orthopedic patient. The shift started at 1600 on post operation day one. The care plan for Gemma for the PM shift will employ clinical reasoning cycle: including nursing problems in order of priority‚ interventions with rationales and evidences‚ evaluations on Gemma’s performance. This nursing diagnoses and care plan is to focus on early detection and prevention of complications associated with post operation of THR. PART A: Nursing Diagnosis 1. Diagnosis: Breathing problems related to effect of anesthesia
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beneficially develop the knowledge base of nursing‚ guide practice‚ and contribute to favorable outcomes. Description of Theory Purpose Myra Levine was an experienced nurse and teacher who sought to educate medical-surgical students about major concepts in nursing. Levine wanted the focus of nursing to be patient-centered instead of task-oriented (Sitzman & Eichelberger‚ 2011). Also‚ like other early nursing scholars‚ Levine wanted to distance nursing practice from medicine (Meleis‚ 2012).
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Safety and Comfort Essay The purpose of this essay is to devise a plan of care for a patient. The plan must be in relation to an actual or potential problem as identified under the Activities of Living (ALs) using the Roper Logan and Tierney model of nursing. For this a patient has been selected after meeting with them in a ward setting in the geographical area. Adequate verbal consent defined by Kozier et al (2008) as ‘an informed decision making process’ has been obtained from the patient
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Griselda Richard June 18‚ 2014 Focus Assessment The purpose of this paper is to document a focused history‚ physical exam‚ nursing diagnoses‚ and nursing process of a case study about a 22-year-old woman that reports as chief complaint : feeling “sick with the flu” for the past 8 days. History of present illness : vomiting several times every day‚ having difficulty keeping liquids or food
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LEGAL/ETHICAL SCOPE OF PRACTICE -Scope of practice is defined as limits of nursing practice set forth in state statutes. -Nurse must function within scope of practice or risk being accused of practicing medicine without a license. STANDARDS OF NURSING CARE -Standards of care establish minimum criteria for competent‚ proficient delivery of nursing care. -Designed to protect public and used to judge quality of care provided. -Legal interpretation based on what a reasonably prudent nurse with
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will be about pressure sores management and prevention. Additionally‚ the conclusion will discuss the learning achieved in wound care and its management process. In adherence to the NMC code of professional conduct (2012) and confidential provision‚ I would like to identify my client with a pseudo name (Mary). Mary is a 74 year old woman whom is a resident of a nursing home. We had previous knowledge of a history of left cerebral vascular accident with left hemiparesis due to hypertension on 20th
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Planning The planning phase of the nursing process is when you will decide which care measures are appropriate for your patient. Each nursing diagnosis listed in your text will have a corresponding list of interventions and rationales. Planning care involves carefully reading though each listed intervention and asking yourself if that intervention can or should be carried out with your patient. For example‚ an intervention listed underImpaired Gas Exchange reads as follows: “If the patient
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The assignment will discuss the importance of assessment in Mental Health nursing‚ focusing on a 54 year old lady suffering from major depression. The Department of Health (DoH‚ 2010) pointed out that depression is a disorder of mood and may be characterised by low mood and feelings of unhappiness‚ exhaustion‚ self blame and suicidal thoughts. The assessment scale called Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HONOS) (see appendix B) and the rational for using this scale will be explored. A brief profile
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Problem #1: Acute Pain r/t R TKR Revision Goal/Outcome: Patient will have pain no > 3/10 on my shift. Nursing Intervention Rationale Patient Responses Assess pt’s sx & sx of pain and administer pain meds as prescribed. Monitor and record the Rx effectiveness and adverse effects. Assessment allows for care plan modification‚ as needed. (Potter & Perry‚ 965) Patient denies pain and discomfort‚ but stats pain is around a 4/10 at 11 am. (Last pain med given at 6 am) Plan Activities with pt to
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1. Of the following statements‚ which one is an example of an appropriately written nursing diagnosis? A) Risk for change in body image related to cancer B) Cardiac output decreased related to motor vehicle accident C) Ineffective airway clearance related to increased secretions D) Potential for injury related to improper teaching in the use of crutches Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): C 2. The nurse begins the assessment of a client that has come to the emergency
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