of the illness. Nurse case managers influence the disease process through the sharing of their knowledge‚ providing community based resources‚ and the relationships that are formed with the patient (Cohen & Cesta‚ 2005). The purpose of this paper is to describe how the nurse and healthcare organizations can provide supportive and preventative patient
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A3 (Delete the “Topic No” for Assignment 2). B.2 Instructions for Assignment 1 1. Your report should contain the following sections in the order given below: Section 1: Introduction and Background Section 2: Discussion of Current Issues Section 3: Case
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Introduction The case scenario selected for discussion is about Jeremy Kayton‚ 18 year old male student who moved to America when he was 17 year old. He was recently diagnosed with a case of type I diabetes mellitus‚ went through a break up and he had to work long hours to support himself. He was probably under a lot of psychological and emotional stress‚ suffering from ’tension headache’ and took an over dose of Panadol or acetaminophen with alcohol. According to food and drug agency (2009)‚ a combination
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Ethics Case Study HCS/335 July 15‚ 2013 Ethics Case Study Ethics are an important aspect of an individual’s personal and professional life‚ as ethics help people determine whether their actions are right or wrong‚ good or bad‚ just or unjust‚ and fair or unfair (Fremen‚ 2009). In any career‚ strong workplace ethics and interpersonal ethics are essential. One situation is the case study involving Dr. William’s office assistant‚ Jerry McCall. Jerry received a call while sitting in for the receptionist
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1 Case Study Mrs Green (20 marks for general description) Mrs. Green is a 55 year old female who had a total knee arthoplasty 3 days ago. The client is on 6 hourly observations. The last set of observation are: Temp 36.5 C‚ RR 22‚ HR 110‚ BP 170/86mmHg and SpO2 98% on room air. She has been complaining of ‘awful pain’ in her knee. She has refused to have a shower and do her routine ROM exercises due to the pain in her knee. She requires assistance to perform ADLs at this stage and expresses feelings
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Secondary to Uremic Encephalopathy‚ Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis vs. Gouty Neuropathy Attending Physician: Dr. Valdez‚ Dr. Manzon‚ Dr. Ocampo‚ Dr. Concepcion I. CHIEF COMPLAINT - General body weakness - Drowsiness - Pain on knees II. NURSING HISTORY The patient‚ MNM‚ has hypertension for 21 years‚ he’s not taking any medications until year 2008 when he was prescribed Nifedipine and Carvedilol. He also has gouty attacks for 14 years now and he is taking Allopurinol. Four days PTC
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problem without a satisfactory resolution. The significance of ethical decision-making lays in the fact that very different ethical choices regarding the same ethical dilemma can be made resulting in neither choice being a “right or wrong” decision. Ethics involve doing “good” and causing no harm There are many ethical issues nurses can encounter in the workplace. These include: * quality versus quantity of life: Quantity may address how long a person lives or perhaps how many people will
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causes various kinds of metabolic problems. The response to low levels of cortisol is increased production of corticotropin (ACTH). Lack of mineralocorticoids‚ primarily aldosterone (steroid hormone)‚ causes sodium and water imbalance which‚ in some cases‚ can be fatal. The various forms of CAH represent defects in the different stages of corticosteroid synthesis‚ usually hydroxylation reactions at certain positions on the original CAH is a family of inherited disorders affecting the adrenal glands
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CASE STUDY OF CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) Submitted By: BSN 2-A Orlain‚ Mallone Cruz‚ Auriedyiele Jagonoy‚ Mary Jane Vocal‚ Jolaiza Submitted To: Mrs. Nhina Sandeep S. DeRosas Clinical Instructor TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1 II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................. 2 III. OBJECTIVE ................................................................... 3 IV. BACKGROUND
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Ethics Case Study HCS/335 November 26‚ 2012 Terry Matherne Ethics Case Study In the scenario Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams office assistant. Jerry has received training for a medical assistant and licensed practical Nurse. Although Jerry is handling the incoming calls while the receptionist is at lunch a patient of Dr. Williams had called in the office and stated that he needed two refill an antidepressant and Valium right away because he is leaving the airport within 30 minutes.
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