Upon approaching the home where the family resides‚ there have been a multitude of hazards when approaching the home. When viewing the outside of the home there were the following hazards: lopsided porch‚ rusted gutters‚ sagging roof‚ balding tar paper/asphalt shingles parting from the underwall‚ wooden stairs rotting‚ and with the house only being supported by two pillars and one already beginning to buckle‚ this house had already proved itself to be a dangerous environment for the children residing
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Patient John Doe was brought by the ambulance to the ER. The triage nurse performed the general assessment on the patient and came up with the following information: Personal History: 65 years old‚ married with two children. Medical history: Diabetes Mellitus‚ Anemia‚ Hemiplegia A. Diabetes Mellitus- a disorder in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high because your body is not producing enough insulin to meet its need. The production of insulin is made by the pancreas and helps lower blood
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importance of a detailed and accurate care plan and the importance of ensuring that it is focused on the client. The NMC guidelines (2008) state the importance of professional values including patient confidentiality‚ and for this reason I will not be disclosing the clients name‚ the trust in which I was working or the placement name. I have gained consent from the client for the use of this essay; this ensures that I have maintained a professional standard of care and respect for my client which is
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A Comparative Study on Family Education in America and China Abstract: In a lifetime ‚ family is the first school ‚ in which parents are the first teachers for the children . Children are the hopes of a nation ‚ and family education is the elementary education for children . There are many types of family education in the world and each of them shows distinctive features and is closely responsive to its culture . And American family education is the most famous one among them . There
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Patient Advocacy: How it affects the delivery of patient care Geneva Heath NR 451: Capstone Course Melanie Gawlik July 7‚ 2011 Introduction There tends to be a major direct affect that patient advocacy has on the delivery of health care. For a patient to be able to address their health care needs‚ their rights to health care‚ and making sure that they are being treated fairly are important issues and it only seems right for these patient ’s to have a voice other than their own in order
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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When one thinks of a degree in Health Care Studies‚ many questions come to mind. The most common questions are‚ “what exactly is it?” and “what jobs can you get with it?”. In short‚ health care studies allows students to learn about health care from a more managerial point of view‚ such as learning about the ins and outs of the healthcare system and how to help different aspects of it run. Therefore‚ there are several jobs one can get with a Health Care Studies degree that correlate with the world
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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solving skills. Reasoning is inductive. Can use numbers beyond 100 with understanding. Can do simple fractions. Patient is talkative and understands the hospital setting and his illness. He speaks about his personal life and communicates his needs. Patient was in pain and did not want to ambulate; however‚ he had been told that he needed to walk in order to go home. Patient used logical thinking and ambulated so he
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Health Promotion for the Mastectomy Patient The focus of this paper is on the journey of a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer‚ recovering from a mastectomy. The patient’s health will be explored using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns and the Determinants of Health. Pre and post admission‚ different health related strategies‚ and resources will also be discussed. Client Description The patient in question is a fictional character that has been used with discretion from the creator
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