Cellulitis is a common‚ potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Cellulitis appears as a swollen‚ red area of skin that feels hot and tender‚ and it may spread rapidly. The skin on the lower legs is most commonly affected‚ though cellulitis can occur anywhere on the body or face. Cellulitis may affect only the skin’s surface or cellulitis may also affect tissues underlying the skin and can spread to the lymph nodes and bloodstream. Left untreated‚ the spreading infection may rapidly turn life-threatening
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Marras‚ 2008). The group of most likely causative bacteria in includes Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ Mycoplasma pneumoniae‚ Hemophilus influenzae‚ and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. This essay will appraise the treatment of CAP in an elderly patientwhose care plan can be found in Appendix 1. For the purpose of this essay we will discuss the severity assessment criteria‚ choice and effectiveness of antibiotics in treatment of severe CAP. We will examine also the management of severe CAP in renal impairment
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Metropolis City Budgetary Plan Insert Your Name Here Insert Your Class Here Insert Instructor Here Insert Due Date Here Executive Summary Metropolis City is a thriving location of approximately 230‚000 residents which strives to provide programs and services to optimize the quality of life of its residents. Officials pride themselves with providing decent‚ affordable housing for the elderly‚ indigent and homeless‚ as well as a wide array of after-school and other recreational programs
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Joanne’s GP requested that she has some community care The G.P Joanne first went to her GP because she felt a pain in her right breast‚ she had a feel of the breast and came across a lump‚ The GP examined the breast and referred her to the specialist breast clinic When the wound has healed‚ Joanne can begin radiotherapy 5x week for 4 weeks. This will be done to ensure that all the cancer cells have died. This treatment will be done by a therapeutic radiographer Pharmacy for her repeat
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deep breathing exercise on pulmonary functions among patients with chronic airflow limitations. International journal of nursing education.3(2): 34-7 Erin‚E.‚ Timmothy‚S.‚ Morris‚ W‚.(2007). Accuracy of the pain rating scale as screening in primary care. J Gen Inter Med‚ 22(10)‚ 1453-1458. Akinci‚C‚. Pinar‚ R‚. Demitri‚ T‚.(2013). The relation of subjective dyspnoea perception with objective dyspnoea indications‚ quality of life and functional capacity in patients with COPD. Journal of clinical nursing;
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and newborns (Shahraki‚ Jabalameli‚ & Ghaedi‚ 2012). Moreover‚ immobility due to
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baby and the mother upon admission to the nursery. One ID number is incorrect.Which action should the nurse take to solve this problem? C -- Redo the identification bands with another nurse witnessing the process. #7 Upon admission to the transition care nursery‚ the Carson baby’s axillary temperature is 97.4� F.Which action should the nurse take? B -- Place the infant in a radiant warmer and monitor her temperature. #8 While examining the infant’s head‚ the nurse notes soft swelling of the scalp that
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An Exploration of a Needs Orientated Approach to Care Planning The aim of this assignment is to explore a needs orientated approach to care‚ and use a model of nursing – Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (RLT) model – to formulate a care plan. The RLT model of nursing is based on 12 activities of daily living and it provides a framework for nurses to plan and deliver appropriate nursing care. By using the activities of daily living when gathering information about a patient a nurse
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1. Type of theory used to develop and test specific nursing interventions P42 2. Vulnerable Populations P 33-34 3. Cognitive changes in the preschooler P 146-150‚ 152 4. Outcome of managed care P 15 5. Characteristics of Open and Closed Systems P 43 6. Characteristics of the nursing process P 43 7. Gold Standard of Research P 53-54 8. Value of Qualitative Research P 59 9. Concept of Confidentiality in research P 60 10. What is Health P 66 11. Presence of risk
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cancer‚ and other conditions. Symptoms include pain‚ weakness‚ tingling‚ incontinence‚ and more. Many tests can diagnose a vertebral compression fracture. Treatment involves back braces‚ rest‚ exercise‚ and sometimes medications‚ surgery‚ and hospital care. (Web MD‚ 2013) Abnormal Labs: |Lab Values |High or Low |Normal Values | |RBC 2.76
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