sessions: an intervention to support health care professionals in managing their grief after the death of a patient. Pediatric Nursing‚ 36()‚ 185-189. Rack‚ J.‚ Burleson‚ B.‚ Bodie‚ G.‚ Holmstrom‚ A.‚ & Servaty-Seib‚ H. (2008). Bereaved adults’ evaluations of grief management messages: effects of message person centeredness‚ recipient individual differences‚ and contextual factors. Death Studies‚ 32(5)‚ 399-427. Tubbs-Cooley‚ H.‚ Santucci‚ G.‚ Kang‚ T.‚ Feinstein‚ J.‚ Hexem‚ K.‚ & Feudtner‚ C. (2011)
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According to American Nurses Association website‚ nursing- sensitive indicators are defined as the structure‚ process and outcomes of nursing care (nursingworld.org). Quality care for patients in the hospital is important to their healing process. It is important to know what the nursing-sensitive indicators are and how they affect patients. The indicators are intended to focus plans and programs to increase quality and safety in patient care. In this scenario with Mr. J‚ many members of the
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Diagnostic Studies: x-ray was performed. Patient was diagnosed with right Femur sub-trochanteric Fracture after analyzing the X-rays. DRUG/DOSE/ FREQUENCY/ROUTE DRUG CLASS REASON WHY THIS PATIENT IS RECEIVING THIS DRUG Ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg q6hr or as needed. antiemetic Given to avoid nausea or vomiting. Lactated Ringers IV Premix continuous 100 ml per hour fluid and electrolyte replenishment Given to replace body fluids. Patient fell and was dehydrated after being on the ground for several
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which patient care and treatment outcomes can be improved. This is especially important in the nursing field‚ in which the main focus is holistic and patient-centered care. There are constant research studies being conducted which introduce new ways to treat and approach patients. Three articles that talk about prevalent healthcare issues in modern society are: The Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Nurse Practitioners Using Behaviour Modification Strategies‚ Decision-Making Process of Women
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got to be mentioned it the nursing shortage. In many health care systems there is a nursing shortage. Nurses often become overworked and underappreciated. When someone in any profession is overworked‚ accidents can happen‚ but within the nursing profession these overworked accidents can have detrimental consequences. With many shifts short-staffed‚ nursing managers face the dilemma of either overworking staff or having not enough nurses during a shift to care for patients. Turns out on average‚ nurses
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the text‚ and I would like to use an example for enabling based on a situation that I was thrown into professionally. I once had a forty-something year old (Patient A) patient that presented to the ED as a heroin overdose. The patients seventy-something year old mother called EMS after finding her son unresponsive on the bedroom floor. Patient A was a well known poly substance abuser that preferred heroin to achieve his high‚ but would use ANYTHING in its place‚ he has overdosed at least 7 times during
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Expanding o r E panding your Scope of N rsing Nursing Practice – a practical g p guide Leanne Boase Deborah Pedron The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn Health Service Broadmeadows Health Service Bundoora Extended Care Centre Scope of Nursing and p g Midwifery Practice What is it? Why Wh is it so important? Why is everyone y y talking about it? Who manages it? Who is responsible? The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn
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Delirium in Elderly Patients Karen Hull Northern Arizona University Delirium in Elderly Patients As the human life span increases‚ acute care facilities are confronted with increasing numbers of elderly patient admissions. It is estimated that approximately one third of the elderly patients admitted to an acute care facility will develop symptoms of delirium (Brown‚ Fitzgerald‚ & Walsh‚ 2007). Delirium can be defined as “an acute confusional state characterized by inattention‚ disorganized
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The catholic patient is 87 years old. The patient is diagnosed with dementia‚ muscle weakness‚ cardiac dysrhythmia‚ anxiety‚ and lack of coordination. She is ordinated and alert but sometimes has episodes of confusion. The patient can ambulate but uses a walker for assistance. Patient experiences pain from past back accident and because of muscle weakness‚ occasionally. Patient’s plan of care includes maintaining health and daily activities. Due to her being incontinent‚ she developed a stage one
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data in the natural state of the nursing home. If they had intervened more than they had‚ they would run the risk of missing valuable information. 2. Who was responsible for the condition of the patient? Why? There were multiple people responsible for the condition of this patient. Although the nurses are ultimately responsible for the care of the patients they are assigned‚ the other staff at the nursing home must also be held responsible. The fact that the nursing home was severely understaffed
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