APPENDICITIS Case study Patient name: J.K Sex: Male Race: Fijian Age: 47 Personal History Mr. J.K is married with four children. He describes himself as a socialable person likes to explore new things. Occupation: He works at the Nasinu Town Council as a Carpenter Family History: -his father is a known diabetic patient and his grandmother died of leukemia -his paternal uncle had died from septicemia. Social History: Cigarettes 1 pack per week x 12years now; he stopped smoking
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Concept Analysis: Patient Advocacy Yvette Thornton NURS 502 Grand Canyon University April 24‚ 2013 Concept Analysis: Patient AdvocacyIntroduction The concept of patient advocacy was the focus of the article entitled‚ “Developing a mid –range theory of patient advocacy through concept analysis” by Xiaoyan Bu and Mary Ann Jezewski published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007. In an attempt to clarify the definition as well as the refine the concept of patient advocacy‚ the
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Patient Confidentiality‚ a Case Study Inna Gerenshteyn Empire State College Patient Confidentiality‚ A Case Study Advances in technology‚ including computerized medical databases‚ the Internet‚ and telehealth‚ have opened the door to potential‚ unintentional breaches of private/confidential health information. Protection of privacy/confidentiality is essential to the trusting relationship between health care providers and patients. Quality patient care requires the communication of
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Data Collection RES/341 Research and Evaluation I November 2011 Ramesh Dangol University of Phoenix Data Collection Begin your introduction here. Barbara Summarize Peer-Reviewed Articles The article‚ Decomposing the Education Wage Gap: Everything but the Kitchen Sink” talks in length about the erosion of “wages ranging from both time and educational status. Their results confirm the importance of investments in and use of technology” (Hotchkiss & Shiferaw‚ 2011‚ p. 1). The authors Hotchkiss
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professionals but potential patients as well ‚ which means eveyone. The general consensus seems to be divided into two camps ; the nurses and the administration. While both sides have adamant arguments for their points it is imperitive for all of us that a solution be found. The topics covered are related to legislation‚ current practices utilized for staffing ‚ and the nursing shortage. Any person living in california is familiar with the issue of legislating nurse patient ratios. The california
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definition of the essential concepts intrinsic to the topic of therapeutic communication‚ distinct therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Thereafter‚ it will focus on verbal and nonverbal communication‚ listening‚ understanding‚ empathy and important aspects of confidentiality and privacy. IntroJust as chemistry sciences were adopted as the 20th century medical model‚ patient ’s perspective into a relationship-centered communication has been suggested as appropriate for the 21st century. It is
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pre-op‚ we are responsible for receiving clients from the OR. We then monitor them‚ reeducate‚ prepare for and perform discharge‚ and cleaning the area that was used by disinfecting‚ tossing and replacing linens‚ and moving the bed to an empty room in pre-op. We receive report from the circulating nurse and the nurse anesthetist when they first bring the patient to recovery. Together we hook the patient up to the monitors and record the first set of vitals together. These include: blood pressure
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Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety Phyllis Harman University of Southern Indiana Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety The following paper explores eight published articles that address the issue of bar code scanning for medication administration and patient safety. Online research was conducted to locate and review articles which are included in review of literature‚ and to acquire accurate information addressing the issues discussed. The understanding of Bar Code Scanning for Medication
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There are three problems that are associated with increases in patient exposure which are lack of physician knowledge‚ lack of patient awareness and physician’s practice of defensive medicine. These issues have led to an increase in patient radiation dose every year. From 1996 to 2010 overexposure due to radiation has doubled. (Bardi‚ p.2) This is an alarming stat and shows that we need to really focus on this issue in the future. Another alarming stat is that Americans received seven times more
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