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    In this journal‚ five RNs use the nursing process to put together a care plan for an elderly patient. Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito‚ Cristina Oter-Quintana‚ Ángel Martín-García‚ Mª Teresa Alcolea-Cosín‚ Susana Martín-Iglesias and Domingo Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez are the RNs who have developed a care plan for Mr. A who has “urinary incontinence” and has developed “social interaction problems” after his “prostatectomy”. Mr. A is a retired 75 year old man who has developed a urine leakage problem due to

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    The customer: in my FSO the memory care patients socioeconomic is more what the patients like‚ or dislike and the manager always check everyone what should have and base on their dietary need. demographic is more depression age they want Comfort Foods because they’re not going to want something fancy like a Kishore or a croquette eating they want to eat more like beans and crown bread soup and juice‚ so they work that within a menu that is made by many keys that is made by their dietitian. In my

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    The Patient Affordable Care Act also known as the Obamacare was created on March 23‚ 2012. The Affordable Care Act is a health care law that aims to ensure that all Americans have access to quality‚ affordable healthcare by increasing access to health coverage for Americans and introducing new protections for people who already have health insurance this law will hopefully create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain cost. The ACA law puts in place comprehensive health

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    The researchers found that when the staff is understaffed and the number of patients on the unit is increased this affects patient care and how the staff works as a team. They found that when staff levels were low‚ nurses often times worked within their bubble and did not offer help to their co-workers. They also found that when the number of RNs on the floor was increased more teamwork occurred. They also found when the staff is mixed with more NAs then RNs there is less teamwork that occurs‚ however

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    prescribing medications because a patient has requested one (Shaw‚ D. 2012). The clinician can decline a request for NE if‚ in their clinical judgment‚ the patient’s welfare will be compromised. In this case if Dr. Wayne declines to prescribe a NE‚ the respect for autonomy compels him to explain his rationale to Mr. Smith. This must be done is a manner that the patient can understand and with the utmost respect. It is also the duty of the doctor to help his/her patient to assist him/her in identifying

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    The Patient Self-Determination Act is a federal law that allows all individuals to make choices regarding their life and death. Each state has some different regulations on this‚ but generally‚ individuals can create a living will so their health will be handled the way they want if they are unable to verbalized or come to a decision when approaching death. He or she could also have a durable power of attorney who the individual entrusts to make health decisions in his or her best interest. Examples

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    into COPD management 16 Nursing made Incredibly Easy! July/August 2011 www.NursingMadeIncrediblyEasy.com Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) promotes awareness‚ education‚ and care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The committee annually reviews evidence-based guidelines for prevention‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment of COPD. We

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    Treatment for COPD Inhaled Therapies NICE COPD guidelines have made specific recommendations regarding the use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators and inhaled steroids separately and in combination‚ but newer studies have assessed these drugs singly and in combination over longer periods of time. Bronchodilators (relievers) Short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) Beta2 agonists act directly on bronchial smooth muscle to cause bronchodilation. They are the most widely used bronchodilators for COPD. Short-acting

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    a 76 year old man.Mr Alan Chari(pseudonym used to protect the identity of a patient)‚was admitted over night in my department.He is a divorcee who stays with son.He is a retired teacher and his son is permanently employed by a local company as an electrician.He is independent with activities of daily livings but is occasionally limited by his ill health.He used to be a heavy smoker .After realising the burden COPD has on general New Zealand population ‚affecting about15% of the adult population

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    A Case Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Elmer P. Samoy‚ RN Case Summary History A case of a 68 y/o White male‚ who sought consult primarily for evaluation and management of severe dyspnea. The patient was apparently well until about 6 months prior to consult‚ when he began to experience dyspnea when walking more than 20 ft.‚ associated with chronic productive cough. No consult was done‚ no medications taken‚ and no weight loss reported. Three days prior to consult‚ the patient’s

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