ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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Case Study: Osteoarthritis with a Total Knee Arthroplasty Holly N. Pittman Missouri State University – West Plains Patient History DN is a 68 year old Caucasian male who lives in Pomona‚ Missouri. On September 14‚ 2009‚ DN underwent a scheduled left total knee arthroplasty at Baxter County Regional Medical Center. A consultation appointment about a total knee arthroplasty was scheduled when DN had increasing pain in his knees while doing chores and working on his dairy farm. The increasing pain
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• The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth is the hard palate. • The muscular ring at the lower end of the stomach is the pyloric sphincter. • The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver. • The cecum is the first part of the large intestine • Villi are tiny projections in the walls of the small intestine that absorb nutrients. • The lower esophageal sphincter is called the cardiac sphincter. • The combining form eti/o means: Cause • The combining form
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Bowel obstruction: Bowel obstruction is a complication rather than a symptom. If the tumour grows big‚ it partially or completely obstructs the colon. The symptoms that signal bowel obstruction are Abdominal pain which is very rare in colon cancer. This pain is mainly due to the tearing of the bowel causing leakage of bowel contents into pelvis causing peritonitis (infection and inflammation). Abdominal distention-
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I was diagnosed early on with Irritable Bowel Syndrome‚ then later Ulcerative Colitis. Though it has been a challenging struggle‚ I am in a good place now. You can live a vibrant and productive life
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING FUNCTIONAL HEALTH Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Micaela Simon Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Melanie Escobar RN‚ MSN September 6‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Assessment is the first tool in the nursing process in formulating health care plans for the individual as well as the family. A through assessment lays groundwork to promote family health
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Running head: A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF M. H. 1 A Comprehensive Health Assessment of M. H. Nicole M. Henneberg Empire State College A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF M. H. 2 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the results of a comprehensive health assessment on a patient of my choosing. This comprehensive assessment included the patient ’s complete health history and a head-to-toe physical examination. The complete health
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bleeding can be a sign of many different problems. Some causes can be serious‚ which is why it should be checked out by your doctor. Symptoms Bright red blood may be seen only on toilet paper or in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement – not mixed freely with the bowel motion. This type of bleeding is usually caused by haemorrhoids (piles) or anal fissure. •A
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basin. Mr. Dunner vomits into the emesis basin and then remains sitting on the side of the bed‚ stating he may need to “throw up” again.Which assessment should the nurse complete first? A. Auscultate the bowel sounds. Another assessment should be completed before assessing the client’s bowel sounds. B. Palpate for abdominal distention. Another assessment should be completed before assessing for distention. C. Correct Observe the color of the emesis. Since the client is vomiting‚ the nurse
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tracheobronchial secretions secondary to the effects of anaesthesia‚ combined with ineffective coughing‚ and decreased functions of the mucociliary clearance mechanism. (Monahan‚ Neighbors‚ & Green‚ 2011) Oxygen is commonly in place as it supports the elimination of anaesthetic gases and helps meet the increased metabolic demand for oxygen caused by the surgery (deWit‚ 2009). The sedation and muscle relaxation drugs used often cause the tongue to occlude the airway and for that reason endotracheal tubes
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