ability.(n1) Many doctors also use a measurement called the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC), which is a three-part composite assessment that uses a wide variety of individual measures of function including: Timed 25-Foot Walk; 9-Hole Peg Test; and Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT).(n4) These measurement tools include a strong focus on mobility, which is a primary consideration in monitoring the health of people with MS. MOBILITY FOR THOSE WITH MS Mobility is simply the
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Family Description The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a stepfather (SK), age 50, a mother (LS), age 48, and three children (TS, MS, LS), whose ages are 26, 21 and 18 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children from a previous marriage which ended in divorce from alcoholism in her spouse. The spouse and biological father (GS) has a distant relationship with the children and does not live close. The stepfather also has a child from a previous
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Running Head : EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY Exceptional Longevity : An Overview of Centenarian’s Environmental, Psychological, Social and Genetic Backgrounds Tahmina Sarwari University of Toronto at Scarborough November 2nd, 2010 Over the last few centuries, the life expectancy of humans has significantly increased; a trend that is expected to continually grow at a rate of 2.5 years per decade (Arnold et al
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PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Nursing Assessment 1. Part of Nursing Process 2. Nurses use physical assessment skills to: a) Obtain baseline data and expand the data base from which subsequent phases of the nursing process can evolve b) To identify and manage a variety of patient problems (actual and potential) c) Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care d) Enhance the nurse-patient relationship e) Make clinical judgments Gathering Data Subjective data - Said by the
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Gordon's Functional Health Patterns: Family Assessment With the various detailed questions related to the health perception, M. Houston perceives her level of health as generally healthy, but with numerous unhealthy patterns. With no history of colds/flu over the last few years, she denies ever taking flu vaccines, nor has her health ever been the cause for lost work hours. A smoker of at least 33 years, she currently reports smoking approximately 10 cigarettes per day, a significantly amount less
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revealed that women 65 years and older account for 40% of the population and numbers are expected to increase exponentially. Vigorous medication management and coordination of care is instrumental in treating diabetes effectively. The patchwork of health insurance that exist today, particularly Medicare Part D, is culpable in allowing unequivocal disparities among race, gender, and socioeconomic status. This paper will examine quality of care among Medicare beneficiaries, particularly women, and implications
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Explain the post-16 options for young people and adults. From 2015 all young people will remain in education or training until they're 18. Raising the participation age does not mean young people must stay in school; they will able to choose one of the following options post-16: 1)Staying on at school - Schools offer a variety of courses in the sixth form. Some courses will help students develop independence skills; others may deliver vocational and academic qualifications. 2)Local colleges -
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This paper will discuss the Universal Self-Care Requisites, Developmental Self-Care Requisites, and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites of assessed family according to Orem's Self-Care deficit theory. Family Profile This large family consists of eighteen children ages four to seventeen. The father (initials F.B.) is approximately forty years old. He is an Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. The mother (H.W.) is approximately forty years old. She is a self employed as a fashion designer
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HEALTHCARE DATA SETS HS420: Advanced Health Informatics 11/25/2014 HEDIS According to NCQA (2014), HEDIS is a tool used by more than 90% of America’s health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. HEDIS consists of 81 measures across 5 domains of care, there are so many plans that use HEDIS and the measures are so specifically defined it can be used to make comparisons among plans. To
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Disease Control, 2014).The infection is classified into two categories; community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). The classification is determined by the environment in which the infection develops (CDC, 2014). HCAP develops during or following a stay in a healthcare facility. In contrast, patients who are diagnosed with CAP have had no contact within a health care setting prior to presenting with the infection (Driver, 2012). Pneumonia may be present as a mild illness
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