Nursing Adults with Complex Needs Chronically ill adults’ educational needs on self-medication The patient chosen for this essay is a sixty year old man. This patient was one of the palliative care patients that the team of district nurses I was allocated to work with in my community placement care for. The patient has terminal liver cancer. The patient lives with his wife whom is his main carer. The district nurses had to visit him every day of the week. The patient had a syringe driver on situ
Premium Patient Research Quantitative research
Christopher and Cameron Ervin have been charged with ‘two counts of felony aggravated assault and two felony counts of first degree arson‚’ according to Long. Since Georgia state law says that 17 year olds are considered adults in criminal cases‚ Cameron will be tried as an adult rather than just Christopher. Both Christopher and Cameron are expected to appear in court sometime next week. Opinion I think the reason this story is so incredibly important is because of how horrible it is. It’s true:
Premium Murder Abuse Child abuse
PWCS 22: PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.1 IDENTIFY STANDARDS THAT INFLUENCE THE WAY ADULT SOCIAL CARE JOB ROLES ARE CARRIED OUT. Standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out include code of practice‚ regulation‚ minimum standards and national occupational standards. 1.2 EXPLAIN WHY REFLECTING ON WORK ACTIVITIES IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO DEVELOP OWN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Reflecting on own work activity helps a person to identify
Premium Learning Thought Understanding
Describe physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development for each of the life stages of an individual PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Foetal development- human life begins with conception. If sexual intercourse takes place while the egg is in the fallopian tube‚ there is a possibility of conception. Just one sperm may fertilise the egg. Fertilisation means that the genetic material in the egg to start a new life. Pregnancy then begins when a sperm penetrates an egg. One to one and a half days later
Free Puberty Adolescence Infant
I am applying to the Bsc Adult Nursing course‚ because this job is not only learning about caring for people but also how to become a useful asset to a medical team and this is something I would really enjoy doing. Communication is a strong part of this job and as well as the ability to work as a team. Without these qualities it would be difficult to do this job to the fullest. I feel I present these qualities and would enjoy the constant differentiation of the job and how rewarding it could be.
Premium Nursing Health care Learning
afford to send their children to school and be able to provide a home environment and the psychological support needed for progress in school. This scenario of poverty and a depressed economy has altered family structures and the traditional life cycle in Nigeria. Like in many nations‚ this has led to the development of different types of family forms as noted by Weitens (2004)‚ and an increase in the number of people having children out of wedlock‚ getting divorced‚ being single parents‚ having
Premium Aggression Motivation Family
of imaginary monsters‚ distorting reality in his eyes. When his parents got home‚ only to find five-year-old John on the floor paralyzed and scared. He was rushed to the emergency room‚ only to find out that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. His life would change forever. John was diagnosed with a rare mental illness known as schizophrenia. This disease is very uncommon but can be active when the victim turns the age of five and older; usually it becomes triggered in their late teens. Schizophrenia
Premium Schizophrenia Disability
Adult Venepuncture Training Manual January 2011. The Clinical Skills Unit Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building 1st Floor PO Box 65 Leicester Royal Infirmary LE2 7LX Courses Aims and Objectives. Venepuncture is an invasive procedure that is commonly performed in Hospital and can be carried out by a range of suitably trained health-care professionals as outlined in University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) venepuncture policy. Aim. Aim. You will be prepared to practice the skill
Premium Blood Vein
An additional assessment method that was used was the Adult Behavior Checklist (ABCL). Tenneij and Koot (2007) state that this testing instrument has demonstrated reliability in test-retest correlations and internal stability of scales. This assessment method is given to those who work closely with‚ or are very familiar with‚ the client. The questionnaire consists of 118 items that are related to behavioral problems. The answers to these questions are to be answered in the form of not true‚ somewhat
Premium Ethics Scientific method Psychology
Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ Adult Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder. People with this condition constantly worry about everyday events. Unlike normal anxiety‚ worry related to GAD is not triggered by a specific event. These worries also do not fade or get better with time. GAD interferes with life functions‚ including relationships and school. GAD can vary from mild to severe. People with severe GAD can have intense waves of anxiety with physical symptoms (panic attacks)
Premium Generalized anxiety disorder Panic disorder Anxiety