Regina Steele September 8th‚ 2010 Speech 107 Class 49 Adjustable Gastric Band Outline Topic: Lap band Surgery General Purpose: To inform people about lap band surgery Specific Purpose: Inform the audience on how lap band surgery works‚ comparison with other techniques‚ and band adjustments and diet after surgery. 1. Introduction A. Attention-Getter: According to the American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery‚ bariatric surgery is not an easy option for obesity sufferers
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Chapter 43: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Educate the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly contagious
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The Extended Role of the Nurse HEIDI BIRCH‚ M.SC.‚ R.G.N.‚ R.M. BACKGROUND Within the UK nursing practice is undergoing changes that are both exciting and controversial. The potential to develop the role of the nurse within the health care profession should not be allowed to slip from our grasp. Initiatives by the government are aimed at redefining the traditional structure of the NHS. Making a Difference (1) aims to look at ways of strengthening the nursing‚ midwifery and health visiting
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DAS LVN FINAL STUDY GUIDE 1. Cardiac Catheterization (dye): 1333 Cardiac Catheterization: A cardiac catheterization is performed to obtain information about congenital or acquired heart defects‚ measure oxygen concentration‚ determine cardiac output‚ or assess the status of the heart’s structures and chambers. It may be performed during an angio cardiogram to study the function of the heart or blood supply or to diagnose congenital anomalies or valvular disease. Therapeutic treatments may be done
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MANAGE RECRUITMENT SELECTION AND INDUCTION PROCESSES BSBHRM506A “REPORT ON RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESSES” SUBMITTED BY: Your Name & Student Number Create “HEALTHCARE UNITED” logo here TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Executive summary 2 Policy 2 Introduction 2 Timeframes 3 Personnel involves 3 Documentation 5
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GENERAL OBJECTIVE: On completion of the seminar students will acquire in depth knowledge regarding gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ gain skills in identifying & managing the conditions and develop a positive attitude about nurse ’s role. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: On completion of seminar students will be able to * Define gastro oesophageal reflux disease * Enlist the risk factors for GERD * Explain the pathophysiology of GERD * List down clinical manifestations GERD * Describe
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KEL030 SUNIL CHOPRA AND CANAN SAVASKAN Weight Solutions Clinic: Bariatric Surgery Center “Tell me Mike‚ how do you expect me to face Mr. Spitzer‚ who has already waited ten weeks for an answer from his insurance company‚ and tell him that the earliest we can operate on him is in three months’ time? You know that he is struggling to make this drastic commitment‚ and we are just making life more difficult for him‚” Dr. Crawler said to his head surgeon. “We urgently need to do something about
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MANAGED CARE January 2009 ©MediMedia USA Cover Story Disruptive Innovations That Will Change Your Life in Health Care The innovations that we list here are not unfamiliar‚ but don’t underestimate them. As they mature‚ they will have strong effects. By Maureen Glabman Contributing Editor In 1995‚ Harvard business school professors Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower put “disruptive technologies” in the business lexicon by introducing the term in a seminal article in the school’s journal
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Introduction: This essay will explore two case studies based around orthopaedic and gastrointestinal nursing. Claire is a 61 year old female who has been admitted with a Tib/Fib fracture of her right leg and a left colles’ fracture‚ with a past history of osteoarthritis and recently osteoporosis. Justin is a 33 year old male admitted with gastro oesophageal reflux disease plus or minus peptic ulcer disease prepping for a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Clinical presentations and nursing management as
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problems and was described as small for gestational age. Tim received a nutritional evaluation at the hospital to determine what nutrients he required to help him get healthy enough to be able to leave the hospital. Tim was also born with an inguinal hernia that was repaired when he was nine months old. Tim’s mother was unable to breast feed within the first month and therefore had to result to baby formula. Tim’s body rejected the baby formula for the first six month but through various consultations
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