Activity is another important concern for many individuals that have congestive heart failure. Some of them will be resentful of the fact that they are no longer are able to perform many of the activities that they once performed, and others will b Continue Reading...
Components of a PERIODIC HEALTH Examination A periodic health examination is an evaluation of the body and its functions using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. A complete health assessment includes information about ones medical Continue Reading...
Parkland Hospital: A Dallas Icon The history of the City of Dallas would hardly be complete without consideration of Parkland Hospital and its contributions to the Dallas community. Parkland Hospital began in the Civil War Reconstruction era and has Continue Reading...
Client Evaluation The client is a 78-year-old female. She has been divorced for 30 years. She is retired. Her social class is upper middle class. Her medical history is free from significant trauma. She had six hospitalizations, all for childbirth, Continue Reading...
The Neuman Model is appropriate for senior care. Studies necessary with other models. Penrod, et.al.; Reframing Person Centered Care for Persons with Dementia Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 2007 Lit. Review, discussion Lit. Review Continue Reading...
AIDS -- it boosts appetite in patients who are experiencing severe weight loss. Neurological disorders, including spinal cord injury and multiple scleroses -- it reduces pain and spasticity that results from nerve damage. Inflammatory pain -- it Continue Reading...
Scientists thus call this tendency a "genetic vulnerability" to inherit depression (Read 2007:1) Biologically, bipolarity is not caused by brain damage although there is mounting evidence that the brains of bipolar patients look different from thos Continue Reading...
It brought continuity to the process of dying, and a way to deal with critical issues in a way everyone could understand. it's holistic because it takes the process of dying, coordinates the patient's care, and brings resolution to things often left Continue Reading...
Legalization of Marijuana ease Patient Suffering? Patients with illnesses that cause significant suffering, such as cancer, AIDs and others often find themselves in a dilemma. The dilemma is whether to give up and die, or accept treatment that will Continue Reading...
Physician Assistant Program Narrative Personal Statement: My Motivation towards Becoming a PA We all have dreams and aspirations. As a young child, my dream was to become a chef. When asked why I wanted to become a chef, my answer was always consis Continue Reading...
skin care treatment from a qualified trained oncology esthetician? The skin of an oncology patient is usually compromised by the intensive oncology treatments administered. This leaves the skin of detoxification from both external toxins and medica Continue Reading...
Social Acceptance of Elective Cosmetic Surgery: A dangerous addiction to perfection Reconstructive surgery has its uses, such as restoring the face or body of someone disfigured in a car crash or other accident, or helping someone with genuine phy Continue Reading...
Nursing What area(s) of the cultural assessment would you focus on? Jarvis urges the use of cultural assessment in conjunction with other types of assessment including family and community assessments. An understanding of culture can inform strengt Continue Reading...
Lung Cancer Cancer is a complex genetic disease in which a series of processes give rise to the final processing of the normal cell to cell tumor. In case of a tumor cell, the fundamental characteristic of the cell is lost which performs the usual f Continue Reading...
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a sometimes-lethal disease affecting primarily the lungs and thoracic lymphatic system, and its hallmark feature is noncaseating granulomas in multiple tissues and organs (Hoang and Nguyen, 2010, p. 36; American Continue Reading...
Rachel and Choo Hospital Choo Choo's Liability The fact that Rachel was initially discharged from the emergency department following examination by a physician with nothing more than a prescription for pain medication when she was in fact suffering Continue Reading...
Responsibilities of a Multi-Disciplinary Team Summative Assessment BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Melody a thirty-four-year-old female he was born on March 12th 1989 She is a single woman with no children and lives in Aaron's Hall District in Brooklyn. Continue Reading...
Nurses and Abdominal Pain Patient Care The people that make up a medical setting contribute immensely and provide the professional care they know to patients who visit the place, whether it's a clinic or a hospital. When the patient first walks in, Continue Reading...
Selecting the right vendor (background check) Choosing the right vendor can be just as important as the system being setup and the software being utilized. Choosing the right vendor is just as important as choosing the right EMR software. Daniel R Continue Reading...
