Three Came Home

An admission referral was received from another skilled nursing facility (SNF) for Mr. W. and the information was forthcoming about the prospective patient 's psychiatric and fall history. They even disclosed he had recent hallucinations and multiple falls which required them to have a one to one staff member with him while he was in bed and used a restraint to ensure his safety while out of bed. My Director of Nursing (DON) accepted this resident, scheduled the admission for Friday evening…

Journal Assignment #2 As a new nurse, I started working in a local hospice agency located near my house. Among the duties I performed as hospice nurse include calling patients and their families to follow up on their conditions. One of the patients that I needed to check up on regularly was Mrs. L.J., an 82-year-old Lebanese woman residing in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). She had been admitted to the hospice from an oncology medical center and had been a hospice patient for less than a week.…

baseball for a while, then wasn’t so sure, then loved it again” (Ankiel 1). In just one sentence of the Autobiography, The Phenomenon, Rick Ankiel described the many difficulties that came along his route to success. He was budding into one of the best young pitchers to step on the face of the earth, but then came the pressure, the yips, and the pitch that changed his life. Ankiel’s book is an incredible story of how a big leaguer overcame the mental roadblocks in his mind to become a phenomenon…

cared for in the home by family, friends and the community. Additional support and guidance on daily challenges is also available from community nurses. Medical care is available from general practitioners who work with neurologists and psychiatrists to balance medication needs when behaviors exhibited by the individual become difficult to manage as the disease progresses. Once the disease has progressed to the point where caregivers are unable to continue, they are placed in care homes.…

Table 1. Understanding of home care and ‘9073’ care combination Concepts Sources Familial care ‘Jiating Yanglao’ Home care ‘Jujia Yanglao’ Community care ‘Shequ Yanglao’ Residential Care Combination Ministry of Civil Affairs in China (policy document) Care exclusively provided by family members Centred on the family, relied on the community, supporting by professional services; Providing socialized services to older people who are living at home to solve their difficulties in daily life;…

best possible quality of life, it is important to have a balance of these three elements. Environment, context, and culture can either hinder or facilitate both occupational performance and participation. The environment consists of both a physical aspect and a social aspect. Context refers to the specific conditions that surround a person. Culture refers to a person’s beliefs and values. Without the balance of these three factors, quality of life may be compromised. All of these pieces combine…

a response to the ransom. Dorset actually asks them to “bring Johnny home and pay” him “two hundred and fifty dollars in cash” (O. Henry 24). This creates humor because Bill and Sam put up with Johnny to get a cash reward but end up losing money. Situational irony also occurs when Bill and Sam threaten to return Johnny to his home if he misbehaves. The fact that Sam has to say “[i]f you don’t behave” “I’ll take you straight home” (O. Henry 18) creates humor because Johnny realizes he is…

fucking lottery!" inside the bank hysterically. The prize is already inside my account in a blink of an eye. I grabbed twenty thousand dollars and threw each thousand on the street. People are crowding the streets to collect each dollar. The police even came, not for the money though. I ran away to my apartment from the police. There was one downside of winning the lottery though. You'll get a call from like, everybody. I got some from my brother and also wannabe brother. I decided to get out…

To some, playing Major League Baseball is a dream. Michael Fulmer, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, has fulfilled his dream of playing in a Major League game. Fulmer has used his time in the majors a learning experience and a life lesson. The writer is able to connect Fulmer’s career and Fulmer’s life together in this article. In Stephanie Apstein’s article “No Pipe Dream” from the January 23, 2017 issue of Sports Illustrated, she effectively employs ethos and pathos to show how Michael Fulmer…

Welcome To Castle Mount Residnetial Home Who we are and what we do ? Castle Mount is Residential Home for people 65+/Dementia We offer a service to people (Service Users/Residents/Individuals) that meet their needs, allows them to remain in the comfort of their own homes, and allow to save their independence, maintain their dignity, privacy and right to chose how and when their care is delivered. How we doing it ? As our continuing commitment to quality, our organisation is set up of policies…