emotional balance, and health to us. Sleep disorders also are serious enough to interfere with our normal physical, mental and social state. And in worst case, death because of sleepiness and mental condition cause of sleeping disorders. Sleep can affect our overall health. In many cases, people in good health tend to sleep well, whereas those suffering from repeated sleeping problems might have an underlying medical or mental health problem, it may be in minor or serious. Sleeping well is good to
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of clinical knowledge and complexities of patient’s health status mandates current nurses to have a high level of education with diversified skills. The registered nurses requires not only can practice across multiple setting such as simply performing procedures, giving medication and starting an IV’s but also they must exceeds in out of the hospital settings as well. They must know how to think logically and critically in making the appropriate decision in regards to patient care and able to manipulate
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was overweight. Obesity runs in the family and so do all the conditions that often go along with it: high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Because of such unhealthy eating habits, my uncle had a massive myocardial infarction at age 49. My mom had two smaller heart attacks.
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indicates comorbidity as multiple system diagnosis of disease, such as a patient with both acute renal failure and congestive heart failure. Such an individual presents a unique challenge in that blood pressure control is at risk via both systems. While both ADN and BSN may approach the nephrologist regarding use of a diuretic, the BSN will have a superior understanding regarding risks/side-affects as pertains to each system, ideal length of use, and related laboratory results to communicate to each
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Heart Failure Western Governors University Pathopharmacological Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice Heart Failure It is estimated that about five million people in the United States are living with heart failure with an overwhelming number of 550,000 newly diagnosed cases each year, costing the nation roughly $32 billion dollars per year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Heart failure is a complex, pathophysiological condition in which the ventricles of the heart is
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Patient Education Plan By: Leticia M. Kozbial-Brown NUR/427 Introduction: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death and illness in the United States. A number of conditions result from CAD, these include angina, congestive heart failure myocardial infarct, and sudden cardiac death. CAD occurs when the blood vessels providing blood to the heart muscle become narrowed or blocked. Arteries lose some of their elasticity as we age. The
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differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level, by using research from different nursing organizations found online. Also identifying a patient care situation in which I will describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse. Differences in competencies between ADN versus BSN In conducting the research for this paper I was a little biased in my opinions of this
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of nursing. The NCLEX tests for the lowest amount of competency of a nurse to enter the employment field. Not that we are as advanced as possible in our skill sets. We as nurses have to advance our education base by experience and education. The difference in how an ADN nurse sees a patient and how a BSN nurse sees a patient are measurable when we open ours eyes to the difference. As the ADN progresses through the admission process of a patient we tend to lean towards getting our charting done
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Education Preparation: Associate Versus Bachelor degree in Nursing Chandani Garg Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V Professional Dynamics September 16, 2015 Education Preparation: Associate versus Bachelor’s in Nursing The Art of nursing is here since the Biblical times but the modern nursing emerged after the time of Florence Nightingale. In 1873 nursing education was started formally as 4-month hospital training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Nursing has been growing
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impact on public health and it will save a lot of money and changes the lifestyle that face obesity problem. People who are overweight have associated increase incidence of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, cancers and of course psychological problems. Proper diet and good exercise should be done to commit a lifelong healthy living and to achieve an ideal weight to prevent obesity. The Department of Health states that, in the adult population
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