Patient is a 65- year- old‚heterosexual‚ upper middle class‚ a caucasian female who has been fighting esophageal cancer for the past year and a half. The patient is married with two adult children. She resides at home with her husband and has an exceptionally supportive immediate family‚ friends‚ and relatives. Patient has an older sister whom she is very close with. She reports having a job that she takes great pleasure in. Patient has experienced a difficult time coping with her cancer diagnosis
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reference to previous studies such as practical reports of nursing teachers who were in charge of Pediatric Nursing Practicum‚ especially the qualitative study conducted by Shiba and Yamaguchi (2012). We created two sub-concepts‚ “judgments on the necessity of intervention” and “educational intervention” (Figure 1) from nursing teachers’ judgments and behaviors for supporting the construction of relationship between nursing students and child patients‚ clarified by a previous study (Shiba & Yamaguchi
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Well my paper is on pneumonia. The little I do know about pneumonia is that it is caused by an infection. You can recover from pneumonia with the right treatment. Pneumonia is more serious with people with weak immune systems. But to further my knowledge on pneumonia I did some research. What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by bacteria‚ a virus or fungi. The infection inflames your lungs’ air sacs‚ which are called alveoli. The air sacs may fill up with fluid
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Legal Issues Case Study for Nursing Case 2 Nursing Situation: Cindy Black (fictitious name)‚ a four-year-old child with wheezing‚ was brought into the emergency room by her mother for treatment at XYZ (fictitious name) hospital at 9:12 p.m. on Friday‚ May 13. Initial triage assessment revealed that Cindy was suffering from a sore throat‚ wheezing bilaterally throughout all lung fields‚ seal-like cough‚ shortness of breath (SOB)‚ bilateral ear pain. Vital signs on admission were pulse
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During March 2013 I suffered a serious paranoid psychosis and was forcibly held at the KGV Hospital’s acute ward‚ under the Mental Health Act 1984. Actually‚ ten RGP officers‚ in full riot gear with shields‚ raided my home and in a very violent and aggressive manner‚ even though I was lying face down on the floor and offering no resistance whatsoever‚ abducted me and took me in handcuffs to the police station. There I was seen by two psychiatrists and a mental welfare officer and sent to the KGV
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Reshelle is an outgoing 13 year old girl. She has long brown hair and brown eyes. Reshelle is described as lvoing and caring. She enjoys playing yahtzee‚ card games‚ and doing crafts. She enjoys being active by playing at the park. Reshelle does very well in the prospective adoptive home of her maternal grandparent. Reshelle can be stubborn‚ but he is easily redirected when given one on one time to talk about any issues she is having. Reshelle was a 7th grader at Coolidge Junior High School. She
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RTT1 Task 1 Shirley Krussel Western Governor ’s University December 12‚ 2014 RTT1 Task 1 The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) established by the American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ provides reports on how care‚ specifically provided by nurses‚ affects patient outcomes. Based on these reports‚ the ANA has developed a national set of nursing sensitive indicators that measure the process of care‚ the structure of care‚ and patient- focused outcomes in a health care setting.
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Definition: Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection. (2) Pathophysiology: Pneumonia is an excess of fluid in the lungs resulting from an inflammatory process. It is an acute infection of the alveoli. This is a global problem‚ and the WHO (World Health Organization) suggests that it is the most common cause of death in children and that 1.4 million die each year as a result of pneumonia. Pneumonia may also occur as a complication in hospital settings‚ secondary to surgery. The inflammation
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Dealing with childhood pneumonia in developing countries: how can we make a difference? The past few years have seen renewed attention focused on the persistent burden of childhood mortality globally. Of the 10.6 million deaths of children under 5 every year‚ the vast majority occur in a mere 42 countries of the developing world. It is also apparent that despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology and significance of the major causes of child death‚ most of the known killers such as diarrhoeal
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Joan is an 89-year-old woman who lives at a nursery home. It has been noted that she has poor thinking skills. Her memory is lacking on recent event and appears disoriented. She often says she does not know where she is. She has a rambling speech that is hard to understand and difficulty writing. The nurses said it progress throughout the day and fluctuates for the past few days. It is clear that Joan has Delirium. Two symptoms that are major criteria for this disorder are the poor thinking skills
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