996 Search Results for Clinical Diagnosis of Patient Condition
Incarcerated Mentally Ill Patients
It may sound unbelievable, but on any given day, scholars estimate that almost 70,000 inmates in U.S. prisons are psychotic; and up to 300,000 suffer from mental disorders like depression, schizophrenia, and bipola Continue Reading...
Clinical Reflections
My relationship with my preceptor is largely amazing. During the time I have worked with her, we have developed good working relations. In addition to offering me tips on how to further enhance my performance, she has been partic Continue Reading...
Diagnosis: Scarlet Fever
On the basis of the symptoms presented, the patient is likely to be suffering from scarlet fever. The patient’s presenting symptoms are inclusive of a strawberry tongue, mild fever (102 F), conjunctivitis, and an erythe Continue Reading...
There is no other source for many patients who come through the private system to receive follow-up care other than the public health system. Where there was once virtually very little coordination between private and public systems, today we see ex Continue Reading...
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McMillan, S.C., & Small, B.J. (2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), 313-21.
What is the purpose of t Continue Reading...
Implementation of Patient-centric health information management system 4AbstractPatient-centered care is a philosophy and a level of care that explains how to organize the well-being program around the individual to increase healthcare outcomes. The Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Pediatric and Dialysis
This study's aim was to assess the level of cognition required by nurses to prevent Diabetic Nephropathy (DN). It has been shown that Diabetic affliction leads to build up of DN.
Diabetes Type 1 (T1D) and Type 2 Continue Reading...
HIV Infection
A medical condition in which the immune system is destroyed by a virus called as Human Immune Deficiency Virus is known as HIV infection. The loss of immune function deteriorates the ability of the body to fight against various types o Continue Reading...
NURSING Nursing: Assessing and Treating Patients with ADHDCase IntroductionAn 8-year-old Caucasian girl named Katie is believed to suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her teacher generated the statement as she showed symptoms Continue Reading...
DNP ProjectBipolar disorder is a chronic mental condition that is marked by depressive and/or manic symptoms/episodes (Jann, 2014). According to the author, the said condition can occur in early childhood but mainly affects adults with a prevalence r Continue Reading...
ADHD Comorbidity
The challenge of dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is increased exponentially by the individual having accompanying challenges. These challenges may be psychological as well as social. A primary concern fo Continue Reading...
Oral Manifestations of Lupus Erythematosus
Oral Manifestations of Lupus
Oral Manifestations of Lupus Erythematosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus for short, is a chronic and generally progressive autoimmune disease affecting many tis Continue Reading...
Arrhythmias cause irregular hearts beats in ways that can be life-threatening but there are a number of different types of arrhythmias that require different interventions. To determine the facts, this paper reviews the relevant literature to provide Continue Reading...
Caring for People With Dementia
Older patients suffering from dementia admitted at care facilities are not accorded the best of care because of their complex needs. This category of patients struggle with progressive cognitive decline, functional de Continue Reading...
C.G.
The history of C.G. is that he is a former smoker, 69-year-old male with cancer in the head and neck (a radical neck dissection was performed in 2012), which has recently metastasized in the liver and lungs, as indicated by PET scan which shows Continue Reading...
Clinical Practice GuidelinesClinical practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers to deliver high-quality and consistent care to patients (Lin et al., 2020). By following guidelines, healthcare providers can red Continue Reading...
Taylor et al. (2006) investigated the effectiveness of an internet-based psychological intervention for the prevention of eating disorders among young women who may be at-risk due to their pronounced body weight and shape concerns. The results of th Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Project
Diabetes -- Chronic Condition Background
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Risk factors for type 1 diabetes
Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
Risk factors for gestational diabetes
The Rationale for Selection
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Malaria: An Epidemiological Overview
Distribution: Environmental risk factors
Because of malaria's mode of transmission (through Anopheles mosquito bites), it is an almost exclusively tropical disease. "Temperature is particularly critical. For exa Continue Reading...
Bulimia is a serious eating disorder, but it does not get the same media coverage or understanding as anorexia. One of the reasons for that is that bulimic patients are typically a normal weight. People around them may not realize they have a problem Continue Reading...
Problem StatementAlzheimers Disease (AD) is a debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorder estimated to affect over 5 million women in the United States, yet recent research has shown that many cases go undiagnosed (Royse et al., 2021). Th Continue Reading...
Key Issues in Nursing Informatics
Since as early as the 1980s, information technology, computer science, and nursing science have all been integrated under the rubric of nursing informatics: with the goal of improving patient care and quantifiable ou Continue Reading...
Mental Health Case Study Connect
Key issues in this Case Study
A review of patient information reveals the following major issues;
Schizophrenia Disorder: This seems to be in relation to her daughter (aged one) being placed in a foster care facili Continue Reading...
Practical Research Finding Implementation and Experimentation Stage -- Phase I
The experimenter did not set out to determine specifically which of the various contributing factors (or combinations of factors) identified by the empirical research o Continue Reading...
Question a. Is his current therapy working? (350 words) (20 marks) Justify your answer by using the evidence presented in the case study. In your answer, you should also explain the pathophysiology of any of the signs/symptoms observed.Present univer Continue Reading...
ICU and Delirium
Evidence-Based Project Proposal
Patients that are sixty-five years or older account for an average of more than fifty percent of the visitors to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and there are a host of known risk factors that are asso Continue Reading...
Scleroderma Patient
Scleroderma
The author of this report has been presented with a hypothetical situation where a forty-four-year-old patient has contracted scleroderma within her lung tissue. There are many implications to having this medical dis Continue Reading...
Psychology -- Counseling -- Meredith Case Study
Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain eac Continue Reading...
Mr. Ms CaseSubjective and Objective Clinical ManifestationsMr. M.\\\'s subjective manifestations include difficulty recalling names of family members and remembering his room number. He has trouble repeating what he just read. He experiences rapid mo Continue Reading...
Psychometric Properties
The normative sample for the DAPS included 620 participants from a stratified random sampling from Department of Motor Vehicles registries and telephone listings (Smith). Of these 620 participants, 446 reported at least one Continue Reading...
Nurses and Communication
Nurses play an important role in the care of patients with critical illnesses and patients that are sedated.
Communicating with patients that are critically ill and sedated can be a huge challenge for nurses. This challenge Continue Reading...
ePatient, Social Networking, and Personal Health RecordsThe use of electronic personal health records (PHRs) can enable physicians to easily share patient information, as well as for patients to keep complete records of their own health histories. Wh Continue Reading...
healthcare industry/medical laboratories. As the conditions change and new information becomes available, one can easily realize that this industry has many components that drive it.
Prices
As demand for laboratory services is rather inelastic, la Continue Reading...
Topic 1
How can the DNP-prepared nurse apply the concepts of a complex adaptive system to individual patient care? Provide examples.
Complex = hard to predict or comprehend; Dynamic = shifting; Adaptive = Adapting to a specific condition or environme Continue Reading...
Hearing Loss Among Adults
Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C, et al.; (2011), Screening for Hearing Loss in Adults Ages 50 Years and Older: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (U Continue Reading...
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Crohn's disease, ileitis or enteritis is a medical condition that is known to cause inflammation of the digestive system also known as gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This condition affects any part Continue Reading...