Introduction This essay will include a case study about a patient nursed with the supervision of a registered nurse during a clinical placement. It will demonstrate the ability to assess and develop a care plan for this patient. For this case study‚ the patient’s name will be changed to Paul and confidentiality will be kept at all times. The nursing process will be described and used to develop a nursing care plan for the above patient. The setting is an integrated hospital service made up of
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of Digoxin. It was also suspected that Mrs. Collins contracted MRSA and the physician would like to continue IV antibiotics for an additional 5 days. It is in this setting that case management was contacted to explore home care services in lieu of an additional 5 day hospital stay. Mrs. Collins was under home health care‚ she was able to finish her 5 day course of IV antibiotics while gaining strength through Physical Therapy (PT) as her condition had
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will reflect on the palliative psychiatric nursing care for terminally ill patients‚ families and caregivers. As Clark (2003) stated this is an emerging role for nurses and that the support for the acute mental health needs of patients‚ families and caregivers‚ going through the grieving process of terminal illness are not being met. The role of the psychiatrist in terminal care is limited in the availability of these services within the health care system (Clark‚ 2003). Nurses need to be aware of
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might consumers do to reduce health care costs? In your responses‚ please use information gained from the assigned readings‚ as well as your own personal and professional experiences. This country’s highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is spent on health care. “In 2005‚ U.S. health care spending increased 6.9 percent to almost $2.0 trillion‚ or $6‚697 per person. This increase was the slowest rate since 1999‚ when spending rose 6.2 percent. The health care portion of gross domestic product
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Session Description: Care planning in residential aged care is a regulatory requirement. Despite a compliance framework‚ the importance of individualism‚ one’s story and spirituality is integral to holistic care provision for the older person‚ especially during end of life. The session will outline clinical assessment processes which achieve a holistic framework of care provision for terminal phase care grounded in the uniqueness of individuality and one’s spiritual self. The session will outline
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The primary focus of hospice care is to promote comfort and dignity at the end of life (Torphy‚ Burke‚ & Golub‚ 2012). In hospice care‚ it is one of the nurse’s job to ensure that the patient gets adequate pain relief. However‚ this can be difficult to implement in an outpatient setting. In the scenario provided‚ the patient’s family is preventing the patient from being medicated properly. This issue of family control over the patient’s medication can lead to a couple of possible negative situations
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suffering in the any phases or stages of disease. 2. The duty and responsibility of the doctor and medical team is taking the psychological‚ social and spiritual aspects when dealing with patients who complain of any chronic illness. 3. Palliative care help the patient through an combined team containing a doctor‚ nurse‚ social worker‚ psychologies‚ religious-oriented pharmacist‚ and physiotherapist. 4. It is very importance for the medical team to improve the communication skills with the patient
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Running head: COORDINATING CARE 1 Coordinating Care COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen
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In chapter 5 we have reviewed major elements of ambulatory (outpatient) care and discussed changes supported by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Ambulatory care encompasses a diverse and growing sector of the healthcare delivery system. Ambulatory surgery is a continuously expanding component of ambulatory care‚ as new technology allows an increasing number of procedures to be performed safely and efficiently outside of the hospital
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1. Why is understanding of health care financing important for nurses? Understanding the finances behind health care allows the nurse to compare cost to benefit of procedures with clients‚ which empowers the client to make a more educated decision about which route they should choose for their care. With this knowledge nurses must also understand the importance of providing quality care in a cost efficient manner by reducing the number of hospital acquired conditions‚ preventing readmissions‚ preventing
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