Question 1. A. AIRWAY– Maintaining a clear airway is always considered a high priority because airway is essential for gas exchange (Ramkumar‚ 2011). However‚ the patient has a patent airway. Therefore‚ the nursing strategy is to conduct an airway assessment “look‚ listen and feel” continuously to detect any changes. This is to provide immediate respiratory care if the patient’s airway is compromised (Higginson‚ Jones & Davies‚ 2011). This is a low priority. B. BREATHING – Respiration is altered
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She struggles everyday with high blood pressure‚ type II diabetes and multiple other musculoskeletal problems‚ but one thing she does not struggle with is her faith. Upon meeting with her and performing the spiritual assessment (Balzer-Riley‚ 2008) using the tool as assigned CTR consented to an assessment of her spiritual health. It was very evident that her faith‚ family and friends are all very important in her life. CTR considers herself to be a very religious person. She prays every day
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Ulrich‚ Soeken‚ and Miller (2003) mainly discussed about the impact of managed care networks on the ethical concerns for practitioners. They present deception in managed care network to gain access to insurance as a moral and ethical issue commonly seen in current practice. Ulrich et al. (2003) found that 55% of practitioners believed that they do not need to be truthful to the health plans under managed care‚ so that the patient can received appropriate care. Under managed care organization‚ the
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R/s today she meet with the Mr. Brown for a level care assessment regarding his eligibility to be placed in a nursing facility. R/s Mr. Brown definitely qualifies to be a nursing facility. R/s in order for Mr. Brown to be place in a nursing home with Tri-County Hospice he has to qualify for Medicaid. R/s Ms. Isert was responsible for filling out the Medicaid application but has not completed it. R/s today Ms. Isert couldn’t
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At the end of my clinicals‚ there was a meeting about not over recommending a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for people who do not truly need a SNF according to the hospital. One of the criteria for not needing a SNF was if the person was functioning at the same baseline they were functioning at before surgery. This became a dilemma for one patient who had a total knee replacement because the patient could barely stand upright and walked with a severe genu valgum. According to the patient‚ she was
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This assignment will present a nursing care study of a patient on a cardiac ward. The patient will be referred to as Ann to maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008). Ann’s consent was gained prior to starting this care study. The care study will be developed using the Nursing process and the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney model. These will both be outlined. The assignment will focus on the assessment process and one problem identified during the assessment and the nursing care which followed this. I was placed
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explore the above statement in relation to the role of a student nurse and what actions the student would be expected to take adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC‚ 2008). It will discuss the professional values and behaviours associated within nursing and the interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain the therapeutic
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|Jean Watson’s Philosophy of Nursing | |This page was last updated on January 26‚ 2012 | |[pic] | |Introduction | |Theorist - Jean Watson was born in West Virginia‚ US | |Educated: BSN‚ University of Colorado‚ 1964
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following document I will discuss Plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate components of the nursing process at length. I will define the plan‚ implement‚ and evaluation in the nursing care process. While showing how it is used in the nursing field. Plan‚ Implement and Evaluation The nursing process is an organizing framework for professional in the nursing practice. It is the critical thinking process for the nurse to utilize to give the best care possible to the client. It
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Kerrie Troy HCS/482 June 24th‚ 2013 Dr. Michael Solomon Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Paper Strategic planning and the nursing process both are essential when developing medical informatics. The nursing process is an exceptional representation to use for strategic planning because it contains the same elements. It is imperative to educate health care professional to understanding the language of the information technology (IT)
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