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    Nursing Care Plan

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    SIGNS: ➢ BP- 130/90 mmHg ➢ T- 37.5 C ➢ PR- 98 BPM ➢ RR-25BPM ➢ PAIN SCALE- 8 | ➢ ACUTE PAIN RELATED TO MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. |SHORT TERM GOAL: After 8 hours of nursing intervention: ➢ The patient will be able to verbalize relief from chest pain and difficulty of breathing ➢ The patient will be able to reduce anxiety regarding his condition. LONG TERM GOAL: After 3 days of nursing intervention: ➢ The patient will report pain being absent or controlled with medication

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    Delirium In Home Care

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    Senior In Home Care Services and Senior Delirium Everybody has moments when they just don’t seem put together. When those moments seem to run together‚ the immediate thought is that a senior might have dementia. While it may be nothing at all‚ there is another possibility: delirium. Delirium and dementia are not easy to tell apart. One of the reasons is that people with dementia often have bouts of delirium As a result‚ many people simply associate delirium with dementia‚ even though the two maladies

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    Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Introduction In Sprakes and Tyrer’s (2010) research article entitled “Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home”‚ the effectiveness of wound and pressure ulcer management was examined. The rate of wounds and pressure ulcers in a nursing home is often an indicator of the quality of care received as these injuries can lead to illness and a decreased quality of life

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    There are two types of communication in a health care setting: one-to-one and group communication. Communication in one-to-one situations is most effective when both the health care professional and the client are relaxed‚ and can take turns speaking and listening. There are a few key skills in effective communication. One example is being friendly and relaxed‚ and

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    DEPARTMENT:NURSING COURSE CODE :NRSG 355 COURSE TITLE :NURSING ADMINISTRATION PRESENTED TO :MR KAILEMIA PRESENTED BY :MARGARET WANJIRU WANYIRI REGISTRATION NO:BSN-1-7130-3/2010 CASE STUDY:NURSE STAFFING PATTERNS ‚INADEQUACIES AND POSSIBLE REMEDIAL MEASURES IN NYERI PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL DUE DATE :17TH MARCH 2014 Introduction Nyeri general hospital was started in the early 1930s as a military hospital.its is now a provincial hospital owned by the ministry of health.its located in central

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    Nursing Care of the Tb

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    and people working in facilities at high risk for TB including hospitals‚ shelters‚ jails and nursing homes (Basic TB Facts‚ 2010). Questions to ask Patient: Are you having any difficulty with breathing now? Are you having any shortness of breath? How long have you had a cough? Describe your cough. Are you bringing up any phlegm? If yes‚ what is the color? Does it hurt to cough? What would you rate the pain on a scale between 1 and 10 with 10 being the worst? Is there anything that relieves

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    An analysis of the student’s performance in care management‚ within an acute care setting. This assignment aims to analyse my performance in care management‚ within an acute care setting‚ a scenario has been chosen and areas of clinical governance have been identified and applied to this case. It will conclude with a discussion of what I have learnt from analysing the scenario. Clinical Governance is the application of ethical‚ legal and professional principles. It is a framework through

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    Long-Term Care Facility Endangers Identity In 1889‚ William Enston Home‚ the first planned retirement community was erected in Charleston‚ South Carolina. Many more would follow as the United States saw a trend in the early 20th Century toward longer life spans and increased need for elderly housing. This trend continues today. The population of older adults in the United States is growing rapidly and the chance of going into a long-term care (LTC) facility‚ also referred to as nursing home‚ increases

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    Nursing Homes from the Resident ’s Point of View Introduction In this interview project‚ I chose to interview a nursing home resident. She is an old lady who experiences short-term memory loss and is aware of her current mental condition. She has many loved ones who are close to her‚ and despite not knowing each of their names‚ she seems to be happy knowing that she as a lot of loved ones‚ especially her loving daughter. She loves to share stories of her life‚ and I was delighted to conduct the

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    Cost Of Nursing Care

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    research concerned with establishing costs of nursing care‚ examining the relationships between nursing services and quality patient care‚ and viewing problems of nursing service delivery within the broader context of policy analysis and delivery of health services Generating‚ planning‚ organizing‚ and administering medical and nursing care and services for patients. Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organised under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has

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