The Concept of Adaptation Using Sis. Callista Roy’s Model of Adaptation A Concept Analysis St. Augustine’s College Exploring the Concept of Adaptation Adaptation has long been described as one of the mean tools of human and animal survival. A chameleon changes its color to hide from a predator‚ a child becomes withdrawn to deal with the death of a loved one or a soldier learns how to walk with a prosthetic limb after the traumatic amputation of a leg due to injury. All of these situations
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In the United States alone there are about 3.5 million people who are homeless and 39 percent being children‚ which makes them three times more likely to have severe health problems (cite). In talking about homelessness and children‚ I decided to talk about the Kimberly family. Kimberly‚ who lived on the streets from age seven to multiple trailers/homes and back to the streets has terminal cancer with only four months to live (cite). I choose the Kimberly family because her homelessness began since
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bottom‚ and this caused his spinal cord injury. My client has total sensory and motor paralysis from the middle of the shoulders-down. This has caused complete loss of bowel and bladder control which requires him to have a suprapubic catheter and a colostomy. He has minimal control of his upper extremities and fingers‚ so he can use a motorized wheelchair with a toggle that allows him to control it. My client has a very optimistic outlook on life and does the most that he can. He stated struggling
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The Doctor Anyone who has ever been through the medical system - even with the very best of treatment - will identify with this film. "The Doctor" tells the story of an aloof‚ self-centered heart surgeon who treats his patients like names on a list. In comparison with the film to the Six Principals of Care‚ the characteristics of the healthcare professionals lack the importance of these six principals which is dignity‚ independence‚ safety‚ communication‚ infection control‚ and privacy. Here
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description of health history and reason in nursing home: VC has a history of malignant neoplasm of her large intestine which lead to her colostomy status. She also has a history of fracture and fall. She was admitted to the nursing facility secondary to her alzheimer’s diagnosis and decreasing ability to perform ADLs on her own‚ especially care for her colostomy. Medical Diagnoses Diagnoses Definition (include source) Related Medications Unspecified hemorrhage of GI Bleeding in the GI tract
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It’s Tuesday morning‚ a typical day for my mom at work‚ she’s a unit clerk. But not for me‚ today I am spending the whole day with her at her workplace‚ hospital‚ to do my paperwork for Medical Terminology class. She started by going through the charts one by one and I did the same thing. Due to hospital policy‚ patient’s names are not to be revealed on this report. 5U-Room 1: Patient was admitted with constant pain on the right side of the abdomen under the rib cage‚ diarrhea‚ nausea‚ vomiting
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ways: stroke‚ coma‚ death‚ or no complications. The risk for the first three is high but not as high as the chance of needing a colostomy bag after. “The ‘chance’ is almost 100%”‚ the doctor had told us. We checked her in for surgery expecting that that goodbye would be the last and we were tearful and thankful when she came out of surgery with no complications and no colostomy bag. Relief washed over me as it finally hit me. I understood “Expect the worst”. Then I sat down to write this paper. There
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their morning activities. Mary Murphy was a 73 year old woman who had been admitted to hospital as she was complaining with severe abdominal pain. After a number of tests she was diagnosed with a Colon carcinoma. This resulted in her having a colostomy which is an opening in the large intestine which is brought onto the surface of the abdomen. This
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Reflection Essay: wound care nurse Education has a substantial influence on the knowledge and proficiencies of nurses. Nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees are better prepared to participate on today’s health care system. Being part of the BSN program growth my skills in critical thinking‚ health promotion‚ leadership‚ holistic care assessment of the adult and across the lifespan‚ and management. Every one of these classes provides me with the information required to advance
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Normal and abnormal changes within the GI system for the elderly (905) Mouth: gingival retraction‚ decreased taste buds‚ decreases sense of smell‚ decrease volume of saliva‚ atrophy of gingival tissue; loss of teeth‚ dentures‚ difficulty chewing‚ diminished sense of taste‚ dry oral mucosa‚ poor fitting dentures Esophagus: lower esophageal sphincter pressure decreases‚ motility decreases; epigastric distress‚ dysphagia‚ potential for hiatal hernia and aspiration ABD wall: thinner and less taut
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