Karen Floyd Pathophysiology Pressure ulcer Decubitus Ulcer Stage 3 Ulcer A pressure ulcer is caused by external pressure being applied to prominent bony surfaces of the body such as the elbows, spine, heels, ankles, and in your husbands, case the coccyx. The ulcer formed when the capillary pressure within the tissue was exceeded, interrupting his…
Evidence-based Practice in Wound Cleansing
Introduction This essay defines the concept of evidence-based practice and discusses the importance of evidence-based practice for professional practice. The essay also selects an aspect of practice that is relevant to adult nursing, namely the use of water vs. saline for wound cleansing, provides a rationale for choosing that aspect within the context of evidence…
5 Concepts Associated With Nutritional Health Health Essay
This is the type of malnutrition where there are more nutrients than are required for normal growth in a person’s body. Thus, with the person taking in over nutrients, this means that he/she will be more likely to become overweight the fact that the foods that this person takes in are highly in caloric content….
Produce Text Incorporating Three Patches On Professional Understanding Nursing Essay
The aim of this assessment is to produce a patch work text incorporating three patches on professional understanding. I am a second year Diagnostic Radiography student on a Inter professional programme working within the NHS. Radiography as a profession is very diverse and requires good communication among the inter-professional team. Diagnostic Radiography uses X-rays, Computerised…
Health Promotion Case Study of Patient with Coronary Heart Disease
Introduction Throughout this assignment I have chosen to discuss a patient I have previously cared for during my placement on a cardiology ward. The patient which I will be writing about was diagnosed with coronary heart disease whilst admitted to the ward. Coronary heart disease is defined by the NHS website as a condition where…
Psychological Skills Training to Support Diabetes Self-management | Article Critique
Prepare a critique of one research paper selected from your programme pathway. Graves, H., Garrett, C., Amiel, S. A., Ismail, K. and Winkley, K. (2016) ‘Psychological skills training to support diabetes self-management: qualitative assessment of nurses’ experiences’, Primary Care Diabetes, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 376–82. Research plays a vital role in nursing practice and…
Risk Factors in Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment
Introduction Venous thromboembolism, commonly known as VTE is a condition in which a blood clot develops mostly in deep veins of the leg, groin or arm and travels in the circulation and lodging in the lungs, called pulmonary embolism (PE). VTE generally occurs after major general surgery and if not taken care of on time,…
Breastfeeding: Advantages and Disadvantages
This essay is potentially vast in its scope as the advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding can vary enormously depending on which authority one chooses to consult. (1) We shall therefore take an overview and present the generally accepted arguments in this area. There is a substantial evidence base for the benefits of breastfeeding for not…
Wound Infection post total knee replacement surgery
Nursing practice is the actual provision of nursing care. In providing care, nurses are implementing the nursing care plan which is based on the client’s initial assessment. This is based around a specific nursing theory which will be selected as appropriate for the care setting. In providing nursing care the nurses uses both nursing theory…
Waiting Times in Out-patient Department (OPD)
REVIEW OF LITERATURE The review of literature on waiting time in OPD setting is presented under following headings 1) Waiting time in hospitals 2) Patient satisfaction about waiting time and service availed in hospitals Waiting time in the hospitals VijayaBharat et al, 2011 conducted a cross sectional study to compute the waiting time in a…