Case Study: Margaret Whilst the patient is in PACU‚ identify and discuss airway management (and rationales) as related to the case study (400 words) The post-operative patient is at risk for respiratory problems due to ineffective airway clearance related to changes in pulmonary physiology and function caused by anaesthetics‚ narcotics‚ mechanical ventilation‚ hypothermia and surgery. With increased tracheobronchial secretions secondary to the effects of anaesthesia‚ combined with ineffective
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1 - Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of ... 1.1 - Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staff are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of medication and the legal framework that allows them to
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Solution to Activity 5 4Ps of Marketing Marketing is a business function that identifies consumer needs‚ determines target markets and applies products and services to serve these markets. It also involves promoting such products and services within the marketplace. Marketing is integral to the success of a business‚ large or small‚ with its primary focus on quality‚ consumer value and customer satisfaction. A strategy commonly utilised is the "Marketing Mix". This tool is made up of four variables
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Client-centered care Maintaining boundaries Protecting client from abuse Caring Care: C – Center: prepare for intentional caritas process) A – Assess: the immediate picture – scan the client‚ take a read on the situation – CABD‚ behaviour appropriate‚ pain‚ red flags‚ connect respectfully‚ ensure privacy. R – Role: introduction (your role on the team). I – Identity: check of client with 2 identifiers (full name and age). How would you like to be addressed? N – Name: the concern together (from clients
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Introduction: This essay will explore two case studies based around orthopaedic and gastrointestinal nursing. Claire is a 61 year old female who has been admitted with a Tib/Fib fracture of her right leg and a left colles’ fracture‚ with a past history of osteoarthritis and recently osteoporosis. Justin is a 33 year old male admitted with gastro oesophageal reflux disease plus or minus peptic ulcer disease prepping for a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Clinical presentations and nursing management as
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assessment were completed nursing priorities focused on alleviating pain‚ preventing infection and urinary obstruction‚ and providing information about disease process and treatments. Physical assessment data included: vital signs B/P 87/51‚ HR 110‚ T 99.7 F; weight 160lb‚ height 5’8”. MK presented to the ED with acute severe right colicky flank pain that radiated into the abdomen and lower back‚ guarding his abdomen‚ and moaning. MK rated his pain as a 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. Admission labs included hematuria
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DEMEROL (MEPEDRINE) Meperidine (Demerol): Is a narcotic pain reliever with a similarity to Morphine. It is most commonly used to treat moderate to severe pain relief prior to and during surgical procedures in combination with other medications. Meperidine acts on certain centers in the brain to give you pain relief. Meperidine is given by injection into the vein‚ a muscle‚ or subcutaneously (underneath the skin). When its injected into a vein‚ it is given very slowly to prevent serious side effects
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are shaped like crescent moons. Sickle cell comes from a farm tool with a curved blade. Sickle cells get stuck and block blood vessels which stop the oxygen from getting through. This causes a lot of pain and can also harm organs‚ muscles‚ and bones. Sickle cell is a lifelong battle that causes pain‚ infection‚ anemia‚ and even a stroke. Sickle cell is an inherited disease. It used to be that when people were diagnosed with sickle cell anemia they wouldn’t live beyond the age of 20 but now they live
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comes off the field‚ an athlete notices he has a subtle pain in his shoulder. Determined to finish out the season strong‚ he takes two tablets of aspirin in hopes of healing the beginnings of an injury. What the athlete does not know about the painkillers could affect him later down the road‚ especially if he upholds his mentality of constantly taking aspirin whenever he senses an injury in the making. Painkillers are drugs that simply mask the pain many people suffer from on a daily basis. Globally‚
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seek EAP (Employee Assistance Program) at work Head and Neck (pain‚ headaches‚ head/neck injury‚ neck pain‚ lumps/swelling‚ surgeries on head/neck‚ medications: LH has full ROM to neck and head‚ closes her eyes and able to hold her arms and hands out without swaying. LH takes Motrin 800mg for headaches. Motrin (ibuprofen) is a no steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. This medicine may also cause serious effects on
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