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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Concept Analysis: Patient Advocacy Yvette Thornton NURS 502 Grand Canyon University April 24‚ 2013 Concept Analysis: Patient AdvocacyIntroduction The concept of patient advocacy was the focus of the article entitled‚ “Developing a mid –range theory of patient advocacy through concept analysis” by Xiaoyan Bu and Mary Ann Jezewski published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007. In an attempt to clarify the definition as well as the refine the concept of patient advocacy‚ the
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Patient Safety: Induction Every healthcare workers main focus is to make sure that their patient is safe. But according to the Ulrich and Kear‚ “one million people were injured and 98‚000 died from medical related errors” (2014). In a health care setting‚ a medical error can be something as simple as a nurse forgetting to put the side rail of the bed up after giving care‚ resulting to the patient falling and getting injured. To a more complex matter as a nurse gives the patient a wrong medication
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electronic system that gives consistent information at the same time gives clear assessment of patient’s condition and protect the privacy of their costumer? Specific Problems: 1. Duplicative or inconsistent information due to numerous files of patients. 2. Deficient clear assessment of a patient’s clinical condition. 3. Low level of security to protect patient’s privacy and of their information. Causes of the Problems: 1. Human errors. 2. Unorganized filling of records
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Patient X Interview Patient X is a thirty-eight-year-old male with type one late onset diabetes‚ which is technically called latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). I chose to interview this person because sadly diabetes is one of the most common incurable diseases of today’s time. I think that the public should know more about this disease and the personal struggles that go along with it. Many new developments have been discovered in the scientific community as it concerns diabetes. “It’s
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Effects of Mobile Technology According to 2012 Mobile Growth Statistics there are over 6 Billion mobile subscribers worldwide‚ which accounts for 87% of the world’s population. Over the past two decades cell phones have come a long way in terms of technology. Cell phones have gone from only being able to make and receive calls to texting and surfing the internet. Millions of people feel that they can’t go a day without their cell phone being in their possession. The effects that mobile technology
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Technology: A Savior or Enemy? Technology has certainly created an opening for humans to embrace and indulge in‚ offering endless possibilities. Bedazzling us with its far-reaching applications‚ technology has seemed‚ at times‚ indistinguishable from magic. However‚ there has been much speculation as to whether technology has offered man a more convenient lifestyle by solving problems‚ or brought his fate to a nasty end by creating more‚ wide-scale problems he is still unaware of. Firstly
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Alzheimer’s patient Introduction In this essay about the care required for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease‚ the essay will discuss of the holistic care needs for the patient‚ holistic care is total care of a patient which means caring for everything the patients emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ social and psychological needs. Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient is it important that they are always reassured and feel secured‚ when caring for an Alzheimer’s patient finding out the patients normal routines
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A reflective overview: Developing knowledge on the assessment and intervention of asthmatic patient focusing on adult Introduction In this essay‚ I need to reflect on the situation that taken place during my clinical assignment to develop and utilize my experiences on the assessment and intervention of asthmatic patient in my work place. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) consists
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Checkpoint: Patient Self-Determination Act The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was legislated by Congress in 1990 as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). Congress felt that individuals has the right to determine their final healthcare. In a Ambulatory Surgery facility setting‚ Medicare/Medicaid requires that each patient sign a HIPAA form‚ explaining their rights prior to the procedure being performed. The purpose of the PSDA would be to ensure that individuals are provided
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