Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include the type of chest pressure that you feel during a heart attack‚ or pressure in your chest while you’re at rest or doing light physical activity. Acute coronary syndrome is treatable if diagnosed quickly. Acute coronary syndrome treatments vary‚ depending on your signs‚ symptoms and overall health condition. Acute coronary
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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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phenomenological method: What causes nurses to leave clinical practice in acute care settings? What is the experience of the nurses leaving clinical practice in acute care settings? To date there has been one qualitative study conducted in the United States on the reasons why nurses leave clinical practice in the acute care
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seen them played out on our favorite drama shows but these shows do not address the real severity of an actual heart attack despite the great acting skills portrayed . A heart attack can also be known as a myocardial infarction (MI)‚ acute myocardial infarction (AMI)‚ acute coronary syndrome‚ coronary thrombosis‚ or coronary occlusion‚ either way it is not good news. Over 1.2 million people in American have heart attacks with many of them resulting in death (Heart attack‚ 2011). A heart attack is a serious
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the differential diagnosis of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illnesses. The broad categories of diseases that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness are Infections‚ preformed toxin‚ and psychogenic illness. However‚ only two of the broad categories (infection and preformed toxin) are most relevant to an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness differential diagnosis. Infection Acute gastrointestinal illness of infectious origin
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Patient Care Plan Student: Michelle Brook | Patient Initials: R.PAge: 85 m/ f Female | Admitting DiagnosisAcute/Chronic Kidney Failure | Nanda Dx and Statement: | Goals:Short Term/Long Term | Nursing Interventions | Rationales | Evaluation:Goals met? | Risk for excess fluid volume related to inability of kidneys to excrete fluid and excessive fluid intake as evidenced by edema‚ hypertension and shortness of breathSubjectiveR.P said “ouch” when touching areas with edema (feet and
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Acute transfusion reactions occur as adverse symptoms and signs following a transfusion or within 24 hours. The most common‚ frequent reactions are chills‚ fever‚ urticaria or pruritus that typically resolves quickly without complications or treatment. Other signs‚ that may have a relationship with blood transfusion‚ is shortness of breath‚ high fever‚ red urine and loss of consciousness. These signs are an indication of severe‚ potentially fatal reaction. Acute Hemolytic reaction is rare and has
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Culture: Impact on Nursing Care The Republic of Haiti is in the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. It is densely populated and has the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere (Kemp‚ 2001). The population of more than seven million is made up of mostly descendents of African slaves brought to the West Indies by French colonists. The horrible conditions in Haiti‚ such as crushing poverty‚ unemployment and illiteracy‚ and high rates of acute and chronic illnesses
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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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NURSING PROBLEM | GOAL AND OBJECTIVES | NURSING INTERVENTIONS | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | Pain related to scoliosis as evidenced by a pain scale of 8/10.CUESSubjective: * “ masakit yung likod ko‚ iba sya sa pangangalay‚ basta sobrang masakit lalo na nung before ako iadmit dito sa hospital.” * “madalas kase sumasakit ang likod ko”.• patient was taking a bath when she noted a “pressure” pain at the lumbar area.Objective: * Client rates her health as 6 out of 10 because she feels weak caused
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