Hospice Care Plan Walden University Hospice Care Plan Mrs. Thomas has a history of breast cancer and is status post bilateral mastectomies with subsequent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She has recently been diagnosed with lung metastasis and further treatment is not recommended by her physician and due to a poor prognosis he is recommending palliative care. Mrs. Thomas has been spending most of her days in her bed crying. She has had very little contact with her sons and
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stage will be a patient or have a significant other as a patient in a health care setting. It is the right of every individual to receive safe and quality in health care regardless of the health care setting. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the elements that constitute patient safety and the assessment of quality in health care provision within health care institutions‚ including organisational and nursing strategies for care delivery and evaluation of standards of care in relation to pressure
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The aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected infection accompanied by evidence of two or more of the SIRS criteria’. SIRS is outlined as a ‘systemic inflammatory response’ consisting of
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every 30 minutes until pain is relieved. a burning sensation before taking nitroglycerine indicates medication potency. Mr.Ali has an ICD implanted in the left lower quadrant of his abdomen. When obtaining his history‚ you find out that the patient also had CABG surgery at the time of ICD lead implant. You do not see any incision lines at the subclavicular area. What kind of leads does Mr. Ali have? Transvenous sensing with “hot can” Transvenous sensing and epicardial patches Epicardial
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Natalie Sullivan 6/4/2013 Nursing Care Plans Care Plan: Post Partum Patient’s initials: SR Date of Care: 5/6/2013 Assessment Data: * G1P1 * C/S on 5/5/2013 at 1832 * Incision at suprapubic region * Staples mid right side to end of left side of incision * Steri strips on right side of incision r/t to removal of 5 staples because staples were loose * Pt complaining of pain in lower abdomen * Pt complaining of “uncomfortableness” at incision
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Holistic Care Plan Millena Gershon Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on August 2‚ 2013 for Michelle MacDonald NUR4529 Public Health and Community Nursing Holistic Care Plan A primary focus of holistic nursing is to bring “caring” and “healing” back into our health care system. The first step in this process is for nurses to learn to love and care for themselves. While this may seem a selfish pursuit‚ learning to care deeply for ourselves by taking the time to nurture
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MABEL CASE STUDY 1. Six Nursing strategies to assist diabetes patient for each identified problem Risk for Impaired Swallowing • Maintain upright position for 45–60 min after eating. • Stimulate lips to close or manually open mouth by light pressure on lips/under chin‚ if needed; • Place food of appropriate consistency in unaffected side of mouth; • Have suction equipment available at bedside‚ especially during early feeding efforts. • Promote effective swallowing‚ e.g.:Schedule activities/medications
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Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models Amanda Decker Grand Canyon University NRS 440-V Trends and Issues in Health Care December 5‚ 2014 Nursing is a career that presents those in it with many opportunities. There are a variety of nurses and the field in which they choose to practice is just as varied. There are oncology nurses‚ school nurses‚ home health nurses‚ trauma nurses and nurse practitioners. They work in clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ prisons‚ mental health hospitals
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Autonomy which is within the context of patient care has replaced paternalism which was the formal approach to patient care in healthcare practice (DH‚ 2010). The respect for autonomy which advocates for patients’ decision making rights (Gillet‚ 2008; Walker‚ 2009; Beauchamp and Childress‚ 2009) and discourages paternalism which has been the norm in the nurse-patient relationship for decades‚ permits Miss KK to decline surgery which she considered more
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Patient’s safety and care is an important facet in any health facility. That is why I‚ Susan‚ decided to take a professional approach in caring for Josie when she was admitted with severe body burns in the Hopkins hospital (King 14). In fact‚ a fair share of challenges should be faced by a renowned health facility‚ patients‚ and their family members. Medical practitioners are supposed to observe high level of professionalism when discharging their services. Despite the high expectations‚ medical
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