Temperature: 101.5 Fahrenheit Pulse and Respiration: Not taken 3. Medical Condition: Spindle Cell Sarcoma a. The patient had been diagnosed with splenic spindle cell sarcoma and had her spleen removed. Upon further examination‚ the doctor realized the cancer had metastasized to the liver. b. Spindle cell sarcomas are tumors that come from the connective tissues‚ sometimes
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1. It is important to reposition patients frequently because they could get bed sores‚ clots in their legs‚ decreased muscle mass‚ increased heart rate‚ or dehydration. 2. I will incorporate ergonomics while maintaining comfort and safety for Mrs. Washington while positioning her or transferring her by making sure that I have enough people to help to ensure she won’t have to do anything past her physical ability‚ preparing any assistive devices if needed‚ perform hand hygiene before and after I come
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Innovation Series 2003 Optimizing Patient Flow Moving Patients Smoothly Through Acute Care Settings 2 We have developed IHI’s Innovation Series white papers to further our mission of improving the quality and value of health care. The ideas and findings in these white papers represent innovative work by organizations affiliated with IHI. Our white papers are designed to share with readers the problems IHI is working to address; the ideas‚ changes‚ and methods we are developing and testing
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Aid? 2. Vision? Wear eyeglasses? 3. Any change in memory lately? 4. Easiest way for you to learn things? Any difficulty learning? 5. Any discomfort? Pain? How do you manage it? G. Self-perception 1. How do you describe yourself? Most of the time‚ feel good (not so good) about yourself? 2. Changes in your body or the things you can do? Problem to you? 3. Changes in way you feel about yourself or your body? (Since illness started) 4. Find things frequently make you angry? Annoyed? Tearful
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Geriatric Project Patient L.G. is a 92 year old black female‚ born and raised in Augusta GA. L.G. is the oldest of 6 children and has an 8th grade education. She had to leave school at an early age to help her parents who were “Field Hands” with her young siblings. L.G. spent most of her youth picking cotton alongside her parents and tending to her younger brothers and sisters and was unable to complete her education. L.G. was a very quick learner and very good with her hands. She always envisioned
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The novel “The English Patient” Which is presented in a chronological order. In which bits and chunks of memories dwelling in past and present makes up the whole story of the novel. In the whole novel power of emotional bonding and the consequences of war are quite vivid. But as we move towards the end of the novel‚ there are certain expositions which lead the story in a different way. In the last scene as Hanna’s birthday is celebrated and Kip himself is making food for Hanna‚ as they have a bond
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Southern Baptist’s former employee Raymond Stewart. The injury that occurred here was an incident of a common everyday tort known as rape. Ms. Rochelle was sixteen at the time of this intentional tort she had been admitted to a psychiatric ward at Southern Baptist Hospital by her parents from an attempt of suicide this being the third time after being abused as a young child by her Step Father. During her stay Ms. Rochelle’s family came to visit her when there is visitation and are able to check her progress
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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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THE ENGLISH PATIENT Book Review The English Patient is a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka in 1943‚ moved to England in 1954‚ and settled in Canada in 1970. He is a Canadian poet and novelist. Ondaatje’s work includes 13 books of poetry and 5 novels. Among them‚ The English Patient won him the Booker Prize. Though Michael Ondaatje is a really good poet‚ he does not have an extensive popularity among readers. Even after his novel The English
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"cure" eczema although‚ many treatments have been found to be effective. Now‚ with the wonderful discovery of one of the genes that may cause eczema‚ who knows what will happen. They are working on ways to permanently rid people of eczema all the time‚ but knowing exactly where the "instructions" on how to create the disease are located make finding a cure more likely. WHAT CAUSES ECZEMA TO FLARE UP? There are many
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