N.C.P 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor F.H. January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract F.H. is an 83 year old male‚ whom was cared for on January 31‚2007 by the writer. He was admitted to Capital Health System at the Mercer Campus with diagnoses of an
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Mr. Comer was admitted to his local community hospital for respite care. He has suffered multiple‚ acute strokes in the past‚ which has left him with severe disabilities. These include paralysis rendering him immobile‚ aphasia (speech loss) and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). He relies on carers for all normal activities required for daily living (Roper et al 1996) and is advised to have a pureed diet and thickened fluids. My mentor asked me to observe her feeding Mr Comer. She had prepared
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Tara is a 32yo‚ G3 P2002‚ who is currently 22 weeks 2 days. She follows in the High Risk Obstetrical Clinic secondary to a history of chronic HTN. She also has a history of preeclampsia in both her prior pregnancies. She reports that her high BP developed in her 1st pregnancy. Around 2 years later she had a stroke that she reportedly thinks was related to uncontrolled HTN. There has been some question in her history about a thrombophilia specifically factor V Leiden‚ although we do have a negative
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Patient X’s doctor has been trying to convince him to practice better lifestyle habits to for several years to help combat his hypertension (on antihypertensive medication for 3 years)‚ diabetes (6 years) and growing waistline. A recent routine check-up revealed a deterioration of his lipid profile (TC 260‚ TG 310‚ HDL 29‚ LDL 170) and fasting glucose of 172. Patient X is 55 years old‚ weighs 245 lbs and he is 5’10 . 1) Hypertension: Weight control to lower the risks associated with hypertension
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Beneficial Effects Of Foot Care Nursing For People With Diabetes Mellitus: An Uncontrolled Before And After Intervention Study Beneficial Effects Of Foot Care Nursing For People With Diabetes Mellitus: An Uncontrolled Before And After Intervention Study The article by Fujiwara and colleagues published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing discusses the benefits of nursing programs to help prevent‚ treat‚ and reduce recurrences of diabetic foot complications. Based on eligibility criteria‚ 88 people
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Background: Mr. A is a 65-year-old male admitted on 3/7 for pacemaker revision and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) epicardial lead placement. He is currently post op day 6. Mr. A has a history of viral cardiomyopathy which was diagnosed 3/2016. His ejection fraction is estimated to be 30%. Following the removal of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device in 11/2017‚ Mr. A was required to wear a LifeVest. In the past‚ Mr. A has undergone three implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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Nursing Management Assessment: Initial comprehensive assessment is completed on patient to establish the baseline and after that the assessment of the patient is continuous and systematic throughout patient care. Assessment is essential because it forms the information on patient database and helps the care team to provide evidenced based nursing care. Upon assessment of the heart transplant patient the subjective and objective data are collected and they include: Health history‚ physical examination
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Hypertension High blood pressure is also known as hypertension is on the rise among all age groups due to poor dietary habit‚ aging‚ and sedentary/behavioral lifestyle. However‚ health care providers‚ patients‚ dieticians‚ and parents can jointly work together to eliminate this silent killer. The seventh Joint National Committee defines hypertension as a sustained systolic blood pressure above 140 mm Hg or higher or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or above in three separate occasions. However‚ one
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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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LWS101‚ Semester 1 2011 Assessment No. 2: Problem Solving Exercise Solomon Tuigamala was a resident of Morton’s Crossing Nursing Home. He had grown increasingly unsteady on his feet and in January of 2011 fell as he walked to the dining room for dinner. Kaye Black‚ a registered nurse on duty at the facility‚ observed his fall. She took a photo of him with her phone as he lay sprawled on the ground. She then moved to help him up and noticed he was dazed. She was in a rush to get the residents
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