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    COPD and Nutrition

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    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a slow and progressive obstruction of the airways. There are two categories of COPD. These are emphysema‚ a condition where there is abnormal and permanent destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. Chronic bronchitis is a productive cough and inflammation of the bronchi and other lung changes. Smoking and second hand smoke exposure are the main contributors to this disease. Other contributing factors can be environmental air pollution and genetics

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    neighborhood‚ now disabled‚ and under SSI. Although‚ his two siblings ages 40 and 43 are healthy‚ alive‚ and well‚ but both parents are hypertensive and diabetics ages 68 and 72. Unfortunately‚ Mr. J.P. is suffering from other multimorbidities such as; COPD‚ asthma‚ osteoarthritis‚ and

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    Nursing Home Case Study

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    Case Presentation William is a single‚ seventy- year-old Caucasian male‚ who resides in a nursing home. He has no children and his only close living family member is his sister. William was admitted to the nursing home three months ago‚ after having suffered a stroke and subsequent left side weakness in his leg and arm. Currently‚ William is undergoing physical therapy at the nursing home to improve his left side mobility. William was referred to the Nursing Facility Transition program

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    passed in 2010. The nursing profession is one of the largest divisions in the healthcare workforce and requires large transformations in order to meet the goals that the United States has set forth. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a report in 2010 which laid out recommendations for health care professions in order to make the goals attainable. Transforming education‚ transforming practice‚ and transforming leadership are three areas that greatly impact the nursing profession (IOM‚ 2010)

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    Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or well and in all settings. The role of a nurse includes the promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ policy and education.” (Lankshear‚ S.‚ Personal Communication. 2015.) But a nurses’ most important job is to provide compassionate‚ and ethically- sound care to every client that comes into their wake while keeping a calming demeanor. This demeanor is known as mindfulness

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    Health Promotion on Copd

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    Pulmonary Disease Word count:1‚905 The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC 2008)states that a nurse should be able to protect and promote the health and well-being of those in their care. This essay will be discussing the health promotion role of a nurse looking after a patient that has Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) .The essay will focus on a 65 year old gentleman Mr Abraham who has been admitted into a general medical ward‚with an acute exacerbation of COPD. Mr Abraham is well known to the

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    maintaining patient confidentiality and respecting their decision about what information they disclosed and withheld (Johnston 2016; Hann‚ Ivester & Denton‚ 2017). Autonomy is one of the four key principles in nursing (Johnston‚ 2016) respecting‚ which should be a nurses’ priority (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)‚

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    Copd Care Plan

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    COPD Blogs (3 main patient concerns) I reviewed blog posts and comments from three different sources: COPDconnect.com which has two active health professionals that post educational materials and respond to posts. Dr. Gary‚ a therapist‚ works with individuals living with chronic conditions and Pharmacist George‚ a licensed pharmacist‚ is certified in smoking cessation‚ diabetes and cholesterol management‚ nutrition planning‚ and personal training. HealthCentral.com which was founded by Jane

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    According to American Nurses Association website‚ nursing- sensitive indicators are defined as the structure‚ process and outcomes of nursing care (nursingworld.org). Quality care for patients in the hospital is important to their healing process. It is important to know what the nursing-sensitive indicators are and how they affect patients. The indicators are intended to focus plans and programs to increase quality and safety in patient care. In this scenario with Mr. J‚ many members of the

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    Nursing Ethics Case Study

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    ethics for the nurses rejects any attempt to perform activities that are contrary to the patient’s rights. These include the right to life‚ to self esteem and the right to respectful treatment (International Council of Nurses‚ 2006). In the case study situation the surgeon made a wrong recommendation for the patient. Mr. B was wrongfully scheduled for a tumor resection procedure yet the most appropriate course of treatment for him was a palliative treatment or limited intervention. Subjecting

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