A Vulnerable Population the Homeless Veterans Patricia Dilbert NUR/440 April 7‚ 2014 Deanna Radford‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE A Vulnerable Population the homeless Veterans In this presentation‚ we will explore a vulnerable population with the focus on the homeless veterans. According to Mckinney Act”(1987) A homeless person is one who lacks a fixed‚ regular and adequate nighttime residence. One who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter
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Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions
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Nursing Diagnosis | Expected outcomes | Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | Nursing Diagnosis: Sleep deprivation R/t: Age related sleeping problems and dementia. A.E.B: Verbal report of not sleeping well. Also maybe be caused by dementia. Nursing Diagnosis: Risk of hopelessness R/t: Client’s loss of family members in the past. A.E.B: Lack of eye contact‚ passive attitude‚ and deteriorating physical and mental condition. | Client will take part
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Nursing diagnosis: Ineffective coping Patient: 48 year old male admitted for alcohol dependence. Medical history includes anxiety‚ bipolar‚ PTSD‚ and hypertension. Pt had one suicide attempt in 2001. K+ at 3.2 upon admission. Pt claims his dependence on alcohol began when he was in the Air Force. He lives with an alcoholic partner who depends on him for housing. He was considering going to live with his mother after rehab. Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective coping related to inadequate social
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Nursing Care Plan Student Name/Date: __Nicole Reinke/ Week 5_____________ | Nursing Diagnosis |Expected Outcomes |Nursing Interventions/Rationale |Outcome Evaluation | |(Dx‚ related to‚ & as evidenced by) |(Short term (8-48 hr.) reasonable expectations |List all interventions for each nsg. dx (include patient/family |(Patient outcome noted as
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Minority and immigrant groups‚ pediatric population and women have limited access to healthcare. They are known as the underserved populations in healthcare field. It is a nurse’s duty to serve regardless of social‚ economic status or nature of health problems. Nurses should strive to help the underserved population on a personal‚ professional and national level. They must understand the reasons behind limited access to healthcare and try to eliminate those barriers. The case study showed how income
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Homeless People as a Vulnerable Population Homeless people are a part of a vulnerable population who face a very real risk of developing health issues at a rate higher than the rest of the population due to certain disadvantages and co-morbidities. The homeless population is often exposed to the harsh elements of the weather and lack access to basic necessities such as food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ and medication. Housing in shelters and transitional homes are not constant and reliable‚ leaving the homeless
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Movie Character Presentation The Elephant Man Krsytal Wilson GCU NRS-434V The Elephant Man presentation overview Present the plot and characters of the movie. Functional Assessment of “The Elephant Man” Nursing diagnosis Interventions Resources Background of Movie and Character Main Characters • John Merrick “Elephant Man” • Dr. Frederick Treves The movie plot • Dr. Frederick Treves saves a young disfigured John Merrick from the enslavement and abuse from owner Bytes. Functional
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Axis I: Schizoaffective‚ Bipolar‚ Paranoid type Nursing DX: Ineffective coping R/T inadequate levels of/or perception of control AEB increased dependency on others and drug/alcohol use Ineffective Coping as evidenced by excessive ETOH‚ homelessness‚ loss of friends‚ jobs‚ etc. will be relevant for this client. His grief issue is not established or described in the nursing assessment? How is this connected? Can you clarify or revise? Subjective Data: Client states “I used marijuana daily
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FSUU-As the reign of the nursing course slowly comes to a decline‚ so does the number of nursing students. June 2011‚ the number of freshman students for the nursing program estimated only around 50 students in that first semester. Compared to the amount of students in the previous years‚ this year’s number of students showed an evident alarming population drop. Late 2007 signaled the decrease of students in the nursing course since it was in this year when the surplus of nurses began to rise. From
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