NURSING HOME VS. HOME HEALTH CARE DOMONIQUE JACKSON COM/170 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 6‚ 2014 DEAN DOWLING Running head: NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 1 NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 3 Nursing Home vs. Home Health Care INTRODUCTION Either young or old‚ we love our family members dearly‚ and disabilities does not focus on a specific age group. We would love to feel assured that they are being taken care of the best way possible. As we all know‚ time does not allow us to
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Emerging Standards of Care Paper Amanda Warbington University of Phoenix NUR 531 June 30‚ 2014 Instructor Hilda Brito Emerging Standards of Care Paper Over fifty years ago‚ Madeline Leininger was on a mission to advance the practice of transcultural nursing. Times have definitely changed in the last fifty years‚ and transcultural nursing has become a major focus for the government as well as many nursing organizations. Emerging standards of care regarding culturally competent care‚ is an important
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Chapter 20: Nursing Management: Postoperative Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On admission of a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)‚ the blood pressure (BP) is 122/72. Thirty minutes after admission‚ the BP falls to 114/62‚ with a pulse of 74 and warm‚ dry skin. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Increase the IV fluid rate. b. Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes. c. Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask. d. Notify the anesthesia care provider (ACP) immediately
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Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba‚ had
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Chapter 66: Nursing Management: Critical Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 68-year-old patient has been in the intensive care unit for 4 days and has a nursing diagnosis of disturbed sensory perception related to sleep deprivation. Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Administer prescribed sedatives or opioids at bedtime to promote sleep. b. Cluster nursing activities so that the patient has uninterrupted rest periods. c. Silence the alarms on the cardiac monitors to allow
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Adolescent Interview Teenage years can be a challenging time for many individuals. Beginning at the age of 11 through 20‚ adolescence is defined as a “transitional period in the human life span‚ linking childhood and adulthood” (Santrock 2009). At this point‚ the person is no longer a child‚ but not yet an adult. This makes it a very critical and sensitive time frame for identity formation. According to Erik Erikson‚ adolescence is marked by the child’s questioning his or her identity during
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Transcultural Nursing and Culturally Competent Care are in society. It will also clarify what these two terms are for those nurse and health professions that are not clear on what it is. Transcultural Nursing is a study‚ research‚ and practice‚ focused on culturally based care beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of individuals or groups of similar or different cultures. Along with it being “directed toward holistic‚ congruent (appropriate)‚ and beneficial health care.” Transcultural Nursing has changed
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39-year old male forklift driver who sustained a work-related injury to his lower right leg after it was crushed when he was knocked over by a forklift. As per OMNI entry‚ the patient is Permanent and Stationary as of 10/16/2015 with future medical care to include pain management medications‚ as well as durable medical equipment in forms of shoes and inserts. Per progress report dated 5/24/16‚ patient was prescribed with ibuprofen‚ Lyrica‚ Norco and Lidoderm patch. Based on the progress report dated
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Introduction This paper presents the care to a patient during one shift in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Tony*‚ a 79 year old‚was admitted to ICU with suspected anoxic brain injury;post Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest; and Head Injury. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation was initiated by his son. When the EMTambulance arrived Tony was pulseless‚ cardiac monitoring showed Ventricular fibrillation – he was cardioverted twice at the scene. Inthe Emergency Department (ED) he developed Ventricular tachycardia
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INJURY |Specific Objectives |Contents |Preceptor’s Expectations |Learner’s Expectation |Value Integrated |Evaluation | |Safe and Quality Nursing Care |A. Introduction to Needlestick Injury: | | | | | | |>Definition
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