occur in women (National Hip Fracture Database). Around 70,000-75,000 hip fractures occur a year as reported by the National Joint Registry. This case study is of an elderly patient who has undergone left hemi-arthroplasty due to an intracapsular hip fracture following a fall. The Roper, Logan and Tierney (RLT) model for nursing, in addition to the Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure (ABCDE) approach and other assessment tools like the AVPU scale, NEWS and MUST is applied in this study
smartphone and mobile devices is that, these technologies are becoming more rapidly used in healthcare technology. And the trends towards the use of mobile device have shown to have a positive impact with patients’ health and healthcare professionals can build a relationship with the patient, which will help them to closely monitor their care. Some of the units at my hospital have assigned phones that are handed out at
reducing side effect of illness and treatment. Patient may react to a particular treatment; it is the duty of the nurse in charge of that patient to find out why and how it happened, the outcome of her search will make her gain new knowledge which she will relate to others .Previously midwifes uses wrapper for childbirth but recently things have changed they use incontinent sheath or Nightingale to take delivery which is much better. CURRENT RESEARCH: Nursing research builds a scientific foundation for
religion with their patients, since health cares for the total man including the spiritual aspect of an individual’s life it is important for the nurses to be aware of the patient’s belief and how he or she value spiritual care. This is also very important in the end stage of life, since some people belief that there is a higher being who we are all accountable to for the time spent on earth, it is important that at time of death all spiritual issues are taken care of and the patients can rest finally
and there can be issues through it all. The job is taking care of patients, because their lives are in the workers hands. For example, dealing with patients files, there are so many
The authors’ experience and wide range of existing research on inter-shift handover reveals that there are many different ways to hand over a client in the end of the nursing shift. This so-called “ritual” is central to good practice development but also aids a nurse to gain essential caseload knowledge at the beginning of the shift. Handover process may be divided into five major types: handover sheet, tape recorded, bedside, written and verbal (Miller 1998, Sexton et al. 2004). However, verbal
she endured, the patient lost her trust in hospitals. Although, she encountered a series of symptoms, which later prevented her goodnight sleep, her previous experience with the hospitals lessened her willingness to go to the hospital; instead she chose alternative way of treatments that she trusts; traditional healer. And she rejected the medical treatment she was offered. This case study illustrates the importance of physician/patient relationship and trust. And how patients’ distrust could affect
One of the characteristics of a Jehovah’s witness faith is they refuse blood products on the grounds that it is doctrinally forbidden, regardless of the possibility of death. This Christian sect has developed a position for blood transfusions through the analysis of Genesis 9 and Leviticus 17 to “not eat from the bread of life”. God views blood as embodying life so they avoid taking blood out of respect to God. Some Jehovah’s witnesses believe receiving blood products could lead to expulsion from
Mental health is a very complicated branch of medicine that has wide impacts that cannot be undermined (MHA, 2007). It becomes more complicated when competent patients refuse to get the treatment, such as Mental Sclerosis (MS) patient with progression into mental incapacities. Moreover, it necessitates more complexity to safeguard patients against those who may abuse them. In this branch of medicine, some of the ethical practice principles, like autonomy, is often restricted and it is crucial to
Chapter 7: Strategic and Operational Planning Discuss in your own words what strategic planning is and who should be part of it. Strategic planning involves an in-depth analysis to carry out a certain task to the best of our abilities. This usually involves an organization mission, purpose and goals that are play against the external opportunities. Along the way this allows us to development our future successes in life. Understand the planning hierarchy. Discuss how each level impacts/influences