Assessment Data J.D. is a 67 year old‚ African American male. He is currently single‚ living alone‚ and has one son that lives in New York. He is a family oriented man that has many family members that live locally. J.D.is religious and is currently a deacon in his local church. He is dating‚ but has decided to abstain from sexual activity unless he remarries. J.D. has experimented with drugs‚ alcohol‚ and cigarettes‚ but reports he has not used any of these substances in the past 7 years.
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of overtime without considering the safety of the staff and patients. I work in a psychiatric hospital where safety is one of the company priorities. The majority of the decision-making in the facility where I work is controlled by the director of nursing who speaks to the manager who communicates the charge nurses; there is little or no input from the nurses on the floor even though they spend the most time with the patients. Incident report One of the most frequent incidents that occur in my work
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Operational efficacy in any institution is essential to the success of the organizational goals and objectives. Healthcare institutions encounter an increasing challenge in proper utilization of resources‚ improving care and lowering costs. The reduction of bottlenecks and the implementation of solutions that facilitate efficient elucidations to major challenges allow any business to prosper. However‚ in Long term acute care (LTAC) hospital facilities for seniors‚ the assertion is easier said than done. Successful
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Nursing Care Model Nurses are the first line of defense in patient’s care and are essential in the healthcare system. They are not only delivering care to the patients‚ but they also teaching‚ advocating for their patients‚ and providing comfort and support for the patients and their families. The way the nurses deliver the care to the patients is guided by the nursing care model that is used in the facility. According to Finkelman (2016)‚ “nursing practice models have been used to implement recourse-intensive
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Hospice Care Plan Walden University Hospice Care Plan Mrs. Thomas has a history of breast cancer and is status post bilateral mastectomies with subsequent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She has recently been diagnosed with lung metastasis and further treatment is not recommended by her physician and due to a poor prognosis he is recommending palliative care. Mrs. Thomas has been spending most of her days in her bed crying. She has had very little contact with her sons and
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Plan‚ Implement and Evaluation Thama Bradshaw ITT-Technical Institute Abstract In the following document I will discuss Plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate components of the nursing process at length. I will define the plan‚ implement‚ and evaluation in the nursing care process. While showing how it is used in the nursing field. Plan‚ Implement and Evaluation The nursing process is an organizing framework for professional in
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III. Nursing process Long term objective The study aims to influence the client’s behavior and health and to express a clear precise meaning of diagnosis and aims to restore the patient’s normal activities of daily living and to prevent of further complication that might be life threatening‚ through collaborative management of the physician. Prioritized list nursing problem Ranking | Problem | Justification | 1 | Excess Fluid volume related to excess fluid or sodium intake and retention of
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to: Mayor and Chief Medical Officer Proposal Title: Nursing Care Center By Riverview Nursing Care Center Departmental Development Steering Committee Daniela Riggio‚ Nursing Director Kimerlie Cutright‚ Physical Therapy Director Jeff Fox‚ Laboratory Services Director October 11‚ 2013 Introduction Please accept this proposal for the new Riverview Hospital Nursing Care Center. Key healthcare directors have contributed to this plan. Each director’s perspective is shared as related to his/her
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Chapter 35: Nursing Management: Heart Failure Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. While assessing a 68-year-old with ascites‚ the nurse also notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient’s bed elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows this finding indicates a. decreased fluid volume. b. jugular vein atherosclerosis. c. increased right atrial pressure. d. incompetent jugular vein valves. ANS: C The jugular veins empty into the superior vena cava and then into the right atrium‚ so JVD with
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Article Summary: The article discusses the two classification of goals for home care: therapeutic goals‚ and compensatory goals and the potential of integrating the two goals to reform home care goals. The tasks and responsibility for each program varies housekeeping to nursing/medical care to care management. Therapeutic goals are “measurable improvement on parameters of physical‚ psychological‚ or social functioning.” Compensatory goals are designed to “provide services to compensate for functional
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