The Patient with Heart Failuure 74-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with heart failure. She had been growing progressively weaker and had ankle edema‚ dyspnea on exertion‚ and three-pillow orthopnea. On admission‚ she is severely dyspneic and can answer questions only with one-word phrases. She is diaphoretic‚ with a heart rate of 132 beats/min‚ and blood pressure 98/70 mm Hg. She is extremely anxious. 1. Because this patient cannot breathe or talk easily‚ prioritize the immediate nursing
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In 1987 New York City started Project Help to assist needy‚ homeless people but they resisted. Joyce Brown was the first person picked up by Project Help. She was forcibly brought to the emergency room at Bellevue Hospital. Here she was treated against her will and then transferred to a psychiatric unit. After the psychiatrist evaluated Joyce Brown at Bellevue‚ they informed Mayor Koch that she was neither sufficiently insane nor sufficiently dangerous to legally commit without her consent. When
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Final Team Network Proposal for TrainAmerica Sally Lowe‚ Crystal Coochise‚ Brian Mills‚ Craig Jackson NTC 362 March 16‚ 2015 Christina Spencer Context Introduction SDLC Phase 1 Problem Recognition SWOT Current Status Assessment Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Current facilities Current Staff Problem Definition Feasibility Study SDLC Phase 2 Requirements Definition Operational Requirements Access Requirements Security Requirements Equipment Requirements Network Requirements Workstations
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‘Research’ “Public Transportation” For countless years‚ I’ve been living in suburban towns and metropolises that needed a car to become around. Nowadays I’m back in The UAE‚ a metropolis alongside a fairly comprehensive bus system. Broadly speaking‚ public transportation has invaded a big part of my life. In fact‚ transportation nowadays seems to play a major role in everybody’s daily life. In 2011‚ Americans seized 10.2 billion trips on area transportation (Anonymous‚ 2012). Access to public
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Description of Case This case is about a clinical department manager who has successfully brought a failing department to a department that is very efficient. The manager has used her skills to help improve satisfaction among the patients‚ families‚ nurses‚ and physician satisfaction. She has also found ways to increase patient volume and finances. This manager made such an impact that she was promoted to administrator of one of the hospitals suites. When she arrives at her new job she realizes
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Public (TTC) v/s Personal (car) transportation Do you prefer riding a public transportation or driving your own cars when you hang out with your friends? I think everyone has their answers in mind due to different reasons. In my opinion‚ public transportation and personal transportation are similar and different in some ways. First of all‚ driving your cars usually provides you with more freedom. It’s not only when you inside the vehicle but also where the vehicle
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Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 12/15/XXXX Reason for Consultation: Continued deterioration with COPD‚ subcutaneous emphysema‚ and recurrent pneumothoraxes (ces). Evaluate for possible transfer to Forrest General Medical Center‚ thoracic unit. Patient is a 61-year-old white male admitted through the ER with on December 10 with recurrent right pneumothoraxes. Patient is known to have COPD with emphysema and has multiple admissions for problems concerning this. At
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psychiatric facility. He stated no mental health treatment as a child. Mr. Sanchez-Martinez reported no history of psychiatric issues‚ he stated that he has two family members who have significant psychiatric history. He indicated that he has no medical problems. The father reported no history of substance or alcohol abuse. He reported that he only drinks alcohol socially‚ he stated that he will have one beer twice a week when he gets home twice a
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Aiken‚ SC often thought of as a shining star in the shadow of Augusta is harboring its own shadow at our very own Aiken Regional Medical Center. With more than two-hundred volunteers within our community answering phones and brightening your stay‚ the volunteers themselves‚ most of whom are retired and on fixed incomes‚ are being extorted and exploited. A volunteer at the hospital told me they must purchase a vest at their own expense‚ pay dues which go for scholarships for local nurses‚ participate
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There are many transportation processes and modes involved in the supply chain of both coal and manufactured electronic goods although many of these processes differ when comparing the two. The multimodal transportation of coal from the mining site in Australia to the end users in china is a is a large and relatively simple process when compared to transporting manufactured electronic goods from china to the end users in Australia which is a multimodal process. In both cases there will be main
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