Another criticism regarding Parsons Sick role status is that it applies only to acute diseases, which are temporary and usually recognised by the patient’s referral system and readily overcome by the doctor’s help (Cockerham, 2003:181). However, chronic illness such as diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease are not temporary, are of long term and thus, the patient cannot be expected to get well as the sick role model suggests, no matter how hard the patients tries to cooperate with the physician (Cockerham, 2003:181). Cockerham (2003:181) maintains that patient with chronic illness are faced with the impossibility of resuming their normal social roles and the need of adjusting their activities to a permanent health disorder.…
Initial Diagnostic Case – For Practice Edgar is a 25-year-old married man who is being hospitalized after a suicide attempt that resulted in a car crash into a lake. He has been having a depressive episode for the past six months. This is the first episode he has experienced and it has several characteristics including feelings of depression, loss of interest, weight loss, hypersomnia, poor concentration and thoughts of suicide. His casual daily drinking of 1 or 2 beers per day has increased to five to eight per day in the last two months, which is aggravating his problems. He has no evidence of psychosis but his mood is severe.…
This case was chosen because defining the word “significance” is of great importance under NEPA. This was a successive lawsuit between Hanley and Kleindienst. In Hanly 1, the court upheld that the General Services administration was complying not writing an Environmental Assessment for an office building, but that it was in violation of compliance in regards to the jail building. The plaintiff claimed in Hanly 2, that the assessment of the EIS amounted to “nothing more than a rewrite of the earlier statement that had been found inadequate, and that some of its findings were incorrect or insufficient” (Bass, et al). The court reconfirmed that it approved the outcome of Hanly 1.…
Ndeumeni finally contends that the circuit court erred in denying his claim for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. In his counter-claim, Ndeumeni sought $28,680 in damages resulting from damages incurred when Kemogne ceased contributing to the mortgage on the property and yet continued to live on the property. In the final judgment, the trial judge found that Ndeumeni suffered damages in the amount of $25,000 for the time in which Kemogne occupied the property as a wrongful detainer, as well as another $8,400 in unpaid rent from tenants other than Kemogne. In total Ndeumeni was credited $33,400 ($4,720 more than he sought in his complaint) for the time Kemogne occupied the property without making payments.…
Program Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Center Description of Ambrosia Treatment Center’s Program: Ambrosia Treatment Center’s mission statements is “We strive to offer progressive treatment modalities to help the sick and suffering addict and alcoholic start their journey of recovery in a respectful, nurturing and comfortable way”. Ambrosia treatment centers offer this as personal goals for all their clients – “While building a supportive environment to ensure sobriety is the top priority, life continues after treatment. Now that addiction no longer rules their lives, clients are encouraged to plan for their future. This can include continuing education, finding employment, managing finances and repairing family relationships”.…
Client was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa restricting type disorder. Client was also diagnosed with hypotension, amenorrhea and malnutrition. Client also experiences lack of attention, memory and concentration skills which is affecting her performance in nursing school. Client lacks a healthy self-image. Client also has a lack of leisure activities and social participation with family and friends which impacts her roles as a daughter, sister, and friend.…
Thank you for the live demonstration. It was very helpful to understand the product. If it is not too much trouble for you, I would like to contact some of your client in Florida to understand how Neu Brain help them on their budget process. Could you send me the governmental client list in Florida?…
During the group discussion, we identified three main topic areas in regards to Mr. Ferguson including his priorities in contrast with the health professional’s priorities, members of the health care team, and the next step in the patient’s care. To begin, we discussed the patient’s priorities during the assessment. The most important problem he identified was his hurt foot because it caused him a lot of pain, and he recently stopped working when the pain reached an extremely high level. This matched with the health professional’s priority of treating his foot; however, they also wanted to care for his unmanaged diabetes, which is the cause of this foot injury. Next, the patient had concerns in regards to how he would afford his hospital visit and medications.…
Although the etiology of this syndrome is unknown, as well as the source of the hematuria, studies have shown that this procedure provides patients with relief of their symptoms (Bass, Parrott, Jack, Baranowski, Neild, 2007). Upon successful auto transplantation, JH went home free of pain. Several weeks later she experienced the same severe pain in her back that she was previously experiencing before the surgery except on the other side of her body. This led her to believe that now that one kidney had been resolved, the other one was acting up. This pain is what led her to this…
CONCEPT 7: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NURSING HISTORY AS PART OF GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ASSESSMENT. This concept is taken from Block 4, Module 8 which is entitled as ‘Assessment of gastrointestinal system’. The digestive system is made up of organs that function together to transform food substances to energy and nutrients that are needed in the body.…
This section will show a description of Valerie’s problem and her diagnosis. Valerie demonstrated many features that are related with AN, and she meets the DSM-5 criteria for restricting type of AN. Valerie stated that she complained to her doctor about “frequent headaches and chronic fatigue”. She reported…
Most NDEs can be explained by scientific reasons. It is easy to figure out what the causes of near death experiences are because of the many reports. The common experiences are seeing a deceased loved one, a long dark tunnel and the feeling of peace. These experiences that occur during NDEs are all just tricks played on you by your mind.…
Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States. It is important to know Latino population is comprised of many nationalities includes Mexico, Central America, South American, and islands in the gulf. “The Hispanic population reached a new high of 55.4 million in 2014 (or 17.4% of the total U.S. population), an increase of 1.2 million (2.1%) from the year before” (Krogstad, & Lopez, 2016). As the Latino population increase and becomes older there will be need to better understand this population concerning medical and health. Nurse must be prepared and know as much as they can about Latino populations.…
The goal would be to establish communication to express needs and to decrease frustration. Self-Care Deficit r/t to pain and discomfort. I chose this diagnosis because Mildred had to experience discomfort and pain since she was unable to meet her individual needs. Also, because the nurse never asked Mildred if she needs anything or is she was in pain. The goal would be to access Mildred’s abilities and deficits on a scale from 1-10 to aid in planning for meeting self-care…
c. Anemia /blood loss during the procedure: Anemia is compounded by blood lost during hemodialysis (Smeltzer et. al., 2010, p. 1335). d. Gastric ulcers: May result from physiologic stress of chronic illness, medication and preexisting medical condition (Smeltzer et. al., 2010,…