In the end with the absence of a suitable mental health facility that would accept this client and his own decision to continue to engage in drug use ultimately ended in his death from Cardiomyopathy and acute Pneumonia on the streets of Silver Spring Maryland. I have gone over this case on several occasion to revisit what more could have been done for this client‚ but in terms of connecting the client to services to help him with his impairment;
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who had various health problems that included end-stage renal disease‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ congestive heart failure (CHF) and multiple CVA’s. This woman had been on hemodialysis for three years and had generally lived a healthy lifestyle controlled by medication and diet. The ethical dilemma occurred when she was admitted into the hospital with congestive heart failure (CHF) and suffered a CVA. She was unconscious for several days with a dangerously high blood pressure. The physician’s that were
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gathered‚ vital signs obtained and a head to toe assessment is completed. The patient has a diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes which is currently be treated with medication and is now having signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure (CHF). Nurses may generate and record the data from their own observations or with the assistance of various devices. In this way‚ data (often qualitative data that cannot be traditionally measured) can be organized and processed (McGonigle 2009)
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and fatty deposits that build up therefore obstructing blood flow to such a monumental organ. Other causes include past myocardial infarctions‚ hypertension‚ abnormal heart valves and heart muscle disease which includes dilated cardiomyopathy‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ or inflammation
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Genetic disease Page 1 A Genetic Disease: Muscular Dystrophy Genetic Disease Page 2 Abstract Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited disease that causes progressive muscle
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Graduat nurses should feel the responsibility mentoring and coaching should be a core competeant of core competent are . Coaching and mentoring are the foundation of prociding quality competent nurses‚ particularly at a graduate level. Mentoring coachin illicits effective decision making‚ collaborative administration of care and a relationship of trust. With those who are being mentored/coached. As a graduate level nurse mentoring/coaching are elements that are essential to mentoring issues and --------thins
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Methodist College N313 Pathopharmacology Exam IV Study Guide – Spring 2013 1. Understand how to properly administer these drugs (what should you educate your patient on?): a. Nasal corticosteroid i. Decrease inflammation ii. Vanceril- Inhaler. Decreases production of prostaglandins b. Antitussives iii. Depresses cough center. iv. Broncho-restricts v. Opiate or Non-opiate (DM) c. Theophylline (Theo-dur)
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Vocabulary words Oxygenation and Elimination VOCABULARY WORDS NURS 161 Oxygenation and Elimination Unit II NOTE: This vocabulary list is not complete. Many words are repetitions from your anatomy and physiology class. It would be impossible to list all the words that would apply to every student. You are responsible for looking up words you don’t know on your own. This vocabulary list is only to be used as a helping tool. Many of these vocabulary words are used in your test questions
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In May of 2011 a Samoan schoolteacher by the name of Folole Muliaga was sent home from a New Zealand hospital suffering from a terminal illness called cardiomyopathy. Because‚ doctors believed she did not have much longer to live she was sent home with two oxygen tanks to help aid her with her illness. McNaughton (2006) states that on May 29 a contractor for Vircom EMS was sent by Mercury Energy to the Muliaga’s home to disconnect the electricity supply. Mrs. Muliaga pleaded
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Uses of echocardiography Echocardiography (echo) can be used to evaluate your cardiac performance‚ the function of your heart valves‚ the thickness and motion of your heart walls‚ and the size of your heart chambers. An echo can help diagnose many heart conditions. Cardiac performance An echocardiogram can show how well your heart pumps blood (cardiac performance). To evaluate your cardiac performance‚ your doctor will mainly be interested in: • Your left ventricle‚ which pumps oxygen-rich
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