Nursing Case Study I. Health HistoryThe subject of my case study is W. K. W.K. is a 95 year old white male who was admitted to Moses Cone Hospital on November 23‚ 2002. Prior to being admitted to the hospital‚ W. K. had been in excellent health. His troubles apparently began three weeks prior to being admitted. On November 23‚ W. K.’s son found him lying on the floor confused‚ and soaked in urine. Mr. K. was diagnosed as having an acute cerebral vascular accident. This disorder can also be described
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Diploma in general nursing and midwifery-2002-mahakoshal nursing registration council Bhopal‚ India Preedegree-1999-mahadma Gandhi university‚ India S S L C-1997-Kerala board of exams PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION NMC REG-07J02070 INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODY ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING-2008 TRAINED NURSES ASOSSIATION OF INDIA-2003 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY CURRENT EMPLOYER 1. Four Seasons Healthcare Oaklands nursing home mosely-03/04/2013
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Course Project Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan Form 1: Analyze Assessment Data: Based on the health history information‚ identify the following: A. Areas for focused assessment (30 points) Provide a brief overview of those areas of strength and weakness noted from Milestone #1: Health History. Pt biggest strength is that‚ he considers himself as an independent person like to take everything positive and have future goals about life. Main weakness includes difficulty to quit
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hand and a plaster of paris cast encasing her left lower leg and foot. The focus of this essay is Sally’s two priority nursing problems‚ which are post surgery pain related to Tendo Achilles lengthening and the plaster cast application‚ and secondly peripheral tissue integrity related to pressure from the cast (Ackley‚ Ladwig‚2010). The essay will cover the two priority nursing interventions for both of these problems‚ what is involved in implementing these interventions‚ what should be considered
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Introduction The model of nursing that I will use for this assignment was originally developed by Roper in 1976. It was then added and updated in 1980‚ 1981 and 1983 by Roper‚ Logan & Tierney. The Roper (1996) model offers a framework for nurses so they can check credit is taken into account when undertaking any nursing care plan. There are four main stages of the nursing process as identified by Yaura & Walsh (1978) • • Assessment • Planning‚ • Implementation • Evaluation During
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The psychosocial theory of stress and coping is of the utmost importance to patient care and recovery. It has been found that among other things‚ stress can affect the rate of wound healing‚ susceptibility to infectious diseases‚ and the development and progression of cancer (Walker et al‚ 2007). The nurse plays an integral role in the management and alleviation of patients’ stress‚ and can provide valuable mechanisms to aid in the process of coping with the stressor. Stress is a concept‚ not
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Planning The planning phase of the nursing process is when you will decide which care measures are appropriate for your patient. Each nursing diagnosis listed in your text will have a corresponding list of interventions and rationales. Planning care involves carefully reading though each listed intervention and asking yourself if that intervention can or should be carried out with your patient. For example‚ an intervention listed underImpaired Gas Exchange reads as follows: “If the patient
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Laboratory and Diagnostic Examination 25 CHAPTER 2 I. Anatomy and Physiology 31 II. Etiology 40 III. Symptomatology 44 IV. Pathophysiology 49 V. Written Pathophysiology 54 CHAPTER 3 I. Nursing Care Plan 56 II. Discharge Plan 69 III. Pharmacological Management 74 CHAPTER 4 I. Conclusion 82 II. Patient’s Prognosis 82 III. Recommendation 83 IV. Evaluation 84 V. Bibliography 85 List of Figures
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Nursing model is a collection of ideas‚ knowledge and values about nursing which determines the way nurses‚ as individuals and groups‚ work with their patients or clients (Hogston et al. 2002). Models therefore help nurses to organise their thinking about nursing and then set about their practice in an orderly and logical way (Hogston et al. 2002). A nursing framework is a structure used to organise care given to patients (Siviter‚2))000) This essay will explore a needs orientated approach to
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Nursing Diagnosis 1. Acute pain R/T: inflammation and obstruction of the gallbladder AEB: patient verbalizes abdominal pain of 7/10‚ grimaces‚ rubs his stomach‚ BP 158/79‚ T990F 2. Deficient knowledge R/T: lack of knowledge about the importance of incentive spirometer AEB: patient says that he does not know how to use and needs to know more about its importance. 3. Risk for deficient fluid volume R/T: restricted intake 4. Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement R/T: impaired
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