A stroke happens when the blood supply to some portion of your cerebrum is hindered or extremely decreased. This denies the brain of oxygen and nutrients leaving brain cells to die in just minutes. About every minute in the United States‚ someone suffers from a stroke. Strokes are the second leading cause of death in the US. Common symptoms of a stroke are as follows: drooping of the face‚ difficultly with vision‚ fast onset of a severe migraine‚ difficultly walking‚ and possibly paralysis of
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Nurses as Health Advocates Nurses as Health Advocates Active military service members and retired veterans have given their allegiance and sometimes their lives to preserve our nation’s safety and security. Their contributions to the protection of our country come at great cost to their lives and the lives of their families. Nurses are an integral part of the medical team saving lives of military personnel both in the trenches of combat‚ within community hospitals and clinics
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Secondary to Uremic Encephalopathy‚ Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis vs. Gouty Neuropathy Attending Physician: Dr. Valdez‚ Dr. Manzon‚ Dr. Ocampo‚ Dr. Concepcion I. CHIEF COMPLAINT - General body weakness - Drowsiness - Pain on knees II. NURSING HISTORY The patient‚ MNM‚ has hypertension for 21 years‚ he’s not taking any medications until year 2008 when he was prescribed Nifedipine and Carvedilol. He also has gouty attacks for 14 years now and he is taking Allopurinol. Four days PTC
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On my charge nurse day‚ there were staffing and communication issues. The unit was overstaffed and as charge nurse‚ we needed to find out which employees were due to float to other units. I think that this takes important leadership skills and the ability to delegate to individuals. These skills are crucial to utilize in the work place‚ in addition to “developing excellent communication skills [because] … it requires the ability to express yourself clearly and to understand another person” (Black
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for a new nurse to keep up with more experienced nurses. She felt that sometimes nurses are not good at accepting new nurses and sort of‚ “eat their own.” Nurse LaPish is thankful for her med-surge experience and the one-fifteen ratio she had gotten used to had prepared her for the pace of emergency medicine. The common lack of faith in themselves that nurses sometimes experience can make the transition difficult. Learning as you go‚ patient by patient is difficult to navigate as a new nurse. These
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Grand Canyon University In 2010 the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and initiated a transformation in United States health care. Every aspect of health care‚ including health care professions‚ have begun to evolve as a result of the laws passed in 2010. The nursing profession is one of the largest divisions in the healthcare workforce and requires large transformations in order to meet the goals that the United States has set forth. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted
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Definition of the health condition Stroke also known as a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is the disruption of blood supply which damages the brain and causes sudden onset of neurological deficits (Lundy-Eckman‚ 2013). Classification of the health condition: Strokes are classified by two broad categories‚ hemorrhage and ischemia which differ by the incident of the cerebral blood flow. Hemorrhage stroke is characterized by a rupture or leaking of a cerebral artery causing damage to the surrounding
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In nursing‚ burnout is a real problem. Nurses expressed symptoms of stress and burnout as reasons for their intention to exit the profession (Maville‚ Huerta‚ 2013‚ p. 446). It leads to job dissatisfaction and high turnover rates‚ which could be the case in the dialysis center I work for. We practice in the outpatient clinic and inpatient hospital setting. We perform hemodialysis‚ continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)‚ plasmapheresis‚ and peritoneal dialysis. We can work very long hours
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Case Study NU1505 For the purpose of this assignment I am going to do a case study on an individual patient/client which focuses on the nursing health model used in care‚ the socially and/or culturally specific components of care. I will also look at Health promotion and patient education and Inter/Multidisciplinary team approach to care provision. For the purpose of the assignment and to ensure I adhere to NMC Code of Conduct (2004) I must guard against breaches of confidentiality by protecting
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and prioritise nursing interventions related to Audrey’s. • Comfort and Safety. Audrey who is diagnosed with fractured left NOF (neck of femur) must be evaluated using pain assessment to obtain the optimal pain management intervention. Analgesics and non-pharmacologic approaches will be helpful to ease her pain and anxiety(Fink‚ 2000). As for her safety‚ the bed must be lowered down‚ side rails up if necessary and all her needs must be placed within her reach. In addition‚ nurses should use the
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