Nursing care plans for Diabetes Mellitus Submitted by lifenurses on Monday, 4 January 2010 2 Comments Nursing care plans for Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes mellitus is a disorder in which the level of blood glucose is persistently raised above the normal range. Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome with disordered metabolism and inappropriate hyperglycemia due to either a deficiency of insulin secretion or to a combination of insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion to compensate. Diabetes mellitus
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For the purpose of this assignment the author will discuss the pathophysiology of a myocardial infarction and will give an in-depth discussion of one central aspect of care and in this assignment the author has chosen the management of anxiety. Due to word restrictions a brief mention will be given to the other aspects of care. Ischaemia is a term which is used to describe the deficiency in blood supply to any part of the body. In ischaemic heart disease there is a deficiency in the blood supply
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women and men worldwide. Women are more vulnerable to myocardial infarction because of the size of their coronary arteries. They have unique risk factors such as a high level of cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking that cause heart disease, which leads to the high mortality rate. To reduce the high mortality rate among women, nurses must play their roles as educators because they interact frequently with patient, moreso than any other health care workers. Nurses must educate their patients on how
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Holistic Account of Care for a Patient or Client with Complex Needs What are complex needs? Who has them? It could be argued that everyone's needs are complex and as such, complex needs have been difficult to define (Rosengard et al., 2007). This essay intends to use literature to outline a systematic and holistic approach to care of a patient's complex needs. The nursing process and its framework of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation will be utilised to provide a patient centred
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Oxygen saturations: 95% Blood pressure: 150/90 mmHg Pulse: 94 beats per minute Temperature: 37ºC. On admission to hospital an electrocardiograph (ECG) has been undertaken. Peter has been diagnosed with an anterior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (anterior STEMI). Blood samples have also been drawn for urea and electrolytes (U&E), full blood picture (FBP) and highly sensitive troponin T. 1 Discuss Peter’s immediate problems and explain these using your knowledge of pathophysiology
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in Smokers and Nonsmokers with Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Critique: Anxiety in Smokers and Nonsmokers In November 2006 the American Journal of Critical Care published a research article comparing anxiety between smokers and nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarction. This study compared various demographic areas to various treatment modalities pertaining to both smokers and nonsmokers admitted with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Background The background section
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I have encountered during a clinical placement, in an acute care setting. The essay will begin with a definition of acute care, followed by the introduction of my patient and predisposing factors. This essay will include an explanation of the significant pathophysiological changes and related clinical manifestations and a critical analysis of the nursing interventions implemented during the acute episode of care, focusing on holistic care, rationale and evidence base. It will then describe the actual
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According to the American nurses Association, “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurse Association 2014). Individuals who pursue a nursing career have many responsibilities, for nursing is not just a compassionate profession, but a profession that entails
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men and that they are most deadly to the male species. In fact, Acute Myocardial Infarctions, or heart attacks, kill more women then all cancers combined and a female experiencing a heart attack is more likely to die from it than a man (Shirato & Swan 2010). Is there a difference between the way women and men experience an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) whether it is Unstable Angina or a true Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)? Numerous studies have identified the symptoms females experience
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be caused by a viral infection such as the coxsackie B virus. Pyrogenic, tuberulous, mycotic, syphilitic, and parasitic infections may also cause pericarditis. Noninfectious pericarditis may be caused by a number of factors, including acute myocardial infarction, trauma, aortic aneurysm (with leakage into the pericardial sac), uremia, sarcoidosis, and
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