statistic is that as many as one in four elderly patients discharged from hospital will experience an adverse health event within thirty days of hospital discharge. These events may have serious outcomes‚ which may include a need for care in an emergency department‚ readmission to hospital‚ admission to a nursing
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A case study of a professional cyclist with a fractured clavicle. The aim of the following case study is to describe the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system using a 20 year old professional cyclist who sustained a fractured clavicle during a race. The author will discuss the effects of the injury on the normal functions of the systems of the body‚ and the impact on his physical‚ psychological and social well-being. The author will also summarise the pathological changes that occurred
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Patient-therapist interaction The way the therapist and patient interact with each other in a medical setting greatly influence on the therapeutic relationship (Greenhalgh and Heath 2010). According to Crepeau and Garren (2011) to develop a strong therapeutic relationship‚ the therapist must be able to interact in a way that allows them to enter into the patient’s experience‚ connect with the emotional feelings and to be willing to modify their own perspective in order to respond to the patient’s
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RELATED CASES: None SUPPORT DOCUMENTS: None. On 05/19/2016‚ Joseph Cairo contacted the Pasco Sheriff`s Office by telephone to report a grand theft. Mr. Cairo said sometime between 04/17/2015 and 09/03/2015‚ his daughter‚ Bridgette Cairo and/or her live in boyfriend‚ Joshua Potter stole two money bags out of his boxed up property that was stored at her residence. One money bag contained antique and collectible paper money. The second bag contained antique and collectible coins.
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Delirium in Elderly Patients Karen Hull Northern Arizona University Delirium in Elderly Patients As the human life span increases‚ acute care facilities are confronted with increasing numbers of elderly patient admissions. It is estimated that approximately one third of the elderly patients admitted to an acute care facility will develop symptoms of delirium (Brown‚ Fitzgerald‚ & Walsh‚ 2007). Delirium can be defined as “an acute confusional state characterized by inattention‚ disorganized
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Diagnostic Studies: x-ray was performed. Patient was diagnosed with right Femur sub-trochanteric Fracture after analyzing the X-rays. DRUG/DOSE/ FREQUENCY/ROUTE DRUG CLASS REASON WHY THIS PATIENT IS RECEIVING THIS DRUG Ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg q6hr or as needed. antiemetic Given to avoid nausea or vomiting. Lactated Ringers IV Premix continuous 100 ml per hour fluid and electrolyte replenishment Given to replace body fluids. Patient fell and was dehydrated after being on the ground for several
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KINGSTON UNIVERSITY Advertising Keep Walking Campaign - Johnnie Walker Arage‚ Devika Lima‚ Marcela Balamash‚ Maryam Pissareva‚ Vicktoriya Contents Executive Summary This report aims to analyse the Johnnie Walker ’s advertising campaign‚ Keep Walking and provide a comparison between the communication model used by the brand and the DAGMAR model. Moreover‚ this report provides the campaign results‚ its impact on receptors and the financial
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The familiar phrase of overworked and under appreciated has rang through the nursing field. As health care reform and insurances make critical changes‚ nurses are forced to keep up. Nursing managers are in a bind to meet the new budget cuts and criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues
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25-year-old female patient has recently had a fight with her boyfriend‚ who wanted to break up with the patient because of her unstable emotion and manipulation. She did not want the break up so she threatened to commit suicide. Patient has been in four relationships within the last year‚ and all relationships started well as the patient put in lots of effort to keep her partners from leaving her‚ but all of her boyfriends broke up with her because they found it difficult to keep up with her emotion
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Clawson‚ James G. 2003 VDOT: Trying to Keep Virginia Moving. Darden Business Publishing Retrieved on July 13‚ 2010 from: http://it.darden.virginia.edu/XanEdu/VDOT/content/index.htm?speed=128 McNamara‚ C. (n.d.). What is Organization Development? Free Management Library. Retrieved July 14‚ 2010‚ from http://managementhelp.org/org_chng/od-field/OD_defn.htm Starker‚ D. (n.d.). Situational Leadership. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved July 14‚ 2010‚ from http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/styles/situational_leadership
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