NURSING PROCESS The client is a 70 year old‚ Caucasian male who is a retired siding salesman from Riverside‚ IA‚ who has an extensive history with Paralysis agitans (Parkinson’s disease). The client was first admitted to the long term care facility in December 2012. The client explained that he came to be at this facility after “already being in two places like this”. He was removed/discharged from the last long-term care facility for being what he called “disruptive”.
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This assignment will present a nursing care study of a patient on a cardiac ward. The patient will be referred to as Ann to maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008). Ann’s consent was gained prior to starting this care study. The care study will be developed using the Nursing process and the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney model. These will both be outlined. The assignment will focus on the assessment process and one problem identified during the assessment and the nursing care which followed this. I was placed
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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CFP 208 A1 Nursing Challenges in Care Imagine waking up in the morning and no knowing your partner or spouse lying next to you in the bed. Imagine waking up and not knowing your own name‚ how old you are or when your birthday is. Imagine having to look at your children‚ grandchildren‚ brothers and sisters and asking who they are. Imagine seeing the one you devoted your life to and them not remembering you. Imagine going to visit them every day and every time having to explain to them who you are
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illness or disability should not be an overwhelming obstacle to that person’s nursing care. (p. 20) In this day and age‚ there are so many options for treatment‚ so even if a client becomes ill‚ he or she has a very likely chance at recovery. Every patient should have a health care plan that has been personalized just for him or her. I think it is really important to recognize that the elderly population may require different care‚ as their bodies are experiencing different processes. They need extra attention
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Developing Implementation Plan According to Hill and Wee‚ 2012. Fall in the hospital among adult patients is a big problem for the health care sector‚ especially the nursing profession. Cognitive impairment‚ medically –induced immobility‚ past medical fall history‚ weak muscle and certain group of medications like psychotropic/benzodiazepines‚ are some factors that have been noted to be responsible for elderly patients vulnerability to falls. Educating the patients at risk for falls‚ lowering/stopping
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School of Nursing Care Plan Student’s Name: Joie Ferreiro________________________________ Date: 9/5/14 Client’s Initials: R.S. Admission Date: 7/30/14 Age: 96 Sex: f___ Race: __w____ Religion: Jewish Allergies: Phenobarbital Diet: NPO Activity: Bed rest Admitting Medical Diagnosis (es): Sacral decubitus ulcer‚ polymicrobic sacral osteomyelitis Past Medical History (including past surgical history): Illnesses include: 1) Renal insufficiency 2) Anemia 3) hyperthyroidism
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NURSING EXAMPLE A Summary of Proposed Research Program for Master of Philosophy Title: The Delivery of Quality Nursing Care: A Grounded Theory Study of the Nurses ’ Perspective Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the delivery of quality nursing care from the perspective of practising nurses working in the acute public hospital setting of Western Australia (WA). The study will examine the actions and interactions attributed to quality‚ and factors identified as enhancing
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HISTORY OF NURSING 1. In 1200 B.C.‚ the ill were treated with a mixture of physical‚ prayer‚ and magic spells. Temples were health centers. From the 1st-10th century initial care was at the local bishop’s house. They had deacons and deaconesses. In the 19th century‚ nurses cared for patients while at the risk of exposure to disease. Nursing in hospitals expanded in the 19th century‚ but nursing the communities did not increase significantly until 1893 when the Henry Street Settlement opened and
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Impact of Institute of Medicine on Nursing Ermina Rosic Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 14‚ 2014 The Institute of Medicine Report On Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a national‚ independent‚ non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide guidance‚ advice‚ and analysis of the field of medicine. The recent IOM report regarding the future of nursing gives us a glimpse of the dynamic and progressive changes that the field of nursing will experience in the coming decade
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