Case: Patients like me‚ 23.09.2013 1.Why do patients join PLM? Patients like me(PLM) is a social network which covers different diseases. Members get access to a large database of information about other people who has the same illness as them selves. They also have access to forums‚ which lets them communicate with other patients as well. This enables patients to get information about their disease and gain new insight‚ the possibility to ask for practical advice‚ which doctors do not know about
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CARE FOR THE OLDER PERSON WITH DEMENTIA AIM/PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to address to family members or family carers for older people with dementia a range of perspectives‚ as understanding perspective of those affected. For the purpose of giving them an idea of knowing the early signs and symptoms of dementia and the suggested care by the experienced staff involved in this study. To know and identify the problems of the person having dementia‚ and as carers‚ to know how to respond
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Unit I- Introduction to Theory 1. How does the Nursing Theory assist the practicing nurse in the delivery of care to patients? Explain your answer. Nursing theories are important to the lives of nurses because they help develop and understand further the nursing practice. These were formulated by the theorists because they believed that these will aid nurses in the holistic health care delivery and furthermore help in collaborating with other disciplines and practices. These guide the nurse on
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palliative care is care given to patients of all ages who are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses that have little to no chance of cure. This includes providing treatments of other problems such as physical‚ psychological and spiritual. In my opinion‚ quality palliative care is providing both physical and emotional support (care) for the patient. This includes providing relief from pain and distressing symptoms; emotional support can be as simple as lending a listening ear to the patient. In terms
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This critique is about an article on patient fall in an acute care hospital setting and why and what are the leading causes to these fall incident. The definition of a fall is described as any event in which the patients are found on the floor; it could be an observed or unobserved fall. There are various types of equipments and special devices to prevent falls; however‚ many falls still take place‚ and it is a serious problem in hospitals. Protection of Human participants: This research involves
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1. It is a right of the patient is not to have or feel the pain or the suffering in the any phases or stages of disease. 2. The duty and responsibility of the doctor and medical team is taking the psychological‚ social and spiritual aspects when dealing with patients who complain of any chronic illness. 3. Palliative care help the patient through an combined team containing a doctor‚ nurse‚ social worker‚ psychologies‚ religious-oriented pharmacist‚ and physiotherapist. 4. It is very importance
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It is approximately seven years since the inauguration of the famous Obamacare which is widely known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Obamacare is a United States federal statute created and enacted during the reign of President Obama. This statute was mainly created to increase the quality of health insurance and its affordability in the country as well as lowering the uninsured rate through the expansion of insurance coverage and reduce the cost of healthcare. Despite
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Patient falls are an increasing concern within the healthcare system and contribute to costly treatments and lengthy hospital stays. The purpose of this article is to examine how nursing education impacts patient falls centered on evidenced-based research. Overall‚ evidence supports that nursing education can have effectively decrease falls among patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Task 1: Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Research guides decisions and changes we make
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therapy (CBT) in conjunction with medication‚ in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The purpose of this study is to assess if both treatment strategies‚ delivered concurrently‚ are more successful in treating BDD. Within psychology research‚ there has been ample evidence documenting the efficacy of both CBT and the drug fluoxetine in treating BDD‚ but there no studies have assessed the effectiveness of both treatments in conjunction. This research can potentially provide evidence for
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Session 2 readings: Andersson S‚ Sundberg T‚ Johansson E‚ Falkenberg T. Patients’ experiences and perceptions of integrative care for back and neck pain. Alternative therapies in health and medicine. 2012 May 1;18(3):25. • The researchers try to examine the impact of integrating integrative approaches into the more traditional western based pain management plans. 15 patients received integrative care vs. 11 patients in the traditional intervention group. Authors found improvement among the integrative
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