A Remote Patient Monitoring System for Congestive Heart Failure Myung-kyung Suh & Chien-An Chen & Jonathan Woodbridge & Michael Kai Tu & Jung In Kim & Ani Nahapetian &Lorraine S. Evangelista & Majid Sarrafzadeh Received: 17 January 2011 /Accepted: 3 May 2011 # Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2011 Abstract Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of death in the United States affecting approximately 670‚000 individuals. Due to the prevalence of CHF related issues‚ it is prudent
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following approaches is best for a nurse seeking an answer to a clinical question related to patient care?| A)|using intuition to answer the question| B)|asking the clinical nursing supervisor| C)|reading a textbook about the subject| D)|reading current research on the topic| 2.|The conscious and intentional use of research and theory-based information to make decisions and answer clinical questions about patient care delivery is referred to as:| A)|research utilization review| B)|evidence-based
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dietetics‚ medicine‚ nursing‚ occupational therapy‚ physiotherapy and social workers to provide a primary well-being to the elderly who recently been abandon from hospital fee. A student clinic was acknowledged at Monash University Melbourne Australia in 2013. The eight-week period elaborate a diverse of fully trained students from the final year to screen the physical‚ functional and social health of elderly patients after acute hospital admission. The clinic examined 25 patients over the trial period
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Paradigms in Nursing Christian Bernard T. Uy Athabasca University Abstract All nurses strive to provide the highest quality standard of care to all patients. Each one bases their practice to what theory they think and believe is right and most appropriate. This paper explained the definition of the three major paradigms and how they had contributed in everyday nursing practice by providing clinical experiences. Keywords: empirical methods‚ interpretive methods‚ critical methods‚ nursing science
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for Mandatory Nurse Patient Ratios Continues Mandatory nurse-patient staffing ratios have been a hot topic of discussion for over 15 years. As of today‚ California is the only state with actual state mandated nurse- patient ratios in place. I support mandatory nurse-patient staffing ratios because research has shown that patients have better outcomes when cared for by nurses who practice under state mandated nurse-patient ratios. According to the article Mandatory Nurse-Patient Ratios “support for
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especially with nursing staff to and from patients when giving first hand care. Good or bad communication can make there experience within the health care setting a positive or negative one and can leave a lasting impression. A good health care provider can use there communication skills to put a patient at ease with a few comforting words or gestures‚ a lack of positive communication in the health care setting could leave the patient feeling neglected‚ ignored and not valued as a patient. By successfully
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Date/Time | Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Goals/ Expected Outcomes | Intervention | Rationale | Implementation | Evaluation | Name & Sign | | -Wheezing breath sounds- Unproductive cough- Prolonged expiration-Patients verbalizes difficulty in breathing | Ineffective airway clearance related to airway congestion | To restore normal airway clearance within 30 minutes * Breath sound will be normal * Expiration phase of breathing will be normal and effortless * Patient will verbalize ease in
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assignment I will be exploring the legal‚ professional and ethical issues involved in bed bathing a patient/client in a hospital setting. I will be reflecting on a personal experience‚ experience during a seven week placement on a diabetic ward. I have decided to use a reflective cycle which is an adaptation from Gibbs ’ (1988) model.This reflection has provided a systematic approach to my learning and to my nursing practice. Within this essay I intend to discuss approaches to assessing‚ planning‚ implementing
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Empowerment itself in a proactive way of safeguarding. As well as encouraging a child’s awareness of health and safety practitioners should also seek to support their development by helping them to have a positive self-image. It is important that children have plenty of opportunities and encouragement in order to develop their independence and learn about their likes and dislikes Ways in which a practitioner can empower a child or young person to make positive and informed choices that support
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Name: ____Anne Bratkiewicz__________________________________ Matching 1. ICD-9 2. CPT 3. HCPCS 4. V Codes 5. E Codes 6. Main Term 7. AMA 8. CMS 9. NCD 10. LCD _8____ Codes that explain the reason for the visit when patient is not ill. __10___ Local Coverage Policy such as WPS‚ BCBS _5____ Codes used to describe circumstances around an injury‚ burn/fall. __2___ Translates written documentation of office visit‚ procedures‚ lab‚ and x-ray into numbers ___1__ Coding system
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