Post-Partum Clinical Journal Patient (RM) was a 26 year old primigravid admitted on 10/27/13. She had type O+ blood‚ non-immune to Rubella‚ negative for group beta strep‚ previous appendectomy‚ and right rotator cuff surgery. She had spontaneous rupture of membranes and was admitted with a blood pressure ranging in the 180’s for systolic and 100’s-110’s for diastolic. She also had increased amounts of protein in her urine which is a warning sign for renal damage. She was placed on magnesium sulfate
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Educating individuals about any topic comes with numerous challenges. The diverse patient population being taught creates a challenge in developing a tool that would suit them all. Time constraints in developing‚ implementing and evaluating the effects of the teaching tool on the individuals coupled with best practice changes makes this even harder. These individuals have differing knowledge about the subject matter and also have different learning styles so the material may only be applicable to
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Hypertension Normal ABP : the pressure exerted by blood on the vessel wall of the arterial system from the beginning of the aorta to the start of the arterioles‚ it is about 120 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic. Arterial blood pressure (ABP) = cardiac output (CO) X total peripheral resistance Hypertension : sustained elevation of the systemic ABP > 139 mmHg systolic & > 89 mmHg diastolic. Therefore : so long as CO is constant is relatively constant ; a change in the ABP is mainly due
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Health Education Plan Health Education Plan This health education plan’s creation was based on the information collected from the Windshield Survey of the Hutchinson‚ KS area. This plan is directed towards the whole community. I will include in this plan: a description of the educational need; establish a goal and three objectives for the community; select two appropriate educational methods; outlines the steps to implement the plan; and evaluates the educational process including
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Rough draft for patient education plan Diagnosis: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) What is it? A (UTI) Urinary Tract Infection happens when bacteria enters and multiplies in the sterile urinary tract which causes inflammation and can result in small amounts of blood‚ pus‚ and bacteria in the urine. This can cause pain with urination‚ a sense of needing to urinate frequently‚ and sometimes cramping in the lower abdomen. The infection can involve the urethra‚ the bladder‚ sometimes the ureters
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Explaining hypertension to a 63-year old man with an 8th grade education: Hello sir‚ the doctor wanted me to come in and talk to you for a minute. I understand that u have just been diagnosed with hypertension. I want to make sure you understand what that is and what goes along with it. Hypertension is just our fancy word for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood is putting on the walls of your arteries. Now most people don’t even realize they have high
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CHAPTER 13 – HYPERTENSION Hypertension also known as high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs when the blood travels through the vessels in excess. Cardio output is too high and this puts pressure on the arterial walls or peripheral resistance occurs due to a narrowing of arteries. It is a serious medical problem yet most are not aware they have it due to the lack of symptoms. For this reason‚ it is known as a silent killer. It is a risk factor for other diseases such as heart
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NUR2114A Medical-Surgical Nursing I Written Assignment Hyperglycemia: Medication Non-Adherence & Patient Education Hyperglycemia. Upon seeing this word‚ many would instantly think of diabetes. Diabetes is a precipitating factor of hyperglycemia‚ though it must be acknowledged that coexisting diseases‚ infections‚ substance abuses‚ antipsychotic drugs‚ and even noncompliance to prescribed medications can result in hyperglycemia as well (Nugent‚ 2005; Stoner‚ 2005). Noncompliance‚ of all mentioned
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The featured article brought forth the importance of patient education in regards to psychotropic medications. A close friend Mrs. Brown shared her story. Mrs. Brown is a patient with a history of mental health‚ she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in her adolescent years. Mrs. Brown has had to grow and learn how to cope with her diagnoses through the course of her life. Mrs. Brown expressed that just before her career started to take off the need and desire for a family was growing
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Hypertension Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems‚ such as heart disease. Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries‚ the higher your blood pressure. High blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke
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