hope is that dying is an option that is used as a last resort when all other resources have been exhausted. Eventually it can be something that allows them to have a sense of peace. Nurses are often there for patients before the patient has come to terms with their fate. In various settings‚ I have to be aware of how I feel about death and dying so that I can address the patient’s concerns in the most sympathetic and professional way possible. Until one is put in a similar situation‚ it is hard to
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Body System Assignment Module 7: Cardiovascular System Case 1: A 76-year-old man of Eastern European heritage develops chest pain and is taken to the ED‚ where he is diagnosed with angina. During his assessment‚ the nurse hears carotid bruits. 1. Explain how the nurse would assess for carotid bruits? •When assessing the jugular venous pressure‚ you would palpate the carotid upstrokes and auscultate for carotid bruits (Bickley & Szilagyi‚ 2017). To assess for carotid bruits ask the patient
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and dying (Candy et al.‚ 2012). ͲͲͳͷͻʹ ͳ BODY The coping with terminal illness is challenging for the patient because it is a traumatic event but also has a big impact on the patients’ family members and friends. The term ‘coping’ has been defined as a process whereby behavioural and cognitive efforts are constantly changing in order to manage or meet specific internal or external demands that have been assessed to be physically or mentally demanding for the individual
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Health Medical Records Procedure Manual HCR/210 Sunday‚ October 10‚ 2010 Lisa Israel‚ MBA‚ CMT Happy Health Medical Clinic Medical Records Procedure Manual Purpose To establish guidelines for the maintenance and confidentiality of all patients’ protected health information (PHI) by adhering to federal and state laws and regulations whether those records are paper or electronic. This manual is to be used to train key personal in information management during departmental training. Medical Records
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The most significant theme in John Hersey’s book "Hiroshima" are the long- term effects of war‚ confusion about what happened‚ long term mental and physical scars‚ short term mental and physical scars‚ and people being killed. The confusing things after the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima where that the city had been wiped out‚ all means of communication where gone‚ all the roads and street signes where wiped out‚ destroyed or blocked by collapsed buildings " saw through the darkness that all
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One cold winter night while at work we get a call from emergency medical services (EMS) saying they are bringing us an unresponsive two year old and they will be here in three minutes. The staff scrambles to get our trauma room ready and brace ourselves mentally. The ambulance pulls in and I see the paramedic doing CPR
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Systems Terms Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook. After you have defined each term in your own words‚ describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Utilize a minimum of two research sources to support your claims—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Be sure to cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines. Term Definition
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Steven Delgado Compassionate use of Medical Marijuana Are you pro or con in the Legalization of Marijuana? Cannabis or marijuana is a plant that yields both drug and useful fibers‚ it’s no question ancient civilizations have been using this plant for thousands of years. The earliest known record that the cannabis plant has medicinal purposes that dates back to ancient china. The Chinese used the plant to treat their emperor Shen Nung.This dates back to 2737 B.C. this is where the plant spread throughout
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Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Discussion One of the most common musculoskeletal disorders is scoliosis. It is a disorder which causes an abnormal curvature of the backbone or spine. Since the spine normally has curvatures when seen from the sides‚ the curvature associated to scoliosis can be seen from the front. Scoliosis is two-times more predominant in females than in males. It can occur at any age but is more common in people over 10 years of age. It is hereditary
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has proven to produce. Next‚ we will use the known symptoms in order to better understand what to look for and how to recognize and diagnose the disorder. Finally‚ we will give a list of treatment options and a general idea of a prognosis and long-term care. Definition “Scoliosis is a side-to-side (lateral)
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