Diagnostic Studies: x-ray was performed. Patient was diagnosed with right Femur sub-trochanteric Fracture after analyzing the X-rays. DRUG/DOSE/ FREQUENCY/ROUTE DRUG CLASS REASON WHY THIS PATIENT IS RECEIVING THIS DRUG Ondansetron (Zofran) 4 mg q6hr or as needed. antiemetic Given to avoid nausea or vomiting. Lactated Ringers IV Premix continuous 100 ml per hour fluid and electrolyte replenishment Given to replace body fluids. Patient fell and was dehydrated after being on the ground for several
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Fluid and Electrolytes Know the causes‚ nursing assessment findings and treatments for: Fluid Volume Excess (Overload): heart failure‚ renal failure‚ abnormal fluid shift‚ treat with diuretics and fluid restriction or sodium restrictions‚ record i&o’s‚ bounding pulse‚ JDV‚ crackles in lungs (from PE)‚ SOB‚ PITTING EDEMA Fluid Volume Deficit (Hypo-Volemia): shift from plasma into ICF with sodium loss‚ treat with isotonic fluids‚ blood products for blood loss‚ low BP‚ increase HR‚ weak thready pulse
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put in but not seen. Why does my mother smell that way? Well let me see ma’am‚ I just changed your mother maybe about thirty minutes ago‚ but see the nurse has not charted that you mother had a bowel movement yesterday so know she has been given a laxative today. Or ma’am let me see your mother keeps saying that she is constipated but she has regular bowel movements after every meal. Why has my father not been shaved ? http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/15-shocking-statistics-on-nursing-homes/
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A possible intro: Amid economic uncertainty and crushing debt‚ all Americans are a few paychecks from being homeless. But what seperates John‚ who struggles to pay his monthly bills‚ from Paul‚ who owes nothing but lives on the street? The problem is that minimum-wage is not enough to raise a family; so some people decide that it ’s better to be homeless than to work 12 hours every day and barely have enough to cover the electricity. Mirror Image: An Insight on Anorexia
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3.1 discuss the factors that can impact on an individual’s quality of life (1000) Quality of life is a personal opinion as what one person feels is an adequate standard of living may be greatly different to another persons. As quality of life doesn’t just refer to the physical but to psychological factors affecting people this again is another reason why quality of life cannot be measured. This is due to the fact that differing emotional states of mind will allow one person to deal with issues more
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“On Being a Cripple”‚ Nancy Mairs In her essay “On Being a Cripple”‚ Nancy Mairs presents her audience with an honest inside view of her life and perspective as a cripple‚ a word she openly uses to define herself. She brings her world to us by discussing a wide variety of things including language‚ family‚ and humor‚ and how these all relate to her life. Through various stories and insights‚ she allows her readers to gain an understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities
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other reasons can cause a painful problem called constipation. If not resolved‚ that can end up in fecal impaction with possible surgery if all attempts at taking care of the problem as water drinking‚ a fiber-filled diet‚ exercise and the use of laxative
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power than his father‚ but knew that he couldn’t do it by himself. Zeus had a mother who wanted revenge. Her name was Rhea. Zeus and his mother decided to make Kronos spit up his swallowed brothers and sisters. Rhea made a combination of flavorless laxative. She served it to Kronos‚ and he threw up in any convulsions. Zeus then had his brothers and sisters with
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study published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention highlights the link between constipation and colorectal cancer risk. An earlier 2004 study published in the European Journal of Cancer supported the hypothesis that constipation or laxative use increases the risk of colon cancer. A tumor present at the far end of the colon can make it very difficult to eliminate waste products‚ thereby causing constipation. If you persistently have fewer bowel movements per week‚ without any prior problem
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are three common types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is when a person has a compulsion to lose weight even though they are severely underweight. A person that is bulimic has a compulsion to eat a great amount of food‚ then vomit or take laxatives to get rid of the food. Binge-eating disorder is when a person has a compulsion to binge‚ then becomes depressed and guilty about the amount of food they eat. Someone with anorexia often see themselves as overweight even though they are extremely
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