SECTION I: Introduction/Assessment Data Patient Demographic Information and History Initials: DT Age: 54 Sex: M Date of admission: 9/18/2006 Date of Surgery‚ if applicable: 9/25/2006 Date assigned to Patient: 9/28/2006 1. Primary medical diagnosis: Diabetes Mellitus Type II 2. Reason for admission—Briefly describe signs‚ symptoms‚ and events that led to this hospitalization. Presented to ED with SOB‚ vomiting‚ chest pressure‚ anorexia‚ and an infected‚ slow-healing foot wound
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Missed Nursing Care‚ Staffing‚ and Patient Falls Grand Canyon University Nursing Research Nursing:433-V Angie Lawson‚ RN March 9‚ 2014 Introduction Patient safety is a concern in the hospital setting. Missed nursing care due to high nurse patient ratios‚ or staffing issues leads to patient falls. Patient falls tend to be a big issue and expensive matter for hospitals nationwide. This paper will focus on a qualitative research article regarding missed nursing care‚ staffing‚ and patient falls
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President Obama’s Health Care Plan 1 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE PLAN President Obama’s Health Care Plan 2 Abstract In this paper I will be doing an analysis on President Obama’s Health Care Plan. I will discuss some of the major issues‚ the costs‚ and how the plan will be funded. I will also be listing some of the major pros and cons that are relate to the plan‚ involving the quality of care‚ access to care and how the costs will affect everyone involved. Other
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Research: “Missed Nursing Care” Mamdouh Nakada Berea College Nur 352 February 18‚ 2015 Beatrice J. Kalisch‚ PhD‚ RN‚ FAAN‚ reports her qualitative study “Missed Nursing Care” on medical-surgical units in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. In the article‚ " Nursing Care: A Qualitative Study‚" the researcher helps us understand what nursing care regularly missed on medical-surgical unit and what are the reasons nursing staff give for not completing these aspects of care. The reader will examine
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expresses concern at this time that her surgery will cause her arm to swell (lymphoedema) and this will affect her interaction with her baby. Therefore as the nurse responsible for Irene’s care‚ a care plan of actual and potential postoperative complications of this surgery has been devised‚ this will include possible nursing interventions that would be implemented for Irene. However this assignment will concentrate on two postoperative problems that are of priority. These are pain and discomfort‚ which
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NURSING HOME VS. HOME HEALTH CARE DOMONIQUE JACKSON COM/170 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 6‚ 2014 DEAN DOWLING Running head: NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 1 NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 3 Nursing Home vs. Home Health Care INTRODUCTION Either young or old‚ we love our family members dearly‚ and disabilities does not focus on a specific age group. We would love to feel assured that they are being taken care of the best way possible. As we all know‚ time does not allow us to
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Chapter 20: Nursing Management: Postoperative Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On admission of a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)‚ the blood pressure (BP) is 122/72. Thirty minutes after admission‚ the BP falls to 114/62‚ with a pulse of 74 and warm‚ dry skin. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Increase the IV fluid rate. b. Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes. c. Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask. d. Notify the anesthesia care provider (ACP) immediately
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President Obama’s health care plan‚ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ commonly known as ObamaCare‚ ensures that all people have some type of health insurance and that insurance agencies are not allowed to discriminate against individuals with preexisting health conditions. Although the idea of everyone having access to health care via health insurance is ideal and worth working towards‚ the ObamaCare program is not advantageous for the majority of Americans because of higher tax
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Hospital Plan | August 10 2010 | This is a preliminary proposal of a 350 Bed health care facility. The detailed project plan will be prepared after taking this approval from the stake holders. The detailed plan will include complete physical facility layout‚ financial and management projections. | Preliminary Proposal | Contents Introduction Planning Committee Feasibility Study Vision Mission Scope Organization Structure Clinical Services 1. Medicine 2. Surgery
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The debate about health care reform rages on with little discussion about the negative effects that all of us are likely to see. While the goals of health reform seem noble‚ an in-depth look will reveal the unintended consequences. Higher cost - Health reform focuses on forcing insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions and a myriad of other mandates for the benefit of those that have been irresponsible. Maintaining health insurance coverage long term eliminates any problems with pre-existing
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