NAME OF DRUG: Citalopram GENERIC NAME: Citalopram TRADE NAME: Celexa NORMAL DOSAGE & ROUTE: PO: (Adults) 20 mg once daily initially, may be ↑ in 1 wk to 40 mg/day CLASSIFICATION: T her. Class. antidepressants Pharm. Class. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ssris ACTION: Selectively inhibits the reuptake of serotonin in the CNS. THERAPEUTIC EFFECT: Antidepressant action. INDICATIONS: Depression CONTRAINDICATIONS: ● Hypersensitivity; ● Concurrent use of MAO
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two-year initiative to “assess and transform the nursing profession”. A report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” was produced that is to serve as a “blue-print” for nursing’s future. Through this committee, four key messages were developed to structure the recommendations of the report. Three of these messages will be discussed here. (The future, 2011). The first key message in the report states “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education
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IMPACT ON NURSING OF THE 2010 IOM REPORT ON The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM Report on Future Nursing Marylin Estes Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 23, 2011 The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM Report on Future Nursing . The 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report along with Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) conducted a study to gain insight on a number of barriers that restrict nurses from responding effectively to rapidly changing health care systems, the need to assess and
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asking more questions related to oncology, labs, and tips to adapt to the night shift. Another goal was to have another opportunity at charting. My goals were achieved by having tons of my questions answered this week and being able to chart on two patients. My preceptor advised me to make sure to take a nap right before coming onto the unit. Also, to bring snacks to eat as a distraction to drossiness. Charting isn’t as easy as it looks. There are so many tabs to navigate through. Although, the preceptor
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past three years. D.Z. appears cachectic with difficulty breathing at rest. Patient reports productive cough with thick yellow-green sputum. He seems anxious and irritable during subjective data collection. He states, he has been a 2-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years. He complains of (c/o) insomnia and tiredness. His vital signs (VS) are 162/84, 124, 36, 102° F, SaO2 88%. Admitting diagnosis is chronic emphysema with acute exacerbation. Admitting orders includes: diet as tolerated; out of bed with assistance;
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Intensive care units (ICUs) were designed to provide highly skilled, lifesaving nursing care to viable patients with acute illnesses or injuries. Patients with chronic and/or terminal illness were not expected to be admitted to these units, with the possible exception of acute exacerbations of reversible complications. Patients whose care needs changed from curative to palliative were intended to be transferred out of critical care to patient care environments more suited to end-of-life care. However
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Hepatitis B Virus According to the CDC, Hepatitis B is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation and damage. Hepatitis B is an infection transmitted by blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person who’s infected with the Hepatitis B virus. Such can occur through sexual contact, sharing needles, syringes, other drug-injection equipment; or from mother to baby at birth. Other ways you may become infected with hepatitis B is if you come in contact with infected blood or open sores and wounds
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Medical errors have and continue to be an enormous problem in health care. Patients die from the wrong drug or wrong dosage, or perhaps an infection that could have been prevent with better hygiene practices. More attention was placed on the issue of medical errors in 2000 when the Institute of Medicine made available the well-known report titled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System”. The report documented evidence of an estimated 44,000 people and as many as 98,000 people dying in hospitals
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characteristics which require emphasis in these specific areas. 1.4 a. Briefly describe the following health services settings: * Hospital: Provides general, acute care, diagnostics, surgery, usually for patients who need several hours of care. * Ambulatory care: Outpatient care for patients who need less than several hours of care and is usually cheaper than hospitals. 1.6 What is the structure of the finance function within health services organizations? As stated in the text “The
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to meet with the challenges and the demand of the changing needs of patients in our world today as suggested by the Institute of Medicine Landmark Report on the Future of Nursing. This was initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is calling for more Baccalaureate prepared nurses in the workforce. Bachelor’s degree prepared nurse has the knowledge to function without supervision as we need to follow up with the patient as they go back home to the community. To have bachelor’s degree in
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