Systematic Research Review Rebecca Harty Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505: Advance Research Methods: Evidence-Based Learning Spring A, 2015 Introduction Before a patient may present with Cardiopulmonary arrest, they will often exhibit signs and symptoms of their worsening condition hours or days prior to the event. This is considered “failure to rescue” where the caregivers lack the skill to identify signs and symptoms of a decline in a patient’s condition, or a delay in intervening to prevent a cardiac arrest. Failure to rescue.is used as a measure of the overall performance of a hospital though some feel its an act wrongdoing, or negligence. Cardiopulmonary arrests have up to a mortality rate of 80% (Winters et al., 2013). Often,
Relevant Articles Table Article | Patient Group | Study Type | Outcomes | Key Results | Study Weaknesses | 1 | 45 patients - 13 male, 32 female, mean age 67.4 years | Observational Study | Pts who completed pulmonary program showed improvement on all four scales. | Program significantly reduced anxiety. | Small study group | 2 | 26 rehabilitation patients with COPD were compared with 19 control patients withCOPD similar in age, gender, COPD severity and other variables. | Observational Study | Pulmonary rehabilitation program leads to a benefit inanxiety and depressive symptoms in COPD patients. | The benefit was especially significant inanxiety symptoms.
Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Practice Change Utilizing Epidural Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly Deb Jones University of North Carolina Wilmington April 9, 2013 Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Practice Change Utilizing Epidural Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a significant health problem in the elderly population. Jacobs, Hammerman-Rozenberg, Cohen, and Stessman (2006) report a 44% prevalence of CLBP in elderly adults. For the purposes of this paper, CLBP will be defined as pain lasting longer than three months and the elderly will be defined as individuals aged 65 years and older. In the pain clinic setting, opioid pain medications are frequently prescribed for CLBP. Treatment of CLBP with opioid medications puts the elderly population at risk for significant complications and side effects.
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RUNNIGN HEAD: Suicidality in Correctional Settings | Suicidality in Correctional Settings | How I might assess an inmate for suicidality is to indentify an at risk inmates. Screening and assessment of inmates when they enter a facility is critical to a correctional facility. Although the psychiatric and medical communities disagree about which factors can be used to predict suicide in general, (Aharonovich, et al, 2002). There is little disagreement as to the value of screening and assessment to the increased likelihood of preventing suicide. Intake screening for all inmates and ongoing assessment of inmates at risk is critically important because prior research has consistently reported that at least two thirds of all suicide victims
Substance Abuse Programs Strategies in Prisons Alexander Vazquez Mount Olive CRJ-350 Advanced Corrections Dr. Michael E. Bumgarner 11/25/2008 Introduction Substance abuse is the act of an individual excessively using alcohol, chemical substances, and narcotics such as marijuana. When an individual suffers from a drug addiction problem they can usually go find help at a group therapy meeting or they can depend on their friends and family to help them kick their habit. Unfortunately for inmates it is not the same for them when they are locked up in prison because they are placed into substance abuse programs with individuals they do not know. Substance Abuse Programs Strategies in Prisons The process of cleaning out your body of toxins from substance abuse is known as detoxification (cited the bok). This is the processes were the
359) it was assumed that the most common exclusion was re-incarceration at the time of or shortly after release. The demographics and clinical characteristics reflecting the HIV-infected incarcerated population was most of the participants were male and African-American, almost three quarters had prior prison incarcerations and over half suffer from depression. “Of the 89 subjects included in the analyses, 31 (72.1%) in the BCM and 28 (60.9%) in the SOC arms completed the week 48
Introduction to Social Work The aim of this essay is to illustrate my understanding of the historical and political context of social work provision. I have chosen to focus on Forensic Mental Health Services. In England and Wales, 72% of male and 70% Female prisoners suffer from two or more mental health disorders. 20% of the overall prison population suffer from 4 of the 5 major disorders (MHN, 2011). This essay will explore the stigma attached to individuals in forensic services, which can influence discrimination and/or oppression, and how this can adversely affect people within forensic services.
Inmate orientation should also include sessions by staff and inmates that address sexual victimization issues. 4. Are prison staff require to protect inmates from potential exposure to HIV/AIDS? This is a pretty tough issue. Prison authorities should take all necessary measures including adequate staffing, effective surveillance and appropriate disciplinary measures, to protect prisoners from rape,
Brendan Cardaci Professor Melvin Jarrett ADJ 211 5 February 2012 Recidivism Recidivism is defined as the behavior of a repeat or habitual criminal, a measurement of the rate at which offenders commit other crimes, either by arrest or conviction baselines, after being released from incarceration. There are many factors believed to contribute to the likelihood of recidivism. These variables include but are not limited to: deficits in education, employment, housing, and adequate treatment and support programs to help inmates successfully reenter society. Although they vary from state to state and there is no national average statistics research shows that there has been a large increase in recidivism in just about all of the 50 states. According