Caring for the Displaced and Uninsured: Clinical Case Studies in Nursing and Healthcare

209 Pages·2022·6.987 MB·English

by  Leslie Neal-Boylan

CARING FOR
THE DISPLACED
AND UNINSURED
CLINICAL CASE STUDIES
IN NURSING & HEALTHCARE
LESLIE NEAL-BOYLAN

Caring for the Displaced and Uninsured

Caring for the Displaced and Uninsured
Clinical Case Studies in Nursing & Healthcare
Leslie Neal- Boylan
Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic
Rockville, MD
USA
This edition first published 2023
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Preface x
Part I Cases 1
1 Family Issues 3
Evangeline 3
Florence 5
Gloria 7
2 Medication Issues 9
Ali 9
Ethan 11
Juan 13
Margarita 15
Paula 17
Rosa 20
Santiago 21
3 Food or Housing Issues 25
Carmen 25
Luciana 27
Michelle 30
Paul 31
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4 Financial Issues 35
Glenda 35
Guillermo 38
Lisette 39
Lucia 41
5 Work- Related Issues 44
Karla 44
Mateo 46
Natalia 48
Pedro 50
Regina 52
6 Trauma/Mental Health Issues 57
Alba 57
Elena 58
Miguel 61
Darva 63
7 Specialty Access Issues 67
Carlos 67
Sergio 70
Valeria 72
8 Delayed Screening 75
Aurora 75
Mirikit 77
9 Visitors 79
Franz 79
Marcos 81
Trang 83
10 Immigration Issues 87
Gabriela 87
Isabella 89
Ivanna 92
Junior 95
Contents vii
11 Other 98
Julio 98
Mario 100
Ramon 102
Part II Dilemmas and Decisions 105
12 Family Issues 107
Evangeline 107
Florence 109
Gloria 110
13 Medication Issues 111
Ali 111
Ethan 113
Juan 115
Margarita 116
Paula 118
Rosa 119
Santiago 119
14 Food or Housing Issues 123
Carmen 123
Luciana 124
Michelle 125
Paul 127
15 Financial Issues 131
Glenda 131
Guillermo 133
Lisette 135
Lucia 139
16 Work-Related Issues 141
Karla 141
Mateo 142
Natalia 144
viii Contents
Pedro 144
Regina 146
17 Trauma/Mental Health Issues 149
Alba 149
Elena 150
Miguel 151
Darva 152
18 Specialty Access Issues 154
Carlos 154
Sergio 155
Valeria 158
19 Delayed Screening 160
Aurora 160
Mirikit 161
20 Visitors 164
Franz 164
Marcos 165
Trang 166
21 Immigration Issues 170
Gabriela 170
Isabella 171
Ivanna 172
Junior 174
22 Other 176
Julio 176
Mario 177
Ramon 179
Conclusion 181
Index 183