distress to family and friends.The costs to the health care system of providing care for those with infections are huge. In addition to concerns over the growing costs to health care‚ the use of antibiotics to treat these infections is thought to be contributing towards the problems surrounding antibiotic resistance. The NHS plan‚ published in 1999‚ stipulates that all NHS organisations should have effective systems in place to tackle Health care Associated Infection (HCAI) in order to minimise the
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Focus: Ms. Smalls (MHS)‚ Anthony‚ and Ms. Givens (MHS) discuss Individual Plan of Care goals. Intervention: MHP‚ Anthony‚ MHS and Mrs. Gibbs process information from the intake individual therapy appointment. MHP facilitated a meeting with Mrs. Gibbs‚ MHS and Anthony. MHP‚ Anthony‚ MHS and Mrs. Gibbs discussed MHS concerns of Anthony refusing to comply with the home rules‚ reports of bullying at school‚ conflict with biological son and Anthony not wanting to change current unhealthy behaviors.
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Communicable diseases are those that are spread from one person to another person‚ from animal to animal‚ or from animal to person‚ or vice versa. It is likely that everyone will come down with a communicable disease at some point in their lives. It is important to learn about the causes of communicable diseases and ways to prevent their spread. For example‚ some may say that HIV is caused by sexual contact. This is not true. It is simply the way it is spread. Causes of communicable
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The disease can be treated but there is no cure for it. As it progresses it gets worse and will eventually lead to death. It develops differently for everyone but the symptoms are similar. In the early stages‚ short term memory loss is the most common symptom. As it progresses the symptoms include irritability‚ confusion‚ aggression and long term memory loss. Following that the persons bodily functions deteriorate
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Assisting With Toileting The nurse should assist clients who are weaken by a disease process or impaired physically to the bathroom and remain with them if they are at risk for falling For clients unable to use bathroom facilities‚ the nurse provides urinary equipment close to the bedside and provides the necessary assistance Intervention for Clients with Indwelling Catheters Fluids Dietary Measures Perineal care Changing the catheter and tubing Removing indwelling catheters Fluids
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Named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn‚ who first described the disease in 1932 along with colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer‚ Crohn’s disease belongs to a group of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. When reading about inflammatory bowel diseases‚ it is important to know that Crohn’s disease is not the same thing as ulcerative colitis‚ another type of IBD. The symptoms of these
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What Is Parkinson’s Disease? What Causes Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects how the person moves‚ including how they speak and write. Symptoms develop gradually‚ and may start off with ever-so-slight tremors in one hand. People with Parkinson’s disease also experience stiffness and find they cannot carry out movements as rapidly as before - this is called bradykinesia. The muscles of a person with Parkinson’s become weaker and the individual
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is the impact of chronic disease wellness programs on health care costs? There is a high impact on health care cost due to chronic diseases. This is mainly due to the lowering of the mortality rate of chronic diseases. In the past there were less people living with these types of diseases or surviving them. There is also an increase in the diagnosis of these types of diseases. With the newer technologies they are able to diagnose more patients properly with these diseases as well as diagnose them
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Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a disease that affects between 500‚000-700‚000 people nationwide. Crohn’s disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn who first described the disease in 1932. He described Crohn’s disease as a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease belongs to a larger group of conditions referred to as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract which leads to abdominal pain‚
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The part of the dental practice providing dental care for children is called Periodontics. The pediatric dental care begins at birth through the eruption of the second molar between the ages of eleven through thirteen. Motivation is an important aspect in recurring dental care. Parents must accomplish their role in educating and motivation their child to care for their teeth and gums in the oral cavity. Parents need to recognize and identify dental problems and then can instruct children and get
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