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540 Case Scenario.Multiple Rib Fractures/ Left Chest Tube.

KINGDOM OF GOD HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 900000.INTERDISCIPLINARY KARDEX. Age/Sex 53years old Man. Account number :Q005634572. MR #: Q000495934293. Admitted date :09/12/2020 @0450am. Status: Inpatient. Location: Med Telemetry. Room:42111. Attending doctor :Hussein Andersona. Patient name: Banana Yorke. Resuscitation Status: Full Code. Weight :152. Height :5feet 6inches. Primary diagnosis Multiple Rib Fractures/ Left Chest Tube.(Closed head …

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Importance Of Patient Education in Healthcare.

Patient education is very important for various reasons such as : 1.Compliance: When patient are taught what to do, how to take care of themselves upon discharge they will follow instructions. For example how to perform activities like elevation of the affected extremity on the pillows they will comply.Repostioning of the affected extremities, dressing changes …

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500 CASE SCENARIO. SEVERE HYPERGLYCEMIA NON KETOTIC STATE.

KINGDOM OF GOD HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 900000. INTERDISCIPLINARY. KARDEX. Age/Sex: 50years old man. Account number Q006115328. MR # Q00069593426. Admitted 07/04/21@03am. Status: Inpatient admit. Location: MedTelemetry. Room :42123. Attending: Hamilton, Odogua. Patient name: Jose Carrygo. Resuscitation status: Full Code. Weight 162. Height:5feet 7inches. Primary diagnosis:Non ketoacidosis hyperosmolar.Secondary diagnosis:.DM,HYPERTENSION,no blood sugar medications for 25days. Isolation …

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477 CASE SCENARIO RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA.(INCARCERATED HERNIA)

KINGDOM OF GOD HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES,CA 900000. INTERDISCIPLINARY KARDEX. Age/Sex 50years old man. Alert and oriented x4. Account number : Q00569639. MR# Q0005456987. Admission status: Inpatient. Date of admission:.03/08/2021. Location: General Surgery. Room :62113. Resusciation status: Full Code. Height : 5ft 6inches. Weight: 144lbs. Primary diagnosis: Right incarcerated inguinal Hernia. S/P open right inguinal repair …

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473 CASE SCENARIO. FELL AT HOME/ UROSEPSIS.

KINGDOM OF GOD HOSPITAL ,LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA 900000. INTERDISCIPLINARY KARDEX. Age/Sex 69years.Female. Account number: Q004388939. MR# :Q00087563498. Date of admission:02/20/21 @0320am. Status: Inpatient admission. location: MedTelemetry. Room 42113. Allergy: PCN. Weight : 160lbs. Height :5ft 4inches. Primary diagnosis: Fall, Urosepsis. Secondary diagnosis : Osteoarthritis/DM,HTN,HYPOTHYROIDISM/Depression. Isolation status: Standard precautions. Is patient at risk for falls:Yes. Do you …

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469 CASE SCENARIO. MULTIPLE LOWER EXTREMITIES FRACTURES.

KINGDOM OF GOD HOSPITAL, LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA 900000. INTERDISCIPLINARY KARDEX. Age/Sex Age/Sex 28years old Male. Account number Q00093299. MR# Q64450006654. Admitted 04/12/2105pm. Status: Inpatient admission. Location: Trauma Department. Room 60021. RESUSCITATION STATUS :Full code. Primary diagnosis:Motor vehicle accident.Fell asleep and hit the tree/ Bilateral acetabular fractures, facial laceration. Isolation Precautions: Standard Precautions. Is patient at risk …

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PAIN MEDICATION.

Pain is a signal by your nervous system to alert you that something is very unpleasant, uncomfortable or wrong.It may come like a burning sensation, aches, sting,pricking ,dull discomfort or hammering. It can be acute or chronic, comes and goes or constant. Pain is what the person says that it is ,where is occurring and …

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28TH CASE SCENARIO. (NURSING)ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS.

Age/Sex 54years old man. Name Mike Hubby. Attending doctor: Dr. Hessey Rub. CODE STATUS: Full Code. Location : Medical/ Surgical. Admitting Diagnosis: Acute Cholecystitis. This is inflammation of the gallbladder, a small digestive organ beneath the liver. Signs and symptoms are pain in upper middle area radiating around to the back,jaundice, Nausea and Vomiting, flatulence, …

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Happy Nurses Week 2020.

We are nurses.We are proud of the work that we do.And our patients need us more at this critical COVID19 PANDEMIC time than ever.Nursing is a profession that is within healthcare system.Nurses focus on the care of individuals, families and communities.Nurses provide care independently and also interdependently with doctors. Nurses promote and maintain ultimate quality …

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