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Please use peer reviewed articles for references. References must be in 6th edition APA format
The instructor changed the first part of assignment. Pick one genetic disease, Downs syndrome or Huntingtons disease are good choices. List typical symptoms, clinical manefestations and what specific nursing intervnetions are required for this type patient. I won't need the normal genetic inheritence or abnormal genetic inheritance or fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. Please be sure to refernece a peer reviewed article. Contact me for any questions. Sorry for the mixup. Thanks for you help.
Nursing
A recent study determined that neurological diseases "are debilitating and lead to significant health needs" (Selby, 2011, p. 36). The neurological diseases discussed in Selby's article include diseases that are commonplace, such as epilepsy, and some that are only rarely encountered, such as Huntington's disease. According to Selby, Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disease (meaning that those who carry the gene will likely develop the disease) but that it only affects 1 in 20,000 people. Nurses can watch for symptoms that include movement difficulties, loss of cognition, and dementia in individuals in the 40+ age range. Huntington's usually causes death within twenty years of the original diagnosis.
According to Selby; "there is not curative treatment for Huntington's disease, although antidepressants, movement suppressants and antipsychotics...
Nursing Course Project Milestone #3: Peer Review Form To complete a peer review on another students draft for change capstone project, identifying strengths and weakness with recommendations for improvement. Directions: Complete the peer review form below with information obtained from one of your peers draft for change capstone project. Title of Peer's Change Project: Introduction of the Change Project Identify and describe the strengths of the change project. Identify and describe areas in which the
Bibliography Mendes, IA, Trevizan, MA, Noqueira, MS, Mayashida, M. (2000) Humanistic Approach to Nursing Communication: The Case of hospitalized Adolescent Female. Rev Bras Enferm (2000) Jan-Mar, 53(1):7-13. Williams, Carol A. & Gossett, Monette T. (2001) Nursing Communication: Advocacy for the Patient or Physician" Clinical Nursing Research Vol. 10 No. 3 332-340 (2001) Online available at http://cnr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/3/332. Colon-Emeric, Cathleen (2006) Patterns of Medical and Nursing Staff Communication in Nursing Homes: Implications and Insights From Complexity
Thirdly they used member checks in which participants were asked to comment on the data themes and the researcher's interpretations in a follow-up telephone call. Lastly an extensive literature review was conducted prior to the start of the research (Landreneau and Ward-Smith, 2007). Philosophical and Theoretical Connectedness The researchers stated that in reviewing the literature, there was only one study found that addressed patients' perceptions concerning their choices, and this choice
Moreover, EBSCO, U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, PubMed, and Sage Publication databases also contain thousands of research articles on the TEDs, DVT, Pulmonary Embolism, Anti-Embolism Stockings and the safe use of TEDs within the clinical units. To identify the articles and research papers relevant to the study, the paper uses the keywords to search for data from the database and the keywords include: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT ) TEDs
Florence Nightingale -- Nursing Theorist The pioneering healthcare services that Florence Nightingale performed during 1854 Crimean War in Europe is today recognized as the beginning of the organized and sanitary field of nursing. This paper follows the career of Nightingale and recognizes her contribution to the theory of nursing care -- and the development of nursing training -- for the ill and the injured. The Progression of Florence Nightingale's Career From Financial Comfort
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