Magnet status is now a big thing/idea in the healthcare industry. Although I work in a nursing home facility‚ the 14 forces of Magnetism give me an overview of how I could potentially enhance myself professionally. The forces of Magnetism sum up what healthcare facilities should do to provide optimal patient care. Of the 14 forces of Magnetism‚ I think that the five forces that I could incorporate into my practice are: quality of nursing leadership‚ personnel policies and programs‚ quality of care
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last pieces of this puzzle for the Assessment phase. It is important to do vitals‚ look over all diagnostic test results‚ do a head to toe physical exam as well as looking into the persons mental health well being. An example would be if a patient has COPD and anxiety problems‚ what can we do in our nursing process to help address both issues to improve the patients outcome? Doing the Assessment phase will determine what the next step should be. Physica l Assess ment First step in the process of
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Rogerian Paper Cigarette Smoking There are many health risks that comes with smoking cigarettes. It is bad for you and the people around you. It can lead to diseases and to other health risks. I think that smoking should be banned from public places for many reasons. Smoking cigarettes can cause lung problems. Both first-hand and second-hand smokers are affected by cigarette smoke. Scientific findings and researches show that the chemicals in cigarettes‚ apart from the smoke‚ can
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Paper Presentation on [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10351] AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE EXCISE TAX ON ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 141‚ 142‚ 143‚ 144‚ 145‚ 8‚ 131 AND 288 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997‚ AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9334‚ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Commonly known as SIN TAX REFORM ACT OF 2012 “Stick to One” OVERVIEW Sin Tax is a tax levied on products or activities‚ which are considered sinful or harmful and considered
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As with other chronic conditions‚ COPD can be unpredictable disease that can easily affect any individual who has it whether in terms of social function‚ quality of life or physical function (Disler‚ Gallagher & Davidson 2011). Furthermore‚ stigma of the condition may affect the patients’
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George is an adult male who has chronic renal failure as well as the co-morbidities of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) and diabetes. As George is indigenous and lives on social assistance‚ these determinants have likely contributed to the development of his co-morbidities and chronic renal failure. Additionally‚ George has been on dialysis three times a week for 15 years but has lately been missing his dialysis appointments and calling the clinic the next day calling to be dialyzed
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lung disease is characterized by casseous lesions? Tuberculosis 3. What is a Mantoux tests used to detect? Tuberculin skin test 4. Which type of bronchitis is caused by infection – acute or chronic? Chronic 5. What is the cause of COPD? COPD is caused by dust particles that infiltrate or embed into the lung tissue. 6. What respiratory disease has psychogenic triggers? Bronchial asthma 7. What type of pneumonia is characterized by alveolar consolidation? Bronchopneumonia
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Life-threatening asthma (BTS) • Any one of the following in a patient with severe asthma: • Altered conscious level‚ exhaustion • Arrhythmia‚ Hypotension • Cyanosis‚ Silent chest‚ Poor respiratory effort • PEF <33% best or predicted • PaO2 < 8 kPa • ’normal’ PaCO2 (4.6–6.0 kPa) • SpO2 < 92% GINA- Mild to moderate • Talk in sentences/phrases • Can lie down/ sit • Not agitated • RR increased • HR 100-120 • SPO2 90-95% • PEFR 50-75 Treatment of mild to moderate • Short acting B2 agonist • Ipratropium bromide
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anxiety related to the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma includes the following: by the end of this month‚ Mrs. V.H. would be able to experience less anxiety related to COPD and asthma as evidence by performing less strenuous activities to induce these episodes. Patients who have COPD should take breaks in between performing activities of daily living. The idea of the patient overexerting themselves can cause the patient to experience shortness of breath more easily and this
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risks for male current smokers were 12.22‚ 23.81‚ and 24.97. The women’s relative risk of death in the contemporary cohorts was higher than that of men. The authors concluded that the relative risks of death from all causes — including lung cancer‚ COPD‚ ischemic heart disease‚ and any type of stroke — are almost identical for female and male smokers. For men 55 to 74 years of age and for women 60 to 74 years of age‚ the rate of death from all causes is
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