Kaplan University Assessing the Elderly Case Study Project Evelyn Surelle Holmes Nu416 Nursing Care of the Older Adult Instructor Barbara Gunderson May 26‚ 2011 Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly
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fourteen percent get injured on the head‚seven percent in the face‚twelve percent in the fingers‚nine percent in the knees and fifteen percent in the ankles”.(USA today). This problem would go down if people wouldn’t=would not play hard against or with people. “About four hundred fifty one thousand is a strain/sprain‚two hundred fifty thousand is a fracture‚two hundred ten thousand is a bruise or scrape‚one hundred sixty four thousand concussion‚thirty three thousand is a dislocation”(USA today).If you
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incomplete ASIA score indicating that the px has high current functional status thus a possibility of higher future outcome compared to other SCI patients with high level of neurological lesion. It is good to note that px has undergone early spinal fracture stabilization preventing further complication of the injury and allowing early PT intervention. The px presents with grade 1 spasticity on (B) knee flexors and has impaired deep sensation such as
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Some of the imaging that might be ordered are‚ chest‚ wrist and ankles‚ legs and skull x-rays. When a chest x-ray is done they are looking for rachitic rosary which is rib flaring or bumps on the ribcage. Wrist and ankle exams can show a widening or uncharacteristically shaped metaphysis‚ which is “the most actively growing part of the bone below the growth plate.” (CITE) It may also display multiple fractures at different stages of healing. Legs are a very common x-ray to demonstrate
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PAGET’S DISEASE Paget’s disease or osteitis deformans (now corrected as osteodystrophia deformans) is normally a benign chronic disorder of the bone that results in various complications like bone deformities‚ pathological fractures and osteoarthritis (Ralston 2008). It is estimated to occur in about 2-3% of the U.S population of adults over 60 years of age and is the second most common disease after osteoporosis. The occurrence of this disease has been characterized by a significant increase in
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Many sports related injuries do not just happen to professional teams but occur on youth‚ high school‚ and college teams. Concussions‚ knee sprains‚ stress fractures happen often and are now considered common injuries. Parents do not get overly worried‚ like they should‚ due to the severity of these injuries that happen to their children. In reality‚ the real problems are how parents encourage their children to be extremely competitive on the field and play aggressively‚ the amount of traumatic injuries
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Standardized Procedure: Application of Splint I. Purpose: a. To outline and define the standardized procedure for the adult nurse practitioner on application of splints to temporary immobilization of sprains‚ fractures‚ and dislocations. b. To ensure splints are applied and evaluated according to policy and procedure of organization. II. Policy: A. Assessment and necessity of splints will be monitored and revaluated throughout the course of treatment. B. Competency to apply splints
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First aid First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person. It is an immediate and temporary care given to an injured person First aider A non-expert but trained individual who performs an immediate and temporary care to a victim. The role of the first aider stops when a physician arrives in the scene. Accidents Are sudden‚ unexpected event that causes harm to the body and livelihood
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audience and yes‚ you have to smile. Dancers put their bodies at risk to injured or hurt at anytime period. They can hurt their spine‚ shoulder‚ ankles‚ knee‚ wrist‚ feet‚ etc. at point of dancing. Some common injures that dancers have with their hip(s) include Trochanteric Bursitis‚ Snapping Hip‚ Iliacus Tendinitis‚ Piriformis Syndrome‚ Femoral Stress‚ Fracture ‚ Osteoarthritis. Some ways for dancers to treat Trochanteric Bursitis are to get an assessment by a physician or clinician to identify structural
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hamstrings in both legs‚ as well as multiple sprains and fractures during my track career. Recovering quickly through simple movements such as ankle rotations or daily stretching as instructed by the athletic trainer‚ made me want to learn more about the muscles in my body. My hamstrings constantly irritated me‚ and my coach explained that I extend my leg too far while running‚ causing a pulling motion on my hamstrings. I asked why my ankles were always hurt‚ and he told me that my foot placement
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