Surgical Nursing Care Impeccable nursing care is an essential contribution to the successful outcome of a patient scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. An efficient preoperative nursing assessment includes that of the patient’s state of mind. Most patients are understandably nervous or anxious prior to surgery‚ however‚ significantly high levels of anxiety may have a negative effect on the surgical procedure and/or expected outcomes. “Preoperative anxiety may be an anticipatory response
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Quality Nursing Care (i) Table of contents PAGE 1. Introduction 1 2. Definition / Explanation of quality care 1 3. The Elements of quality care 1 4. Quality assurance and risk management
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for providing care to the elderly. The percentage of older Americans residing in assisted living facilities has declined in recent years. However rapid aging of the population‚ especially the growth of the population 85 years and older‚ means that demand for nursing home care is steadily increasing. There are multiple factors that are needed for a successful assisted living facility. Nevertheless‚ one of the most underappreciated factors in running an effective facility is nursing. People with loved
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healthcare decrease as the benefits tend to be inefficient in fully covering all of the costs that factor into a healthcare plan. The average cost calculation also does not take additional financial responsibilities‚ such as paying for a nursing home or long-term private home care‚ into consideration. Here is a look
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“The Person-Centred Therapy approach has its limitations when it comes to treating a gambling addiction.” Discuss. In this assignment I am going to discuss what constitutes addictive behaviour in the context of therapeutic work. An evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) will be used to highlight the limitations of this mode of therapy when used for clients with a gambling addiction. Other models of therapy will also be explored in order to ascertain whether
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client‚ family member‚ staff‚ etc.) Chief Complaint or client’s request for care Present Illness: Present Illness or present health status OLD CART (Onset‚ Location‚ Duration‚ Characteristics‚ Associated factors‚ Response to treatments tried) Progression of disease/Illness: Chronological order of events Specific s/s Duration‚ characteristics‚ location Abrupt/gradual‚ related
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result of lifting heavy batteries approximately 75 pounds. As per OMNI entry‚ the patient is status post two lumbar surgeries and spinal cord stimulator implant. He was deemed to have reached Maximum Medical Improvement on 09/15/2009. Future medical care includes office visits‚ medications‚ physical therapy‚ testing‚ and possible removal of L3-4 pedicle screw. Per medical report dated 10/04/16‚ the patient’s mediations are helpful without adverse effects. He reported 50% relief with the use of spinal
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NURSING CARE PLAN Nurs 326 SFSU Student Name: Alena Makarava Instructor/Clinical Site Gerardo Caritan‚ RN‚ MSN Date: 2/26/2015 Ms. X is a 34 year old female. The patient is a G3 P2‚ with both children delivered by C-section‚ with the only complication in both being low birth weights. Ms. X has a longstanding history of hypertension‚ anxiety and depression. Additional health history includes a vitamin D deficiency‚ back surgery in 05/06 due to a herniated disc‚ and two previous cesarean
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Men in Nursing: Ambivalence in care‚ gender and masculinity Introduction This paper examines some of the changes‚ which occurred as men entered nursing in the late twentieth century. Nursing is unique in that during the late nineteenth century it became an almost completely ’feminised’ occupation‚ following what Theweleit calls a ’new female assault’ on medical and caring work. Before this‚ women did little more than midwifery (1). During the late twentieth century men have increasingly found
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Within childcare a child centred approach underpins good practice. During a transitional period it is the setting’s responsibility to change the way that they do things to cater for the individual child. It is not good practice to force a child out of their comfort zone and change them to make them fit in with the setting. A child centred approach involves putting the child first. Each child is treated on an individual basis and this means that their needs will be different. An example of this could
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