According Anderson L‚ (2012). Cultural competence and respect for others are mainly important in the nursing practice since we are patient advocates.The advancement of cultural competence in the nursing practice primarily need nurses have the recognition of the that there are other beliefs systems that in our our society. Most often‚ the nurse practices of patients may look odd and incomprehensible but with conscious effort made to know about these diverse lifestyles ‚ beliefs‚ language‚ religion
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The Patient Affordable Care Act also known as the Obamacare was created on March 23‚ 2012. The Affordable Care Act is a health care law that aims to ensure that all Americans have access to quality‚ affordable healthcare by increasing access to health coverage for Americans and introducing new protections for people who already have health insurance this law will hopefully create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain cost. The ACA law puts in place comprehensive health
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Asthma Prevention in Pediatrics Asthma Prevention in Pediatrics In a quantitative research study by Glasgow et al. (2012)‚ a randomized control trial found that there was no difference in respiratory symptoms in children with moderate to severe asthma when given a mite-occlusive mattress cover. A qualitative study that analyzed the perceptions of primary care physicians about initiation of controller medications in children with asthma showed that “primary care providers who participated
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Bronchial asthma (BA) - is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which many cells are involved‚ and cell components. Chronic inflammation leads to the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ feeling of fullness in the chest and cough‚ especially at night or early in the morning. These episodes are usually associated with widespread but variable in their severity of airway obstruction in the lungs‚ which is often reversible
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Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the airways - the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs - to become sore and swollen. In the United States‚ about 20 million people have asthma. Nearly 9 million of them are children. Children have smaller airways than adults‚ which makes asthma especially serious for them. Children with asthma may experience wheezing‚ coughing‚ chest tightness and trouble breathing‚ especially early in the morning or at night. ("Asthma In Children"‚ 2012). Anyone
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Eczema‚ Allergies‚ and Asthma‚ Pediatric Eczema‚ allergies‚ and asthma are common in children‚ and tend to be passed along from parent to child (inherited). These conditions often occur when the body’s disease-fighting (immune) system responds to certain harmless substances as though they were harmful germs (allergic reaction). These substances could be things that your child breathes in‚ touches‚ or eats. The immune system creates proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs‚ which causes your child’s
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prescribing medications because a patient has requested one (Shaw‚ D. 2012). The clinician can decline a request for NE if‚ in their clinical judgment‚ the patient’s welfare will be compromised. In this case if Dr. Wayne declines to prescribe a NE‚ the respect for autonomy compels him to explain his rationale to Mr. Smith. This must be done is a manner that the patient can understand and with the utmost respect. It is also the duty of the doctor to help his/her patient to assist him/her in identifying
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Asthma Asthma is described as an inflammatory condition of the lungs with no cure. This condition is a chronic or long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. This inflammation makes the airways swollen and incredibly sensitive. The airways then tend to react to certain substances that cause irritations. When the airways are irritated by these substances the muscles around the airways tighten and narrows the airways. The narrowing airways then cause a lack of air flow into the lungs
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Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways‚ which causes attacks of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness‚ and coughing. There is no cure for asthma‚ but most people can control the condition and lead normal‚ active lives. Different things set off asthma attacks in different people. Smoke from cigarettes or a fire‚ air pollution‚ cold air‚ pollen‚ animals‚ house dust‚ molds‚ strong smells such as perfume or bus exhaust‚ wood dust‚ exercise‚ industrial chemicals all can trigger an
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Encouraging patients to help themselves has positive effects Whilst caring for a lady in her seventies‚ one student nurse realised that there must be a clear rationale for everything in her nursing practice. About two weeks into my first placement on a stroke ward‚ I was asked by a nurse to help Ms B get dressed. Ms B was in her seventies. She had experienced a mild stroke and had made a full recovery. However‚ she had early dementia that had existed before her stroke. At times‚ this caused
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