A Remote Patient Monitoring System for Congestive Heart Failure Myung-kyung Suh & Chien-An Chen & Jonathan Woodbridge & Michael Kai Tu & Jung In Kim & Ani Nahapetian &Lorraine S. Evangelista & Majid Sarrafzadeh Received: 17 January 2011 /Accepted: 3 May 2011 # Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2011 Abstract Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of death in the United States affecting approximately 670‚000 individuals. Due to the prevalence of CHF related issues‚ it is prudent
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The main issue that prompted the researchers to do the study on the experiences that the health care workers have with dementia patients and their caregivers was to give an opportunity to health care workers to understand better ways of improving care for these patients because the population is increasing fast and it will help them give proper education to caregivers. The significance of the study was noted by “the global prevalence of Alzheimer disease and related dementias which is estimated to
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Implementation | Evaluation | Name & Sign | | -Wheezing breath sounds- Unproductive cough- Prolonged expiration-Patients verbalizes difficulty in breathing | Ineffective airway clearance related to airway congestion | To restore normal airway clearance within 30 minutes * Breath sound will be normal * Expiration phase of breathing will be normal and effortless * Patient will verbalize ease in breathing. | To administer Salbutamol 5 mg by nebulizer To assess patient’s chest for normal breath
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医生：你是在哪个饭馆吃的？ 病人：在我们学校南边的那家小饭馆。 医生：是吗？……哎，糟糕了！ 病人：医生，您怎么了？ 医生：我的肚子也疼起来了，昨天晚上我也是在那家饭馆吃的晚饭。 Questions: (True/False) ( F ) 1.The patient and the doctor meet in a restaurant.医生和病人在一家饭馆见面。 ( T ) 2. The patient has a stomachache. 病人的肚子疼。 ( T ) 3. Neither the doctor nor the patient had dinner at home yesterday.医生和病人昨天都没在家吃晚饭。 ( T ) 4. The doctor urges the patient to take medicine as soon as possible.医生让病人赶快吃药。 ( F ) 5. The doctor always dines at expensive restaurants.医生只在贵的饭馆吃饭。 Multiple
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Grand Canyon University College of Nursing NUR 502 – Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide Maintain the Mexican Culture Mexicans travel to the United States every day to work‚ make a better life‚ and earn money to send home to their families. However when they assimilate to the American culture and let go of some of their own practices their health deteriorates. Research has shown that if the migrant workers stay in low-income
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Geriatric Project Patient L.G. is a 92 year old black female‚ born and raised in Augusta GA. L.G. is the oldest of 6 children and has an 8th grade education. She had to leave school at an early age to help her parents who were “Field Hands” with her young siblings. L.G. spent most of her youth picking cotton alongside her parents and tending to her younger brothers and sisters and was unable to complete her education. L.G. was a very quick learner and very good with her hands. She always envisioned
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1. What is the potential impact of the copy/paste functionality on the integrity of the data and information contained in an EHR? The copy/paste function opens the possibility for fraud‚ medical error and risk for malpractice claims. Fraud could occur when a copy/paste function is used and than an insurance company is billed for the procedure/services 2 or 3 times. When in reality the procedure/service was only completed once. Medical error can occur with the copy/paste function‚ when
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Program of Study and Professional Development Plan Walden University NURS 6000-8‚ Success Strategies in the Masters of Science Program in Nursing March 4‚ 2012 Program of Study and Professional Plan The purpose of this assignment is to develop my own personal plan to meet my educational goals at Walden University. It also allows me to begin a dialog with my instructor about my interests and goals and to give a background of my educational and professional experience. Personal
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Abnormal Psychology Assessment. Abnormal Psychology. For this assignment I have chosen a patient ‘Mary’ who was diagnosed with ‘Anorexia Nervosa’‚ from a clinical placement‚ on an adult acute ward. In order for me to ensure confidentiality has/will be maintained throughout the assignment I have used an assumed name for my selected patient as well as keeping the trust anonymous. The assignment is divided into several different sections‚ the first part will be a description of the disorder‚
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Medical errors is a reason for at least 34‚000 deaths yearly in the United States. These losses mainly result from method errors‚ or the failure to deliver suggested treatments for patients with convinced medicinal circumstances. With through health costs valued at $19 billion yearly‚ these faults levy a considerable problem on both the medical care system and people as a complete. Technology (IT) systems such as electronic Medical records and physician computerized order record hold the possible
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