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    The goal of this nursing diagnosis is make sure patient understand the importance of cataract treatment. The nursing intervention including assess motivation and willingness of patient to learn as patients must know need or purpose for learning‚ observe existing misconceptions regarding material to be taught as assessment is important starting point in education and assess barriers to learning as social interaction patterns‚ cultural norms and environmental can influence one’s learning. Next is

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    Opportunities such as surgery‚ medicine treatments‚ and multiple therapy options. Radiation therapy has impacted many people’s lives just in the last few years. Cancer patients especially‚ have been given another chance at life through a few treatment rounds. In the past to remove cancerous tumors and small masses‚ surgery was the only option to improve those patients lives; with advances in technology and medicine‚ radiation therapy has become a very likely option for these patients. An option

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    5 When Radiation Therapy Kills 1. What concept in this chapter are illustrated in this case? What ethical issues are raised by radiation technology? There are three basic concept that can be apply in ethics in an information society. The concept that illustrated in this case is accountability. Accountability can be define as the responsibility to someone or for some activity. In this case hospital need to find the mechanism to identify the responsible parties for the radiation therapy

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    was later modified to A.S.P.I.R.E resulting in the systematic nursing diagnosis stage being brought in; By completing the initial assessment stage‚ it will help to establish the nursing diagnosis which involves making a decisive statement concerning the client’s needs (George 1995). This is often referred to as a Systematic Nursing Diagnosis; which involves identifying the patient needs from a nursing perspective. This nursing diagnosis differs greatly from that of a medical as it emphasises the holistic

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    goal is to attend college‚ and become a Radiation Therapist. My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer when I was nine years old‚ and was put through various stages of radiation therapy. This sparked my interest in the medical field. Ultimately due to my enjoyment of working with people facing difficult circumstances and helping them through the rough times I came back to Radiation Therapy. While my grandfather was administered the therapy‚ he met truly genuine nurses and caregivers

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    Some of the greatest medical advancements in the modern age involve the use of many different types of radiation. Radiation therapy is used in treating multiple different types of cancer‚ and radiation from certain elements are put in X-ray tubes to save countless lives and prevent permanent injury wherever possible. Many organisations also use it for security‚ as well as the general use in the everyday home. These advancements and many more were based on the work of Marie Curie‚ renowned female

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    Nursing Diagnosis Potential risk for hemorrhage r/t labor and delivery Supporting Data: Objective: delivered 0741 am 3/1/07. Objective: Vaginal delivery. Objective: gravida 2 Goal & Goal Criteria Goal: Patient will show no s/s of hemorrhage in 48 h post delivery. 1. V/S will remain in wnml: T: up to 100.4 F P: 60-90 bpm R: 12-20 brpm BP :120/70 Pulse OX: 95-100% 2. Hct & hgb will remain WNML. HCT=>33% HGB= 10.5g/dl 3. Fundus will be midline & firm. 4. IV Fluids infusing

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    organs. However‚ the right lower quadrant is the location of the Cecum‚ Appendix‚ Ascending Colon‚ Right ovary‚ Fallopian tube‚ and the Right ureter. This paper will address the affliction(s) that may occur in the right lower quadrant‚ possible diagnosis a patient could be given due to the pain‚ and how they are treated. As you may know‚ pain can vary from acute‚ subacute‚ to chronic given the frequency of the pain. Affliction may also be categorized as dull or sharp given its’ severity. “The

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    Nursing Diagnosis | Expected outcomes | Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | Nursing Diagnosis: Sleep deprivation R/t: Age related sleeping problems and dementia. A.E.B: Verbal report of not sleeping well. Also maybe be caused by dementia. Nursing Diagnosis: Risk of hopelessness R/t: Client’s loss of family members in the past. A.E.B: Lack of eye contact‚ passive attitude‚ and deteriorating physical and mental condition. | Client will take part

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    Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions

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