an uninsured homeless patient. The uninsured homeless patient may need medication to relieve a symptom from an STD disease in order to mitigate an undesirable symptom. The Nurse may cause discomfort. While providing care to the homeless patient‚ Nonmaleficence must be balanced by beneficence. The Nurses intent is to provide a treatment to the homeless patient which benefits the patient must outweigh the discomfort caused. The Nurses intent must be to help the homeless patient‚ not
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The patient is a 29 year old male who presented to the ED with an intentional overdose of an unknown amount of Tylenol. Patient reports relational issues with his wife as primary contributing factor to he distress. He reports experiencing feelings of depression and mood swings. Patient reports depression symptoms as feelings of worthlessness‚ hopelessness‚ tearfulness‚ isolation‚ insomnia‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ and sadness. Patient currently denies homicidal ideations and having any visual or auditory
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Patient Case Study MS is a 26 year old female diagnosed with major depressive disorder‚ anxiety and type II diabetes mellitus. The chief complaint that led to the current admission was suicidal ideation with a plan. MS stated upon admission that she wanted “everything to end.” MS confirmed having “lot of anxiety” and stress. MS experienced financial‚ medical‚ social and work related stressors. MS had purchased a car that did not work well and the replacement did not work either. Her boyfriend had
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Summary of the Practice Issue Poorly managed COPD increases the patients’ risk of a faster progression of the disease and decreased activity tolerance to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as walking‚ preparing meals‚ performing self-care‚ and obtaining medications from the pharmacy when needed (American Lung Association‚ 2016). Further‚ lack or patient knowledge concerning avoidance of environmental risk factors‚ proper medication administration‚ and the importance of joining a smoking
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I. Introduction Patient 123 On 28th August 2017‚ Patient 123‚ a 45 year old Chinese uncle came to Hospital X to do a non-contrast abdomen Computed tomography (CT) scan which required a cross section view of the patient’s body anatomy to reassurance the reoccurrence of renal stones on the patient’s kidneys. Patient was ambulant‚ alert‚ conscious and cooperative as he was able to follow the instructions given by the radiographer. As he could understood and converse in Chinese‚ there was no communication
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D-The patient arrived on time for her appointment. Reported unstable on her dose and requested to increase her dose by 5 mgs. The patient is experiencing craving‚ yawning. sweaty‚ clamping‚ not sleeping‚ and sometimes body aches. This writer completed the dose change request form‚ but also reminded the patient to update Rx Script as her script had expired on 07/04/2016. According to the patient‚ she wishes Nursing would notify her because she has her updated script in her car. This writer strongly
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Thank you for taking the time to review my application for your full-time Senior Office Specialist. I am very qualified for this position‚ highly capable‚ and am very confident that I can meet and exceed your needs for the position. My most recent position was as an Insurance Verification Specialist with Banner Health. I resigned from that position due to their collections practices and lack of what I felt was a genuine concern for the care of patients as paramount. I am a 2014 graduate of the
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A Case Study on Dakota Office Supply Case: Dakota Office Products 1. Background Information Dakota Office Products (DOP) is a regional office supply company with a strong reputation for customer service and quality supplies. Additionally‚ DOP is unafraid to adopt new services such as its desk top deliver option which delivers smaller orders directly to individual sites as well as its traditional commercial freight delivery. DOP has also introduced and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
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The catholic patient is 87 years old. The patient is diagnosed with dementia‚ muscle weakness‚ cardiac dysrhythmia‚ anxiety‚ and lack of coordination. She is ordinated and alert but sometimes has episodes of confusion. The patient can ambulate but uses a walker for assistance. Patient experiences pain from past back accident and because of muscle weakness‚ occasionally. Patient’s plan of care includes maintaining health and daily activities. Due to her being incontinent‚ she developed a stage one
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Patient Confidentiality The confidentiality of a patient’s medical records has been an ongoing dilemma for healthcare professionals. To put it another way‚ there is a difficulty in discerning the boundaries of one’s duty and his/ her concern with the patients. Be that as it may‚ health care staff should maintain professionalism towards their work through respecting the privacy of the patients. As a matter of fact‚ this promotes the establishment of mutual trust between the health care staff and
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