3. Referring the patient to a cardiology for further evaluation. Advanced Practice Nursing Intervention Plan for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage‚ Unspecified The patient has a heme positive test‚ which means that there is blood contaminate in his stool sample. This result indicates that he may be suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. According to NIDDK (2016)‚ gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is any type of bleeding in digestive tract. There are two type of
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE NORMAL ELIMINATION Aujero‚ Cacar Bilon‚ Kristine Domingo‚ Essie Ibrahim‚ Omaeir Panopio‚ Eunice Salcedo‚ Demsky Urination Micturition‚ voiding‚ and urination all refer to the process of emptying the urinary bladder. Defecation Elimination of the waste products of digestion from the body. - Expulsion of feces from the anus and rectum. - The excreted waste products are referred to as feces or stool. Maintaining Normal Urinary Elimination Promoting
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The head to toe physical assessment is the first step of the nursing process and is a systemic approach of collecting objective (physical) and subjective (mental) data on the patient that will help the nurse formulate nursing diagnoses and plan patient care. It is also used to confirm or question data that was stated in the pt. previous history stated in the charts and to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing interventions that were carried out on the patient. The main focus of the head-to-toe
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Running head: PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY 1 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Darlene Cunningham Jacksonville University School of Nursing January 31‚ 2015 PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY 2 Personal Philosophy of Nursing A Philosophy of Nursing is an approach to nursing‚ usually created
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Missed Nursing Care‚ Staffing‚ and Patient Falls Grand Canyon University Nursing Research Nursing:433-V Angie Lawson‚ RN March 9‚ 2014 Introduction Patient safety is a concern in the hospital setting. Missed nursing care due to high nurse patient ratios‚ or staffing issues leads to patient falls. Patient falls tend to be a big issue and expensive matter for hospitals nationwide. This paper will focus on a qualitative research article regarding missed nursing care‚ staffing‚ and patient falls
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order to aid nursing home residents in an effective manner‚ one must not only integrate preferences and options‚ but also refine nursing home environments (Choi et al.‚ 2008‚ p. 545). The changes in the nursing home facilities may range from no longer including structured activities to making residents feel at home. In addition‚ adding complex tasks to residents daily life may help with feelings of unworthiness. According to Bhar & Brown (2012) reestablishing problem solving in nursing home residents
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P3/M2/D1 Ligament injuries The dictionary definition of a ligament is ‘’ A short band of tough‚ flexible‚ fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.’’ This basically means a ligament is a connective tissue that unlike a tendon which connects muscle to bone a ligament connects bone and also stabilised a joint. When someone damages a ligament it’s called a sprain. An example of a ligament injury is an ACL injury (Anterior cruciate ligament injury). This type
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Family/Cultural/Ethnic Considerations: patient prefers to live alone though has family support from siblings Summary of Admission History and Progress Notes: 67-year-old male has a history of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with ejection factor of 24%‚ chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ metastasis of prostate cancer‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3. Patient was admitted to UCSD emergency department on 08/20 after falling down stairs. Patient presented confused but conscious
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Disaster can be divided into three phases‚ pre-impact‚ impact and post-impact. Pre-impact phase is the phase before the disaster happens. In the phase the Nursing interventions which focus on primary prevention about health promotion and specific protection‚ can be educating‚ training‚ prepare people for disaster. The example of the intervention for this disaster can be encouraging individuals’ preparedness for earthquakes‚
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The nurse-patient relationship has always been considered to be an essential aspect of the nursing profession‚ which has an impact on the wellbeing of both sides. The nurse-patient relationship has a unique purpose and is extremely complex and often difficult to understand from an outside perspective. The role played by the nurse is pivotal in patient care‚ as establishing a good relationship can be vital in helping the patient make clinical and psychological process. In the discussion that follows
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