Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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Interview Video Reflection Assignment According to Fruth (2014)‚ “the initial patient interview‚ also known as the health history or the subjective history‚ is undeniably the most important component of the patient examination” (p.12). This initial interview acts as a base on which the therapist can perform physical examination and subsequently plan the intervention (Fruth‚ 2014‚ p.12). Being a novice‚ it is important to perform a self-appraisal after completing patient interview
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• I have thoroughly enjoyed reading personal experiences with “difficult “ patients that my colleagues have encountered‚ as well as great ideas on approaching such patients. • I’d like to share with you a “difficult” patient with borderline personality disorder‚ whose care I was involved with during my mental health rotation. • X was a lady in her mid twenties‚ who presented to ED after slashing both her wrists following an altercation with her partner. During the interview she was quite angry with
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the help of others that particular person made it. The non-profit organization Feeding America provides help to nearly 46 million people in the U.S. This organization has provided assistance to many families and people I have meet. Feeding America is a spectacular non-profit that provides healthy food to people in need. In order to be involved with a non-profit organization‚ you must have a connection with it. Feeding America has helped many people around me and has sparked my interest in getting
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Taking a patient profile face-to-face was beneficial to me because I could ask her how she was taking the medication and what other medication she was on. It also enabled me to understand the patient’s condition better and if there was anything that could be done to improve medication adherence. Talking to the patient allowed me to understand how the patient feels about her medication and how it fits into her lifestyle. It is important to understand this‚ as it would highlight if she is experiencing
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presumed that taking medical history and performing physical assessment on standardized patients during simulation would be easy tasks to complete. I have been exposed to a similar simulation before and have first-hand experience and knowledge about history and physical assessment. I learned a great deal about my interaction with the standardized patients‚ which could reflect my connection with my real patients at work. After watching all the simulation videos‚ I was surprisingly impressed
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nursing career by allowing me to understand how important patient teaching is for the patient. One of our assignments was to complete a patient teaching session and discuss the basics of how it went and what in the session could be improved. Upon review of the syllabus before conducting the teaching session‚ I figured there was a limited amount of research and preparation which needed to be done. I assumed that once I had met the patient I would understand on my own observation what would be best
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Effects of Restricted Feeding on the Circadian Cycles Most living systems undergo circadian rhythms‚ an internal clock that regulates bodily functions within roughly a 24-hour cycle. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) clock‚ a type of peripheral and oscillator clock‚ is the controlling center of circadian rhythms in living organisms. Circadian rhythm abnormalities can lead to potential disruptions in sleep patterns due to multiple factors. Changes in circadian rhythms can be due to both photic and
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much or how little should physicians care for their patients without becoming attached or appearing aloof? Is it a physician’s responsibility to provide comfort in the midst of dying or should teamwork with a counselor or chaplain be sufficient? These are questions I don’t have the answers to‚ but I am hopeful that throughout the duration of this course I may gain a better understanding of how to answer these questions for myself. The third patient Dr. Ylitalo and I visited was a 75 year old man who
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is one of the largest growing fast food industries in the world‚ known for its one main purpose‚ to serve fast food not think about how much fat or calories is in each meal‚ so why should they start now? The opposing side may argue that they are feeding America‚ and therefore causing Americans to become over weight and obese due to the over abundance in calories‚ fats‚ and more in each meal that any one person can eat. Propose this question‚ are you one person or are you every person in America
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