Pressure Ulcer Prevention Capstone Project Milestone # 4: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Introduction Pressure ulcers continue to be a prevalent issue in the health care system and causes “pain‚ slow recovery from morbid conditions‚ infection and death” (Kwong‚ Pang‚ Aboo‚ & Law‚ 2009‚ p. 2609). In the field of nursing turning and repositioning patients is a well-known nursing intervention to prevent development of pressure ulcers. However‚ many hospitals and facilities still neglect to apply
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DOI: 07/19/2015. Patient is a 38-year-old female registered nurse who sustained injury to her low back while holding heavy legs of patient in the emergency department. Per OMNI‚ she was diagnosed with intractable lower back pain with left lower extremity radiculopathy to disc herniation and left S1 nerve root compression. Per operative reports‚ she is status post left L5-S1 hemilaminenctomy with mesial facetectomy and removal of very large herniated disc on 08/02/15‚ and status post reexploration
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Running head: Theory Critique of Conservation Model Theory Critique of Levine’s Conservation Model Dana Carroll Nur 600 February 24‚ 2013 Jacqueline Saleeby Theory Critique of Levine’s Conservation Model Introduction Myra Levine proposed a grand theory of energy conservation. Using the Chinn and Kramer Model for critique‚ this paper will describe the theory reviewing purpose‚ concepts‚ definitions‚ relationships‚ structure‚ assumptions‚ and rationale for selection. Then‚ the theory will
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DOI: 8/15/2013. Patient is a 58-year-old female cleaner who sustained injury while she was cleaning and mopping the bathroom when she fell and hit her head/back. Per OMNI‚ she was diagnosed with cervical and lumbar radiculopathy‚ cervical herniations at C5-7‚ and lumbar herniation at L3-4. She underwent an anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion at C5-6 and C6-7 on 04/03/14 and lumbar laminectomy at L4-5 on 09/10/15. Based on the medical report dated 01/19/16 by Dr. Haftel‚ the IW presents with
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based on the philosophy of holism. She views the person has a whole‚ consisting of a mental‚ emotional and spiritual life. According to Kolcaba comfort is the satisfaction of basic human needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence arising from health care situations. After learning this theory I have understood three important aspects of nursing theories. These aspects are: the terms transcendence and midrange theories and the application of theory in the nursing process. When I first read the
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CASE STUDY OF CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) Submitted By: BSN 2-A Orlain‚ Mallone Cruz‚ Auriedyiele Jagonoy‚ Mary Jane Vocal‚ Jolaiza Submitted To: Mrs. Nhina Sandeep S. DeRosas Clinical Instructor TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1 II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................. 2 III. OBJECTIVE ................................................................... 3 IV. BACKGROUND
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THE NURSING PROCESS: NURSING CARE PLAN NURSING DIAGNOSIS 2 (Problem; Etiology; Signs & Symptoms) P Decreased Cardiac Output R/T E Atrial Fibrillation and Mechanical Ventilation AEB S – Client on mechanical ventilation. Albumin 1.1 – 2/4/14 – low osmolality in blood – third spacing. Atrial Fibrilation Sluggish Pupil response Blood pressure 97/39 Heart Rate 54 Peripheral pulses diminished PLANNING ____________________________________________________________________________________
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ADDIE Model Applicable to Planned Intervention The model was based on a previous ID model developed by Silvern (1965) (as cited in Sezer‚ B.‚ Yilmaz‚ F. & Yilmaz‚ M. 2013)‚ focused on five –phase instructional design following a linear structure: analysis‚ design‚ development‚ implementation‚ and evaluation. This instructional design was chosen to outline the conceptual and systematic process of developing a planned intervention for OPD/ER nurse’s on EHR training. The model conducts a thorough
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The experience I went through was the complete opposite of linear thinking. I had to dig deep into my cognitive abilities for each obstacle I was challenged with. There were times in which metacognition kicked in. For instance‚ while breastfeeding Madelyn‚ I would get anxious and question if she was okay. Should I stop feeding her or keep going? Is she turning blue or is it my imagination? Should I call the nurse over? Mental images of her not breathing replayed through my head. Metacognitive monitoring
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NURSES ON THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX In the Clinical Set-Up: As a staff nurse‚ thinking outside of the box may not be as usual or as routinely as we do every shift‚ like doing endorsements or administering medications. On the floor‚ not every issue‚ challenges and patient’s problem requiring nursing intervention necessitate out of the box thinking. We incorporate the nursing process‚ with adequate knowledge‚ nursing skills and attitude learned from getting the degree and through our mere experience
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