excited to be doing something different. Learning needs identified for this experience were only regarding urology patients. They differ due to the use of general anesthesia‚ the need to void before discharge‚ education of post-op care‚ and pain medication administration. Learning needs I identified from this experience includes education about the different urology procedures and education‚ how to effectively care for a general anesthesia patient during recovery‚ and complications. I met my needs
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public health problem. The goal therefore is to reduce the prevalence and mortality from TB by half by the year 2015. Now‚ this is where DOTS comes in. At first‚ I thought DOTS is just about making sure that the patient is really taking in his TB regimens – like literally swallowing the medicines on schedule. It‚ however‚ is not just as simple as that. DOTS or Direct Observed Treatment‚ Short-Course is the WHO-recommended strategy for diagnosis‚ treatment and management of TB. Since TB is curable
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health What if you found yourself going for a regular check up with your Primary Medical Doctor (PMD) and you were unable to understand the conversation? Better yet‚ what if you misconstrued very important information related to your treatment regimen? “It costs the public health system $18.2 million a year in misdirected or misunderstood health-care services” (Bryant‚ 2011‚ p. 7). The fact is that for millions‚ poor health literacy is a barrier to accessing health services and information.
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Vitamins vs. chemotherapy and radiation for cancer therapy We have a general understanding of cancer--one-third of cancer patients die in five years. (1) With present therapies‚ only slow annual improvement is expected. Vitamins have been extensively demonstrated in clinic trials. (2)‚ (3) Vitamins can strengthen the immune system to improve regular therapies and safely kill cancer. Here we compare cancer therapy by multivitamins with radiation and most chemotherapies. The big question is: Why are
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Cues Nursing diagnosis Nursing objective Planning Nursing intervention Rationale Subjective Cues: “Nahihirapa n akong umihi‚‚ madalas sya pero pakonti konti lang » as verbalized by the client. Objective Cues: Distended abdomen Frequency Hesitancy T-38.3 P-105Bpm R-24 bpm BP-130/90 mmHg Impaired Urinary Elimination r/t Inflammatio n of bladder mucosa As evidence by the objective cues. __________ _ Scientific Explanation : Disturbance in urine elimination. After 8 hrs of
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collaborative problems‚ and potential barriers to successful collaboration. JG is a 74 year old married Hispanic male diagnosed with colon cancer. He had a history of prosthesis placement of his left lower leg; he is ambulatory. He is a diabetic on oral medications. He worked as a farm laborer. He lives with his wife she does not speak English she is a homemaker. He has a son who lives nearby and a nephew who periodically visits him. JG can understand some English. He does have some difficulty expressing his
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important because it is linked as well with the illness. The psychologist provides direct services to the patient by promoting health behaviors and treatment of psychological problems and provides counseling to patients that do not adhere to the diabetes regimen. They help them to understand the severity of diabetes and its symptoms and outcomes as well as provide knowledge. Helping the patient with depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders and additional burdens from everyday life effects health as well and
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the patterns of human responses or health problems and to create a nursing regimen. The nurse must execute this process through selection‚ performance‚ management and evaluation of nursing actions. The nurse is responsible for assessing the health status of the patients. The RN is a provider for health counseling and teaching patients. The nurse is responsible for administering medications‚ treatments‚ and other health regimens that are ordered by a licensed provider. With the practice of the scope
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prolong the disease‚ drugs are prescribed for it like Aricept and Exelon. These medications work to balance the chemicals within the body and brain‚ and to increase neurological pathways within the brain. People that are diagnosed can use some holistic medicines like vitamin supplements. Other therapies that can be used is music or art therapy to calm the mind. The difference between using a holistic medication or a conventional medication is that holistic medications do not prolong the patient’s life
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Haemodialysis‚ a renal replacement therapy (RRT) used to manage ESRD‚ depends upon two core processes: the removal of waste in the blood through dialysis and the restriction of nutrients and fluid (Denhaerynck et al‚ 2007). Patient adherence to the regimen is thus
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