Collaborative Practice The following paper is a case study of how collaboration practice has taken place for a patient in the hospital. The case study will be explained then different methods of collaborating with other disciplines will be identified. Common situations when collaborating patient care will be identified and barriers to collaborating will also be identified. Case Study An 87 year old white female was admitted to a regional hospital from her assisted living apartment
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greater than 15 hours)‚ abruptio placenta‚ placenta previa‚ infection‚ inversion of uterus‚ placenta accrete - increta - percreta * Upon palpation you find that your client’s uterus is above the umbilicus and displaced to the right‚ what is your nursing intervention? ask patient last
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CTR is a 51 year old woman who is divorced and lives with her son and granddaughter. She works a full-time job as well as a part-time job to make ends meet. She struggles everyday with high blood pressure‚ type II diabetes and multiple other musculoskeletal problems‚ but one thing she does not struggle with is her faith. Upon meeting with her and performing the spiritual assessment (Balzer-Riley‚ 2008) using the tool as assigned CTR consented to an assessment of her spiritual health. It was very
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developmental process combining recommendations based on evidence and expert opinion. The process must be implemented with safe practice and with transformational nurse leaders. Training nurses to look for and appraise evidence is an important part of nursing education. The addition of specialized nurse educators and experts to provide seminars that are readily accessible could be utilized. Promotion of professional practice associations could greatly improve implementation of evidence based practice
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A REFLECTIVE PIECE ON A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. In this reflective piece of writing I will be explaining how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the patient physically‚ psychologically ‚and socially ‚I will also explain how the disease affects his daily routine and how it impacts on his family life. I will give an overview of the clinical signs and symptoms‚ how the disease alters the pathphysiology of the lungs‚ and what these changes cause within
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unionized. The Carolan (2000) academic journal‚ explains that non unionized nurses are not allowed to walk off the job. This group of nurses would have to comply with the terms of the workplace and file a grievance at a later time (Carolan‚ 2000). Such management grievances are often resolved
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Today marked my seventh clinical day on the floor at UH Ahuja. My patient assigned to me was a female admitted for hematemesis‚ which means the presence of blood in vomit. I learned that her hematemesis was caused by a GI bleed secondary to a gastric ulcer. The vomit was described as coffee ground texture and color. I looked into it and discovered that it could be an indicator of an upper GI bleed. I talked to Stephanie about this‚ and she confirmed this. She also asked me which labs to watch out
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involved in this model are assess‚ link‚ synthesize‚ design‚ implement and evaluate‚ and integrate and maintain. In this case‚ we have identified problem i.e. increased incidence of UTIs. According to the model‚ we will need to assess the need to change the current practice of the clinic. The data should be collected on the clinic’s current practice‚ which
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The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The Current trend for recent nursing graduates
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Nursing Management 1 Running Head: OVARIAN NEW GROWTH Nursing Management of a Patient with Ovarian New Growth Nursing Management 2 Nursing Management of Patient with Ovarian New Growth S.‚M. she is a 49 year old female‚ and nulligravida‚ under Dr. Cabanela. S.‚M admitted that she smokes and drink liquor. She was diagnose with Ovarian New Growth and had her surgery last March 5‚ 2013 at Valenzuela Medical Center. She was admitted last March 4‚ 2013. At first S.‚M feels pain on her lower
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