vital signs were stable: HR 70 bpm‚ BP 120/60‚ temperature 98.6 F‚ RR 21‚ O2 saturation 96% at rest on 3L of O2. Other than anxiety‚ Mr. A’s other major complaint was coccyx pain relating to a stage II pressure ulcer‚ which was being managed with wound care and frequent turning. A pressure redistribution bed had been ordered and expected to come later in the day. Mr. A did not have any visitors and reported that his wife was going to come the following day. He stated that he was "pretty lonely" and "sick"
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Grand Canyon University In 2010 the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and initiated a transformation in United States health care. Every aspect of health care‚ including health care professions‚ have begun to evolve as a result of the laws passed in 2010. The nursing profession is one of the largest divisions in the healthcare workforce and requires large transformations in order to meet the goals that the United States has set forth. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted
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Midwifery Care Study of a Mother with a Normal Pregnancy at Ruiru Sub-District Hospital October‚ 2012 1. Care Study of a Mother with a Normal Pregnancy at Ruiru Sub-District Hospital This work describes the care study of an expectant mother (Irene Magiri Karuthui) comprising of the care processes carried out for the client throughout her antenatal visits‚ the delivery process and the postnatal period. The new approach to Antenatal Care (ANC) emphasizes the quality of care rather than
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“Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or well and in all settings. The role of a nurse includes the promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ policy and education.” (Lankshear‚ S.‚ Personal Communication. 2015.) But a nurses’ most important job is to provide compassionate‚ and ethically- sound care to every client that comes into their wake while keeping a calming demeanor. This demeanor is known as mindfulness
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THE IMPACT OF ASTHMA & CHRONIC ILLNESSES Explore the social and economic implications for the individual‚ the family‚ and the community of a child with a chronic illness such as asthma. Asthma is one of the most common long term chronic illnesses in children. About one out of every eight or nine Australian children have asthma. Australia has one of the highest levels of asthma in the world. It not only affects the child themselves but also affects their family and the wider community. (National
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Asthma effects over 2 million Americans and presents in various forms depending on the individual’s number of events (Woo & Wynne‚ 2011). Classification of the frequency of one’s symptoms and use of medications indicate the level of control one has of their asthma. S.E.’s documented history of “mild persistent” asthma and presentation of symptoms requiring the use an albuterol inhaler daily‚ in addition to hospitalization twice in a year and frequent emergency department visits (ED) identify asthma
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very uncomfortable. HOW DO YOU GET ECZEMA? Eczema is not a contagious skin disease‚ but it does effect around 1 in 10 people. Its causes aren’t fully understood yet‚ but eczema seems to occur in people with family or personal history of allergic asthma‚ rhinitis‚ conjunctivitis‚ food allergies‚ icthyosis vulgaris‚ and keratosis pilaris. Eczema has always seemed to be a genetic skin disease‚ but until recently the researchers have been unable to identify a specific gene involved in the passing on
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Any health care system can always improve whether in the form of hospice care or prenatal care‚ there is always room for improvements to be made. The first area of improvement that has got to be mentioned it the nursing shortage. In many health care systems there is a nursing shortage. Nurses often become overworked and underappreciated. When someone in any profession is overworked‚ accidents can happen‚ but within the nursing profession these overworked accidents can have detrimental consequences
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Missed Nursing Care‚ Staffing‚ and Patient Falls Grand Canyon University Nursing Research Nursing:433-V Angie Lawson‚ RN March 9‚ 2014 Introduction Patient safety is a concern in the hospital setting. Missed nursing care due to high nurse patient ratios‚ or staffing issues leads to patient falls. Patient falls tend to be a big issue and expensive matter for hospitals nationwide. This paper will focus on a qualitative research article regarding missed nursing care‚ staffing‚ and patient falls
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Research: “Missed Nursing Care” Mamdouh Nakada Berea College Nur 352 February 18‚ 2015 Beatrice J. Kalisch‚ PhD‚ RN‚ FAAN‚ reports her qualitative study “Missed Nursing Care” on medical-surgical units in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. In the article‚ " Nursing Care: A Qualitative Study‚" the researcher helps us understand what nursing care regularly missed on medical-surgical unit and what are the reasons nursing staff give for not completing these aspects of care. The reader will examine
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