Nursing Assessment

 

 

Present Problem:
Jeanne Mayer is a 62 year old female. Three months ago, following a routine mammogram, she was sent for breast ultrasound followed by a needle biopsy for suspicious legion. Needle biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of breast cancer. Two weeks later Jeanne was sent for a sentinel node biopsy.

Two weeks ago Jeanne had a double mastectomy and did extremely well. Currently has a wound Vac in place and four JP. Drainage is slowing and plastic surgeon anticipates removing JP in 2 days as well as wound vac. Wound vac placed due to her large breast size 44 DD and BMI. Did need to stay an extra night in the hospital due to low O2 sats but, presently doing fine.

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY:
• Asthma, states whenever ‘’ I get sick I have to use nebulizer\, and inhalers” history of pneumonia x two.
• Mild Depression
• C-section x 2
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Surgical repair of fracture wrist several years ago
• A fib
• GERD
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Osteopenia
• Recent breast cancer
• Vit D deficiency

Personal/Social History:
Jeanne has been in relatively good health. She has been, and currently still is, a special education teacher. This is her 42nd year teaching. Her husband George is retired and is 76 years old with a recent toe amputation, cardioversion for a fib and history of X2 surgery for spinal stenosis. George worked for several years running a food pantry and homeless shelter. He and Jeanne also run a mobile home park in a rural area. Although, George has some serious health issues, he does remarkably well and is very active. Jeanne has been an active, healthy female who enjoys gardening, walking and swimming. Jeanne and George have four children. One daughter lives several states away and works full time and is the mother of two small children. It is difficult for this daughter to get home as often as she would like. Their other daughter lives close by and George and Jeanne recognize that this daughter is very helpful and is a source of support, even though she has three children under the age of four, is working on her PhD, and works full time. Jeanne and George love spending time with the Grandchildren. Their one son has recently bought his first home, works full time and

attends graduate school full time. While he lives close he has a very busy life. Their oldest son who lives with them has some significant health problems. He has diabetes, suffered a back injury, and is blind in one eye due to a hunting accident. Due to his health problems, he often has difficulty keeping a job. Jeanne is a hard working woman who has worked two jobs most of her life and has a strong Christian faith. She recently decided to slow down and gave up her second job as a unit secretary in a busy emergency room. Due to her cancer diagnosis she has decided to stop doing an additional job working with dyslexic students. Jeanne’s father is 87 and she shares in his care with a brother and sister. She denies smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use. She has had the covid vaccine, and several covid screenings which have all come back negative.

FAMILY HISTORY:
• Jeanne has a strong family history of breast cancer.
o Her mother died 14 years ago at the age of 72 from breast cancer.
• Father had colon cancer at 52 and is alive with hx of HTN, Myasthenia Gravis, Suprapubic catheter, legally blind, HOH, Dementia.
• Sister had breast cancer triple negative at 36 and had another breast cancer at 49. Developed Sarcoidosis after first cancer. Developed drug dependency after second cancer. Jeanne is very concerned over the possibility of drug dependency.
MEDICATIONS:
• Gabapentin300 mg TID po daily as needed
• Calcium 1000 po mg daily
• D3 100 mcg po daily
• Omeprazole 20 mg cap po daily
• Venlafaxine HCL ER po 75 mg
• Norco Po tab PRN

 

attends graduate school full time. While he lives close he has a very busy life. Their oldest son who lives with them has some significant health problems. He has diabetes, suffered a back injury, and is blind in one eye due to a hunting accident. Due to his health problems, he often has difficulty keeping a job. Jeanne is a hard working woman who has worked two jobs most of her life and has a strong Christian faith. She recently decided to slow down and gave up her second job as a unit secretary in a busy emergency room. Due to her cancer diagnosis she has decided to stop doing an additional job working with dyslexic students. Jeanne’s father is 87 and she shares in his care with a brother and sister. She denies smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use. She has had the covid vaccine, and several covid screenings which have all come back negative.

FAMILY HISTORY:
• Jeanne has a strong family history of breast cancer.
o Her mother died 14 years ago at the age of 72 from breast cancer.
• Father had colon cancer at 52 and is alive with hx of HTN, Myasthenia Gravis, Suprapubic catheter, legally blind, HOH, Dementia.
• Sister had breast cancer triple negative at 36 and had another breast cancer at 49. Developed Sarcoidosis after first cancer. Developed drug dependency after second cancer. Jeanne is very concerned over the possibility of drug dependency.
MEDICATIONS:
• Gabapentin300 mg TID po daily as needed
• Calcium 1000 po mg daily
• D3 100 mcg po daily
• Omeprazole 20 mg cap po daily
• Venlafaxine HCL ER po 75 mg
• Norco Po tab PRN

 

Primary plastic surgeon removes wound vac and 2 jp’ drains. Order to return in 1 week. Continue to measure output of other two JP drains three times a day
Xeroform wound dressing changes to be done daily with 4 abd dressings over and breast binder worn.

One week later presents for follow up appointment for JP removal.
Low grade fever 99.6
Heart rate 106
BP 106/64
O2 sat 98% room air
Assessment unchanged, except left breast reddened and warm touch. Small dime size postulate noted on left suture line.

Started on Antibiotic- started on zpack
Oncotype recurrence score came back at low risk range of 7.
Bone density reveals pt is osteopenic.

Sample Solution

According to Keynesianism, choices took by the private sector occasionally have ineffective macroeconomic outcome. As a consequence, this school of macroeconomic idea supports the usage of vigorous strategy and fiscal response measures by making use of the public sector, monetary policy actions started by the central bank and fiscal policies espoused by the government with the leading objective of steadying business cycle output. Keynesianism encourages for the practice of a mixed economy, which includes largely the private sector and the government with the public sector performing a significant role. This was the economic version implemented during the last part of the Great Depression, the World War II, and the post-war economic expansion observed during 1945-1973. Keynesianism lost its stimulus during the 1970s economic decline and counter-revolution. The recent global financial crisis has caused the rebirth of Keynesian theory in economic models. This essay will describe Keynesianism and will then try to explain its rise and fall.

Keynesian economics also called Keynesianism is an economic ideology of total spending in the economy called aggregate demand and its influence on output and inflation. Keynesian economics was created by the well-known British economist John Maynard Keynes in 1930 in an effort to apprehend the Great Depression. Keynesianism led economics theories and policy after world war II until late 1970s (Kenton, 2019). Keynes was in favor for expanded government expenditures and put down taxes to increase demand and take the global economy out of the slump. Consequently, Keynesian economics was utilized to refer to the notion that ideal economic execution could be reached, and economic crashes avoided by shaping aggregate demand via activist equilibrium and economic interference policies by the government. Keynesian economics is viewed as a “demand-side” idea that concentrates on changes in the economy over the short term. (jahan, mahmud and papageorgiou, 2014)
To understand Keynes, it is important to note that unlike most economists nowadays, his key target was to get completely rid of unemployment: the “real problem, fundamental yet essentially simple is to provide employment for everyone.” His objective for unemployment is “the sort of level we are facing in wartime less th

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