Nurses are also usually the first medical professionals to encounter patients, and so they have to be good at making quick assessments of a patient's condition, to ensure that the patient gets the appropriate care. Obviously, an emergency room nurse Continue Reading...
94). The modern legal definition of disease provides a useful starting point for an examination of the concept of disease and how it is regarded by various disciplines. According to Black's Law Dictionary (1990), disease is a "deviation from the he Continue Reading...
Integrated Patient Managed-Care Information System Identifying a Cost-Effective Integrated Patient Managed-Care System for Concord Hospital: A Managed-Care White Paper This white paper is provided in response to a request review integrated patient Continue Reading...
U.S. technology in Thai hospitals will have a positive, negative or neutral effect on the mortality rate of patients in Thailand. U.S. hospitals currently offer patients some of the most modern and complex technology available. Patients whether at p Continue Reading...
Direct to Consumer Advertising HISTORY OF DRUG ADVERTISING THE DTC ADVERTISING PHENOMENON CREATING DEMAND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING - A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING CAUSE OF DEATH PROFIT UTILIZATION, PRICING, AND DEMOGRAPHICS LEGISLATION, POLITICS AN Continue Reading...
Nursing Family Nurse Practitioners: Improving Quality of Care A study published in 1976 helped to establish the meaningful difference between family nurse practitioners and traditional health care providers such as doctors and nurses. Patients repo Continue Reading...
Ethics Abe and Mary had an extremely difficult decision to make. The couple did indeed have a child to save the life of Annisa. It could be possible that in the future Marissa-Eve's relationship could be harmed by this truth. Eve may feel as though Continue Reading...
Eating Disorders The argument regarding the medical and ethical treatment of anorexia nervosa patients has been highly debated throughout the medical and philosophical circles. On the one side, there is the belief that doctors can only go so far bef Continue Reading...
The development of new antidiabetic agents -- for example, insulin analogs and incretin-based therapies -- has led to new treatment strategies that will allow those patients with Type 2 DM to achieve target HbA1c levels (2011). However, he notes tha Continue Reading...
However, because they make billing more efficient, the majority of large urban practice groups and hospitals have already made the switch to electronic records, according to Michael R. Costa, attorney and associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Bost Continue Reading...
116). This point is also made by Goozner (2004) who suggests, "Even when a genetic flaw causes disease, it doesn't automatically mean that it can be treated by replacing the defective or missing protein with its biotechnologically created equivalent Continue Reading...
The cassette has a built-in one-liter bladder to hold urine. The patient should empty the bladder at least every six hours. An alarm will beep if he forgets to do this, or if the bladder becomes full. The device can be used during the day, at night, Continue Reading...
Gonzalez (2007), discusses the company WellPoint Inc. that provides its members with the capability to develop their own personal health records, an option to receive test results online, provide a limited set of records to their providers and to al Continue Reading...
Antipsychotic Medication and the Physical Health Problems of the Patient With Mental Illness More and more attention is now being given to the mental disorders especially in U.S. And due to this increase in attention an increase has also been notice Continue Reading...
Sleep deprivation is frequently a direct result of the need for intensive care, constant surveillance and monitoring that combine to limit the opportunities for uninterrupted sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU). The problem is multifactorial, with Continue Reading...
They are also required to assess and address risks to customer information in all areas of operations, including employee management and training, information systems, and detecting and managing system failures. They must address what information is Continue Reading...
Palliative care has gone under a lot of changes as the years have progressed. Just like how general care has been advanced for the sick in areas such as pharmacology and medical engineering, palliative care has also been given much importance. Palli Continue Reading...
Financial and Economic Impact of Worker's Compensation Regulations And Compliance The program and concept of Workers' Compensation might appear to be a product of a civilized society and the modern era, but nothing could be further from the truth. I Continue Reading...
Orem's Theory And Critical Care Background- The 21st century nursing profession has a greater exposure to new technologies, methods, and techniques than any other in the past. In fact, "the use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable Continue Reading...
Emergency Room Efficiency Improving Emergency Department Flow by Using a Provider in Triage Emergency room triage plays an essential role in the speed and quality of the emergency room departments. Triage represents only one small part of the proce Continue Reading...
