mentally ill had grown since. In medical school‚ I did rotations in general psychiatry clinics as well as specialist clinics including memory disorders‚ geriatrics and addiction medicine. While evaluating these patients‚ I got better understanding of concepts that I had learned from books. In addition‚ understanding the combination of physical‚ mental and social problems was both satisfying and inspiring.
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1. What are her risk factors for developing a VTE? (Identify all factors.) Her risk factors for VTE are her 72 years of age‚ diagnose of cholangiocarcinoma‚ her recent post proximal bile duct open laparotomy‚ extended right hepatectomy with portal vein resection and reconstruction‚ radical bile duct resection‚ hepaticojejunostomy and cholecystectomy surgery‚ gemcitabine therapy‚ pain and leg swelling x 2 weeks‚ 15-pound weight gain‚ difficulty with breathing‚ feeling weak‚ debilitated and multiple
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was published in 1982‚ Lieff had developed services for elderly‚ handicapped‚ and terminally ill patients in connection with the Boston Housing Authority‚ nursing homes‚ and hospitals. He had also served as Director of Geriatric Fellowship at Boston University and Chief of Geriatrics at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital‚ a Tufts University Facility. In this paper‚ I summarize the article and offer comments about selected aspects‚ identify some relevant changes that have occurred since the article was published
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Heritage assessment of culturally different families Grand Canyon University May 10‚ 2015 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURRALY DIFFERENT FAMILIES INTRODUCTION In the health care system‚ the family of a patient has an important role in the recovery of the illness. Healthy interaction between the patient and the family members may have a positive outcome in the treatment. Provision of health care can be customized according to the family background of the patients. People come from various parts of
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V July 27‚ 2014 As nurses we come in contact with a wide variety of individuals‚ they all come from different backgrounds whether it is related to education‚ social class‚ ethnicity‚ or religion. Each individual has their own culture beliefs and it is our duty as nurses to recognize and investigate what those beliefs are to have a better understanding of them and to help guide us in providing the best possible care we can for each patient we
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Clinical trials in INDIA- Legal issues By: Vallinadh Karamcheti Abstract: Clinical trials are conducted to ensure the safety and efficacy of the drug. They are conducted on the human subjects. Hence the clinical trials are liable to many legal aspects. Clinical trials are conducted in four phases. (Phase I‚ Phase II‚ Phase III‚ & Phase IV). All the phases of the clinical trials should comply with several legal aspects‚ as life of a person may be at risk if anything goes wrong with the clinical
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1. What issues do you hear in the monologue that may be related to early cognitive concerns? Ertha is forgetful and at times she even knows she is‚ but other times she blames others for them not telling her things. she pauses a lot to try to remember what she is saying. Her mood also changes very quickly. She also does not remember how old her grandson is. She also talks about how she sometimes forgets how old her son is dead and tries to call him. 2. What are Ertha’s strengths? She has family
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in the senior center and the school. The individuals in the senior center go in and out‚ and “needed to use oxygen more often this week.” After the forest fire‚ the air is unsafe to breath and causing difficulty with breathing. Ms. Williams‚ the geriatric nurse at the senior
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It is important to point out that Barbara has used her experiences throughout her life in order to avoid the phenomenon of older women being more affected by poverty than any other geriatrics community. Barbara was born in 1947‚ classifying her as a Baby Boomer. This time period was marked by the return of soldiers from World War two and along with their return came a market boom due to an increase in product demands. In addition‚ houses
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COMM 150 – Interpersonal Communications Assignment – Benefits and Challenges of Work Friendships Professor: Christina Michura By: Joni Rundblom March 22‚ 2014 Being apart of a large organization such as the Department of Veterans affairs became a great benefit to this assignment. There are many departments and people you can reach out to nationally. However‚ there are office politics present in every department. I was able to interview three individuals in different
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