Patient Teaching J. D. is a 3 yr old boy with West Syndrome‚ absence of the corpus callosum‚ and developmentally delayed with controlled spasms since 10/2012 until recently when J.D. presented to Miller Children’s emergency department with several episodes of spasm-like activity and vomiting up his keppra. Mom describes the episodes a 5-10 seconds in duration‚ with upward and outward jerking of his arms. The learner‚ which will be the mother‚ speaks English as her first language‚ she has a
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Patients with AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV causes the human immune system to be altered‚ causing the human body to be vulnerable to infections and diseases. AIDS is a growing virus in the human race affecting men‚ women‚ and children. Target Population In the past‚ white homosexual males and intravenous drug users were people who were known as targeted population for Aids
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For one who plans on having a career in the medical field‚ is bound to have patients come in who’s allegation may not always be true due to tests contradicting their information. These are the types of situation where‚ as a physician‚ one needs to be careful in order to prevent making the patient angry or in some cases embarrassed. As physicians‚ it is our job to make sure that our patients feel they can be trusted and respected at the same time. Personally‚ I need to make sure that all of the information
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individuals to mind—the courageous person imposing‚ heroic‚ probably male‚ and the patient person quiet‚ reserved‚ quite likely female. (After all‚ Ancient Greek courage simply was the virtue of manliness (andreia)‚ and the Victorians used to name their daughters Patience.) Some of our images of courage may even positively conflict with some of our images of patience‚ with the courageous person insisting upon action while the patient person implores him to wait. In his wonderful paper‚ "Patience and Courage"
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Major Care Plan Student Name: Jane Doe Date of Care: 10/15/13 Pt. Initials: RC Rm #: 453-2 Chief Complaint: Abdominal Pain Medical Diagnosis: Acute Appendicitis/Laparoscopic Appendectomy BCF’s & Power Components Universal Self-Care Requisites Developmental Requisites Health Deviations Requisites Self-Care Deficits Unable or Unwilling: BCF: 1. Age: 64 years 2. Gender: Male 3. Developmental State: a. (Erikson Theory) Integrity vs. Despair. b. Cognitive: Alert/Oriented
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IntroductionIn this 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
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Patient scenario The patient Mr. Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer 5 years ago. It seemed as if his condition was worsening so he visited his physician who performed a physical examination on him. A physical examination has many components they include observing the signs of a disease by checking for signals like change in skin pigment or alertness. Then there is checking vital signs such as blood pressure‚ heart rate and temperature by comparing your results to a standard. Next step the
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The management of dysphagia in stroke patients whether in long term or acute care is an important care delivery that nurses must pay close attention to. Nurses must take the time to assess stroke patients for dysphagia in order to prevent or reduce the risk of nutritional and hydration deficiency. Stroke occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (ischemia) the brain or hemorrhaging around the brain resulting in death of brain cells (Lewis‚ 2010). When a person suffers a stroke‚ parts of the body
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Introduction Virginia is an eighty-five-year women whom I met while doing my internship with the Alzheimer’s association this summer. We both share the same ambition about getting the word out about Alzheimer’s. She has been a volunteer with the association since 2003. Virginia takes life day by day and believes that in order to age successfully you need to stay active in the things you love and to also learn new things. Virginia was born and raised in downtown Chicago‚ a few blocks from Wrigley
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Ladies and gentleman‚ First of all ‚let me share with you a few definition of communication. 1.0 Defining Communication 2.1 Carl Rogers (1952) defined communication as listening with understanding to what has been said and interpreting the message accurately as intended 2.2 Elizabeth Tierney (1998) defined it as a process which comprises the following steps-you have a message you want to deliver‚ you send it out‚ your audience received the message‚ reacts to it and the
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