This assignment will present a nursing care study of a patient on a cardiac ward. The patient will be referred to as Ann to maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008). Ann’s consent was gained prior to starting this care study. The care study will be developed using the Nursing process and the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney model. These will both be outlined. The assignment will focus on the assessment process and one problem identified during the assessment and the nursing care which followed this. I was placed
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Alicia V.‚ based on her symptoms‚ is diagnosed with PCOS. This is based on the findings that she is experiencing weight gain‚ unwanted hair growth‚ acne‚ a normal external genitalia‚ cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries
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1. The normal fasting glucose level is From 70 to 99 mg/dL . The fasting blood glucose level‚ which is measured after a fast of 8 hours‚ is the most commonly used indication of overall glucose homeostasis‚ largely because disturbing events such as food intake are avoided. It is often the first test done to check for prediabetes (From 100 to 125 mg/dL ) and diabetes (126 mg/dL and above). 2. CB’s fasting blood sugar is 141mg/dl and cholesterol is 225 mg/dl which is higher than the normal range
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I. Overview and Rationale A. OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM Coronary Artery Disease or Coronary Heart Disease (CAD/ CHD) is the primary cause which leads to the majority of all problems of the heart (AHA). More than 600‚000 Americans suffer from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) ("Coronary heart disease" 2012). In order for an individual to be diagnosed with CAD there has to be a significant amount of plaque buildup which in time‚ if not treated could lead to atherosclerosis‚ the narrowing of arteries
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I found your post about the lean methodology intriguing and informative. It helped me to have a better understanding of a clinic use for this type of approach to quality improvement in nursing care. Working for the state government means that budgets are tight and there is no room to be wasteful with resources. Richardson et al. (2014) identify certain principles of the Lean process that can be transposed into the healthcare setting. The principles of waste elimination‚ consistent workflow‚ staff
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Rooms Division Management Case Study#3: 10% Total /40 MarksThe Safe Deposit Box That Wasn’t Amanda stood beh... Rooms Division Management Case Study#3: 10% Total /40 Marks “The Safe Deposit Box That Wasn’t Amanda stood behind the front desk of the Metropolitan‚ a 376-room upscale hotel‚ and tried to ignore the butterflies in her stomach. It was just her second day on the job‚ and there was so much to remember! She glanced over at Ron‚ standing at the other end of the
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management WONDERLAND PASTRIES A Feasibility Study Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management of Far Eastern University Sampaloc‚ Manila In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Pamela S. Cabanayan Ericka D. Dela Cruz Lorenzo Miguel R. Ilano II Mariel Abigail E. Nagaño Althea Kaye E. San Felipe Jellypher C.Somlani TABLE OF CONTENTS
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New Hampshire Board of Nursing‚ the Oncology Nurses Society‚ the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics‚ Kristen M. Swanson’s (1999) middle range Theory of Caring and Florence Nightingale influence or influenced my nursing career. Functional Differences There are functional differences between the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (NHBON) and the Oncology Nurses Society‚ (ONS). NHBON protects
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PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY General Information: Project name: 1957 Security & Investigation Agency Corporation Location: A. Chan Building‚ Mandalagan‚ Bacolod City‚ Philippines I. Project Profile: This document is developed to provide the entrepreneur with a potential investment opportunity in setting up and operating a Security Agency. The document is designed to provide information and outline various details to facilitate the entrepreneur in making correct decisions as to technical
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comprehensive nursing care to patients but their families as well. The Nurse Practice Act defines the LVN and the Professional Nurse. “‘Vocational nursing’ means a directed scope of nursing practice‚ including the performance of an act that requires specialized judgment and skill‚ the proper performance of which is based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological‚ physical‚ and social science as acquired by a completed course in an approved school of vocational nursing”(Texas BON
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