Lucy demonstrated relative strengths and weaknesses in the area
Lucy demonstrated relative strengths and weaknesses in the area
Case Study Cailtin Leggro is a 27 year-old female who presented to the outpatient oncology clinic at Mount Carmen Hospital for treatment. She is being treated for anal cancer with IV chemotherapy. Her diagnosis of anal cancer is new, and this is her first scheduled treatment. She is currently enrolled in nursing school to become a nurse and works as a patient care assistant at a local hospital. One of the outpatient oncology nurses, Zack Snider, was assigned to be Caitlin’s nurse for the day.…
2. Chapter 5 of the Ogden text describes the cases of Luke and Beth, two individuals who both were diagnosed with aphasia, whose cases and lives are extremely different. After introducing the reader to Luke and Beth, Ogden briefly describes aphasia and the most common types. She mentions the popular trend to not classify aphasia, but rather to describe the symptoms being exhibited. Broca’s aphasia is then described; this is most frequently associated with expressive aphasia and is characterized by the nonfluency of speech, language impairment, a patient’s right arm or hand going numb, and occasionally oral apraxia.…
CC Mrs. Hoffman is a 57-year-old female here today complaining of a persistent cough. HPI The patient tells me she actually saw Katy Lilly, MD for the same cough back on September 25, 2015. At that point, she had had a cough for about three weeks. She is now going on approximately five weeks with the cough.…
DOI: 12/23/2013. Patient is a 51-year-old female registered nurse who sustained a work related injury due to repetitive work. Per OMNI, she is initially diagnosed with strain to the knee patella. MRI of the right knee dated 10/9/15 revealed globular increased signal intensity is seen throughout the medial meniscus most consistent with intrasubstance degeneration; tricompartmental osteoarthritic changes; joint effusion; pre-patellar soft tissue edema, query contusion; and chrondromalacia patellae.…
This project consist in making a website research about the career you chose you wanted to be in the future. How long it take to become a professional, wages in different places and in my case I want to be a Labor and Delivery Nurse. The purpose about making this project is to explore a little bit more about that job and knowing that is hard but not impossible to reach the goal and become what I want to be. You will find information and charts about how many people work in this area. In this kind of job I didn’t find much information but here is what I…
Donzell is 41 and has always lived in Petersburg with his mother. 5 months ago his mother was moved into a nursing home and is currently in hospice care. Donzell moved in with a brother whom after a month the brother voiced his inability to keep Donzell due to the brothers hectic work schedule. Donzell then moved in with Larry and his wife Etta. Larry lives closer to the Woodman Rd. location.…
For my nursing interview I had the pleasure of interviewing Nidra Wilson,R.N.,BSN,ACLS,PCM( professional crisis management). Nidra graduated with her A.D.N in May of 2014 from Southern Union Community College and received her BSN from Auburn University at Montgomery in May of 2015. Nidra has been employed with East Alabama Medical Center since 2012 where she started out as a nursing tech. East Alabama Medical Center awarded Nidra with a full scholarship to complete her ADN. Nidra is also employed with Lee County Youth Development Center a youth impatient mental facility.…
Carl’s Aphasia Stroke. A six-letter word that can change a person’s life in an instant and possibly forever. Carl McIntyre had several occupations: husband, father, and star actor; however, his main occupation, now, is being a patient in recovery. He suffered from a stroke causing left-hemispheric damage to his brain. After being admitted into the hospital, he awoke with concerned family members nearby trying to talk to him.…
• Educational o Ahe is going to be transitioning to Kindergarten within the next year. o Lahela is finishing kindergarten and is going to transition into first grade. The IEP meeting that was held is for her transition into first grade.…
Bianca was referred for counseling by her son’s insistence due to her visible tremor, slow thinking, slurred speech, and sleep problems. She came to the office with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Angel. The client is currently taking various types prescribed medications which might be life threatening. This assessment was requested to identify possible sources of Bianca’s problems and make recommendations for treatment. Section Two Background Information M.Q is a forty-seven-years-old, middle class, heterosexual, Mexican American female who works as a legal assistant.…
On 01/20/17, at approximately 5:00pm, I Deputy Warden N. Christian received a call from Debra Babcock in regards to an incident where she surrendered her dog to Franklin County Animal Shelter (FCACC) that had bitten someone. I asked Ms. Babcock what happened, she stated that Rennee Grishka a health care worker taking care of her mother was bitten by one of her dogs. Ms. Babcock stated that she had three dogs in her bedroom; her husband opened the door to ask Ms. Babcock a question. As the door was opened the dogs charged out, one dog name Buckeye (Boxer Mix) came after Ms. Grishka. Ms. Babcock stated that Ms. Grishaka was yelling and screaming and jumped on the back of the couch.…
My mission is to grow as a new graduate nurse that is committed to guiding patients and their families to a desired wholeness, while creating the best conditions for healing. This past summer I had the pleasure to be involved in a nursing mission trip to Honduras. I was able to serve multiple underprivileged villages throughout Honduras. What lead me here, is wanting to join others in the challenge of providing the upmost care to communities less fortunate than us. It all starts with a love that pushes you endlessly to care for your patients.…
The movie that we viewed in class was My Beautiful Broken Brain. This film was mainly about Lotje Sodderland, and how she had experienced an intracerebral brain hemorrhage or a stroke. The film allows us to see what it was like along the road of recovery with her and all the struggles she underwent. A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, is one of the most frequent cause of brain damage (Gilliam & Marquardt, 2016). There are multiple types of strokes (Gilliam & Marquardt, 2016).…
Introduction Nursing is a dynamic profession of providing care for infirm and sick individuals. This profession exists due to the demands of society. One major problem society is facing today is a shortage of nurses. Lois Berry and Paul Curry (2012) state, “by the year 2022, there will be a need of 60 000 full time registered nurses (p.35). Berry and Curry note that the number of nurses will decrease by 2022.…
In any hospital, clinic or private practices a nurse must strive to provide sufficient care in duties that include communicating between patients and doctors, caring for their patients, administering medicine, observing and recording patient’s conditions as well as many other numerous tasks. However, for nurses working beyond Australia’s borders this is not always the case. In Afghanistan it has been acknowledged that there is a challenge in providing nurses to administer the appropriate care needed for their patients’ health. These challenges include inadequate resources, a limited amount of health care as well as education.…