Karen Torongo is a registered nurse seeking a nursing position. She has over 15 years of experience in various nursing roles including public health nurse, home health nurse, clinical manager, documentation specialist, and clinical/floor nurse in settings such as pediatrics, medical/surgical, intensive care, and rapid care. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Oakland University and an Associate's Degree in Nursing from Macomb Community College. She is licensed in the state of Michigan.
Senior Thesis Presentation - "Socioeconomic Barriers Hinder Optimal Patient-Physician Relations: A Resource Manual for Women and their Health Care Providers"
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Original Medicare Parts A and B cover most, but not all, health supplies and services. For this reason, you may need to consider a Medicare supplement plan. Unlike Medicare, Medicare’s supplemental plans are provided by private insurance companies. Medigap covers the payment of a portion of the medical and hospital costs not covered by Original Medicare, such as co-insurance, co-payment and annual deductibles.
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Annual Report FY 2011Kathleen Lee
This report takes the reader through 90 years of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital history. The place formerly known as Happy Hills, started as a convalescent home for children in the 1920s but over the years transformed into a leading specialty hospital for children in the Baltimore region. It is affiliated with both Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical System.
Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sig
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CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V PREVENTIVE-PEDIATRICS.pdfSachin Sharma
This content provides an overview of preventive pediatrics. It defines preventive pediatrics as preventing disease and promoting children's physical, mental, and social well-being to achieve positive health. It discusses antenatal, postnatal, and social preventive pediatrics. It also covers various child health programs like immunization, breastfeeding, ICDS, and the roles of organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and nurses in preventive pediatrics.
Global launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2nd wave – alongside...ILC- UK
The Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index is an online tool created by ILC that ranks countries on six metrics including, life span, health span, work span, income, environmental performance, and happiness. The Index helps us understand how well countries have adapted to longevity and inform decision makers on what must be done to maximise the economic benefits that comes with living well for longer.
Alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 28 May 2024, we launched the second version of our Index, allowing us to track progress and give new insights into what needs to be done to keep populations healthier for longer.
The speakers included:
Professor Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health, Italy
Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
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Medical Technology Tackles New Health Care Demand - Research Report - March 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) predicts that with, against, despite, and even without the global pandemic, the medical technology (MedTech) industry shows signs of continuous healthy growth, driven by smaller, faster, and cheaper devices, growing demand for home-based applications, technological innovation, strategic acquisitions, investments, and SPAC listings. MCG predicts that this should reflects itself in annual growth of over 6%, well beyond 2028.
According to Chris Mouchabhani, Managing Partner at M Capital Group, “Despite all economic scenarios that one may consider, beyond overall economic shocks, medical technology should remain one of the most promising and robust sectors over the short to medium term and well beyond 2028.”
There is a movement towards home-based care for the elderly, next generation scanning and MRI devices, wearable technology, artificial intelligence incorporation, and online connectivity. Experts also see a focus on predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory, and precision medicine, with rising levels of integration of home care and technological innovation.
The average cost of treatment has been rising across the board, creating additional financial burdens to governments, healthcare providers and insurance companies. According to MCG, cost-per-inpatient-stay in the United States alone rose on average annually by over 13% between 2014 to 2021, leading MedTech to focus research efforts on optimized medical equipment at lower price points, whilst emphasizing portability and ease of use. Namely, 46% of the 1,008 medical technology companies in the 2021 MedTech Innovator (“MTI”) database are focusing on prevention, wellness, detection, or diagnosis, signaling a clear push for preventive care to also tackle costs.
In addition, there has also been a lasting impact on consumer and medical demand for home care, supported by the pandemic. Lockdowns, closure of care facilities, and healthcare systems subjected to capacity pressure, accelerated demand away from traditional inpatient care. Now, outpatient care solutions are driving industry production, with nearly 70% of recent diagnostics start-up companies producing products in areas such as ambulatory clinics, at-home care, and self-administered diagnostics.
