available to support those needs. The assessment will be carried out using Roper‚ Logan and Tierney’s (RLT) Activity of Living Model (2000) as this will assist with planning the patients care. The District Nurse and Care Uk will also be discussed in more detail‚ explaining their individual roles and how these will be applied to meeting the needs of the patient. This assignment will begin by defining holism‚ which is based on the model of whole systems and the belief that people are more than physical
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the ability for nurses to individualize their care plans for their patients. In order to ensure that unique patients are able to get healthy‚ they need nursing care plans as unique as they are. This means assessment and evaluation of each patient before and during care. Nancy Roper’s desire to become a nurse started in childhood‚ and as a result of her experiences and education‚ she‚ along with two of her colleagues‚ developed the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing to assess patients’ level of independence
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assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation of a patients care within the service. Doing this came with responsibility that I had not had in previous placements. My preceptor had explained to me the process involved in care planning for a patient on the unit‚ the doctor will do the majority of the assessment‚ the nurse carries out the risk assessment and completes Roper Logan and Tierney nursing assessment which is the nursing model used by the Louth/Meath services. The nurse also carries out
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discuss‚ using appropriate literature‚ the concept of inter-professional working (IPW) in light of a chosen scenario. I will provide a brief introduction whilst examining the issues‚ key players and challenges presented by the scenario by comparing‚ contrasting and evaluating my findings in order to make recommendations for future practice. Øvretveit et al (1997) suggests IPW is a multifaceted collaboration of professionals from diverse disciplines working as one to achieve optimum care. According
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Part A This portfolio entry requires an assessment and care plan to be presented incorporating the nursing process based on a client that I assisted in the care of during my clinical placement. The patient on which the care plan will be assessed will be a 72 year old female‚ May Watters who I assisted in the care of during clinical placement in the Emergency Department (ED). May Watters is a pseudo name to ensure confidentiality to An Bord Analtrais standards (ABA 2000). May was brought in by
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This assignment aims to implement a hypothetical nursing care plan for a patient that I been involved with recently whist on clinical placement. I have used a published nursing model in order for me to apply an appropriate nursing care plan for my chosen patient. I will explain my reasoning for the purposed care‚ whilst also including an explanation of how pathophysiology contributes to the patient experience. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2008) and the Data Protection
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development of existing skills in health assessment and critically utilise outcomes of advancing health assessment as the basis for expert decision making in stroke patient care. This assignment will compare four cases describing my journey through the development of health assessment skills using the medical model of assessment‚ ‘history‚ examination and diagnosis ‘and joining it with the nursing assessment to give a holistic approach. The process of formulating
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Models of Care The purpose of this essay is to provide a review of the models which are Chronic Care Model and Patient-Centered Medical Home Model. Also to provide how both achieve quality and safety and add as much information on how both models benefit in providing care to the patients. In comparison and contrast between Chronic Care Model and Patient-Centered Medical Home Model‚ it is pertinent to know that Chronic is a condition which “requires ongoing adjustments by the affected person and
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Home Health Care and Reducing Stroke Risks The primary risk for stroke is high blood pressure. Secondary risks include age and gender. While age and gender cannot be controlled‚ high blood pressure can. According to the American Stroke Association‚ "the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55...Each year‚ women have more strokes than men‚ and stroke kills more women than men. Use of birth control pills‚ pregnancy‚ history of preeclampsia/eclampsia or
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OUTLINE I. Introduction II. What is a stroke? A. Symptoms of a stroke B. Factors leading to strokes 1. Medical conditions that increase your stroke risk 2. Controllable risk factors 3. Uncontrollable risk factors III. Diagnose and treatment A. How a stroke is diagnosed . The status of stroke: Statistical information
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