Points Awarded 24.00 Points Missed 2.00 Percentage 92.3% Diagnosis Shiri's husband, Alum, notices that her left eyelid is drooping and she tells him she is experiencing double vision. After another choking episode, Alum brings his wife back to the healthcare provider who now thinks she may have myasthenia gravis. Her healthcare provider administers a Tensilon (edrophonium chloride) test to help confirm the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG). 1. Which response to the test indicates that Shiri has myasthenia gravis?
B) The storing of medication whilst out on a day trip should be as the labelling states. Usually a large dry box is brought with various labelled medication/ medications in it for various service users and their specific medical needs. C) A record of all dosage and medicines that are consumed must be taken at the time of consumption during the day. A(vii) A) It is important that all staff is trained to the highest quality, when learning about first aid and emergency first aid. In case of an emergency that happens outdoors where there is more danger of falling, a nurse should always be on hand to attend the injured resident.
RTT1 Task 1 Western Governors University RTT1 Task 1 This is an examination of the nurse sensitive indicators in the case study concerning Mr. J, who is an elderly Jewish male patient with a fractured right hip and a history of dementia in a hospital setting. Nurse sensitive indicators presented in Mr. J’s case were: patient falls, restraint prevalence, complications of pressure ulcers, and patient satisfaction will be addressed in this task. Better care is provided by nurses when they are aware of nurse-sensitive indicators. A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nurse sensitive indicators included in this case are Mr. J’s use of restraints, complications of pressure ulcers, and patient satisfaction.
According to articles online about half of patients with kidney failure receive treatment and are cured. Scenario B Chronic renal failure: Mr. Hodges, a 73-year-old man, has had congestive heart failure for the past 5 years. His doctor has told him that his heart is not functioning well, needing more and more medicine to maintain circulatory function. He has noticed that he
The range of codes that would be used for Darlene would be Codes 680-709 because Darlene had an infection of her skin due to shards of glass still left in her wound. These codes are for Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues. 2. A 44-year-old male presents to the office complaining of intermittent chest pain. The physician orders an EKG to rule out a possible cardiac event.
Managing infected in diabetic foot: NICE guidelines state that infection in the diabetic foot is a medical emergency and that patients must be referred to a specialist team within 24 hours. New ulceration, new swelling, or new discoloration over part or all of the foot these are some features that need a specialist team for diabetic foot. 5.Factors for dressing:- 1. A. There are some factors for choosing the dress for the patient that have the diabetic foot.
Page 3 Quality patient care can be advanced throughout the hospital by providing nurses with data such as the number of incidence of pressure ulcers and ways to prevent this from occurring, by providing education on restraints and when and when not to use them and how to use them correctly. Examining data outcomes can improve the quality of care by exploring the improvements that have been made through implemented changes. All in all, good patient care is common sense. Listen to the patient when they talk, they will tell you everything that they know, it is up to you to fill in the blanks. Look on the internet after your admit and research a person’s culture, it can prevent problems and embarrassment later as well as keeping the patient comfortable and safe.
The risk manager said she would investigate further. Eight months later, the radiologist, the hospital and family physician were sued. The issue of breach of patient confidentiality was investigated. This disclosed that shortly after his discharge, the patient was approached by a colleague who expressed sympathy about his HIV status. The patient knew this colleague worked at the hospital.
The less able patients within a nursing home sometimes the less able patients may not be able to control their own environment, so the nurses must provide this. For example, the nurses should check that the patient’s bed sheets are clean in case they wet themselves during the night. Some of the patients may be in wheel chairs, the nurses must help the patients get out of the chair sometimes because the patients may want to go to bed, sit in the lounge etc. The nursing home must have comfortable seating areas to make the nursing home as comfortable as possible. In the bedrooms they may also have waterproof matters so that if the patients wet themselves during the night they will still be comfortable.
Nursing Home Intentional Tort Glen Rodebush, a man Alzheimer's disease, was a resident of the New Horizon Nursing Home. One symptom he showed with his Alzheimer’s disease was reported to be combativeness. One day Rodebush's wife arrived at the nursing home, and found large welts and red marks on Rodebush's face. She immediately contacted Rodebush’s physician and had him examined. The doctor gave his opinion that the red marks had been caused by slaps of a human hand and that the marks were between six and twelve hours old.