BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION Below the knee amputation (BKA) is surgery to remove all or part of your foot or your leg below the knee cap. A below the knee amputation is a surgical procedure when the bottom part of the leg is removed with an incision below the knee. This is also known as a trans-tibial amputation. This procedure is recommended when a patient has a severely diseased or damaged lower leg that cannot be treated. Below-knee amputation is usually performed for extensive high-grade soft-tissue
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Nursing Management Patient With An Amputation Aries Nubla Amputation Is the removal of a body part‚ and most commonly a limb (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Used to relieve symptoms‚ improve functions and to save or improve the patient’s quality of life (Cheever & Hinkle‚ 2013). Can be elective due to complications of the vascular disease often of diabetes. ex. Gangrene‚ trauma (burns‚ crushing injury‚ electrical burns‚ frostbite‚ explosions) Vascular disease accounts for 82% of all amputations with
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Chapter 9 Amputations‚ Prostheses‚ Braces AMPUTATIONS AND PROSTHESES Amputations- may be the result of congenital limb deficiencies or may be acquired. Acquired amputations – are traumatic‚ ischemic‚ or surgical in origin. Surgical amputation – is an ancient procedure. *Amputation – is only the essential first step in a series of measures designed to achieve ultimately the maximum rehabilitation of the patient. Indication Welfare will be significantly improved by the removal of
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Amputation Mishap The Neighborhood News reports of a medical error at The Neighborhood Hospital. The report states a 62 year-old male patient underwent surgery to have his leg amputated only to discover the wrong leg was amputated during surgery. The newspaper article states the mishap is negligence. In the following paragraphs‚ negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are discussed and determine if the newspaper’s statement of negligence is correct. Ethical principles in nursing and
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Amputation Mishap; Negligence Carmen Holder HCS/478 February 4‚ 2013 Barbara Gilbert‚ EdD‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE Amputation Mishap; Negligence Confused by a repeating dream‚ Joseph Benson wakes up and realizes the wrong leg was amputated. Even under the best of circumstances‚ mishaps such as this one do occur as a result of negligence and cause unnecessary duress to patients. This paper will discuss the difference between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. I will present my opinion of
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is challenging‚ but with the help of prosthetics it becomes easier. Prosthetics have evolved over time to do just that. No amputation is wanted but‚ just like my fathers‚ they are preformed if and when nesasarry. For those of you who don’t know what an amputation is‚ its the removal of a limb due to trauma‚ prolonged constriction‚ or excessive pain in that limb. Amputation is used a preventative measure from the spread of disease such as ganggrene or malignancy; also it is used to control pain and
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GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Data Assessment and Care Plan Nursing Care Plan Instructions: Prepare a plan of care for your patient. The plan of care must include a complete DATA ASSESSMENT with all pertinent data and interpretation of data completed. Based on the data‚ formulate an individualized care plan using (1) priority NANDA diagnosis and (2) secondary NANDA diagnoses. Each diagnosis requires at least (5) interventions‚ (5) rationales and (5) outcomes
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I. SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE CORE COMPETENCY 1: Demonstrate knowledge based on health/illness status of individual/ groups Indicators : ○ Identifies health needs of patients/groups ○ Explains patient/group status CORE COMPETENCY 2: Provides sound decision making in care of individual/groups considering their beliefs‚ values Indicators : ○ Problem identification ○ Data gathering related to problem ○ Data analysis ○ Selection appropriate action ○ Monitor progress of action
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1 Chapter c0001 1 Nursing knowledge and practice Maggie Mallik‚ Carol Hall and David Howard KEY ISSUES s0005 u0190 u0195 u0200 u0205 s0010 u0210 u0215 u0220 u0225 u0230 u0235 u0240 s0015 u0245 u0250 u0255 s0020 u0260 u0265 INTRODUCTION SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE l Definitions‚ theories and models of nursing l Role and image of the nurse l People as recipients of nursing care l Contexts for delivering nursing care Nursing care is provided for people with widely
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A Path to Amputation For Body Integrity Identity Patients In this paper‚ I will argue that amputation is an ethically appropriate medical intervention for patients with Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) as long as certain criteria are followed. My argument for this is based on the fact that it is every medical professional’s ethical responsibility to relieve patients from their suffering and there is an inherent lack of alternative solutions to treating BIID. It might be objected to this that
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