inner walls of the Diabetes is an endocrine system disorder that occurs when the body is unable to control or balance the amount of sugar in blood and within bodily tissues. You know that the human body is like a machine‚ with organ systems that are specialized
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