Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with John Pero and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care‚ and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 2/20/17 I met Mr. Pero at the Mid Michigan Urgent care. Mr. Pero is unable to hear or speak. Communication is through writing and lip reading. Mr. Pero is alert and oriented. He is cooperative and willing to work with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Pero
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Elder Care Case Study Elder Care Case Study Mr. Trosack is a 72 year old man who fell down a long flight of stairs a month ago‚ underwent a total hip replacement and is in need of a discharge plan. He completed two weeks of rehabilitation in the hospital for his hip as well as diabetic teaching for his new onset of Diabetes. It was also discovered during this hospitalization that he needed to start taking medication for hypertension. Both he and his family are in denial about what it will
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Breach in that duty of care? So‚ you’ve established a duty of care is owed‚ now we need to know if that person has breached the duty of care‚ meaning if you owe someone a duty of care and you’ve not met the standards required‚ this is generally displayed through the ‘reasonable man test’‚ which is a test to show how someone else would of reacted in that situation‚ someone in your department‚ so if you had a surgeon you’d ask another surgeon their opinion(a child is not expected to reach the standard
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the dental care trends and is changing the way individuals approach their oral health. Patients visiting the dental practice are more likely to do so out of the concern of their oral health compared to fifty years ago when a visit to the dentist necessitated damage repair. The
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appear to show a vast difference. In addition‚ reveal a two million dollar deficit‚ from the unaudited version. This difference could in time cause the organization to suffer. Are the financial ratios for the hospital improving? Explain. With this scenario I would have to say no they are not improving. The reason for this is a number of ratios must be analyzed together to get a true and reliable picture of the financial performance of the business. Relying on each ratio
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importance of a detailed and accurate care plan and the importance of ensuring that it is focused on the client. The NMC guidelines (2008) state the importance of professional values including patient confidentiality‚ and for this reason I will not be disclosing the clients name‚ the trust in which I was working or the placement name. I have gained consent from the client for the use of this essay; this ensures that I have maintained a professional standard of care and respect for my client which is
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there are several things that they have to take into consideration. One such thing is the care of the child or children when it is time for them to return to work. A common option over the years has been that of the day care or child care center. Parents today are realizing the importance of daycare centers in their children’s development. They are looking for daycare centers that not only will take care of their child while they are away but also will provide quality‚ real-life learning opportunities
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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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