A Case-Based Retrieval System for Diabetic Patients Therapy Stefania Montani 1 Riccardo Bellazzi1 ‚ Luigi Portinale 2 Stefano Fiocchi 3 and Mario Stefanelli1 ‚ ‚ Abstract. We propose a decision support tool based on the Case Based Reasoning technique‚ meant to help physicians in the retrieval of past similar cases‚ able to provide a suggestion about the revision of diabetic patients’ therapy scheme. A case is defined as a set of features collected during a visit. A taxonomy of prototypical
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Anoxic Brain Injury impaired physical mobility r/t muscle weakness and disease process self care deficit: dressing and grooming r/t cognitive impairment chronic confusion r/t impaired decision making ineffective coping r/t impaired information processing noncompliance with nursing staff r/t behavior problem due to mental decline impaired verbal communication r/t aphasia-speech deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound
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THE UNIVERSTIY OF THE WEST INDIES FACULATY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES U.W.I SCHOOL OF NURSING MONA In Collaboration with BROWN TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING YEAR 3 SEMESTER 3- 2012 COURSE TITLE: SENIOR NURSING ELECTIVE WITH STUDY SEMINAR COURSE CODE: NURS 3039 NE39A SUBMITTED TO: A. Bell SUBMITTED BY: 620004024 DATE SUBMITTED: June 22‚ 2012. BACKGROUND Selection and description of the problem
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I served as a student volunteer for Hammer and Nails a non-profit organization that works to serve the community with the mission of improving the quality of lives for low-income families through home repair. Most of the home owners in Canton‚ Ohio faced financial hardship and could not fund the extensive repair and renovation that their homes needed and thus relied on volunteer services for help. Through my time spent with Hammer and Nails I savored learning about the families within the community
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Nursing Research Introduction * The ability to conduct research is becoming an ever important skill. The ultimate purpose of nursing is to provide high-quality patient care. Clinical practice without research is practice based on tradition without validation. Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing treatment modalities‚ to determine the impact of nursing care on the health of the patients or to test out theory. Nursing practice is undergoing tremendous changes and challenges
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Pursuing A Nursing Career Pursuing A Nursing Career Nursing Industry: A world of Opportunity Nursing Industry: A world of Opportunity Flexible schedule – convenient shifts to fit your schedule Challenge - everyday a new challenge; no boredom. . Accomplishment – Become an outstanding person Pride - Helping people on a day to day basis Wisdom/Knowledge – Become familiar with the human anatomy and the medical world. Flexible schedule – convenient shifts
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But‚ in order to provide this physicians alignment‚ there is a need for clinical integration. Clinical integration is about coordinating the patient’s care across different entities in order to achieve a timely and effective care (). There are three types of integration which is horizontal‚ vertical‚ and virtual integration. The horizontal integration is physicians with group practices either single or multi-specialty (). On the other hand‚ vertical integration is physicians with hospitals through
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NURSING PROCESS APPLICATION TO NURSING PROCESS RHIO ANNE FLORES FELICIAN COLLEGE Felician College Honor Code:I pledge on my honor that I have neither given nor received inappropriate help on this paper. Signature:_________________________________ ABSTRACT Nursing Process is a method in professional nursing to identify‚ diagnose‚ and treat human responses to health illness. It has a series of steps which are assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation and
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Clinical Summary and Flow Chart Substance Abuse History: The patient’s is a thirty eight year old single woman. Her drug of choice is alcohol. She had her first drink at age 13 at which time she would sneak drinks at family gatherings and sometimes on the weekends with friends. At age 18 she started to drink more frequently and greater amounts‚ about 8-10 drinks‚ on each occasion. At times she would pass out. She noticed her drinking becoming a problem around the age of 28. She was drinking
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Additional Concerns Other issues that need to be addressed with the clinical setting would be physical and mental health issues. Many displaced homemakers may enter career counseling with undiagnosed mood disorders‚ such as depression or anxiety. Ronzio (2012) also stated that most career counselors will encounter women with a history of domestic violence or abuse. The psychological wounds of this abuse can diminish the client’s self-efficacy‚ beliefs in positive outcomes for career‚ and beliefs
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