This paper will describe the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) which is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH). Long Term Acute Care hospitals were essentially non-existent in 1979. Now‚ there are over 450 facilities nationwide that are licensed as LTACS (McDaniel‚ n.d.). The discharge plan I will be describing is for a 66-yr-old female who was admitted to (CTH) for revision of a chronic enterocutaneous fistula which was draining from her abdomen through a very large open wound. This fistula
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(MIP-3) Even though it is a short term answer‚ limiting knowledge and memory will ruin any society. (SIP-A) When the citizens have limited knowledge and memory‚ they cannot help out in a serious crisis that is going on around the country‚ and the government is essentially running the country by themselves. (STEWE-1) In this society‚ there is a serious war going on‚ and no one really cares. People partially understand that the war is going on‚ but they do not care at all‚ because they are selfish
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My main goal is to go to college. I am looking at a degree in forestry. My next goal is to find a job in the career field of my choice. To do this I need to make sure that when I am in college‚ I am putting forth my best effort in my classes and networking with people in the field. These goals have to be reached for me to do well out in the real world. High school may seem like it doesn’t matter‚ but it does because in the end without high school‚ I wouldn’t be able to go on to college and then
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Caring for Dementia Patients Rodrick Williams English 122 Professor Susan Turner – Colon Caring for Dementia Patient It can be very difficult caring for a patient with dementia. Most caregivers are unaware of the problems‚ they must face. A family member attempting to care for a loved one without training will eventually turn to a Nursing Home that has experienced staff in the care of dementia patients. Although many families feel a sense
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The Black Plague swept through Europe from 1346-1353 killing an estimated 25-60% of European population; making this one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. The plague caused the infected victim to have purplish-black tumors all over their body. The death of over at least 70 million people caused social‚ economic‚ and political troubles throughout Europe. Since “history is made by the living‚ not the dead‚ who are no longer historical actors‚” people started to abandon their friends
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The 1979 Revolution and resulting government policies have an overall negative effect because economically the government handled the economic oil infrastructure very badly and wasted its money on unnecessary projects. As the price of oil (Iran’s major export) rose‚ the Shah attempted to modernize Iran. This "pushed aside" the merchant class and forced poorer peasants to become migrant workers in towns. The coming of the revolution The Shah spent $100‚000 million on a celebration for the Iranian
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My ultimate goal in receiving my education at Marymount University is to earn a degree in biology. The reasons behind this are many‚ stemming from little things that happened in my childhood to spark an interest in science to events in my teenage years that compelled me to curiosity. This curiosity I have is in research. I realized this after one crystal clear ambition formed in my head. I wanted to start answering questions that don’t yet have answers. Questions like this are surely innumerable
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Long term management of client diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and one of the four leading threats to human health and development along with cardiovascular diseases‚ chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes (WHO‚ 2011). It is estimated that cancer accounted for 13% of all deaths worldwide in 2008‚ of which colorectal cancer along with lung and breast cancers contributed to 45% of world’s total cancer mortality (Ferlay‚ et al.‚ 2010). Cancer continues
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When I envision my lifetime goals I picture two things‚ a pristine white lab coat and a humanitarian award. The lab coat represents my goal to become a medical doctor and my hope to be involved with major medical research throughout my lifetime. The award symbolizes my dream to be recognized as a person who adhered a monumental impact on the world whether it be through heroic volunteerism or through inventing innovative methods that can be utilized in aiding the less fortunate. Although‚ I plan to
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twelve years of school thus far‚ I have come up with three main goals that I want to accomplish in a lifetime. The first goal is to finally be able to say that I graduated and got a degree. My second goal is to use my degree and get a career going. Finally‚ my last goal is to get married and have children. These are the main things that I want in life and plan on achieving each and every one of them. School has always been a real pest in my life. I’ve never really been particularly fond of the idea
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