closed head injuries such as head hitting a windshield and penetrating head injuries such as a gunshot wound. As reported by the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation‚” The severity of traumatic brain injuries is often assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale‚ with scores ranging from 3 to 15. The higher the score‚ the more mild the injury is. TBIs can result in a variety of physical and cognitive symptoms including: movement difficulties‚ talking difficulties‚ seizures‚ brief to severe memory loss
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Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard
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INTRODUCTION The clinical scenario given is a serious one. Therefore‚ extreme care and caution will be required in assessing the patient and managing any injuries discovered in the process. In this essay‚ the potential clinical problems the patient could have would be explores‚ and based on the clinical parameters provided‚ attempt would be made to interpret and subsequently manage the signs‚ symptoms as well as the injuries presented by the patient. In order to identify quality diagnostic methods
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Stroke is Australia’s single greatest killer and a leading cause of disability. Stroke is a serious and deadly condition involving cerebral circulation within the brain and can seriously affect a person maintaining a safe environment‚ communication and mobility as well as other activities of living. The case of Mr Shaw‚ a 73 year old male admitted to the stroke unit of his local hospital following a left sided ischaemic stroke is presented in this essay. The ischaemic stroke has left Mr Shaw with
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Alice Palmer has been admitted into the acute stroke unit eighteen hours after experiencing an ischaemic stroke. She has undergone a vital signs assessment including heart rate and blood pressure as well as a Glasgow Coma Scale test as part of a neurological assessment. This essay will discuss the key elements of the data recorded‚ the physical and focused assessments to be completed by the nurse receiving Mrs. Palmer and it will include the normal and abnormal parameters for this case study. Firstly
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Learning Outcome 4 Critically analyse own OSCE performance in utilising systematic rapid clinical assessment and an appropriate track and trigger tool‚ to escalate care in an appropriate and timely manner. This essay will critically analyse my performance throughout the Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assessment I completed‚ including the escalation strategy utilised by the Nation early warning scores (NEWS) (RCP‚ 2012) as a track and trigger tool (NICE‚ 2007). Based on the
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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trauma room in which the patient was noted to have an open right tibia-fibula fractures‚ rotation of left leg‚ multiple contusions‚ and positive indications of pelvic fracture. Patient is alert and orientated to person‚ place‚ and time with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 12/15 with complaints of increasing abdominal pain. Two large catheters placed and fluid replacement started for potential fluid loss that was suspected in the patient complaint of abdominal pain and changes in vital signs. Patient denies
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Mary’s Case Study Unit 5 Lence Lazoroski PS520-01: Neuropsychology March 4‚ 2012 Case Study Summary Mary S. is a 17-year-old Latina High School Junior who is popular amongst her peers and performs academically in the top quarter of her class. One day‚ while at a party‚ she was dared by her friends to dive off a second floor balcony in the swimming pool. When she dove head first‚ she slipped and experienced a sharp blow to her head on the side of the pool. She was unconscious
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Project Management Institute Case Studies in Project Management The Glasgow Science Centre Tower Project Edited by: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP The George Washington University Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP Young Hoon Kwak‚ PhD Oksana Chernyaeva‚ MSPM Tina Spector‚ MSPM Albert H. Wu This case study was originally prepared as part of Project Management Applications‚ the capstone course of the Master of Science in Project Management at The George Washington University‚ by the graduating students listed
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