Physician Dismisses Nursing Assessments‚ Question of Nurse Advocacy. Summary: The patient was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his bike fell onto and injured his left leg. When the nurses assessing the patient could not detect a pulse in that leg‚ an ominous sign of circulatory failure. The physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have
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Pain and Tool Development Pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage” (International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)‚ 1986). However twentieth century theories support the rationale that “Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon and includes the patient’s emotions‚ behaviours and functionality both physically and mentally in response to the pain” (Osborn et al‚ 2009 Pg.335). The
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF NURSING A PROPOSAL ON THE TOPIC: CAUSES OF HIGH FAILURE OF STUDENT NURSES AT LICENSURE EXAMINATION A STUDY AT KORLE-BU AND NURSES MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE BY IRENE TALATA AVOKA INDEX NUMBER: SC/NUS/10/0088 27TH JANUARY‚ 2011. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the research that is to be carried out and specifically informs readers of the document on the background of the study‚ problem statement‚ and statement
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indicator for pain. 6. Recall question for initial pain assessment. Where is the Location of the pain‚ Duration: is the pain consent‚ does it keep you awake‚ quality: what does the pain feel like is the pain dull‚ burning‚ aching? Intensity of the pain: how strong is the pain on a scale of 0-10 zero being no pain and 10 being extreme pain. What makes the pain worst? What makes the pain better? 7. Select pain assessment tools that are appropriate for
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Running head: HERITAGE ASSESSMENT. Benchmark Assessment Ifeyinwa Alozie. Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-0500 02/22/15 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Identifying common Health Traditions Based on Cultural Heritage. Cultural heritage is the endowment of tangible artifacts and intangible characteristic of a group or society inherited from past generations‚ preserved in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generation. Due to the growth of cultural diversity in the United
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selected items are included in assessment tools that are used frequently with LBP patients. Five items were derived from SF-12 41 which is a generic assessment tool‚ 2 items were derived from the BPI 38‚ a clinical pain tool‚ and one item was derived from ODI 41‚ a LBP functional disability assessment tool. However‚ there is no available LBP-specific HRQOL assessment tool; the tool developed in this study is considered to be a LBP-specific tool. Having a specific assessment tool (i.e. LBP-HRQOL) is likely
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 17: Nursing Diagnosis Answer Key - Review Questions and Rationales 1. Answer: P‚ acute pain; E‚ related to incisional trauma; S‚ evidenced by pain reported at 7‚ with guarding‚ and restricted turning and positioning. The PES format stands for: P (problem)‚ E (etiology or related factor)‚ and S (symptoms or defining characteristics). 2. Answer: 1‚ 4. Answer 1 is stated correctly‚ with the related factor being the patient’s response
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Devin L. Luxenburg Sociology 357-01 Professor Nini Term Paper Proposal Total of: 246 words. Received Grade= (18/20) Term Paper Proposal In researching my term paper proposal I came up with many different ideas. However‚ my main focus would be that “Gender-neutral theories cannot adequately explain female delinquency”. Why is it that they left such vital information out? Is it true that males are only deviant? What theories have been made on the assumption that juvenile females play
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read critically. Critical reading allows writers to discover an author’s purpose‚ identify his/her tone and persuasive elements‚ recognize his/her position on an issue‚ and explore the strengths and weaknesses of an author’s argument‚ making readers have a deep understanding of the article and the issue. Also‚ critical reading helps readers construct and evaluate their own argument because it is the first step of critical writing (Goshgarian and Krueger 28). Moreover‚ critical reading helps develop
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Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Version 3 October 22‚ 2012 Sheila De Vaugh‚ APRN‚ BC Assessment Tool Analysis Paper The “American Nurses Association” (2012) website describes the nursing process as assessment‚ diagnosis‚ outcomes/planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation. Another important tool is getting to know the patient‚ to get a full picture of the patient’s physical and mental status. Although there are several assessment tools that can be used‚ three tools were chosen for the purpose
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