essential that nurses should drive a patient’s focus to proper educational and counselling programs which would encourage engaging in adequate physical activity‚ indulging in a balanced diet while minimizing the use of alcohol‚ drugs and tobacco. Clinical nursing practice‚ the appropriate discussion‚ following the proper protocol of treatment follow-up‚ teaching the patient how to be healthy and preventing sickness are all important roles of a nurse. Effectively carrying out these roles will greatly
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Area Technical College Clinical Case Study: Combat PTSD Rachel Dillon Case Study project Abnormal Psychology Professor Dyszelski 24 April 2013 HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 30-year-old married‚ Caucasian female‚ who served three tours of duty in Iraq‚ presented to a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Madison‚ Wisconsin. On intake to primary care‚ she screened positive for PTSD and was referred for specialty services to the posttraumatic stress clinical team for experiencing traumatic
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pain. Moreover‚ candidate gene association studies have identified multiple genes that may contribute to clinical pain. Several studies have shown that polymorphisms in genes affecting the function of both catecholaminergic and serotonergic systems may be associated with chronic pain disorders‚ such as FM and TMD. However‚ which genes contribute explain the greatest proportion of variance in clinical pain responses is currently unknown‚ and the direct functional effects of specific polymorphisms have
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Directory of Clinical Research Companies In India December 2005 4th & 5th Floors‚ Astral Heights‚ Road No. 1‚ Banjara Hills‚ Hyderabad-500034‚ India Tel: +91-40-23430203-07‚ Fax: +91-40-23430208‚ E-mail: info@cygnusindia.com Website: www.cygnusindia.com Disclaimer: All information contained in this report has been obtained from sources believed to be accurate by Cygnus Business Consulting & Research (Cygnus). While reasonable care has been taken in its preparation‚ Cygnus makes no representation
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In addition‚ there are different ways to treat loneliness‚ social isolation and clinical depression. The first step is that doctors recommend therapy. The therapy is a common way‚ sometimes successfully‚ to treat loneliness. Short-term therapy‚ the most common way to treat patients suffering from loneliness and depression typically lasts
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Question 1 identify the educational preparation and role(s) of the clinical nurse leader (CNL) designation. Give an example of how the CNL influences direct patient care whether in a hospital or out in the community. Answer1 There are six elements to the CNL role‚ they are: leadership and change‚ interdisciplinary relationships‚ knowledge transfer‚ outcomes management‚ clinician at the point of care‚ and professional development. CNLs should be assigned to a specific unit of the hospital
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The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) can be found working in numerous specialties and having an understanding of alcoholic liver disease and the transplant process will help optimize care of the patient with alcoholic cirrhosis. Because there is no alternative treatment to liver transplantation for most patients with end-stage liver disease‚ it is important that the CNS understand that the 6-month rule could be lethal in some circumstances. Early detection and treatment can be life-saving. Clinicians
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Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
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After forming a clinical judgement‚ a nurse makes a decision by implementing what should be done and how it should be done. Clinical decision making is process of drawing from various dimensions of knowledge‚ in which nurses organize data‚ form conclusions‚ and act on these conclusions ensuring the best possible outcome for the patient (Gillespie & Paterson‚ 2009). Nursing process frameworks describe the decision-making process as a set of steps including assessment‚ identification of a problem‚
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Clinical governance is defined as “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safe-guarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.” Clinical governance incorporates quality assurance‚ quality improvement and risk and incident management. It also monitors and helps to ensure that the standards of care are maintained and‚ if necessary‚ improved. Clinical governance
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