Diabetic Ketoacidosis Maryam M Yadegari University of Calgary-Qatar UNIV 205 Ms Jackie Dumont 7 April 2012 There are two types of diabetes‚ diabetes mellitus and diabetes incipidus. The term ketoacidosis can happen in both but more often in type one. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a state or condition in which happens to patients with type one diabetes‚ those who are dependent to insulin therapy. It can occur in type two diabetes‚ but the situation may
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Care Plans. Care plan for a long-standing condition called myxoedema‚ which is a condition I had never come across before. Therefore‚ in order to compile an accurate and comprehensive care plan I had to look into what myxoedema was. Myxoedema is caused by hypothyroidism (under activity of the thyroid gland). Myxoedema refers to the buildup of mucoploysaccharide in the subcutaneous tissues of the skin (Kumar and Clark‚ 1998). Signs and symptoms of myxoedema include oedematous swelling of the
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CARE PLAN Bipolar Disorder‚ Manic Episode [pic] Risk for Other-Directed Violence At risk for behaviors in which an individual demonstrates that he or she can be physically‚ emotionally‚ and/or sexually harmful to others. RISK FACTORS • Restlessness • Hyperactivity • Agitation • Hostile behavior • Threatened or actual aggression toward self or others • Low self-esteem EXPECTED OUTCOMES Immediate The client will • Be safe and free from injury throughout hospitalization
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importance of conducting regular risk assessments. Discuss how the information gained from risk assessments could be used by Mid Staffordshire to develop care plans for individuals as well as informing management decision about policies and procedures. (b) Analyse the impact of non-compliance with Health and Safety legislation on the care of Mid-Staffordshire patients and the workplace. Discuss how these issues were addressed by Mid-Staffordshire NHS trust. Task 3 (a) Discuss the procedures
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Program – Region 6 Nursing Care Plan and Evaluation Student: __ Instructor: _Date: _1-28-2010_____ Instructions: 1. The nursing care plan evaluation is based upon the application of criteria appropriate for the student’s skill set. 2. All nursing care plans must be typed (Times New Roman‚ 12 point font). The nursing care plan form is available on Blackboard™ in each clinical course. 3. The grading rubric must be attached – last page of nursing care plan. 4. All relevant assessment
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b DEPARTMENT OF NURSING NURSING CARE PLAN |Student Name: p |Age: 89 | |Course number: Basic Skills & Concepts of Nursing |
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previous ones. The main reason for this was the fact that I was the required to actively take part in the assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation of a patients care within the service. Doing this came with responsibility that I had not had in previous placements. My preceptor had explained to me the process involved in care planning for a patient on the unit‚ the doctor will do the majority of the assessment‚ the nurse carries out the risk assessment and completes Roper Logan and Tierney
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Module III Nursing AVS Transition Nursing Process Discussion Group 3 Case Study Michael Martinez is a 24-year-old Marine who was involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) while on leave. His face hit the dashboard‚ resulting in a fracture of the mandible. Yesterday‚ he underwent a surgical maxillomandibular fixation‚ (wiring of the jaw) for stabilization of the fracture. As a result of this surgery‚ he is unable to open his mouth and is limited to a liquid diet. The restricted diet
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a progressive kidney disease and is characterized clinically by the increased blood pressure‚ occurrence of albuminuria and a gradual loss of kidney function (1). The morphological changes associated with early phase DN comprise diffuse thickening of the glomerular capillary basement membrane together with the nodular glomerulosclerosis (2). Although the pathophysiology of DN is mainly occur due to hyperglycemia‚ it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF NURSING NURS.3208 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families: Clinical Application Written Requirements DAILY ASSIGNMENTS Each week‚ daily assignments are to be submitted according to the directions of the clinical instructor. Use Daily Assignment grid (next page). One daily assignment will include a comprehensive list of all nursing diagnoses consistent with NANDA and ranked in priority order. State a rationale from
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