APPROACHES TO FAMILY NURSING All individuals are affected by their family (Kaakinen‚ Coehlo‚ Steele‚ Tabacco‚ & Hanson‚ 2015). Today nurses realize the importance of the family unit on the overall wellbeing of the individual and by including the family into the patients care‚ it increases the positive outcomes for both (Svavarsdottir et al.‚ 2015). We will review a patient I had many years ago and discuss the child and his health needs in regards to how it affects him‚ his family‚ the family functioning
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A REFLECTIVE PIECE ON A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. In this reflective piece of writing I will be explaining how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the patient physically‚ psychologically ‚and socially ‚I will also explain how the disease affects his daily routine and how it impacts on his family life. I will give an overview of the clinical signs and symptoms‚ how the disease alters the pathphysiology of the lungs‚ and what these changes cause within
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Today marked my seventh clinical day on the floor at UH Ahuja. My patient assigned to me was a female admitted for hematemesis‚ which means the presence of blood in vomit. I learned that her hematemesis was caused by a GI bleed secondary to a gastric ulcer. The vomit was described as coffee ground texture and color. I looked into it and discovered that it could be an indicator of an upper GI bleed. I talked to Stephanie about this‚ and she confirmed this. She also asked me which labs to watch out
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CTR is a 51 year old woman who is divorced and lives with her son and granddaughter. She works a full-time job as well as a part-time job to make ends meet. She struggles everyday with high blood pressure‚ type II diabetes and multiple other musculoskeletal problems‚ but one thing she does not struggle with is her faith. Upon meeting with her and performing the spiritual assessment (Balzer-Riley‚ 2008) using the tool as assigned CTR consented to an assessment of her spiritual health. It was very
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from thermal injuries can never repair themselves and to make the matter worse‚ a person can die from the accident due to loss of plasma and from infection. The latter source of allograft often led to rejection by the recipient’s immune system. So‚ in case of extensive burns‚ a surgeon’s first and last resort was to cover the burn areas with bandages as primary treatment. What it did in actuality was prolong the death of the patients rather than keeping them alive. Even if they survived‚ they were left
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Introduction: Short term functional results of modern bicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA) with 2 independent modern implants showed better results than those of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Conserving 2 cruciate ligaments may explain these results but another hypothesis is that independent adjustment of the rotation of patello-femoral and tibio-femoral implants may optimize knee reconstruction. Objectives: The aim of our study was to compare the positioning of BKA implants to those of primary
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involved in this model are assess‚ link‚ synthesize‚ design‚ implement and evaluate‚ and integrate and maintain. In this case‚ we have identified problem i.e. increased incidence of UTIs. According to the model‚ we will need to assess the need to change the current practice of the clinic. The data should be collected on the clinic’s current practice‚ which
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Case Study One In this case study I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to write a personal account of an abdominal examination carried out in general practice under the supervision of my mentor‚ utilising the skills taught during the module thus far. What happened During morning routine sick parade I was presented with a 21 year old male soldier experiencing severe acute‚ non specific‚ abdominal pain. Under the supervision of the medical officer (MO) I proceeded to carry out a full
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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY Procedure Steps: 1. The surgeon marks the anteromedial and anterolateral joint lines and portal positions with a skin marker. 2. The skin areas for portal placement are infiltrated with local epinephrine. If the knee has an effusion‚ the surgeon aspirates it with a 16-gauge needle on a 60ml syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar
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MRI of the Knee Materials utilized for the procedure KC Hutchins The materials used in the MRI of the knee are surface coils‚ volume coils‚ knee positioning pads‚ sandbags‚ and Gadolinium‚ in the case of a Magnetic Resonance Angiogram. Firstly‚ in some cases‚ a surface coil is used. They are of the simplest design‚ a loop of conducting material. It is used as a transmitter of radiofrequency energy. This receiver coil is placed on the region of interest or the knee‚ in this example‚ for greater
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