also‚ help the nurse to recognize that family plays a huge role in the well-being of the patients since “family members are the first influence on a person’s view of health” (Grand Canyon Univeristy‚ 2015); therefore‚ they need to be part of our nursing plan in order to better achieve the health care needs of our patients. I have found it very difficult to decide which theory would be the most helpful and effective; they all appeared to have something that appealed to me. My final decision was the
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Client’s name is Valerie Porter. She is 65 years of age with a history of gallbladder operation in 1975‚ anterior collateral ligament right knee surgery in 2011. She is currently taking Naproxen 500 mg‚ Lisinopril 40 mg‚ Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg‚ and Simvastatin 20 mg. Her vital signs are; BP 132/86 mmHg on the right arm‚ 72 rpm‚ 20 bpm. Client’s states last radiographs were on June 6‚ 2017. She brushes her teeth twice a day with a medium toothbrush‚ flosses twice a day‚ and uses a mouth rinse.
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bathroom and to the shower with minimal shortness of breath Nursing Interventions: 1. Monitor the patient’s oxygen saturation frequently (once per hour) at rest and after exertion on room air 2. Place patient on nasal cannula of 2 liters if oxygen saturation is below 96% 3. Monitor respiratory patterns and auscultate lung sounds 4. Place patient in a position that would facilitate easy breathing (Head of Bed 30 degrees) 5. Schedule nursing care to provide rest and minimize fatigue Rationale:
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Care Plan Norma Valdez-Rosa South University Online Introduction Chronic illness affects the whole family not just the patient. As discussed in our readings from this week‚ the impact of disease on family members includes: Emotional impact‚ financial impact‚ Impact on family relationships‚ Impact on the caregiver’s education or work‚ Impact on the caregiver’s leisure time and Social impact for the caregiver (Golics‚ et al‚ 2013). All of these factors are import to consider when
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Discussion 4: Briefly describe the following issues in nursing as discussed in your text. • Back injuries and Workplace safety • WING USA • Safe Patient Handling (legislative efforts). Workplace injuries are one of the problems facing U. S nurses these days. Most nurses incur back injuries as a result of lifting patients each day leaving nurses disabled. Since they are cumulative effect injuries‚ it becomes very difficult to go for work compensation. Even as Wendy Lasko said‚ “Using this term
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Jobi M. Troumbly Case study 17 Pages 85-89 1. Given the diagnosis of acute MI‚ what other lab results are you going to look at? CKMB‚ Troponin I‚ Myoglobin- which are all cardiac injury markers. ECGs done at an outside hospital or en route‚ noting the context in which notable ECGs were printed. 2. You find the following laboratory results in the patient’s chart. For each‚ interpret the result‚ and evaluate the meaning for C.B. a. Creatinine phosphokinase (CK) levels drawn on
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different situations and backgrounds within the nursing field. A nurse may have to deal with emotions such as abuse‚ anger‚ dignity‚ grief‚ hope and loss all of which connect to the concept of loneliness. When in the hospital patients may often feel lonely due to the lack of social interaction and isolation. In this paper‚ the concept of loneliness will be related to professional nursing care and further explored within the specific situation. Scenario As a nursing student in second year‚ there is an opportunity
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3.3 Study Sample and Setting The sample was selected from a church-sponsored charity institution‚ the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Aveiro (SCMA) and the inclusion criteria were that participants would have to be over 18 years and be formal caregivers. 3.4 Multiple Methods for Data Collection For the usability evaluation of AAL@MEO several test methods were considered: i) self-perceived usability; ii) usability evaluation based on the opinion of the evaluator on the user’s performance; iii) registration
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Appraising the Relationship Between Nursing Leadership and Patient Outcomes Wong‚ Cummins and Ducharme (2013) conducted a systematic review of studies in 2013 to examine the relationship between “nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes” (p.710). With an intent to improve patient outcomes‚ the authors had conducted a similar review in the past; however‚ limited results of studies warranted additional research on this topic. Their study involved extracting and analyzing a variety of leadership
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Analysis‚ Interpretation and Discussion of Findings Huddle Park is a growing success and is located in the heart of Linksfield. 1)Will the status of the Huddle Park Golf Course rise due to the establishment of an upper class estate on the premises and will the surrounding residents be effected by the positives of having a luxurious golfing estate in their vicinity. Many people feel that the status of Huddle Park Golf Course would rise due to the establishment of an upper class estate on the premises
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