Access to health care is limited in the rural setting so it becomes imperative to educate the patient regarding their illness, treatments, management, medications and when to seek medical assistance. Providing this information to the patient and educating them, the patient is better able to self-manage their condition. Kouame (2010), identified the key challenges facing the rural population as: low population density, limited to no services, disproportionate numbers of elderly, low-income, and
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of five million and each year and more than half of million new cases. Cardiovascular disease refers to a poorly heart that cause fluid o back up in the heart, lungs and other organs. The heart pumps blood through the body and then returns it through the lungs. When the heart fails, the muscles become weak or valves become ineffectual, the heart enlarges. Blood builds up in the heart and in the other parts of the body, like the lungs, liver and the legs. Cardiovascular disease starts from an unnoticeable
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Competencies and Patient Care; ADN vs. BSN Kristina Aguilar Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics in Nursing NRS-430V-O101 Chris Bartholomew April 22, 2016 Competencies and Patient Care; ADN vs. BSN Introduction It could be hard for some people to understand the differences between the competencies of a Registered Nurse. They may ask, “Isn’t a Nurse, just a Nurse?” The answer is actually, “well, yes…. but not really.” There are 3 different avenues one can take to obtain
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Essay rough draft So many people these days experience health issues in regard to a heart condition, depression, or being overweight. With so many different exercise programs available, individuals don’t know which one to turn to for their need to improve these problems. Aerobics is a better form of exercise than weight training because it’s better for your heart, improves your mood, and helps you lose weight. Aerobics is a form of physical condition that increases the ability for your body
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Running head: COMPETENCY DIFFERENCES ADN VERSES BSN Competency Differences Between The Associate Degree Nurse and The Baccalaureate Degree Nurse Kris Scott Grand Canyon University Nursing 430 Professional Dynamics June 8, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the differences in competencies and decision making skills of nurses that are prepared at an Associate Degree level (ADN) verses those prepared at a Baccalaureate
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Congestive heart failure: a fluid overload condition associated with heart failure. -inadequate tissue perfusion. -result when the heart cannot generate a CO sufficient to meet the body's demands. -myocardial disease in which there is a problem with the contraction of the heart, systolic or filling. -LF. Sided HF: pulmonary congestion occurs when the LF ventricle cannot effectively pump blood out of the ventricle into the aorta and the systemic system. Pulmonary venous blood volume and pressure
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Overcrowding in Emergency Departments across the Country Overcrowding in Emergency Departments Abstract: Emergency departments (ED’s) are considered a necessary component in the health care system. Many patients have access to this department 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. There has been an increasingly large volume of emergency room visits by both adult and pediatric patients up to 43% within the last 5 years. The overuse of the ED’s medical services across the nation is commonly referred
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Initially, when I graduated from my nursing program with an Associate’s Degree of Applied Science in Nursing, I thought I had reached the pinnacle of my formal education. After all, the rest was ‘on the job’ training. The opinion I held of Bachelor degree nurses was, quite frankly, that they were more educated in research and theory than they were in actual patient care. In my eyes, only nurses who wanted to pursue administrative roles were interested in furthering their degree. Pursing a greater
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Heart disease encompasses a number of cardiac disorders, which collectively cause one third of all death in the United States. The normal functioning heart consistently pumps the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart by way of the pulmonary artery into the left ventricle where the oxygenated blood is pumped to the organs and body tissue. Deoxygenated blood then travels from the organs carrying carbon dioxide waste to the lungs for removal. The blood is then oxygenated as
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ABSTRACT Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. At present, there are approximately 26 million heart failure patients worldwide (1). Heart failure is a life-threatening disease and addressing it should be treated as a global health priority. The prevalence and cost of the condition is set to rise due to Ireland’s ageing population and increases in diabetes and coronary heart disease (2). To a large extent, heart failure is a disease that is managed medically. Medications
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