Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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Infectious Mononucleosis and Community Health Nursing Infectious mononucleosis (IM)‚ or "mono‚" is a communicable disease that is most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is one of the most common human viruses found all over the world‚ and most people will become infected with it at some point in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2014a). However‚ not all people infected with EBV will develop IM. By understanding the epidemiologic triangle of IM and
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Behavior and Communication Walt Disney opened his company in the 1920’s. Mr. Disney grew his business in the beliefs that the Walt Disney Company would be the “world’s leading producer and provider of entertainment and information”. (About.com‚ 2011) The culture of this organization follows those beliefs‚ being the world’s best. The executives and employees produce the quality movies that his company is best known for. Yet‚ Walt Disney is so much more than that. This company has powerful business
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October 9‚ 2013 To: Ms. Dana Donnley‚ Director of Employee Communication From: Mr. X‚ Employee Communication Manager Subject: Suggestions to persuade employees to participate in the wellness program I believe that we need to address three very important challenges in order to persuade all the employees to participate in our wellness program. First‚ making the employees understand that this program is entirely for their benefit‚ second‚ convincing them that the results of the physical
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Lucy was raised by humans‚ through “human” methods. Her adoptive human parents raised her as if she was their human daughter. After living with them‚ Lucy showed multiple signs of basic human abilities. One of them being‚ communication. Lucy was then taught sign language to communicate with her human parents and Janis. Lucy communicated with them and conversed with them. Even after her human parents was no longer capable of caring for her‚ Lucy remained “human.” She was taken to an island and was
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The picture archiving and communication system is connected with different workstation by using local area network‚ it comprises of an image acquisition machines‚ a workstation and a server (RHEL with IBM DB2 Server Database). In the picture archiving and communication system the patient initial data is written to the database using server with a particular medical record number or patient ID. Doctors
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privacy and confidentiality are governed by the code of conduct and the code of ethics the nurse must work within these codes and their scope of practice‚ a breach in the patient’s confidentiality can lead to legal proceedings against the nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia‚ 2014). 2. What are the types of small groups and work teams that nurses are likely to be involved in? There are different groups or work team that nurses can be involved
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Assigning Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes o A 7-year-old is brought into the office unexpectedly by his mother on a very busy clinic day. He is coughing and wheezing. He has no known history of asthma‚ but frequently gets like this while playing soccer. He is in moderate distress. An H&P and physical exam is performed. As there is no previous history of asthma within the patient the issue is an extended problem focused with E/M Code 99202 due to the fact the mother reports it happening
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Jaime: What is a Case Management Nurse? A case management nurse is a health care professional who focuses on individual patients‚ their medical needs and their required services. Most case management nurses have a minimum of three to five years of nursing experience. Graduation from an accredited nursing school or college and an active RN license are required. Case management nurses must have the ability to prioritize tasks and make independent clinical judgments when necessary. Case management nurses
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Accurate documentation in clinical practice is a significant component of the delivery of quality patient care. Evaluation and management (E&M) codes comprise to assist providers adequately . In order to receive reimbursement from health insurance companies‚ APNs must accurately use E&M codes to bill for services they provide during patient encounters. Hence‚ the significance for APNs to be knowledgeable in the use of E&M codes to bill for patient care services provided and stay abreast on current
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