A nursing care plan allows a nurse to identify the most pressing concerns for a client, develop nursing interventions and evaluate them. This report details a nursing care plan for a client with liver cirrhosis presenting with unresolved chronic sciatic pain. My client D.R was a gentleman who presented with this disease. He is 75 years old and quite sharp for his age. He reports that prior to his liver disease and resulting ascites over two years ago, he enjoyed...
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Nursing Problem (1st) Assessment Goals Interventions with Rationales (I: Intervention; R: Rationale) Evaluation Controlling body temperature: Hyperthermia related to wound infection Subjective: Matt had treated the wound himself by bathing it in vinegar and water His daughter discovered the left knee wound has been getting worse today Objective: Abnormal vital sign: 38.9ºC in oral temperature Left knee wound back assessment: 2 x 2.5cm, wound bed is yellow, small amount of yellow-greenish discharge, swelling and redness on left leg Goal: After...
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Nursing Care Plan for Patients with Edema The patient being discussed in this nursing care plan will be referred to as Mrs. Eileen Sparks. She is 80 years old, of German decent, speaks very little English, and currently resides in the Richmond, Vancouver area. Mrs. Spark’s husband, Ian Sparks, died five years ago. They had met in Berlin and immigrated to Canada in their late 20’s. They had one son named Robert, who currently resides in North Vancouver. Mrs. Sparks...
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Case Study: CVA A Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is a rapid-onset medical emergency than can cause neurological damage and disabilities. Many people know of or heard of someone having a stroke before; it is very common in the United States. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke kills about 140,000 Americans each year- that’s 1 out of every 20 deaths, also about 87% of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. This...
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Introduction Hildegard E Peplau believes that nursing helps a person learn and grow during the time of illness by strengthening the person’s intellectual and interpersonal competencies through the process of nurse-client interactions. This assignment is going to discuss how to apply Hildegard E Peplau’s theory and how this theory could help me in reviewing and developing my own nursing practice. Also, the essay will focus on the strengths, limitations, value and relevance of Hildegard E Peplau’s Theory of interpersonal relations...
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Vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (VSAH) refers to delayed ischemic complications associated with the narrowing of major intracranial arteries following SAH. There are four different major clinical definitions for vasospasm, depending on how it is diagnosed. Symptomatic vasospasm is a clinical syndrome, defined as a clinical deterioration deemed secondary to vasospasm after other causes were eliminated. Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) includes both symptomatic vasospasm and infarction on CT attributable to vasospasm. Angiographic spasm is diagnosed by digital subtraction angiography. Transcranial Doppler...
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The general theme of this paper is the importance of safety. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, otherwise known as AACN, competency chosen was quality improvement and safety. The competency chosen from Quality, Safety Education for Nursing, otherwise known as QSEN, was safety. The reason for the selection of these competencies is based on the importance of safety within the nursing profession. Safety has become a very prominent factor within nursing. Facilities are scored and ranked on their safety...
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Communication is an exchange of information between people through either verbal or non-verbal forms. Dëger, Sibiya, Johnson & Uno (2018) stated that communication is an essential component in cooperation, collaboration, and relationships, which makes communicating in professional practice such as nursing vital. Conversations between nurses and patients are crucial to their overall safety, they can prevent medical mistakes, aid in the level of care provided and act as a support system. There are many different strategies in verbal communication within...
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The reason I have chosen this nursing framework is that it can help nurses to remember the steps they need to take to care for the patient they are treating. It helps nurses to identify initial problems and develop solutions to overcome these problems. I have also chosen to use NANDA, which stands for, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. The four types of nursing diagnosis used for NANDA are: Problem-Focused Diagnosis: This is also known as ‘actual diagnosis.’ This is...
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Our America is full of diversity and multiple ethnic groups, this is what makes us unique. How does this help us, if we do not understand the basics about each other? Everyone in healthcare needs to establish and understand their own cultural beliefs before trying to understand those of a different ethnic group. The purpose of this paper is to discuss cultural variations related to terminal illness, death and dying in the Asian American community. The paper discusses my beliefs...
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Americans in the 1800s and early 1900s sought unconventional methods such as the use of botanical drugs, steam baths, cold water therapy, magnetic healing, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and naturopathy for the treatment of ailments (Wharton, 2003). Doctors were not readily available and most care was provided by family in the home. The use of blood-letting, induced vomiting, purging of the bowels, and the ingestion of drugs such as calomel were the types of conventional treatments utilized during this era, which...
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Taking care of patients is not same as caring for them. Healthcare system is becoming competitive day by day where patients are recognized as clients of healthcare. Nursing care involves identifying patient’s need and overcome the barriers that prevent to deliver quality care. The main issue in delivering proper care to patients is that health care system increased expenditure and turning into more profitable business. It is very necessary to create healing environment for patients to make them feel secure...
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Mr. Ahmad had a fall at work consequently suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Ahmad was declared brain-dead on his 3rd postoperative day after undergoing craniotomy surgery. Leaving his wife and 2 teenage children. His wife was informed by his doctor and transplant coordinator of the plan to remove his kidneys, heart, liver, and corneas for transplant. When Mr. Ahmad was alive, he did not discuss with his family about organ donation and they did not opt-out of the human...
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This case study is based on Mr Khan a 78 years old patient who is suffering from a serious heart condition and now admitted to hospital for treatment. The essay will focus on the different aspects that are relevant to this case study. It is identified that Mr Khan has myocardial infarction (MI) and is faced with serious health complications. The biopsychosocial aspect, along with the ethical, legal and professional issue of healthcare are the key elements of discussion and...
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Patient Education is a process of empowering patients to be the in charge of their own wellbeing and be more independent concerning their health management (Yeh, Wu, & Tung, 2018). It is one of the most important responsibilities of the nurses to educate the patient properly to prevent hospital readmission, improve patient’s confidence in health care and avoid relapses. Moreover, nurses’ ability to instruct efficiently can optimize patient’s learning, skills, capacities of self-care, and capabilities to make informed choices (Falvo,...
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Care Plan Case Study: Systolic heart failure myocardial infarction Heart failure is costly for our healthcare systems and one of the leading causes for hospitalization. Many patients are not able to manage their heart failure after discharge and are readmitted back to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged. Another issue among these heart failure patients is their quality of life. These patients tend to have a poor quality of life if they don’t know how to manage their...
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