Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis Introduction Pertussis‚ also known as the “whooping cough”‚ is a highly contagious respiratory illness that is passed from person to person through coughing and sneezing (Gregory‚ 2013). Early symptoms are similar to those from common colds‚ but when Pertussis progresses‚ it can turn to deep cough and potentially vomiting with little or no fever. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The disease can be very serious in children less
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Care transitions is described as a process when patient’s care shifts from being provided in one setting to another‚ for instance moving from a hospital to a patient’s home.46 Patients with complex care needs often require care at different settings. During care transitions‚ these patients often experience difficulties in managing their care and face problems of care fragmentation. Managing care transitions is important since inadequate management contributes to $25 to $45 billion in wasteful spending
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Female Race: Hispanic Diet: PEG Feeding Activity: As tolerated with assistance Precautions: Fall‚ aspiration‚ skin Admitting Diagnosis/Chief Complaint: Dysphagia Past/Present surgical procedures: PEG placement on 11/11/14 Hx. of Present Illness: Patient is nonverbal and history of present illness is not included in the charts. Patient is a 77 year old woman who was admitted to
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z Managed care plans for the uninsured Aisha Jones Managed Care and Health Insurance-HEA 205 Professor: Dr. Christine Connolly January 19‚ 2013 Abstract This paper is about an article I read about how managed care plans were created for uninsured patients of New Mexico back in 1997. The University of New Mexico Health science center felt that if they created this managed care plan that it would reduce the use of the emergency room and cost of care for the patients. By utilizing preventive
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society people have started to plan for their future. This planning ahead has created multiple diverse businesses and communities. There are numerous different facilities worldwide solely constructed for providing care to the elderly. The percentage of older Americans residing in assisted living facilities has declined in recent years. However rapid aging of the population‚ especially the growth of the population 85 years and older‚ means that demand for nursing home care is steadily increasing. There
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Ostomy Care Teaching Plan I will be developing a Ostomy care teaching plan for client L.J‚ who is 24 days post operative following a colostomy. This teaching plan will be specific to L.J‚ taking into account his learning needs‚ his motivation and readiness to learn and any environmental factors that might influence his learning. The teaching plan will also include visuals for the client‚ active participation and an evaluation of the goals. While working with client L.J‚ I was able to complete
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which affects everyone and should be discussed. Every person deserves to have some autonomy when it comes to end-of-life care decisions. There are ethical and legal disputes that arise because of disagreements between patients‚ families‚ and medical professionals. Unfortunately‚ there is not always a clear right answer to what extent or how something should be done. How to care for a dying individual also presents a plethora of issues‚ especially for nurses. This is mostly due to lack of support
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ASSIGNMENT 207 UNDERSTAND PERSON CENTRED APPROACHES IN AN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTING TASK B – SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS Bi Describe two ways of finding out about the history‚ preferences‚ wishes and needs of an individual using the service. * By asking the individual at their initial assessment‚ a full history should be taken as part of their care plan * By referring to past notes from social care workers‚ GP’s and family Bii Describe two ways of making sure that the history
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Men in Nursing: Ambivalence in care‚ gender and masculinity Introduction This paper examines some of the changes‚ which occurred as men entered nursing in the late twentieth century. Nursing is unique in that during the late nineteenth century it became an almost completely ’feminised’ occupation‚ following what Theweleit calls a ’new female assault’ on medical and caring work. Before this‚ women did little more than midwifery (1). During the late twentieth century men have increasingly found
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The implementation plan or any change will be directed towards the infection control department‚ the nursing staff‚ upper management‚ and with the nurse manager of the facility. The project will take time involving the nurse manager in the initial steps and planning. A presentation in the form of a verbal presentation with visual aid posters and PowerPoint presentation to leadership and nursing staff. Feedback and opinions from leadership would demonstrate that the plan is on track and valid for
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