affects the large cerebral arteries produces most of the thrombotic strokes. Embolic- The clot or plaque fragment travels through an outside area outside the brain, until it lodges in the cerebral artery. Mitral valve stenosis, Afib, and myocardial infarction are cardiovascular conditions that may lead to the development of clots that become emboli. Hemorrhagic- A blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeding the brain occurs. These type of CVA’s are further classified by their location.
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April 5, 2012 Nursing is as old as human society. The general goal of nursing has not changed over time. Compassionate care of sick people to provide comfort and assurance is the conclusion of any given nursing theory. Originally nursing was considered a service, but the constantly changing needs of society resulted in the evolution of the nursing practice into a modern profession. In 1860, the first organized nursing training started at the Nightingale Training School
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old black male , uncontrolled high blood pressure and occasional tachycardia. B BACKGROUND Patient is a smoker with 20 years of smoking 1 pack of cigarette per day . Diagnosed with heart murmur at age 12. High blood pressure in 2013. Myocardial Infarction on 4/13/2014. Patient was admitted at Columbia Hospital, and received cardiac stent placement on 4/14/2014. Patient on multiple cardiac medications and follow up with cardiologist every 3 months for stress test. Medications Metoprolol Titrate
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and suddenly cuts off the flow of blood, the result is myocardial infarction. Congenital defects and spasms of a coronary artery may also block blood flow. There is evidence that infection from organisms such as chlamydia bacteria may be responsible for some cases of coronary artery disease. A number of major contributing factors increase
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Daves SIM PREP…….. 02/22/13 Preparation Questions Differentiate the following terms: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS): Is aggressive widespread inflammatory response to infection (sepsis) or perceived invader. Also, ischemia, infarction and injury. Sepsis: Is a systemic inflammatory response in the presence of a documented infection. Severe sepsis: Is sepsis complicated by organ dysfunction, is diagnosed in more than 750,000 patients per year and has mortality rates as
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Using the health belief model, how can the nurse encourage a patient, who is status post myocardial infarction, to make immediate and permanent behavior changes in his or her eating habits and activity levels especially when the patient views these changes to be insurmountable? Provide a nursing diagnosis with interventions and outcomes to assess the patient's behavior changes. The Health Belief Model (HBM) is a psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors. This is done
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(2016), emphasizes completion of full comprehensive assessment coincide to pain etiology, pathophysiology, related comorbid conditions, activity level, and quality of daily life impact with pain experienced (p. 1352). I have been taught early in nursing, “pain perception from a patient is always whatever the patient says”. Establishing what pain is to a patient, to then developing realistic pain control goals set from patient expectations to achieving patient compliance. Commonly, goals to remove
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readmissions is one of the top priorities of policy makers and medical communities. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act penalizes hospitals with higher than expected unplanned readmission rates among Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia.1 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will expand applicable HRRP conditions to surgical conditions of total hip arthroplasty, total
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Exception or Donation? Highland Electricity is well-known for supporting community projects, and in recent years has increased its corporate giving. The company has also recently defined its giving strategy, particularly in how it relates to their business objectives. As part of this overall effort, Highland clarifies its giving guidelines. There are four broad funding areas (Job training and economic development, Education, Emergency preparedness, and Environmental stewardship), and grants are
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direct patient care. Sometimes in the best of circumstances, incidents occur with patients that cause undue harm. This paper will differentiate between negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. It will also discuss the article “Amputation Mishap; Negligence” from the Neighborhood newspaper. It will discuss the importance of documentation and the ethical principles that would guide my practice as a nurse. Negligence can be defined as the failure to use reasonable care that a reasonably
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