communities that exist in the United States and in 2-4 sentences describe the typical characteristics of each. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs): These communities offer a variety of care‚ ranging from independent living to skilled nursing services‚ with various contract and fee options. Residents typically sign a residency agreement that guarantees access to different levels of care as their needs change. Independent Living Facilities (ILFs): ILFs are multifamily complexes designed for seniors
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Teaching Strategies Plan for Decubitus Ulcer For Nursing Assistant/UAP Winward Ganu NU 2530 July 23‚ 2014 Learning Needs/ Topics Diagnosis Risk Factors Available Resources Learning Objectives Teaching Strategies Implementation/Rationale Evaluation 1. Impaired skin integrity: stage I or II pressure ulcer. Related to: physical immobility‚ mechanical factor (e.g.. friction‚ pressure‚) altered circulation‚ medication‚ moisture 2. Impaired
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1. A physician is called to the intensive care unit to provide care for a patient who received second- and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body due to a chemical fire. The patient is in respiratory distress and is suffering from severe dehydration. The physician provides support for two hours. Later that day the physician returns and provides an additional hour of critical care support to the patient. 2. A 23-month-old infant with a heart condition presented to the ED. The physician examined
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lo Background Acute glomerulonephritis refers to a specific set of renal diseases in which an immunologic mechanism triggers inflammation and proliferation of glomerular tissue that can result in damage to the basement membrane‚ mesangium‚ or capillary endothelium. Hippocrates originally described the manifestation of back pain and hematuria‚ which lead to oliguria or anuria. With the development of the microscope‚ Langhans was later able to describe these pathophysiologic glomerular changes
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Patient Care Plan Student: Michelle Brook | Patient Initials: R.PAge: 85 m/ f Female | Admitting DiagnosisAcute/Chronic Kidney Failure | Nanda Dx and Statement: | Goals:Short Term/Long Term | Nursing Interventions | Rationales | Evaluation:Goals met? | Risk for excess fluid volume related to inability of kidneys to excrete fluid and excessive fluid intake as evidenced by edema‚ hypertension and shortness of breathSubjectiveR.P said “ouch” when touching areas with edema (feet and
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Nursing Care for Dissociative Indentity Disorder Santosh Baral Nursing Care for Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Dissociative identity disorder is a common mental disorder. American Psychiatric Association (2000) defines DID as‚ "presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of the individual’s behaviour‚ accompanied by an inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness"
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Critical Care Nursing: Sickle Cell Anemia Critical Care Nursing 10/15/2009 Sickle cell anemia affects millions of people worldwide. Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. They don’t last as long as normal‚ round red blood cells‚ which leads to anemia. Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin that causes the cells to have a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells don’t move easily through your blood vessels. They’re
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registered nurses’ ability to make excellent clinical decisions. It will examine what factors can change a nurses’ capability to be aware of‚ and act on abnormal assessment findings. As well as assessment being part of the nursing process that is used in every day nursing‚ it is also a critical part of patient safety (Higgins‚ 2008). Assessment findings are used to determine what needs to be done for the patient next. Early warning scoring systems currently exist to aid in the early detection
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Teaching Care Plan Ativan Assessment Diagnosis Plan/ Goal Implementation Evaluation *Assess patient’s knowledge of lorazepam. *Assess knowledge of intended response of medication. *Assess knowledge of when‚ and how to take medication. *Assess knowledge of side and adverse effects. *Assess patient’s degree of anxiety. *Assess patient for alcohol withdrawl symptoms. Knowledge‚ deficient r/t non exposure of information. Noncompliance r/t medication misuse. Patient should understand
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Stroke is a disease caused by disorder of the blood flow to part of the brain because of occlusion(ischemic) of a blood or damage of a blood vessel‚ causing hemorrhage. For early detection of acute stroke‚ it’s better to use CT scan because it has a lot of advantages. The use of computed tomography (CT) for stroke evaluation has riced‚ moreover ‚ CT is quick than MRI. Recently there are CT techniques like perfusion CT and CT angiography that combined with non-enhanced CT that help the physicians
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