C) Reports of episodic abdominal pain and crying. D) A sweat chloride level of 35 mEq/L. E) Foul smelling stools David and Paula have been at Debbie's bedside since she was admitted to the hospital. David asks to speak to the nurse outside in the hall. He tells the nurse that Paula is telling everyone that Debbie is going to be fine, and that there has just been a mistake and everything will be all right as long as they pray.
Patient was status post right knee replacement two weeks ago. Intravenous fluid was administered in the emergency room for hypotension, and orthopedic surgeon consulted. On arrival to the unit, the patient’s blood pressure was 90/ 50, temperature 101.9-degree Fahrenheit. On assessment, patient‘s right leg was red, swollen and warm to touch, pain level was 8/10 pain scale on numeric pain scale. Two hours after admitting her to the unit, her B/P started dropping, temperature elevated.
She is on sliding scale insulin and required thickened fluids and a diabetic diet due to dysphagia. Her past medical history states that she was diagnosed with type two diabetes 25 years ago, Peripheral Vascular disease and Congestive Cardiac Failure. Mrs. Robinson has a right below knee amputation (in the year 2001) and right-sided Hemiplegia due to a left sided CVA. Mrs. Robinson also has dysphasia and dysphagia. Mrs. Robinson will require ongoing Insulin to manage her diabetes when she is discharged.
Cystic Fibrosis Meet the Client: Debbie Baker Paula and David Baker bring their 3-year-old adopted Caucasian daughter, Debbie, to the pediatrician reporting that she has recently been having large, greasy-looking stools. The pediatrician notes that Debbie has fallen below the 10th percentile in height and weight. Debbie appears to be unhealthy and is very listless. Clinical Manifestations The pediatrician suspects that Debbie may have cystic fibrosis (CF). 1.
Patricia Wright 10-17-2009 Med. Term. Week2 Assign.4 MEDICAL REPORT Patient Name: Karen Foster Patient Number: 2009-7550-1 Birth Date: 02-14-1968 Report Date: 10-17-2009 Mrs. Foster is a 41 year old white female with a history of alcohol abuse. She is currently taking azathioprine for rheumatoid arthritis and furosemide for hypertension. She has recently been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis which is swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas.
The image that the media portrays about a nurse’s education is damaging to the profession in many ways. The education in which a nurse actually has to endure is more complicated than what most would think. In Grey’s Anatomy, there are so many instances where nurses are looked down upon, one of those being one of the characters, Alex Karev, an intern who constantly disrespects nurses. In season 6, episode 23 intern Alex Karev responds to a nurse who questioned him with “I want to see you go to med school for four more years and see what you are saying then” (“Sanctuary”). Although viewers do know that Grey’s Anatomy is a fictional show, there are still parts in the mind that register that physicians actually talk to nurses as Alex Karev
Clinical Practice Appraisal 1 Medical Diagnosis: Mrs Smith is am 88 year old female patient with 62Kgs. She has been living independently at home for the past 12years after the passing on of her husband. She was admitted in hospital after having a fall in her house and fractured her neck of femur (NOF) and the right clavicle. After her hip replacement she was rehabilitated but did not exhibit significant improvement and the recommendation was admission to the nursing home. Due to deterioration of her health status and reduced independence, she is wheel chair bound and requires assistance to be moved from place to place.
Cystic Fibrosis Meet the Client: Debbie Baker Paula and David Baker bring their 3-year-old adopted Caucasian daughter, Debbie, to the pediatrician reporting that she has recently been having large, greasy-looking stools. The pediatrician notes that Debbie has fallen below the 10th percentile in height and weight. Debbie appears to be unhealthy and is very listless. Clinical Manifestations The pediatrician suspects that Debbie may have cystic fibrosis (CF). 1.
Opioid Administration and Pain Management in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient: Case study of a patient in the terminal phase of breast cancer. This case study is based on Ms. D, a 48-year-old married woman diagnosed with Bilateral Breast Cancer. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy 4 years ago. Lymph involvement was noted at the time of the surgery. Recent metastases of the bone has been diagnosed and she is in the terminal phase of the disease process.
The following will discuss how it is important to identify the needs, care and risks for an older adult patient in the hospital setting, and to use knowledge, empathy and caring practice to promote healing and recovery for the overall well-being of the older adult patient (Sorrell, 2010). Mrs. P was a 78 year-old married woman admitted to hospital due to a small bowel obstruction caused by a previous abdominal surgery causing a postoperative adhesion (Ghosheh & Salameh, 2007), and for bowel resection surgery to correct the obstruction. She was cared for post-operatively. She had a history of high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, and arthritis- polymyalgia arthralgia, which is, more simply, joint paint due to arthritis (Potter & Perry, 2010). Mrs. P had a catheter to monitor her outputs closely, a wide bore nasogastric tube (NG tube) to remove gastric contents (Higgins, 2005) for decompression pre- and post-operative in order to reduce tension on the wound and