Assessing Family Health Patterns: Evaluating the Usefulness of a Heritage Assessment Tool Sarah Potter Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-0191 October 5‚ 2014 Assessing Family Health Patterns: Evaluating the Usefulness of a Heritage Assessment Tool In the United States today cultural diversity is growing more prevalent every day. The report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM: Unequal treatment‚ 2002) presented information that racial and ethnic minorities of all ages receive lower
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Throughout this discussion board I will discuss the health practices‚ disparities and influences of the Hispanic culture which is different from my own discussion their perception of communication‚ space‚ social organization‚ time‚ environmental control‚ as well as biological variations. I will also explain how gaining the awareness of the Hispanic ethnicity can influence the care that I provide for them. Communication varies among cultures; Spanish is the primary spoken language of the Hispanic
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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 sections. Ms. X delivered a healthy baby boy weighing 6 lb. 2 ounces‚ with apgar
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& Practice of Surgery Cam‚ P.C.A & Cardone‚ D (2007) Propofol Infusion Syndrome. Anaesthesia. Volume: 62‚ Issue: 7‚ Pg. 690-701. Clancy‚ J‚ &McVicar‚ A (2009) Physiology & Anatomy for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Practitioners: A Homeostatic Approach. Third Edition. Hodder Arnold: London. Coni‚ H &Coni‚ N (2003) Blood Pressure: All you need to know Foxall‚ F (2009) Haemodynamic Monitoring and Manipulation: An Easy Learning Guide. M & K Publishing: Cumbria. Health Professions
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Table of Contents I. Acknowledgement II. Introduction III. Significance IV. Objectives: General: Specific: V. Patients Profile: Physical Assessment Laboratory Results VI. Anatomy and Physiology VII. Pathophysiology (with Medical-Surgical Mgt.‚NursingMgt.‚Collaborative Mgt.) VIII. Drug Study IX. Preventive Action Plan X. Nursing Care Plan Acknowledgement I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to my professor Dr. Robert Denopol‚ who was abundantly
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6/7/2011 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology • Anatomy: The study of structures The Human Body: An Orientation • Subdivisions: – Gross or macroscopic anatomy (ex: regional‚ systemic anatomy) – Microscopic (ex: cytology‚ histology) – Developmental (ex: embryology) CH 1 1 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology 2 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology • Essential tools for the study of anatomy: – Mastery of anatomical terminology – Observation – Manipulation – Palpation –
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to show the correlation between subjective data and objective data and how they contribute to the plan and implementing nursing care. To perform this frameworks‚ I will first explicit the components of the subjective data including health history‚ secondly I will explicit the objective data including physical assessment components‚ next I will provide some education base of the finding and finally I will provide a reflection base on the assessment
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the information to the control center. The control center then receives the information from the sensor and compares it to the correct set value. It then signals the effector if necessary. The effector then takes necessary action to correct the imbalance based on the information the control center sends it. An example of negative feedback would be body temperature. The controlled variable is your core temperature‚ which is the temperature in the center of your body. The temperature sensors in your
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baseline pre illness or pre admission to hospital if for an elective procedure. High blood pressure (HYPERTENSION ) A blood pressure reading‚ with a diastolic measurement greater than 90mmhg and or a systolic of greater than 140mmhg. A rough guide to define hypertension is Mild Hypertension > BP 130/90 -140/100mmHg Moderate Hypertension > BP 140/100- 160/120mmHg Severe Hypertension >BP above 160/120mmHg Low Blood Pressure (HYPOTENTION) Is a reading were the systolic pressure is below
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