21 Marks: 1 Atelectasis is defined as the lack of gas exchange within alveoli‚ due to alveolar collapse or fluid consolidation. Banehollow‚ a 4-year old child‚ was rushed to the ER after swallowing several pieces of clay. After undergoing x-ray‚ the child is diagnosed with atelectasis of the right lung d/t to complete obstruction in the right bronchus. Stat surgery is to be done. Which of the following assessment findings would Nurse Bradwarden most likely find? Choose one answer. a. tracheal
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experience of “good” state of health 7. What are the approaches to health care in Canada? 8. What is meant by the Determinants of Health? What are they and what is considered the determinant that has the most impact on health? (pg .5 in Potter and Perry) Health Determinants are: -Income/Social Status -Social Support Networks -Education -Employment -Working Conditions -Physical Environments -Biology -Genetic Endowment -Personal Health Practices -Coping Skills -Healthy Child
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Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care Predicted in the late 1950’s‚ Madeleine Leininger saw that not only nursing‚ but health care in general would be global‚ not just local (Perry & Potter‚ 2017). Leininger quickly recognized the importance of caring in the profession of nursing. Throughout her observations while working as a nurse‚ Leininger identified an absence of cultural and care knowledge. She saw this as the lacking element to a nurse’s understanding of many aspects related to patient care
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beliefs about worth that acts as a standard to guide one ’s behavior"(Wilkinson‚G.M.1997). Values are part of the make up of all individuals. They form in childhood and change through experiences in our lives (Potter and Perry 1997‚p.308)(Wilkinson‚G.M.1997). "According to Potter and Perry (1997‚p.310)‚ Because values give identity‚ influence actions‚ and sustain what is meaningful‚ professions are as strong as the values on which they are based"(Wilkinson‚G.M.1997). Values are considered an integral
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My Philosophy of Professional Nursing As I embark on starting a new career‚ nursing offers me a demanding profession that involves my strength in interpersonal relations coupled with the desire to participate in a challenging career field. The nurse-patient relationship is the most important factor in starting an effective assessment of a the patient. Establishing this relationship is important to gain the trust of the patient as well as a rapid diagnosis in what will become a fiscally-challenged
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Pain control is the second nursing priority for Candace that needs attention. Women who undergo caesarean section experience high levels of pain during the first 24 hours post-operation (Acton‚ 2011). One study suggests that those women need more adequate pain relief than other surgical patients because women start to breastfeed and look after their infants while they are still recovering from major abdominal surgery (Shahraki‚ Jabalameli‚ & Ghaedi‚ 2012). Inadequate postoperative pain control during
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Generally teamwork can be defined as a group of people working under supervision together to accomplish specified goals. In nursing the main goal is to improve the patient’s health and promote recovery. Supervision‚ according to Harries (1987)‚ means “to be in charge of a group of workers or students and be responsible for making sure that they do their work properly” [Longman (1995‚ p.1449)]. Working with a group of people has the potential for being a supportive and enriching experience. It increases
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Choose a cuff that is the right size.If a cuff that is not the right size is used the reading will be false‚ examples are if the cuff is too wide the reading will be false and low‚ if the cuff is too narrow or short the reading will be false and high(Potter‚2013;p462). B. Ensure that the patient is sitting or lying. The arm needs to be at heart level to insure accurate reading if the
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gov/pmc Occupational Safety and Health Administration‚ U.S. Department of Labor (2011). Activity 3 - on the lookout: does your work make you hurt. Retrieved from: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/training/activity_3.html#checklist1 Potter‚ P. A.‚ & Perry‚ A. G. (2009). Mobility and immobility. In A. Hall & P. Stockert (Eds.)‚ Fundamentals of nursing (7th ed.) (pp. 1244‚ 814). St. Louis: Mosby. The Joint Commission (2005). Standing together: an emergency planning guiden for America ’s communities
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Witnessing Vivian go through this journey alone makes us reflect on our own thoughts and feelings on the subject. To see how little compassion the doctors and staff of the hospital show towards Vivian shows us how easy it is to detach from our work too much. This detachment can cause us to see our patients for much less than they are. We begin to see them as a diagnosis instead of as the unique individual they are. Throughout the film‚ Vivian is breaking the third wall and explaining the mental and
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