Tutor: Judith Hassan Chirwa 2012 Pain Short Answer Questions Compare and contrast acute and chronic pain. Pain is a human experience which can be uncomfortable‚ with the potential to be horrible. The proper definition of pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain‚ it states that pain is “an unpleasant sensory (shooting‚ aching or burning) and emotional (frightening‚ annoying or sickening) experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described
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Care Plan Norma Valdez-Rosa South University Online Introduction Chronic illness affects the whole family not just the patient. As discussed in our readings from this week‚ the impact of disease on family members includes: Emotional impact‚ financial impact‚ Impact on family relationships‚ Impact on the caregiver’s education or work‚ Impact on the caregiver’s leisure time and Social impact for the caregiver (Golics‚ et al‚ 2013). All of these factors are import to consider when
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level of care and an acute level of care. In some instances‚ it is possible to transition from these levels of care as well. Depending on what type of medical care that one needs will determine whether it will be acute or chronic. Acute care may encompass treatment of illnesses and disorders in a moderately short amount of time. Patients receiving acute care may seek treatment for short-term illnesses or injuries and possible rehabilitation after an injury. Some examples of acute care may include;
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Nursing Structure vs. General Acute Care The difference between the structure of a nursing home facility and a general acute care hospital Tracy Kennedy HCM 610-1205B-01 American InterContinental University Unit 3 DB The nursing structure that exists within a nursing home facility and a general acute care hospital is different due to the skills and professional staff that are required to treat patients. These differences are necessary because of the type of illness or injuries that a patient
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) Chief Complaint or client’s request for care Present Illness: Present Illness or present health status OLD CART (Onset‚ Location‚ Duration‚ Characteristics‚ Associated factors‚ Response to treatments tried) Progression of disease/Illness: Chronological order of events Specific s/s Duration‚ characteristics‚ location Abrupt/gradual‚ related
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Nursing Care Plan for Rhonda Silverman (pseudonym) Introduction Rhonda Silverman is a 89 year old female who is currently residing in a rest home. She formerly worked as a short hand typist prior to her marriage after which she had 3 children and was actively involved in volunteer work within her community while her children were being raised. Rhonda has had a very active life and loves to travel. She has visited North America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Oceania. As she has aged her health as deteriorated
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3N Clinical Nursing Care Plan NURS 2230 Lakehead University October 2‚ 2014 I declare that this paper is my original work. Excepting where I have cited my own previous work‚ this paper in its entirety‚ or any portion thereof‚ has not been submitted to meet the requirements of any other credit course. Student Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________ Patient History In the context of this paper‚ the patient will be referred to as
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4. Mr. Ochoa will spend several days hospitalized in the acute care setting as he is stabilized and treated for CVA List nursing interventions as they relate to the CVA patient for the following areas of concern. (Acute care: prevent further injury and addressing current issues) Mobility: (3) List three nursing interventions aimed at preventing immobility related issues while in the acute care setting. 1. Never pull on the affected extremity when moving patient. 2. Encourage continuous shoulder
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL Subjective Data (Basic Conditioning Factors) Student: Date of Care: 10/03/09 Patient’s Initials: P. V. Age: 37 Room #: 3114 Bed 1 Allergies: Food: NKA Gender: F Medications: NKA Environmental: NKA Admitting Diagnosis: Pancreatitis Developmental Stage (Erickson and Havinghurst): (List Developmental stage and tasks‚ assess each task) 1. Selecting a mate: Although patient
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mobility problems. Acute rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation centers are two types of facilities that aid in rehabilitation. The goals of each facility differs in the expectations to be released to another facility or if well enough‚ possibly home. In both facility moral is an important aspect in healing‚ therefore‚ it is pertinent that the nurses assist in this. Acute care hospitals are more temporary than rehabilitation facilities. The primary goal of acute care is to stabilize the
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