Daimarkus is a 27-year-old AA male who presents to CRU 2 from UPC. He is on ACOT for PAD. Patient stated he was in prison for 3 years for attempted armed robbery, he was released on the 04/14/17. He was recently discharged from DVH. According to his Psy eval from UPC, he was stayed on COT whiles at DVH.…
D: PO is a 40 yrs. old white American, showed up for scheduled assessment appointment on time. PO appeared to be calm and relaxed, and was engaged throughout the session. PO reports no current use of substance(s), Methamphetamine and cannabis as his drug of choice with the last use date of 06-06-2014. No signs or symptoms of intoxication or withdrawal was reported/observed.…
1. Describe the primary issues presented in the case study. The case study of the doctor in the sleep study clinic represents issues with health disparities, race, poverty/socioeconomic class, ethnicity and culture. The doctor clearly puts his own needs first as well as remains at the job due to its proximity to family and friends.…
Methadone is the second choice of pain relieving medication in the comfort kit (see comfort kit). This medication is used when a person has an allergy to morphine. We use it in hospice care as a pain reliever. The medication prolongs the QT interval and poses a risk to dysrhythmias. It should be monitored closes to patients who have cardiac issues.…
Case Q: Whose Hospital? Background of the situation: In June of 1979, the medical staff at Brendan Hospital held a mass meeting at the hospital to discuss various allegations against CEO, Don Wherry. A petition was signed by half the medical staff and by half the employees of the hospital at the mass meeting.…
Henry Williams is a 74 year old African American male. Mr. Williams was admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mr. Williams has a past medical history of COPD, cardiovascular disease (CVD), asthma, hearing loss with use of hearing aids, hypertension (HTN), and hyperlipidemia. He smoked one pack per day for 50 years. He quit smoking about 6 years ago.…
Relevant past medical history included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina and hypertension. He does not consistently take his prescribed medications and is a heavy, long-term and current smoker. On presentation, Mr Jones appeared acutely unwell. Mr Jones was hypertensive, his pulse was tachycardic, he was tachypneic with shallow and labored breathing. His oxygen saturations were 84% on two litres of oxygen via nasal prongs.…
Giving the patients the proper information about the medication administered must be included when recording medication in the patients chart. The medical assistant may first start off by given the patient verbal information about the medication administered. The medical assistant can offer the patient printed information about the medication that was administered and the reason why it was administered. It is also required that the provider provide the patient or parent of a minor with written information prior to an immunization, this is require by the (NCVIA) National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. If any variance where made this should also be noted, such as the patient refused to take their medication or the medication was administer…
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy is a mental health problem and really is a form of abuse as the person either makes up or deliberately causes illness or injury to something in their care which is vulnerable, eg. animal, child, elderly or disabled person. They should really be giving care to them but instead the vulnerable become victims to them as they create or even cause illnesses. It is a way of gaining attention and is filling a gap where some aspect of their life is unfulfilled. The sympathy and pity gained makes them feel better so they repeat the behaviour. Some people are very manipulative and fully aware of what they are doing and yet others seem unaware or are not consciously aware they are causing suffering.…
DISCUSSION In-depth-interviews with OTC/prescription drug abusers in Amman city provided us with a deeper overview about the problem from a different perspective. However, the main limitation to carry on this interview with is that abuser may lie and not tell the truth as on our case he said the main cause that lead him to addiction is seeing his friend dying in front of him 10 years ago , but he is addicted for more than 19 years . The following is the discussion of the main qualitative findings of the study, the demographic details and the main three themes, which had emerged during the interviews. a. Demographic details of participants The patient looks healthy ,from his physical appearance you cannot tell that he’s an addict .…
Introduction The opioid abuse epidemic become one of the most important problem in the USA. The follow discussion will analyze this problem according to a US House of Representatives hearing addressing the opioid abuse epidemic. This discussion will rely on Stone’s policy theory, which is define goal first, and then construct problem, finally promote solutions. Therefore, there are five sections to understand the problem.…
Even though my client has a history of drug abuse, as she was addicted to heroin and then methadone for year years, despite being only 22 years old she has overcome her addiction by regularly attending Addiction and Counselling Services and completing the methadone course that Dr Wellgood had put her on.…
Currently in the United States, prescription opioid abuse is at an extremely high epidemic level. Prescription opioid abuse is at a peak due to the fact they are easily obtainable. The abusers themselves can either be prescribed the painkiller, their friends or family members may be prescribed, or they can purchase these medications on the street from dealers who are trying to make a quick buck. A major role of community health nurses today is to prevent the spread of illness and disease. According to the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice, every nurse has a role in providing healthcare to each individual and community based on their needs.…
In addition to retention in treatment, compliance with treatment is an increasing challenge in SUD treatment and are not consistent across different levels of care [Borson, Arnevik, Rand-Hedricksen, Duckert, 2013]. Treatment non-compliance is not only limited to failure of the planned treatment and extends to cover non-concordance with the rules and specifics of the treatment provisions. In this context, a common example of non-compliance in OAT would be diversion and illegal distribution, and may lead to overdose and fatalities [WHO, 2009]. Diversion and abuse are marked with significant social and medical hazards (Yokell, Zaller, Green Rich, 2011).…
Why is going to hospitals are always kind of a bad experience? I do not think going to hospitals frequently is a good idea. Is it good to know we have a problem? All hospitals have the same images: a smell of alcohol, doctors and nurses wearing almost the same uniform, and babies crying. It is a kind of sacrifice to go to hospitals and feel like you are in trouble because of your health condition.…