At first glance‚ Dr. Brenda DoHarris’ Calabash Parkway appears to be a novel about a Guyanese woman meeting an old friend from her native land‚ in New York‚ after several years. Upon further reading‚ the novel has resilient records of feminism in the protagonists Agatha‚ Evadne‚ and Gwennie. The three are emasculated by poverty‚ neglect‚ and abuse. Living in a masculinized country the three women refuse to succumb to their struggles of life. These powerless characteristics of the three young women
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The aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected infection accompanied by evidence of two or more of the SIRS criteria’. SIRS is outlined as a ‘systemic inflammatory response’ consisting of
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Your patient’s ECG shows depression S-T in leads V1–V2 and ST elevation in Leads II‚ III‚ and AVF. You realize that this indicates: Acute inferior infarction. Acute Anterior infarction Acute Lateral infarction Acute inferior-Posterior infarction The above ECG changes can be found if there is an occlusion of the: RCA LAD circumflex all of the above. the most complications associated with this problem is ventricular dysrhythmias. AV block. atrial flutter. hemodynamic
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Student Name: Date: February 25‚ 2006 Nursing Diagnosis Outcome Criteria (Goal) Evaluation of Outcome Criteria (Goal) PC: Postpartum Hemorrhage Patient will develop no complications related to excessive bleeding‚ will maintain normal vital signs of express understanding of her condition‚ its management‚ and discharge instructions‚ identify and use available support systems. R/T‚ RTRF and secondary to: Pathophysiology Supporting Nursing Diagnosis Statement (cite source) Uterine atony
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of overtime without considering the safety of the staff and patients. I work in a psychiatric hospital where safety is one of the company priorities. The majority of the decision-making in the facility where I work is controlled by the director of nursing who speaks to the manager who communicates the charge nurses; there is little or no input from the nurses on the floor even though they spend the most time with the patients. Incident report One of the most frequent incidents that occur in my work
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ASSESMENT | GOAL OF CARE | PLAN OF ACTIONS | RATIONALE | IMPLEMENTATION | DOCUMENTATION | Subjective:“Daghan man na siya samad ug hubag sa iyang lawas”(She has many wounds and bruises on her body) as verbalized by the mother.Objective:-Presence of lesions and abrasions on the patient’s body.-greenish violet discolorated patches-soaked dressingNursing Diagnosis:Risk for impaired skin integrity related to superficial factors. | At the end of 8 hours nursing interventions‚ the client will be able
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Research methods in Nursing and Social Work: Critical appraisal paper. The aim of this assignment is to look at two written research papers and carry out a critical assessment on them. I will present the assignment in two parts‚ Appendix 1 which is the first research paper called‚ “What professionals think about offenders with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system”. This article conducts a research and its aim is to find out whether people with learning disabilities are being treated
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Cues Nursing Problem Scientific Reasoning Planning Implementation Evaluation Subjective: >”Nay‚ kelan po tayo uuwi?” as verbalized by the patient >”Nag-aaya na nga syang umuwi.” as verbalized by the caretaker Objective: >Patient is silent when hospital staff is around >Patient does not have eye contact with the hospital staff Fear related to hospitalization as manifested by alteration in behavior. Hospitalization is usually perceived as a threat that is consciously
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➢ PR- 98 BPM ➢ RR-25BPM ➢ PAIN SCALE- 8 | ➢ ACUTE PAIN RELATED TO MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. |SHORT TERM GOAL: After 8 hours of nursing intervention: ➢ The patient will be able to verbalize relief from chest pain and difficulty of breathing ➢ The patient will be able to reduce anxiety regarding his condition. LONG TERM GOAL: After 3 days of nursing intervention: ➢ The patient will report pain being absent or controlled with medication administration. ➢ The patient will
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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING NURSING PROCESS FORM: PART I – ASSESSMENT Student: Date of Care: 3/4/13 Client’s Initial: WB Room # 1011 Occupation: Teacher Age: 59 Sex: F Race: Black Religion: Christian Admission Date: 3/1/13 Primary Language: English Role in family: Widowed from husband Stage in Life Cycle: Generativity vs. Stagnation Surgery date(s) this admission: N/A Chief complaint: Brain Dysfunction/Traumatic‚ closed injury Admission Diagnosis:
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