1.0 INTRODUCTION I propose to study the attitude‚ knowledge and experiences of nurses on prioritizing comfort measures in care of the dying patient in an acute hospital setting. I am particularly interested in this field as I worked in a hospice during semester break where palliative care of the dying concentrated on the quality of life of the patient. When the prognosis for the patient was imminent death‚ care was focused on reducing the severity of the disease symptoms rather than vainly trying
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Hope from the Perspective of Nursing Hope is a powerful thing; it can be the only thing some people hold on to when everything else has failed them. It can also provide patients with something to focus on when experiencing times of trouble or hardship. It is also an abstract concept that can have many meanings and can be interpreted many different ways. Nweze‚ Agom‚ Agom‚ and Nwankwo (2015)‚ focused on the concept analysis of hope from the perspective of the nursing discipline so nurses can have
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learning more day by day from my practicum experiences. Nursing home experiences has enhanced my knowledge because plan of care and coding system is different at nursing home as compared to primary care offices. Plan of care depends upon accessibility and availability of the care at the nursing home whereas at primary care office if it is not available in the office‚ we can always refer. I found out that nurses know their patient really well at nursing home. It is helpful reviewing the chart as well as
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Adolescence Introduction * Many levels of change occurring * Individual = undergoes change biologically cognitively and psychologically * Social = * Three phases * Early = ages 11-14; defined by changes of puberty and response to those changes * Middle = ages 15-17; defined by stereotypical time of peer-dominated changes * Late = ages 18-20; defined by more adult like behavior and adaptation to adult lifestyle Anatomy/Physiological Maturation
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Nutrition Care Process Nutrition Assessment The first step in the nutrition care process is the nutrition assessment. This involves collecting information about the patient’s ailment through family and medical history questionnaires‚ medical charts‚ oral or written communication with the medical staff‚ and related research. Health care personnel are responsible for recording and analyzing food and nutrition intake‚ body composition‚ and laboratory data as it relates to the patient’s condition
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This was done by doing an analysis of a lot of different research articles on this topic and complying a list of recommendations that healthcare providers should follow and incorporate into their practice. There will also be a brief mention of some nursing research that can be developed from this guideline‚ and how this can be use in the clinical practice setting in the future. Care of Drying Adults in the Last Days of Life The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
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Preliminary research proposal for the master’s thesis Nutrition and Performance in Sport Belgrade‚ Serbia‚ November 2013 Introduction Sport (or sports) is all forms of usually competitive physical activity which‚ through casual or organised participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants‚ and in some cases‚ spectators. Hundreds of sports exist‚ from those requiring only two participants‚ through
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Chapter 1: What is Nutrition? What Drives Our Food Choices? We Need to Eat and Drink to Live Nutrients: compounds in foods that sustain your body processes. There are 6 classes of nutrients: carbs‚ fats (lipids)‚ proteins‚ vitamins‚ minerals and water 3 of 6 classes of nutrients: carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein- provide energy in the form of kilocalories 2 of 6 classes of nutrients: vitamins and minerals‚ help regulate many body processes‚ including metabolism 1 of 6 class of nutrients- water
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guideline seeks to outline the important role of parenteral nutrition in the critically ill patient. Enteral and parenteral nutrition The enteral route for nutrition delivery is preferred where it can be safely delivered in the absence of gastrointestinal intolerance. For a small proportion of patients enteral feeding is not possible but in addition for a larger proportion of patients research consistently shows that enteral nutrition does not always cover the total nutritional needs of intensive
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necessary for proper brain functioning. Studies found that‚ sialic acid‚ folate‚ choline‚ omega-3 fatty acids‚ and vitamin B6 and B12 perform an important role to our sustained ability to learn. This paper will provides an overview of recent studies on the brain functions associated with certain nutrition. What Nutritional Elements Elevate Learning Abilities? Certain foods are responsible for the proper brain functioning where as proper brain functioning is a prerequisite
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