Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Sean Crayton University of Toledo College of Nursing Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Assessment of Patients Learning Needs M.C. is an elderly male who was admitted and treated for a fall and hip fracture. He had surgery‚ is bed ridden but is soon to be released. He and his family need proper teaching on the importance of reposition as to avoid obtaining pressure ulcers during his limitations to extensive bed rest and staying off
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Patient advocacy requires nurses to support and protect their patients. Nurses often find themselves in ethically questionable situations that conflict with their personal and professional morals. Sometimes‚ speaking out for the patient requires them to demonstrate moral courage—for instance‚ in the face of conflicting loyalties‚ in highly charged conflict situations‚ or when the patient’s rights are being violated. This article provides an overview of moral courage‚ defines important terms‚ examines
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Patient Care “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore‚ there be any kindness I can show‚ or any good thing I can do to any fellow being‚ let me do it now‚ and not defer or neglect it‚ as I shall not pass this way again.” William Penn (1644-1718) There are many ways to define patient care in my own words. Doing my job to the best of my ability not only for myself but the patients that are in my care is of the utmost importance. My dedication to my work is defined by my ability
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watching TV is not good for teenagers. But I discover one of my dream jobs through a TV show. When I was secondary one‚ I watched a TV show which is about a nurse midwife who had welcome over 10000 babies to this amazing world. After watching that show‚ I decided to be a nurse midwife when I grow up. Do you know why? Being a nurse midwife‚ you can bring a baby to this amazing world and show them how beautiful the world is. So‚ I chose Biology as one of my elective subjects in order to make me meet
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In the essay‚ “Sex‚ Lies and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen‚ the author claims that the men more likely to talking in public place‚ but less at home. The women is more likely to talk to their husband at home‚ but do not talk in the public. We see this when the author explain the reason. She states‚ “In the public setting of a guest lecture‚ men felt challenged to show his intelligence and display his understanding of the lecture. But at home‚ where he has nothing to prove and no one to defend against
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This paper discusses the roles of an OB/GYN (obstetrician and/or gynecologist) and a certified nurse midwife. An obstetrician is a doctor that specializes in taking care of women and specializes in pregnancy care. Similarly‚ a certified nurse midwife does most of the same thing but technically is not considered a doctor. Through a lot of research‚ I found out the salaries of each profession and even their hourly wages and how they can change from state to state. After discussing each profession individually
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It was a thundering late night on Friday in the year 2045‚ in the city of Chicago. Where the Wehling family was in bed thinking about what they should name their triplets. And during their conversation Ms. Wehling gets out of bed with a terrifying facial expression. She rushes into the bathroom. Mr. Wehling then asks her “Honey are you okay”? “What’s wrong” talk to me. Ms. Wehling then answers back with a trembling voice “The babies‚ the babies‚” Mr. Wehling replies back “The babies”? “Yes‚ the
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A Conversation with the Poet Merlie Alunan Regarding “We Kept a Jarful of Keys” By franz tatel Me: May I ask some information about your poem “We Kept a Jarful of Keys”? Merlie: What do you want to know about Jarful of Keys? Me: Ma’am I want to know the reason why you were able to write such kind of poem. What is it about po? Is it biographical? I want to know everything you’re willing to share to me regarding that poem of yours. It’s simply written but I noticed it has a deeper meaning
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DOI: 07/01/2005. Patient is a 68-year-old male dialysis center director who sustained injury to his back while lifting patients at work. Per OMNI entry‚ he was diagnosed with low back herniation. IW was deemed at maximum medical improvement (MMI) by QME Dr. Conrad on 04/10/06. Future medical care includes surgery‚ physician visits and medications as needed. Per office visit note dated 11/10/2016‚ patient’s medications included gabapentin 600mg‚ Soma 350mg‚ Ttrazodone 50mg‚ and Norco 7.5/325mg
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Patient Teaching J. D. is a 3 yr old boy with West Syndrome‚ absence of the corpus callosum‚ and developmentally delayed with controlled spasms since 10/2012 until recently when J.D. presented to Miller Children’s emergency department with several episodes of spasm-like activity and vomiting up his keppra. Mom describes the episodes a 5-10 seconds in duration‚ with upward and outward jerking of his arms. The learner‚ which will be the mother‚ speaks English as her first language‚ she has a
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