While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their own funds. These individual may qualify for Medicaid or other government subsidies‚ but very few nursing
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Care Plan: TURB and Kyphoplasty Recovery Situation and Background E.P. is an 88-year-old Caucasian male. He was admitted on 02/18/13. His code status is full code‚ and he declines to bring in his advanced directive. He reports that he is 68.5” tall‚ and his actual weight is 165 pounds. He and his wife are the sources of information‚ and they are reliable. His blood pressure is 124/62‚ taken on his right arm in a lying position‚ his oral temperature is 99.8‚ his right radial pulse is 74 beats per
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DOI: 8/5/2015. Patient is a 24-year-old male who has pain to his right shoulder‚ back of head and right elbow. Per OMNI‚ he was initially diagnosed with Based on the medical report dated 08/12/15‚ the patient continues to report symptomatic and “good” benefit with chiropractic treatment. He reports that chiropractic treatment positively impacts his ability to perform his activities of daily living (activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ and has resulted in increased positional tolerances during
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SPOON RIVER COLLEGE NUR 215 ISSUES OF NURSING Unit I Development of Nursing Objectives Learning Content Learning Activities 1. Summarize health practices through the course of history. 2. Describe the image of nursing in art‚ media‚ and literature over time. 3. Analyze ways that have shaped the image of nursing throughout the years. 4. Argue how nursing fits criteria of a professional. 5. Compare social forces that have affected roles of American nurses. 6. Integrate knowledge of current
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Professional Development Plan As the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for a small rural forty bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital (IRF)‚ the professional development plan of the staff is very near and dear to my heart. Poorly prepared of nurses who have not engaged actively in personal and professional growth are less than optimal for either the patients or the facility. Years past I have worked for companies that was not invested in professional growth nor spending the necessary funding for staff education
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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING MAJOR PLAN OF CARE ASSIGNMENT Guidelines: 1. This assignment is much like a Case Study and is intended to be a comprehensive learning experience that synthesizes essential psychiatric and medical/surgical nursing theory. Your finished product will demonstrate mastery of principles needed for nurses working with mentally impaired patients. 2. It is similar to other Major Plans of Care with face sheet‚ lab sheets‚ TACTIS‚ assessment forms‚ and etc.‚ but will be different in that
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Hospital care differs from care at a nursing home facility. Hospitals specialize in short-term patient care. On average‚ a patient stays at the hospital for about four days. Hospitals treat and release their patients rather quickly because of the lack of rooms to accommodate them all‚ and the many demands from the insurance company. Patients come for numerous reasons that differ for all individuals. Patients come to the hospital in crucial situations‚ for which teams of medical specialists come
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Introduction This essay will include a case study about a patient nursed with the supervision of a registered nurse during a clinical placement. It will demonstrate the ability to assess and develop a care plan for this patient. For this case study‚ the patient’s name will be changed to Paul and confidentiality will be kept at all times. The nursing process will be described and used to develop a nursing care plan for the above patient. The setting is an integrated hospital service made up of
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Strategic plan success is dependent on those who drive process change to achieve desired outcomes; hence‚ stakeholders are the drivers. The provision of education is essential to helping all stakeholders understand the ‘Why’ and need for change. Without their commitment to sharing accountability for improving the patient experience of care‚ the organization’s HCAHPS performance scores will remain status quo. Stakeholders need to understand the ramifications of remaining status quo – most importantly
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Health Promotion in Nursing Care Many years ago‚ people focused on disease and illness and not staying healthy or preventing illness from occurring. People did not go to the doctor for wellness checks but rather only if they had an ailment. Immunizations have removed some of the diseases that were causing death among the individuals that had contracted the illness. Health promotion has come to the forefront in medical practice since the movement of Healthy People that focuses on health and not
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