Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers Michelle C. Hudson‚ MA‚ Psychology Intern Caregiving and Loss of Self Focus • Sacrifice own physical and emotional needs o Sleep deprivation‚ poor eating habits‚ failure to exercise‚ failure to rest when ill‚ postponement of own medical appointments o Feelings of anger‚ anxiety‚ sadness‚ isolation‚ exhaustion‚ guilt Health Impacts • Chronic Health Problems (Hyperlipidemia‚ hypertension‚ obesity) & Earlier Death • Caregiving spouses
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only few people survive. Like having a Heart failure is one of the most dangerous diseases of both man and women. Heart failure means‚ the heart muscle isn’t pumping enough blood through the heart that the body needs and at the same time oxygen in order that the body can function under normal conditions. There are so many people in the world suffering of this kind of disease that mostly the cause of death. It is extremely devastating living with a heart failure‚ you always count days and wonder when
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Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF Mortality Rate: 4.1% 5.1 million people in the US have CHF National Cost is $32 billion each year 550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation Also known as Heart Failure Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action Associated with Cardiovascular diseases Chronic hypertension Coronary artery disease
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Enhancing Patient-Caregivers Relationship: Innovative Use of Smartphone by Your Name Detailed outline Introduction: Mobile communications technology assists physicians and nurses to expedite access to high-risk patients’ information. Patients may take more initiative to give more attention to their health as well as foster closer relationship with the caregivers and this has been made possible through smartphone. Purpose: This paper will investigate the perceived usefulness of
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questions no matter what time of day. It would be 24 hours a day because often the feeling of despair and being overwhelmed doesn’t keep normal business hours. Caregivers may have the need to talk to someone about what they are feeling in the middle of the night or early in the morning. A lot of caregivers are new to having to be primary caregivers and will have a lot of questions that will need to be answered to keep them from feeling as overwhelmed. The program
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) affects a more people because of the increased survival rate post heart attacks leaving the patients with residual heart problems. According to Dr. Grossman‚ "in the US: More than 3 million people have CHF‚ and more than 400‚000 new patients present yearly. Prevalence of CHF is 1-2% of the general population" (2006). In an effort to improve patient outcomes the patient education department undertook a project that included the use of common guidelines‚ Core Measures
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1. My understanding of the business problem: There are two problems in this business that combine to make one big issue. First‚ we have a major shortage of caregivers. This is not specific to the VNA‚ it’s happening all over the country. But it’s a big problem for all agencies right now. People just don’t want to do this job because it’s hard and low-paying. Second‚ we are shortly going to be “graded” on our clients who have potentially avoidable events. All home health agencies are facing this
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chapter in patient-caregiver relationship. Physicians tend to concentrate more on patient’s medical necessity rather than on patient’s emotions‚ feeling and thoughts. Physicians do not always get very social with their patient. Physicians prefer to be straight to the point and leave almost no time for socialization. However‚ patients find socialization very important while being treated‚ they feel more relaxed and confident when they have the ability to share and communicate with a caregiver. “Largely
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Caregiver Interview The person that I interviewed is Emily Vandoo‚ a floor nurse at Lankenau Hospital‚ located in Philadelphia Pa. Emily has been in the field of nursing for 3 years and has cared for toddlers to the elderly. Emily prefers not to work with children‚ especially those with terminal illnesses. She has a better tolerance to assist elderly patients who have live longer lives and who were able to have valuable time on earth before their death. Age appropriate considerations are
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Diagnosis: The patient seems to be suffering from Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy (DCM)‚ or in simple terms‚ congestive heart failure; specifically ventricular failure. Justification for Diagnosis: The patient said he had been suffering of acute dyspnea which would be caused by the lungs filling with fluid since the heart isn’t able to pump properly. Due to the patients hip replacement it is possible for him to have an infective agent even though he was said to not have one. Sometimes the disorder
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