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The author read Mrs. X’s medical notes prior to their initial consultation to afford herself the knowledge she required should she need to prescribe for her when fully qualified. It was evident from reading her medical notes that there were a few considerations to take note of before commencing any treatment, such as her medical history, drug history and allergies. Her past medical history consisted of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, which was diet controlled, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis and raynauds syndrome.

pills. She has never been hospitalized except for labor and delivery. She reveals having a similar

It’s the nurse's duty to advocate for her patient and to make sure that the patient understands and ask questions if necessary.

The language used here by the nurse is very simple and has a lot of

Her current prescription medications include a 225 mg tablet of Venlafaxine HCL once daily for anxiety related dizziness, and a 20 mg tablet of Atorvastatin for high cholesterol. She drinks alcohol socially, approximately two 12 ounce beers a day. She is a former smoker of one pack of cigarettes a day for nearly forty years. Her quite date was September, 2011. She denies the use of street drugs.

issues with behavioral as well as not being punctual for her arrival to work. client was diagnosed with

After she had made it through the rough part of her experience, her perspective on life changed. Anna's time in the hospital helped her to see things

* Hallucinations – see things that aren’t there or talk to people who aren’t around.

When the brain is deprived of all sensory input it begins to provide input of its own, sometimes relating to events that have occurred before. Sometimes these hallucinations occur with no reasoning whatsoever, all the researchers

prescribed by the physician, she is thinking more critically more deeply than before. The more

Annalisa is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and is prescribed Adderall (30mg once per day) and Intuniv (2mg in the morning, and 1mg at night). Annalisa is currently inpatient at South Oaks Hospital since July 2nd, 2015; Annalisa ran out of her replacement foster home, ran around the block, re-entered the residence, and attempted to exit a second time through the window. 911 was contacted to assist with the matter and Annalisa was initially transported to Long Island Jewish Hospital. During the discharged process, Annalisa began displaying erratic animalistic behaviors resulting in her inpatient at South Oaks. The agency reported

assistance/support from the children’s daycare, all of which which help her make ends meet. She

people try to help her but she couldn't resist that things were as bad as she thought what she

Bianca indicated that she is taking several medications. Asking her and her doctor about them would be helpful to understand her concerns.

based on an Urgency Rating Scale (URS). Prioritization based on other considerations has also been proposed for situations where the risk of death is low (Hadorn, 2000). In Dolan and Cookson’s (Dolan & Cookson, 2000) work the different principles of for priority-setting decision makings have been focused qualitatively (e.g. need, equity and fairness principles). However, quantitative approaches have yet to be developed. Nagel and Lauerer (Nagel & Lauerer, 2016) comprehensively discussed the different prioritization factors in their book and MacCormick et al. (MacCormick, et al., 2003) thoroughly discussed the different prioritization factors and their weighing, in a review on prioritization systems of patients.