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1Karen Torongo BSN
1. Karen A Torongo BSN
Karen Torongo RN BSN
(586)-216-7120
30807 Saint Onge Circle
Warren, Michigan 48088
Jillybean11447@yahoo.com
Objective
To offer professionalism, flexibility and dedication to fabulous field of nursing.
Willing to accept new challenges and open to the changing face of healthcare.
Have enjoyed a varied career and want to share this unique experience in my
professional career. I have initiated community cooperation with local physicians,
extended care facilities and a major university. Practice a strong commitment to
our community responsibility. Nursing excites and challenges me positively. There
is nothing I would rather be than a registered nurse.
Professional
Overview
Public Health Nurse II
Communicable diseases department.
Control of contagious illness with major emphasis on education and resource
acquisition.
Up to the minute knowledge of current epidemic or societal disease concerns
including communicable disease and substance
School illness reporting of contagious disease and prevention.
Major communicable disease collection, reporting, surveillance, education,
interventions, and resource management per Heymann’s manual and state public
health code.
Infection control specialty partnerships’ with hospitals and clinics in Macomb
County and other counties and states.
Individual specialized education for members of the community who have had
contact or are infected with a reportable communicable disease.
Home Health Nurse
Provided complete range of skilled nursing care
Cared for all groups across the lifespan. Newborn to geriatric in all types of homes
and conditions
2. Karen A Torongo BSN
Medication management
Disease management and education
Equipment and supplies arranged
Wound care
Infusion
Death and dying care
Family support
Cultural and spiritual beliefs honored
Clinical Manager
Leadership of 50+ employees
Scheduling
Assignments
Hiring and termination
Administrative accountability
Member of Professional Advisory Council - St. Joseph Mercy Macomb
Member of Community Wellness Committee - Warren
Documentation Specialist Nurse
Review medical records for accuracy in reflection of medical care given
Collaborative relationship with physicians, case management, nursing,
ancillary services, medical coders and biller's.
Worked medical ICU, surgical ICU, medical stepdown and surgical stepdown
Presented fledgling program to hospital Administration and received a letter of
thanks from the Chief of Staff
Clinical or Floor Nursing
Pediatrics
Med/Surg
Intensive Care Medical and Surgical
Special care and neonatal intensive care
Dermatology
Rapid Care Treatment Center: infusion, wound care, transfusion, medication
3. Karen A Torongo BSN
administration
Work History
Macomb County Health Department – 2014
Abf Home Health Services – 2013/2014
Dorsey School of Business– 2011
Henry Ford Health System - 2004/2010
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System - 1998/2004
Education
Achievements
Oakland University School of Nursing
Bachelor Degree in Nursing - Graduated
Magna Cum Laude
Macomb Community College
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing - Graduated
Magna Cum Laude
Multiple extra-curricular activities and volunteer activities. Multiple
time scholarship recipient
Organized communicable diseases flip card reference catalog for
public health nurse phone communication.
Approached, developed and executed an Oakland University
senior level nursing public health rotation with St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital home health - served as liaison and preceptor (profiled
in hospital "Connections" newspaper.
Created age appropriate pocket/wallet health record ledger for
senior residents at American House - easy reference for health-
care providers - printed and distributed over 500 medical health
cards.
Brokered a successful partnership with Fraser Villa which
increased relations, patient services and revenue between the
hospital and the facility (previously had no connection for several
years) into a successful cooperative alliance.
"Snuggle a Child" program. Organized and collected donated
blankets and socks to a local shelter.
Age appropriate presentation to elementary school children
about the many facets, opportunities and rewards of becoming a
nurse. Originally for female scouting students. Worked with
troop leaders to include boy scouts in event.
4. Karen A Torongo BSN
Certificates /
Licenses.
References
State of Michigan Nursing License #4704219179
Michigan Department of Community Health - tuberculosis skin
testing course validation certificate
University of Alabama School of Medicine division of continuing
medical education certificate - Hepatitis C diagnosis of the virus
infection
Available upon request.
