available. Calculate the drops per min you would set this IV to run. 2. Order: 1 L of O.9% NaCl IV to infuse over 6 hours. You will use a microdrop set to administer the IV fluid. What is the flow rate in gtts/min? 3. Order: 1000 mL 0.45% NaCl to infuse over 12 hours. At what flow rate will you set the infusion pump? 4. Order: Kefzol 1.5 g IV PB
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Human Body: Health & Disease June 6‚ 2014 Pneumonia Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching you blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood‚ your body cells can’t work properly. Because of this and spreading infection through the body pneumonia can cause death. Until 1936‚ pneumonia was the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Since then‚ the use of antibiotics brought
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Interacting with Older Adults The future of health care in America will critically focus on older adults and chronic diseases. Presently‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2013) reported that more than half of older adults have multiple chronic conditions. Accordingly‚ major health agencies urge care providers to expand their education and training in gerontology. Similarly‚ to meet the needs of the seniors effectively‚ medical staff need to be well-informed of the culture
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largest part of society. In addition‚ the boomers will be the largest cohort of retirees ever. Also‚ the boomers may become the most-engaged cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the healthiest cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the best-educated cohort of older adults. First‚ the boomers will be the longest-lived cohort of older adults. b. List some of the age related changes that can affect communications-vision loss‚ hearing loss. Physical processes include listening‚ speaking
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As the U.S. population ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign
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vulnerable older adult This essay will discuss the older adult whose illness referred them to palliative care and onto safeguarding. I will first explain what safeguarding a vulnerable adult on palliative care is and explain my scenario and discuss what had happened and what could have helped the patient who was at the end of life care. The Department of Health‚ (2011) defines Safeguarding as a multi-disciplinary work that works together to minimise and manage risks to vulnerable adults. A framework
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Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults PSY317: Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly Ragota Berger June 25th‚ 2012 Cognitive Functioning In Older Adults Not only is the country’s population growing‚ it is aging as well. Older adults are the fastest growing population on the charts right now. There is no point and time when a person overnight just becomes “old.” Obviously everyone knows we simply just age; it comes with getting older. This thing called “aging” happens to everyone at a different
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late life is something that many people struggle with. It touches nearly 5 to 10% of older adults in the community‚ and almost 20% of older adults suffer from some type of psychological disorder (Husaini et al‚ 2004). Typical treatment for older clients may not work as effectively as on younger clients. These treatments may need to be modified when used with an older population. There are many experiences that older clients have that are unique to their population‚ such as‚ retirement‚ grief and loss
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Assessing Needs Many older patients are prescribed multiple drugs‚ take over-the-counter medications‚ and are often prescribed additional drugs to treat the side effects of the medications that they are already taking. The increase in the number of medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care
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Depression‚ distressed symptoms lasting for over 2 causes anxiety in senior adults age 60 and over. The study recognizes pessimism in older adults and the consequences. Outlining harmful physical conditions caused by negative thinking in older adults. Armstrong‚ Wuthrich‚ Knight & Joiner (2014) proposed that adverse thoughts round oneself‚ expectation‚ their general surroundings create depression. A. Overview: Older Adults. 1. Depression stems from pessimistic thinking‚ anticipating the worst possible
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