Running head: CASE STUDY LS Mental Health Case Study LS Nicole Castro College of Southern Nevada Division of Nursing Mental Health Nursing Clinical NURS 243C-S10 Micki Lin Mongogna-Alarcon, MA, BSN, RN October 18, 2010 Mental Health Case Study DM Demographic Data: LS is a 44 year-old female of African and Hispanic decent. She was born in California but moved to Las Vegas as a teenager. She stated that she attended Clark High School and went to a “stewardess college” in
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providers when performing self-care for others. 1 In 1959 Dorthea Orem, a nurse from Baltimore, Maryland, developed the theory of Self-Care defined as a condition that “in an adult is the absence of the ability to maintain continuously that amount and quality of self-care which is therapeutic in sustaining life and health, in recovering from disease or injury, or in coping with their effects. With children, the condition is the inability of the parent (or guardian) to maintain continuously for the
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The lifestyle of people in the Barrio Community in the American society today was very different from the lifestyle of most modern community. The Barrio Community at Blythe Street in San Fernando Valley, California, Blythe Street “barrio” is an old street, located in the San Fernando Valley, in the Los Angeles County. It has a bad reputation for having high crime rates. The people living in this barrio have a strong sense of community, pride, and respect for their family, the neighborhood, and for
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Unit 21: Nutrition for Health and Social Care Unit code: L/601/2407 QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit aims to give learners an understanding of current thinking on nutritional health particularly relating to users of health and social care services. Learners will then be able to apply this understanding and make recommendations to improve the nutritional health of an individual. Unit introduction This
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Standard Mandatory Confidential St December 2008 The Nutrition, Health and Wellness Mapping Standard for Product Portfolio Evolution RE S PL PON PR EAS SIBL OD UR E UC E TS PR OTH OD ER UC TS AD NF PR EQU OD AT UC E TS AD NUT D R PR ED V ITION OD AL UC UE TS 60/40 win NH STR O PR W VA NG OD LU UC E TS Classification Standard Date of publication December 2008 Replaces Not applicable Author Corporate Wellness Unit. The Corporate Wellness Unit wishes to thank: u Wellness
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J Nurs Care Qual Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 6–12 Copyright c 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Missed Nursing Care, Staffing, and Patient Falls Beatrice J. Kalisch, PhD, RN, FAAN; Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN; Kyung Hee Lee, MPH, RN Patient falls in hospitals continue to be a major and costly problem. This study tested the mediating effect of missed nursing care on the relationship of staffing levels (hours per patient day [HPPD]) and patient falls. The sample was 124 patient units
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Discussion on Psychological Assessment in Early Childhood. ASSIGNMENT 03 – PYC4807 – STUDENT NUMBER 30440351 Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Reasons for Assessing Young Children……………………………………………………….. 3. Tests for Infants and Preschoolers……………………………………………………………… 3 4 5 4. Factors of Childhood Assessment……………………………………………………………….. 6 4.1 Characteristics of the Child……………………………………………………….. 4.2 Social Context of Assessment……………………………………………………. 6 8 4
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The New Health Care Law What should employers know? MGMT 4510 CRN 87885 Legal Issues in Human Resources Dr. Judith Ogden Group Members Jemella Bartley Justin Martin Christie Simon On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the comprehensive health reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148. Recognizing the disparities among American citizens, with and without health insurance, both Acts focus on ensuring that all Americans
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MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES CASTS A cast is used to immobilize and hold bone fragments during reduction. It is made up of layers of plaster or fiberglass (water-activated polyurethane resin) bandages molded to the body part that it encases. Indications * To apply uniform compression of soft tissues * To permit early mobilization * To correct and prevent deformities * To support and stabilize weak joints Types of Casts 1 Short and long -arm cast for the upper limbs. : Extends from
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drill bit 1 5% Varus angulation 3 15% Post Operative Complications Hip joint stiffness 00 0% Knee joint stiffness 01 8.33% Delayed union 02 16.66% Nonunion 00 0% Shortening 01 8.33% Varus malunion <100 03 24.99% Implant failure 00 0% Table -3: Assessment of Results Mean duration of hospital stay 19.33 days Mean time to full weight bearing(in weeks) 12.6 Mobility after surgery Independent Aided Non-ambulatory 13 4 0 Mean range of movements(4 weeks postoperatively) Hip joint –0 to 110 Knee joint—0
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