John S. Mosby

SECTION TWO 1. Which antibacterial agent(s) would be effective in the therapy of Mr BT’s urinary tract infection? Cephalexin and Gentamicin would be effective since they are equally sensitive to the pseudomonas aeruginosa microbe which implies they will kill the microbe and work against the bacteria. 2. State the mechanisms of action of each of these agents. Cephalexin, is a beta-lactam antibiotic. The antibiotic binds to specific penicillin-binding proteins positioned inside the bacterial

Module Title Wound Management Module code NURS09106 Banner No B00209786 Tutor Vicky Wilson Assignment Assignment 2 Word Count 3222 Submission Date 3rd May 2011 Introduction. The following assignment will take the form of a case study. The subject is a 79-year-old sikh gentleman, who will be known as patient X. Patient X only speaks English as his second language. Patient X has developed

DOROTHEA OREM Dorothea Orem Jennifer VandenEykel University of Phoenix NUR 403 Theories and Models of Nursing Practice January 8, 2012 Mary McGill, RN, MSN DOROTHEA OREM Nursing Theorist Grid Theorist Selected: Dorothea Orem Description of Theory: “ The central philosophy of the self-care deficit Nursing theory is that all patients want to care for themselves, and they are able to recover more quickly and holistically by performing their own self-care

Introduction Black Feminism has proven to have a profound effect on society’s history, and is now beginning to impact even more this day and age. Black feminism is broader than what comes to mind. It is an essential component of black struggle against oppression and authority. Generally Black feminism is used to empower and liberate black women. Throughout the years many liberals have tried to exclude and silence black feminist. Black feminist have demanded for social, economic and political equality

Slide 1: Theory Presentation on Dorothea E. Orem NURS 600 Maryville University BY: Whitney Rizzo Slide 2: Dorothea E. Orem Intro  Born in 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Received a diploma in nursing in 1931.  Bachelor’s in Science in 1939. While obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Orem practiced at Providence Hospital, in Washington, DC.  In 1945, Dorothea Orem, went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Nursing where she then turned her focus away from practicing, and focused on research

Within this case study I am going to use two of the Chapelhow et al. (2005) enablers to discuss and reflect on the care of a patient I have been involved with on placement over a period of 5 weeks. ‘Enablers are the essential and underpinning skills that come together to provide expert professional practice’ (Chapelhow, C et al. 2005, p.2). These include; assessment, communication, documentation, risk, professional decision making and managing uncertainty. The enablers work together to provide a

Organizational Leadership WGU A. A complete root cause analysis (RCA) that incorporates the causative factors, errors, and hazards that led to the patient’s outcome or sentinel event. Sentinel event refers to the occurrence of serious physical illness or death or psychological injury or even those incidences whose recurrence involves risks with adverse and serious outcomes. It may result into deaths that are not anticipated or permanent loss of a

information gathered previously on Joshua John Laurane during the Health History Evaluation (M1A1) as well as the Genogram Project (M3A1), it is now possible to create an integrated health promotion plan for Mr. Laurane that will hopefully set him on the path to leading a healthier, and thus longer, life. I. Identification of Issues 1.1 Brief Health History and Risk Factors as an Individual and a Family Member As mentioned, the patient’s name is Joshua John Laurane. He is an African American male

open to feedback, assertiveness, willingness to learn, open and available for learning opportunities, have good communication skills, reflective skills, open mindedness, ability to build and maintain trust (Bond M and Holland 1998, Page S and Wosket V 2001). Open-mindedness includes an active desire to listen to more sides than one. Open mindedness is needed to give full attention to alternative possibilities: to recognise the possibility of error even in the beliefs

Medical Ethics Case Study Introduction Professionals in every field are always confronted with some kind of ethical issues. It has however been noted that these ethical issues become high in magnitude and extent when public officials are involved. Due to the involvement of human life, an industry like healthcare holds ethics in highest regard. Even though these healthcare practitioners are highly trained to deal with issues of these kinds, their decisions can sometimes have a lasting impact on their