Observation of Patients Florence Nightingale is said to be one of the major influences in nursing throughout history and today. In 1898‚ she wrote Notes on Nursing What it is‚ and What it is Not. Her ‘notes’ on nursing outline many of the nursing practices used and implemented in today’s practices. Observation in patient’s is a key element in being able to give proper care and gathering the proper data‚ as well as being able to properly assess and monitor the patient to enable them to make
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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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Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice‚ and from her first shift‚ she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy. Her Environmental Theory changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care. Biography of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy to a wealthy British family. She was raised in the Anglican faith‚ and believed
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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intend to heal. Patients are confined to
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Patient falls are an increasing concern within the healthcare system and contribute to costly treatments and lengthy hospital stays. The purpose of this article is to examine how nursing education impacts patient falls centered on evidenced-based research. Overall‚ evidence supports that nursing education can have effectively decrease falls among patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Task 1: Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Research guides decisions and changes we make
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As a Minimum Data Set (MDS) coordinator‚ I interview several patients a day. I often discuss their prescribed medications‚ any treatment they are receiving‚ evaluate their cognitive level‚ pain‚ depression and much more. I take all their information we discussed‚ their medical records‚ and physician orders and develop an individualized care plan for the direct care staff to follow. I then submit this information to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Initially‚ at the start of an interview
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Heart disease and stroke is primary cause of death‚ premature death‚ morbidity‚ disability‚ and years of possible life lost worldwide. The numerous conditions included in this term are the leading causes of disability‚ loss of productivity and deterioration in quality of life among both men and women. Stroke is a devastating illness that includes a extensive variety of pathophysiological conditions such as thrombosis‚ hemorrhage‚ and embolism. The current diagnosis of stroke relies on physician clinical
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Stroke contributes highly to the number of deaths and disability worldwide‚ current treatments are to treat the source of the clot or to administer treatment for a Hemorrahagic stroke but still the rates of unrecoverable brain damage occurring is high. However new research is being carried out into the effectiveness of Brain cooling as a potential procedure. Will this treatment be worthwhile and more effective than the current treatments? The Problem Every year approximately 150‚000 people
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(Ischemic Stroke): Deficient blood flow to the brain from a partial or complete occlusion of an artery. Ischemic strokes are divided into thrombotic and embolic and account for about 80% of all strokes (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes‚ n.d.). Text Client Predisposing 1. Atherosclerosis 3‚ 4‚ 8‚ 9‚ 11 factors or 2. Heart disease causes 3. HTN 4. Smoking 5. Kidney disease 6. Peripheral vascular
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