Nurses Role when caring for patients who have bariatric surgery; The good‚ the bad‚ the ugly Andrea K. & Jessie L. Montana State University Obesity affects more than one-third of U.S. adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Obesity is defined by World Health Organization as an individual that has a BMI greater than 30. Obesity alone can hinder a person’s daily living lifestyle. However along with obesity come several co-morbidities that can
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Look back As a second year nursing student‚ I felt more confident in Simulation Learning Experience (SLE) practicum in that‚ I could integrate my nursing knowledge‚ skills‚ and clinical experience into the practice. In the simulation scenario‚ I simulated the primary nurse caring for a patient with post-operative complications. I learned about general procedures regarding how to approach a patient with post-operative complications. I learned how to effectively decide which assessments are priority
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INTRODUCTION Definition; It is a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the ventricle to deliver adequate quantities of blood to the metabolizing tissues during normal activity or at rest. Causes 1. Although the disease occurs most commonly among the elderly (80% of patients hospitalized with CHF are > 65 years of age)‚ it may appear at any age as a consequence of underlying cardiovascular disease. 2. There currently is no single
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Mobility in Stroke Rehabilitation The purpose of this assignment is to identify the nursing role in the mobility rehabilitation of a patient who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke affecting the right corona radiata.The nursing care and the interdisciplinary management of the impairment will be critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female
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Focus Questions #1 1. Relate each client’s current manifestations to the pathophysiology of shock to determine what type of shock the client could be experiencing. Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. The patient Richard Tanner has been admitted to the CCU for r/o myocardial infarction. The patient has not prior history of cardiac problems though he has been treated for the last 5 years for cholesterol totaling 285 (HDL 35‚ LDL 212)
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Clinical Journal and Care Plan Clinical Preparation & Journal Form Student Name:wolie Date: 10/24/2011 1. Biographical Data: DOB: 09/25/1959‚ Female‚ 61 y.o.a. Initials: M.S. Age & Sex: 61 years and female Ht/wt: Race/Ethnicity: white Culture and Religion: Christian Living Arrangements: nursing home People in Home (number and relationship): 1 roommate Reason for hospitalization: MRSA isolation‚ Post-op or left knee replacement Past Health History
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With the election of a new president comes changes to fit his or her beliefs and goals. Now that we have a new United States president‚ Americans can expect Donald Trump to make changes in government‚ laws‚ and changes our society. Donald Trump expressed greatly during the presidential debates about his disliking towards Obamacare and his plans to make changes to the healthcare program. While Obama was our president‚ he established a law called the Affordable Care Act which is part of his healthcare
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Anticoagulant Medications Cherie Hubbard St. Petersburg College Anticoagulant Medications As our population ages‚ patients are living longer as a result of advances in medical technology‚ surgical procedures‚ and drug development(Bressler MD & Bahl PhD‚ 2003). The average older person is taking two to five prescription medications daily and one in five of this age group has a medication related hospitalization annually (McLean & LeCouteur‚ 2004). In my eighteen years of nursing
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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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The Cardiovascular System David Clarke is 30 years old‚ stands 6’ and weights 225 lbs. He commutes between Miami where he is a full time student‚ and Hialeah‚ where he works as a paramedic. He sleeps only two to four hours per night. Brian is overweight and does very little exercise. He also admits to eating mostly fatty foods. Both David’s grandmother and father have suffered heart attacks. According to new statistics‚ “despite the recent decline in mortality from coronary heart disease‚ this disease
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