Address the issue of grief and loss, including how patients/families are impacted, assessment of grief and loss, and your role as an AGACNP in this process. Loss is the absence of anything valued, whether it was real or only thought…
ANP-650 week 16-2 Week 16-2: Hospice Care and Palliative Care What is the difference between hospice care and palliative care and how do you explain this to patients/families/clinicians? What does the literature show in terms…
Reflect on the course objectives clinical practice guidelines the three to five clinical objectives Reflective Journal This course focuses on theory and research that is grounded in evidence and pertains to adult-gerontological patients who are dealing with acute diseases and…
The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) describes hospice as medical care that aims to prolong the quality of life for those with terminal illnesses (Grant et al., 2020). It is delivered by a group of skilled experts who collaborate to…
Nurse practitioners, especially those dealing adults and elderly patients, adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners, ACGNP, must be aware and comprehend the different laws and legal provisions on certain procedures like “do not resuscitate (DNR) for patients in critical…
Encephalopathy in Elderly Encephalopathy is a condition of global brain dysfunction that manifests itself in a variety of clinical presentations, causes, and consequences and affects 10 to 40 percent of overall hospitalized patients(John et al., 2020). Mild confusion to sleepiness,…
Acute care geriatric patients often present with muted or vague signs and symptoms of the infection process Grand Canyon University Acute care geriatric patients often present with muted or vague signs and symptoms of the infection process-Step-By-Step Guide This…
Signs and Symptoms of Sepsis In Elderly Sepsis is an inflammatory body response to infection. In recent years, the incidences of sepsis have been increasing among elderly patients, which has increasingly led to admissions to intensive care units. This has…
Terminally Ill Geriatric Patient During my clinical rotations, I encountered a case of a patient who had been hospitalized with acute sepsis. Due to his diabetes, he was briefly hospitalized for a plantar infection. He was given antibiotic medication…
Identify and discuss sepsis, SIRS, severe sepsis, and septic shock by listing the diagnostic criteria for each SIRS, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock Sepsis is regarded as a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the body’s response to an infection. SIRS…
