Cardiovascular Risk Factors “In almost every year since 1900, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the number-one cause of death in the United States. Nearly 2500 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of one death every 25 seconds. The disease kills more people than the next four causes of death combined, including cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, and diabetes” (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2010, p. 704). In order to manage the disease effectively, it is of major importance
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Nursing is said to be the largest healthcare job in the United States with above 2.6 Million registered nurses (RN’s) working in the hospital and other different settings in the nation. Nursing programs offered by community colleges and four-year universities must meet the growing demand to replace the nearing retiring nurses. (www.aacn.nche.edu/aacn-publications/position/joint-statement) Increasing expansion of clinical knowledge and complexities of patient’s health status mandates current nurses
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Friday, 7pm Roma and Clint Underhill had both had a long day. They were the owners of a successful real estate company in San Diego. Each had several clients, and the strain of the current real estate market was getting to them. It had been an unusually cool day for January, with temperatures hovering around 45 degrees. On coming home they decided to relax in their hot tub with some wine. While Roma changed from her work clothes, Clint said that he would join her in the hot tub after he took his
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Name of Patient : R.T. Diagnosis: Congestive Heart Failure secondary to CAD, HCVD Age: 61 years old Chief Complaint: Cough, Difficulty of Breathing Sex: Male Attending Physician: A.T. Status: Married Nursing Care Plan General Objective: Facilitate the maintenance of a supply of oxygen to all body cells. |Cues |Nursing Diagnosis |Rationale |Specific Objective |Interventions |Rationale
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Burmese culture Nurs 440 Burmese culture The focus of the project was to learn about a new culture. I am wanting to help my peers learn more about the Burmese population, their beliefs and customs as they are related to healthcare. I am going to make a brochure that will help us be more aware of this population and their customs. I will create a power point presentation that I can present to my peers at one of our monthly staff meeting. I wanted to teach the nurses that I work with because
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John Philip Sousa Perhaps the most iconic of all the marching instruments is the Sousaphone with its carefully crafted tubing and grandiose bell. This colossal apparatus is gargantuan not only in its physical size but in its thundering acoustics as well. But where did this mammoth instrument originate from? The answer is John Philip Sousa, a conductor and composer whose outstanding work in the United States Marine Band would earn him the title of “March King”. Sousa was born on November 6, 1854
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CHAPTER 40 Cardiopulmonary physiology delivery of deoxygenated blood to right side of the heart and to the pulmonary circulation and oxygenated blood rom the lung to the left side of the heart and tissues pumping of the heart is essential for oxygen delivery Heart chambers filled with blood during diastole Heart chambers empty the blood during systole Cardiomyopathy enlarged heart- due to decreased pumping action and volume of blood ejected from ventricles Stroke
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killers are cardiovascular disease and cancer, by far the leading causes of death in the United States as well as the rest of the world. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) comprises a group of diseases that includes two major categories: diseases of the heart and cerebrovascular disease (primarily stroke). Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cellular growth and reproduction. Cancer can occur in any part of the body, but we’ll discuss a few that are of the greatest importance to women’s health:
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tongue-searing marinade, and barbecued slowly in an outdoor pit over a fire of pimento wood, which gives the meat its distinctive flavor. Unfortunately, jerk contains high levels of salt and sodium. If a patient has health issues that include congestive heart failure or hypertension, they may need to be on a low sodium diet. A nurse can help with cultural repatterning by teaching the client how to reduce the salt or sodium in their diet, but at the same time
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Moringa is also an excellent “brain food” because it is a natural source of many of the essential brain nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin E, omega 3, caratenoids and much much more. One of the many benefits of taking a daily regimen of Moringa is increased clarity and mental focus. Moringa contains zinc, which supports brain connectivity between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Additionally, Moringa aids in neurotransmission due to the 18 amino acids it contains. Plus, Moringa capsules
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