2010 at approximately one o’clock. George is a fifty-four year white male married with three adult children and two grand children. He has been working as a teacher for over twenty years a local middle school. This paper will highlight George’s health care issues and will identify five nursing diagnosis for him. Methods of Health History Interview Methods Informed consent obtained and applied the principled of privacy and confidentiality in the interview. Some communication skills used the
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Classic and Contemporary Theories of Latino Identity Development My identity depends on who I’m talking to. It depends on which setting I’m in. If I’m writing‚ I call myself a Chicana. If I’m in a group of people who are in the community‚ who are the people who really are involved in community affairs like arts‚ those kinds of things‚ writers‚ literary people‚ Chicana is what I use [because] it’s more politicized in those circles. At home and talking to other people‚ I would say Mexican American
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Patient advocacy is a big part of nursing. According to How To Be An Advocate‚ (2009) advocacy is defined as “one that pleads the cause of another‚ one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal‚ or one that supports or promotes the interest of another” (pg. 2). Nurses are the forefront as advocates for our patients. It is our duty as nurses to stand up for our patients and ensure that they are receiving the care they should and support their decisions holistically. Nurses have the most
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Human service professional and hospice care workers work with patients with the virus HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Early on during the AIDS crisis social workers or human service professionals dealt more with the terminal parts of AIDS by starting up hospice services for the patients. Later on after much research and education the human service worker dealt with more of the psychosocial issues involved. Hospice services can provide advocacy
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Article Review: Elder Abuse in the Latino Community After reading the article‚ Elder Abuse and Neglect in Latino Families‚ I have a much better understanding of what elder abuse really means. When I think about the word abuse‚ the first representation that comes to mind is a violent beating of some sort and not so much mental abuse. This article mainly focuses on the mental abuse that many elderly Latinos go through each day. After reading this article I have a much better understanding of what
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Ways to assess the care of loved ones According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)‚ the growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national
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PATIENT CENTERED NURSING CARE PLAN STUDENT NAME: _________________________ CLIENT’S AGE: ___________ SEX: MALE FEMALE DATE: _________________________________ DIAGNOSIS: __________________________________ Assessment (Subjective and Objective Data‚ Fundamental Needs) Nursing Diagnosis (NANDA) Planning Intervention Evaluation Analysis Statement… Related to… As Evidenced by… Need Specific Goal (RUMBA‚ SMART) Source
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Patient Centred Approach. DOCTORS AND SOCIETY Patient empowerment—a patient-centred approach to improve care Introduction Health care managers in different parts of the world are facing similar challenges of increasing demand for health services‚ pressure to improve the quality of service for patients‚ to create more responsive organisations‚ and to contain costs. This paper examines the patient empowerment concept and how this important concept can be translated to improve the delivery of
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Patient Education Project The digestive system is a very complex but efficient system that allows the intake and disposal of material that allows the body to perform routine daily activities. The digestive system allows the intake of food and water to be broken down to be used for energy. The digestive system is made up of the mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small and large intestines‚ colon and the rectum. A Potential life-threatening disease of the digestive system is color-rectal cancer. Color-rectal
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Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos A counselor must understand how one’s own cultural differences and worldviews impact the counseling relationship. This paper will examine how I am culturally different from my client and how I would demonstrate cultural competence. Furthermore‚ I will describe how I can improve my cultural competence with the client. Clients Background Information My client‚ Alberto‚ is a 47-year-old Mexican American who
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