Jobi M. Troumbly Case study 17 Pages 85-89 1. Given the diagnosis of acute MI‚ what other lab results are you going to look at? CKMB‚ Troponin I‚ Myoglobin- which are all cardiac injury markers. ECGs done at an outside hospital or en route‚ noting the context in which notable ECGs were printed. 2. You find the following laboratory results in the patient’s chart. For each‚ interpret the result‚ and evaluate the meaning for C.B. a. Creatinine phosphokinase (CK) levels drawn on
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NURSE MANAGED HEALTH CENTERS AND PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES COULD MITIGATE EXPECTED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE Des Moines University ABSTRACT There has been an enormous focus on the impending increase in baby boomers approaching the year 2025 and the predicted shortage of primary care providers. This focus has only increased with the implications the Affordable Care Act has created through its provisions of increased insurance coverage for the uninsured. The numbers
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How effective is the rehabilitation of juveniles compared to just locking them up? Lately more and more people are recognizing that rehabilitation is a better route to go in order to help those who live a life of crime. Although some people still believe that locking people up and throwing away the key would do the trick‚ not all people benefit from that type of treatment. According to the Oxford Dictionary rehabilitation is described as the act of restoring someone to health or normal life through
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Nursing shortage and turnover is a continuous struggle throughout health care facilities. This in turn affects the quality of patient care and the workload of other nurses‚ causing an increase in nursing burnout. Nursing shortage occurs when there is a smaller amount of nurses who are employed at the time when the demand for them is drastically higher‚ where turnover is defined as the loss of an employee due to any number of reasons (Huber‚ 2010). Numerous studies have been done and it has been found
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R/s today she meet with the Mr. Brown for a level care assessment regarding his eligibility to be placed in a nursing facility. R/s Mr. Brown definitely qualifies to be a nursing facility. R/s in order for Mr. Brown to be place in a nursing home with Tri-County Hospice he has to qualify for Medicaid. R/s Ms. Isert was responsible for filling out the Medicaid application but has not completed it. R/s today Ms. Isert couldn’t
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Assessment for Diabetic Patient Name institutional Affiliation: Assessment for Diabetic Patient Health care delivery and education are crucial for health care providers. Nurses and other professionals are challenged to assure that the patients have the necessary information to make informed decisions. Patients and their families should have the right to access information about their health and commonly make important decisions from the facts. Diabetic patients need such information so take
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cognitive rehabilitation in various cognitive domains ranging from memory‚ attention‚ executive functions to even functional ability as well. One sub-section also highlighted studies which suggested that cognitive rehabilitation has no adverse side-effects‚ and may have equal to or greater cognitive benefit than current pharmacological treatment‚ and can be combined with other interventions for enhanced benefit. Importantly‚ improvements in cognitive function due to cognitive rehabilitation are matched
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honest communication between health care providers‚ nurses‚ and patients is necessary when discussing effective care. The most critical role of a nurse is as a patient advocate. In this case study‚ Carolyn is a twenty-one year old female who wants to know what is happening to her‚ while her mother wants to keep her daughter uninformed of the situation at hand. In the Code of Ethics‚ Provision 3‚ it states‚ “The nurse promotes‚ advocates for‚ and strives to protect the health‚ safety‚ and rights of the
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to change her career path from nursing. The client states she has been a registered nurse for 15 years‚ is recently divorced and has 4 adult children. The client states she will continue to work as a registered nurse per diem while she acquires more education or skills to pursue a new career path. She has needs to be equipped at providing for her financial needs and to also feel motivated and positive about the new work she will be doing. With her background in nursing she would like to remain within
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants‚ children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic‚ working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals‚ although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved
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