Intervention Plan The most important goal for Emilia is for her to continue her sobriety. It is important for her not use drugs for her biological‚ psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual aspects of her life. The first goal Emilia and I would agree upon is going to ninety twelve step meetings like AA or NA consecutively for at least ninety days. This is an excellent way to tackle the behaviors and compulsion influencing her addiction. This social resource also gives Emilia an opportunity to establish
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26 year old Native American female admitted with the diagnosis of Cellulitis. Her chief complaint of fever and vomiting that started at 1600 on 11/2/2016 with pain‚ swelling and redness in the right and left forearm. Patient reported shooting up Opana and using cocaine in the last 12 hours. Patient cleans her needles with Clorox and believes she may have injected Clorox into her right forearm. She also reports pain in the left forearm as well. The patient has no known drug allergy‚ no past medical
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The ethical dilemma This case presents an ethical dilemma‚ a situation which arises when one must choose between mutually exclusive alternatives (Beauchamp& Walters‚ 2003). Decisions may have results that are desirable in some respects and undesirable in others. In Juana ’s case‚ her decision to refuse the blood transfusion had the desired outcome of allowing her to remain true to her religious beliefs. However‚ her choice also resulted in her death. If she had followed the recommendation of
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disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease that results in obstructed airflow from the lungs. When a person takes a breath‚ air travels down the windpipe into airways. These airways scatter into smaller‚ much thinner tubes that end in a bunch of tiny air sacs. These air sacs stretch and inflates when a person breathes in and then deflates when the person breathes out. When a patient is diagnosed with COPD‚ their lung function is greatly lessened with air
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Clinical Case Study Nursing is a complex and ever expanding profession. Nursing care mainly focuses on the patient’s physical care‚ which allows nurses to be with their patients for much longer than many other health professionals. Systematic patient assessment is an integral part of a nurse’s job as it permits patient care to be prioritized according to severity of condition‚ and also molds the basis of care plans (Anderson‚ 1998). Through early detection of a deteriorating patient‚ appropriate
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Intro 350 In this assignment‚ I selected a case study (refer to appendix) in which I will be linking my Sam to the legal‚ ethical‚ professional and personal factors that are raised in the scenario. My essay will relate back to my Sam throughout while linking to relevant legislations and guidance stated by the nursing and midwifery council. In my chosen scenario‚ this issues of consent and mental capacity and a potential safeguarding concern are raised. I have decided to use the issue of consent
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explore the above statement in relation to the role of a student nurse and what actions the student would be expected to take adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC‚ 2008). It will discuss the professional values and behaviours associated within nursing and the interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain the therapeutic
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COURSE TITLE: MSc SPECIALIST COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING (HEALTH VISITING) MODULE TITLE: LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ‘A CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF A CHANGE MANAGED IN PRACTICE’ Final Mark: 78% (Distinction) CONTENTS Page Case Study 3 References 14 Bibliography Appendices: One Health and Safety Legislation in practice. 23 Two Lewin’s model for planned change in practice. 24 Three Force Field Analysis conducted
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about medical dilemmas‚ it is the right of autonomy. Open and honest communication between health care providers‚ nurses‚ and patients is necessary when discussing effective care. The most critical role of a nurse is as a patient advocate. In this case study‚ Carolyn is a twenty-one year old female who wants to know what is happening to her‚ while her mother wants to keep her daughter uninformed of the situation at hand. In the Code of Ethics‚ Provision 3‚ it states‚ “The nurse promotes‚ advocates for
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Nursing shortage and turnover is a continuous struggle throughout health care facilities. This in turn affects the quality of patient care and the workload of other nurses‚ causing an increase in nursing burnout. Nursing shortage occurs when there is a smaller amount of nurses who are employed at the time when the demand for them is drastically higher‚ where turnover is defined as the loss of an employee due to any number of reasons (Huber‚ 2010). Numerous studies have been done and it has been found
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