Patient is a young female‚ between 20-30 years of age‚ with history of schizoaffective disorder who has been hospitalized for about 3 months in an acute facility for acute mania with psychosis and disorganized/combative behavior. At first‚ patient refused to take medication‚ so a hearing was held and was deemed with an involuntary treatment commitment. Initial medications were found to be ineffective‚ which called for further treatment. Over the past few months‚ medication regimens were balanced
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Patients with AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV causes the human immune system to be altered‚ causing the human body to be vulnerable to infections and diseases. AIDS is a growing virus in the human race affecting men‚ women‚ and children. Target Population In the past‚ white homosexual males and intravenous drug users were people who were known as targeted population for Aids
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Psychosocial Factors and Patient Education 09 Oct 11 Zahava Ohana Homework Week Two (1) Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and the effect those factors could have on the patient education; Patient’s background. For example‚ that patient came from a background that does not believe on any medicines. They go to a “voodoo doctor” for some spiritual interventions and they are content on that. Because they are not too well educated or maybe it is
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solving skills. Reasoning is inductive. Can use numbers beyond 100 with understanding. Can do simple fractions. Patient is talkative and understands the hospital setting and his illness. He speaks about his personal life and communicates his needs. Patient was in pain and did not want to ambulate; however‚ he had been told that he needed to walk in order to go home. Patient used logical thinking and ambulated so he
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ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE LASONDRA HOLLIE ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE Patient cares issues in the healthcare field is very profound in United States issues surrounding the medical field can make are break an individual’s career. Patient care can be very intense in the medical field in most sittings it’s hard to separate and individual emotions especially in the field of pediatric health care however when loved ones get involved with the patient it’s a known fact that issues in patient dramatic And
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Patient advocacy requires nurses to support and protect their patients. Nurses often find themselves in ethically questionable situations that conflict with their personal and professional morals. Sometimes‚ speaking out for the patient requires them to demonstrate moral courage—for instance‚ in the face of conflicting loyalties‚ in highly charged conflict situations‚ or when the patient’s rights are being violated. This article provides an overview of moral courage‚ defines important terms‚ examines
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Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice‚ and from her first shift‚ she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy. Her Environmental Theory changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care. Biography of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy to a wealthy British family. She was raised in the Anglican faith‚ and believed
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- Law and Management in Occupational Health and Safety Patients in the Perioperative environment are often required to be repositioned on the operating table and most of these patients have had a regional or general anaesthetic‚ making it impossible for them (the patient) to assist staff in that repositioning. The added risk in any repositioning is loss or damage to the patients’ airway‚ and maintaining the patients’ musculoskeletal alignment‚ so as to not cause any damage to nerves
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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production (Frace‚ 2008). Known risk factors for development of COPD include tobacco use (including second hand smoke)‚ air pollution‚ dust and exposure to chemicals used in the production of coal‚ cotton and grain. There are many complications of COPD‚ the most common are pneumonia‚ pneumothorax‚ cor pulmonale‚ atelectasis‚ and in severe cases there maybe respiratory insufficiency and failure (Bare‚ Cheever‚ Hinkle‚ & Smeltzer‚ 2010). Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary
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