Critique HCA 220 Kayla Dye 3/3/2013 Wanda Carter This article explains what pains the elderly suffer from. Musculoskeletal pain in mentioned to be the most common. It mentions the causes being rheumatic pain‚ different types of arthritis‚ and non curable conditions such as tendonitis and bursitis. It states that pain management can either be treated with pharmaceuticals or non pharmaceuticals. Education of the patient of treatment is important in order to maintain good health with non pharmaceuticals
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At any given time‚ 10 percent of the adult population has neck pain and it is the second leading cause of lost time from work behind low back pain‚ with less than 1 percent developing neurologic deficits and requiring surgical intervention. Most of the patients do recover with conservative therapy regardless of the underlying etiology of pain. Patients clinically present for a number of contributing factors and despite the cause‚ end up recovering well with conservative therapy. The development
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DIVERSITY IN PATIENT CARE Diversity in Patient Care Cami Meadows Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion June 17th‚ 2006 Diversity in Patient Care The field of nursing is complex with a considerable amount of knowledge needed to provide quality of care for patients. With that in mind‚ understanding each individual can contribute to optimal care. In any hospital‚ a variety of
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complaining of neck pain. HPI The patient tells me her symptoms started in early August. She had been away on vacation. She was sleeping on an air mattress. One night realized that the air mattress was not fully inflated‚ but slept anyway and she awoke the next morning‚ she was having some neck pain. She said initially she attributed just to sleeping wrong. She had pain for a couple of days. She took a few days worth of Advil and felt better. She said following that‚ the pain restarted without
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to the patients’ perceived positive experience (Karlsson‚ Lindahl‚ & Bergbom‚ 2012; Samuelson‚ 2011). Increased physical activity made them believe of recovery‚ and involvement in planning made their time pass quicker. The patients felt being treated as a human with respect when they received an explanation of the procedure and own condition. Familiar faces and objects remind them of value and confident‚ and calm nursing cares that met the patients’ needs made them feel secured. Patients appreciated
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you‚ having the pain and having to stand all day” showing understand and empathy of the difficulty of the pain that he suffers and its effects daily. The purpose of empathy is to build rapport‚ developing mutual trust because ‘rapport is the root of effective communication’ (4). Consequently‚ the patient feels more comfortable to communicate their agenda and feelings setting the basis for a successful consultation. EFFECTIVENESS Empathy help establishes a good ‘doctor- patient relationship’ where
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Alternative Chronic Pain Treatment for the Substance Abuser In the United States‚ there are more than 100 million people suffering from some sort of chronic pain. With the most common treatment is being prescribed medications such as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory‚ or opioids (Boyles‚ 2011). Treating chronic pain with opioids can be affective. But the long term use presents many problems. Especially with treating a substance abuser of prescription or nonprescription opioid drugs. Patients that are prone
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Theology 104 September 15‚ 2014 Reflection Paper #1 Introduction: I started attending church when I first came to the United States at age of 13. Many Korean immigrants choose religion just for relationship within Korean community and for to earn information on their children’s education. This was the same reason why my dad took my brother and I to church. I was a Sunday Christian for 10 years. I knew knowledge on the Bible but always questioned inside if I am a true Christian. With grace of
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11/11/2011. Patient is a 52-year-old male nursing assistant who sustained an injury while he was repositioning a patient when he heard cracking sound and felt pain and burning in his low back. He is status post anterior retroperitoneal exposure of the L5-S1 space with mobilization of the bilateral iliac vein and artery on 10/02/12. Per OMNI‚ he was declared MMI on 09/18/13. Based on the progress report dated 03/02/16‚ the patient reports increased pain for about a week. He rates the pain 5/10 with
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Debbie White vs. Patrick Gibbs Agree with Defendants or Plaintiffs Ana Giron Liberty University The background of this lawsuit is based on Debbie White suing Patrick Gibbs and his Tavern for the death of her husband . The reason why Debbie wants the bar to be held responsible is due to the fact that Mr. Edward Hard left intoxicated and crashed into Mrs. White ’s car and killed her husband . The Gibbs feel his bar shouldn’t be held responsible due to the fact that the bartender didn’t
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