This is the case of a patient who got admitted without proper evaluation to our psychiatric floor. She is a 18-year-old young female patient admitted with a suicide plan to our unit. Patient went to see her PCP for her routine checkup and‚ she was slightly anxious and told the PCP that she thought about suicide. Her PCP filed petition and did her first certification to admit her to psychiatric floor. Patient was explained that she will be seeing a psychiatrist for assessment and send her over to
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COPD include renal damage‚ malnutrition‚ muscle wasting‚ osteoporosis‚ and anemia. (McCance & Huether‚ 2014‚ p. 1267). Signs and Symptoms Patients suffering from COPD commonly experience symptoms of dyspnea on exertion that may eventually progress to marked dyspnea at rest. This represents a key feature of emphysema. Also‚ patients report experiencing episodes of acute cough with limited sputum production and the patient often appears thin. Moreover‚ tachypnea with prolonged expiration is observed
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Case: Patients like me‚ 23.09.2013 1.Why do patients join PLM? Patients like me(PLM) is a social network which covers different diseases. Members get access to a large database of information about other people who has the same illness as them selves. They also have access to forums‚ which lets them communicate with other patients as well. This enables patients to get information about their disease and gain new insight‚ the possibility to ask for practical advice‚ which doctors do not know about
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DOI: 2/5/2003. Patient is a 71-year-old female teacher who injured her back when she fell after trying to avoid stepping on a student. Patient was seen and diagnosed with disc degeneration of the lumbar spine‚ facet arthropathy status post blocks in the past which gave good relief. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 2/25/05 revealed no significant change compared with the study of 1/30/04. There is spondylolisthesis and spondylosis at L4-5 with facet degenerative changes and mild bilateral foraminal narrowing
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corticosteroids in COPD In this study published in JAMA‚ the authors looked at eleven studies on the use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD defined as a smoking- related lung disease characterized by recurrent episodes of cough‚ sputum production and breathlessness (Drummond‚ 2407). The authors of this study did no research of their own‚ but instead looked at other double blind‚ randomized‚ placebo controlled studies from around the world‚ with a restriction that the study was published
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Delivering patient care is intertwined with communication and person centred care. It entails understanding that healthcare professionals put patient’s needs at the centre of the whole process of their care. However‚ care is achieved by providing patients with the best treatment for their illness‚ give them the choice of treatment‚ respect their decision making and maintain confidentiality of their information (NMC‚ 2010). My observations during practical placement in care of the elderly ward in
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must look‚ listen and understand our patient needs‚ and make sure they are met. This makes life so much more easier. In this article we are going to explore communication in health care assessments. COMMUNICATIN TECHNIQUES 3 Case managers: How can they effectively promote patient-Physician engagement? Introduction: "Understanding a patients individual needs and perception of health
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criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues at hand with unsafe staffing ratios and the legislative actions regarding this matter. Literature Review At the time of this paper‚ there is a planned rally for a demanded change in nurse patient ratio‚ to be held in Washington D.C. The rally is
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Role of Nursing to Mitigate Uninsured Patients As a nursing profession‚ the American Nurses Association is advocating for a single-system payer to reduce inefficiency‚ simplification of rules for the health care reform that will provide a universal coverage‚ and curtail the increase cost of administration‚ as originally proposed by the Institute of Medicine in 2004 (Lopez‚ 2011; Groves‚ 2014). Nurses can stand together to petition the lawmakers in Texas to expand the current programs for Medicaid
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Patient Hand-Offs in the Health Care Setting Patient hand offs in the medical field involves the exchange of critical information. It is the transfer of information‚ knowledge and responsibility for patient care from one healthcare professional to another (Foster-Hunt‚ Parush‚ Ellis‚ Thomas‚ and Rashotte‚ 2015). Ineffective hand-offs can result in putting the patient’s safety at risk‚ wrong treatment‚ incorrect diagnoses‚ and other negative outcomes that can negatively affect the patient. The goal
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