status post fusion at L4-S1 in 1989‚ with hardware removal in 1996. Based on the progress report dated 11/20/15‚ the patient presents for follow up regarding his low back pain. He reports a 70% increase in pain over the past month. He attributes the increased pain to cold weather and lack of sleep. In regards to his low back‚ he describes an aching pain which he rates at a 9/10. He states standing on concrete causes pain into his legs which is alleviated with sitting down. He states the pain causes
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evolves toward a solution. (George‚ 2011) Peplau later wrote that the nurse-patient relationship consists of three phases‚ orientation phase‚ working phase and termination phase. Here she combined her earlier phases together depending on various nursing roles. Peplau broadly described it as follows: (1) Teacher: one who imparts knowledge concerning a need or interest‚ (2) Resource: one who provides specific‚ needed information that aids in understanding a problem or a new situation‚ (3) Counselor:
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situations arise and the context of practice changes. DESCRIPTION It is a Sunday morning; I was on duty as an on call manager for the day. I have been called by a junior nurse from maternity ward to set a peripheral line for her patient under her care. As a junior nurse she is not confident to set a line by looking at patient condition that is very weak. Without delaying‚ I went to visit that particular patient to help my nurse. This patient is a 40 years old Malay lady‚ who had done Total Abdominal
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Reiki Therapy for Pain Management M. Adams University of Central Florida Topic Reiki is a form of energy healing in which the practitioner uses light touch to channel the flow of energy to promote healing‚ relaxation‚ and overall wellness (Richeson‚ Spross‚ Lutz & Peng‚ 2011). Reiki has its roots in Japan as a method of therapeutic healing (Ernst‚ Lee & Pittler‚ 2008). It is believed to have originated in Tibet thousands of years ago and renewed in the
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any change in a patient‚ it can vary the patient’s recovery path which alters the result of the medication. The poor recording of important signals‚ not reporting worsening conditions‚ failure to check on the patient’s conditions results in below par care of patients in the ward (Odell Victor & Oliver 2009). Thus‚ a nurse who is keen in observing and spotting arising early complications helps in reducing patients’ negative results. It is important to note that if the conditions’ of a patient worsens
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Equipped for Efficiency: Improving Nursing Care Through Technology CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION December 2008 Equipped for Efficiency: Improving Nursing Care Through Technology Prepared for California HealtHCare foundation by Fran Turisco‚ M.B.A.‚ research principal Jared Rhoads‚ M.S.‚ senior research analyst CSC December 2008 About the Authors Fran Turisco is research principal and Jared Rhoads is a senior research analyst at CSC’s Emerging Practices‚ the applied research arm
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OPERATIVE REPORT Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room: CCU4 Date of Surgery: 01/08/2013 Admitting Physician: Dr. Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Surgeon: Dr. Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Preoperative Diagnosis: Recent onset hemoptysis‚ history of tuberculosis. Postoperative Diagnosis: No tuberculosis lesions seen. Operative Procedure: Bronchoscopy. Specimens Removed: Blood clots. Indications: Patient requires bronchoscopy because of recent onset hemoptysis and a
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nurse. My terrifying event is one of the influences that made me decide on declaring nursing as a major. I want to become a nurse because there will always be people who are going to get sick and need someone there to help ease their pain. Because of the nurses who helped me through my struggle have made such a huge impact on how I saw their profession. Nurses are meant to be there for you. Over the years Nursing has been dominated mostly by females. There are still men in this profession but are
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The University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences The UWI School of Nursing‚ Mona Year II Semester II BScN Catheterizing the Female Urinary Bladder Overview: Urinary Catheterization is the introduction of a catheter through the urethra into the bladder for the purpose of withdrawing urine. Purpose of the Urinary Catheterization is to 1. Prevent or relieve bladder distension 2. Promote urinary elimination 3. Obtain a sterile specimen of Urine 4. Obtain
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Pain During Sex... | Is there Pain during sex? For experimentally delivered somatic stimuli‚ females have lower thresholds‚ greater ability to discriminate‚ higher pain ratings‚ and less tolerance of noxious stimuli than males. These differences‚ however‚ are small‚ exist only for certain forms of stimulation and are affected by many situational variables such as presence of disease‚ experimental setting‚ and even nutritive status.For endogenous Pain during sex‚ women report more multiple pains
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