W;t is a play written by Margaret Edson. Edson’s play depicts Vivian Bearing, a 50-year-old English college professor, who was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic ovarian cancer. Edson had a brilliant way of describing Vivian’s experience with her battle through cancer. Edson’s work took place mostly in Vivian’s hospital room with her nurse, Susie Monahan. Susie played a vital role in taking care of Vivian throughout the play.
PERIOPERATIVE CASE STUDY Student Name _April Jones______________ Date ___02-01-2014__________ I. PREOPERATIVE PHASE A. Client profile: 52 y.o. Caucasian female 68in 200 lbs B. Current Medical Diagnosis/surgical event: Chronic bilateral otitis media (intermittent infections), left posterior perforation(left ear drum hole) , Eustachian tube dysfunction, moderate bilateral conductive hearing loss C. Support system: patient’s fiancé: no labs ordered, none in chart D. Selected Preoperative Assessment 1. Previous Hospitalizations: none listed 2.
We will need to determine the cause of the bleeding. 7. What are you going to tell the triage nurse? * Possible DIC, 38 year old female had a ruptured appendix 10 days ago with subsequent peritonitis. She was discharged 9 days postoperative with a left PICC for IV antibiotics.
As dementia progresses, the ability of someone to look after themselves from day to day may also become affected. 1.3 Why depression, delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia : signs, symptoms, behaviour, diagnosis, medication Outcome 2: Understand Key Features of the Theoretical Models of Dementia 2.1 The medical model of dementia: Here the person is seen as being ill or having a condition (referred to as the disability) and is in need of some form of treatment. In this model, or view, of disability the illness or condition is said to be seen first and the person second. 2.2 The social model of dementia: This model concentrates on the person as a valued member of a very diverse society. It suggests that the person is a unique individual who has the right to the same opportunities in housing, education, transport and facilities as anyone else.
More often a nursing assessment is based on the medical side of the patient rather than the holistic approach. In this assignment I will be discussing the importance of the nursing process, care planning, and looking at how these are used in practice. I will look at the tools used in the nursing process and show an understanding of how effective they are when used correctly. I will achieve this by describing a case study of a patient from my practice area, and discussing two specific areas that affect the patients care. Throughout this assignment I will be using a pseudonym to maintain patient confidentiality in order to conform to ‘The Nursing and Midwifery Code’ (NMC, 2008).
WGU Accreditation Audit RAFT Task 2: Root Cause Analysis of a sentinel event A Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of a sentinel event is completed to immediately investigate and respond to possible inductions involving the death or injury of a patient. (Joint commission, 2013). Purpose of this report - To execute a Root Cause Analysis for a Sentinel Event occurrence at Nightingale Hospital. Sentinel Event - Child Abduction Date of Issue/Incident – Thursday September 14, at 12:30 PM Background of Issue/Incident - A three year old female patient was brought to Nightingale Hospital by her mother for an outpatient surgical procedure. The mother asked the pre-op nurse how long the procedure would take, because she had to tend to another child and would need to leave for a short while.
Chamberlain College of Nursing Clinical Patient Preparation Worksheet NR324/NR325 Student: Joycelyn Arnett Date of care: 7/29/2013__________________ Client Initials:____D.A.______Age__48_______ Gender ____Male____ Race/Ethnicity: ___African American____ Allergies: NKDA____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Social History:no smoking or recreational drugs_______________________________________________________________ Pertinent Past medical History: hypertension__________________________________________________________________ Chief Complaint&date: Abdominal pain_________________________________________________________________________ Primary medical diagnosis: Perforated
• A 62-year-old diabetic female presents for check-up and dressing change of on left foot. An examination reveals the wound is healing. The nurse applied new dressing and patient will return for a check-up in one week. This patient has a history of wounds on her left foot. The nurse applied new dressing in the wound and medical decision was established.
REFLECTION: Communication with Dementia Patient During my rotation in Care of Elderly on Sarratt Ward, WGH, we once had a patient with severe dementia. She came in with a chest infection and had been unwell for two weeks and therefore not mobilized during that period of time. Previously she was walking with supervision of one. She was living in a residential home and for her to be able to go back there she was expected to be able to walk again with minimum assistance of one. The nursing staff reported that her chest infection had resolved and she was now more alert.
Health History Julie Schwan Herzing University- Brookfield THE COMPLETE HEALTH HISTORY Date: 05/21/2012 Examiner: Julie Schwan BIOGRAPHIC DATA Name: Caryn Colburn Phone: 262-215-5038 Address: W929 Florence Genoa City, WI 53128 Birthdate: 10/27/1976 Birth place: Marshfield, WI Age: 35 Gender: Female Marital status: Divorced Race/ethnic origin: Caucasian Occupation: Student Employer: N/A Source and reliability: Patient, who is reliable Reason for seeking care: Yearly Physical PAST HEALTH Describe general health: Patient states general health is “Good”. Patient rates herself an 8 on a scale of 1-10. Childhood illness: Chicken pox at age 7 Accidents or injuries: None Serious or chronic illnesses: None Hospitalizations: Patient has had 2 live births at NIMC Hospital. Patient had a thumb surgery and 2 shoulder surgeries at Good Shephard. Operations: Patient had surgery for torn ligaments on the right thumb.