June 5, 2012 Research Methods Summary Week 5 The results of this Quantitative study “Timing of Adiposity Rebound: A Step Toward Preventing Obesity” and through the use of statistics and comparison this correlational study has helped the health care profession with ways to identify the children who are at high risk for developing a high AR which in contrast will develop into obesity in later years. A correlational study is used to look for relationships between different variables. There are three
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early signs and symptoms of kidney disease. Risk factors include a family history, diabetes, smoking, obesity, hypertension, exposure to harmful substances that may injure the kidneys, and cardiac conditions such as heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (Castner, 2010). Patients that have these risk factors should be evaluated frequently by their physician as well as educated about lifestyle changes to decrease their risk (weight loss, exercise, smoking cessation, blood sugar control, blood
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Clinical pathways are structured multidisciplinary care plans containing detailed essential steps in the care of patients with specific clinical problems. They are often developed by translating guidelines into local protocols for application in clinical practice (WHO, 2010). The use of clinical pathways is likely to have a favorable impact on patient outcomes, length of hospital stay, hospital costs and professional practice; no adverse consequences were reported with their use. The present study
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in adults.1 The guidelines highlight the importance of screening every potentially infected patient for sepsis and providing best-practice interventions for managing sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. This article provides an overview of care for the adult patient with sepsis, focusing on sepsis identification and the first 6 hours of goal-directed treatment according to current guidelines. Defining sepsis Sepsis is the presence of infection along with systemic manifestations of infection
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Nursing Practice: Acute NURS7113 Nursing Practice: Acute NURS7113 Due Date: 2nd May 2016 by 0900hours Due Date: 2nd May 2016 by 0900hours Paper Coordinator: Paper Coordinator: | Faculty of HealthAssignment Cover Sheet | Please complete this sheet and attach to your assignment, ensuring that you print clearly. Student ID: | 21303376 | | | Student Name: | KrishnitaSen | | | Programme Name: | Bachelor of Nursing (Pacific) - Year 3 | | | Paper Name: | NURS7113: Nursing
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Holistic care - Long Term Conditions Assignment. Throughout this paper I will analyse the epidemiological data of my area of clinical practice; Slough. I will create a health profile with briefly analyses different areas of variation within the community including deprivation, housing and the structure of the population focussing on the different nationalities that reside within Slough. Following this I will briefly discuss the various long-term conditions that are prevalent within this area
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Catawba County was completed, with consideration of resiliency factors, to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within the County (see Appendix A). References Feldman, H.R., Alexander, G.R., & Greenberg, M.J. (2011). Nursing leadership: A concise encyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York, New York: Springer Publishing Company. Kulig, J.C., Edge, D.S., Townshend, I., Lightfoot, N., & Reimer, W. (2013). Community resiliency: Emerging theoretical insights. Journal of Community
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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 lumens of the arteries become narrowed from either fatty fibrous
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basic knowledge and skill in effective patient care ADN nurses are more task-oriented employed in a workplace with not so complex patient scenario. They work under the basic nursing protocols. It is one of the preferred career path as it is the less expensive and short path of becoming a Registered nurse. The nurses with Baccalaureate are more skilled with good leadership qualities for effective patient care affecting less mortality. They take care of both the physical and mental well-being of a
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assess readiness to change, set agenda, motivation strategies. Express empathy, avoid argument, support self efficacy. The Nurse and health care team need to have the support of the patient/family on the plan/interventions and the whole package. Nursing Diagnosis: Knowledge Deficit Myocardial infarction regarding cause/treatment of condition, and self care. Evidences By: patient saying “these changes are very overwhelming” Assess patient/family level of knowledge and ability/desire to
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