Calculate his BMI, IBW, %IBW, %Weight Loss and summarize results. 50 Y M presents to the ER with anorexia, fatigue, nausea & vomiting & an unintentional weight loss of 60lbs over the past year. Has only been eating small amounts of scrambled eggs, oatmeal, apple juice, canned peaches, and soup each day. He is currently …
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In what ways can an ACO succeed in both delivering high-quality care and spending health care dollars more wisely? Managed Care and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Please share your experience on selecting a managed care plan. Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your MCO plan. Many argue that there is no consistent, direct correlation …
Describe what it is like to live with diabetes from their perspective Type 2 diabetes, formerly called Adult Onset Diabetes (no longer since it occurs earlier and earlier in life), affects approximately 18 million people in the United States, almost a third of whom are undiagnosed. About 9 million are 60 or older. Complications from …
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What is the difference between service-based and population-based applications for information systems in public health organizations? Present an example of each application and justify your rationale.
Explain how you would integrate the current external environmental factors in the health industry. Translate your interpretation into a critical list of action items for a health organization. Develop this list for the organization in terms of a strategic plan, directional strategies, external and internal environment, organizational culture, and any other factors that you deem …
What are commonalities & differences in approaches to problem-solving in the inpatient setting versus the outpatient setting? Describe a situation that explains one of the approaches used in the governance of health care. Does this approach make it better or worse?
Identify and state which patient symptoms are more likely to be relieved by Acupressure treatment. Give the reasons to support this. Identify and state how the individual RN might incorporate acupressure into nursing practice. Q3- Identify and state in what health care settings acupressure might be an effective integrative treatment to offer to patients. Give …
Developing a culture of learning is essential for evidence-based practice to thrive. How would a transformational nursing leader create this culture?
. Homework: apply the phases of the nursing process to Mrs. Gutierrez’s case study in chapter one of your book. Make sure you correctly identify each phase with the information provided. 2. Provide a 500 words written APA formatting paper. 3. Briefly explained diabetes. 4. Provide a NANDA nursing diagnosis appropriate for this case. 5. …
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What are specific measures in epidemiology? Give 3 examples. What do specific measures enable that other measures do not?
Discuss the meaning of informed consent in vulnerable or underage populations. Can truly informed consent ever be obtained in these populations? How would you as a study investigator make sure that patients enrolled in the study were fully informed? What elements should go into an informed consent in this type of study?
Discuss the meaning of informed consent in vulnerable or underage populations.
What was Catherine’s reaction after joining Fenway waste management, and why was her level of social identification different for that of LJI:
MEDSURG Nursing—March/April 2010—Vol. 19/No. 2 113 Jane M. Flanagan, PhD, ANP-BC, is an Assistant Professor, Boston College, Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. Diane L. Carroll, PhD, ACNS-BC, RN, CNS, is a Senior Nurse Scientist, Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Glenys A. Hamilton, DNSc, RN, HLD (hon.), …
About 3 weeks ago, you started lifting weights at the student rec center. You are disappointed that you have not seen the results you were anticipating. You can lift more now than you could when you started, but you were hoping to tone and define the muscles in your arms, back, and abs. Perhaps you …
1A. Explain what is meant by health care workers “working at the top of their license.” B. Suppose you had to recommend one of the staffing models to a community health center in your community, what approach would you use? C. What are the advantages and disadvantages of community health centers moving to bundled payments …
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Calculate the risk of death for these men. A researcher looked through town records to see who amongst the town’s retirees had spent their careers primarily working indoors versus outdoors. Once enrolled, they surveyed and screened for the presence of any form of skin cancer. This is an example of: A. A case control study …
Describe in stepped order the process of medication administration beginning with the physician’s order with an electronic information system?
What is the relationship of policies to strategies? Can you name another general policy in Health Care?
Create a scenario about a neoplasm providing a description of the specific signs and symptoms. Discussion Question: This week we will be looking at and discussing neoplasms. 1. Perform some research and identify a neoplasm. Choose one type and location of a neoplasm. 2. Create a scenario about a neoplasm providing a description of the …
Give two examples of strategic approaches in health care, Describe it? identifying the strategy adopted by the organization. Put the web link also.
Describe one innovative health care delivery model that incorporates an interdisciplinary care delivery team. How is this advantageous to patient outcomes?
Using the Internet, identify 10-15 health-related organizations that service your community (this can be your hometown or Detroit). Divide your list by the three major types of health organizations noted in this chapter. Please share your findings in your initial post. 2.) Identify one obstacle/challenge that the World Health Organization (WHO) faces and discuss how …
What are commonalities & differences in approaches to problem solving in the inpatient setting versus the outpatient setting? Describe a situation that explains one of the approaches used in the governance of health care. Does this approach make it better or worse?
identify the educational preparation and role(s) of the clinical nurse leader (CNL) designation. Give an example of how the CNL influences direct patient care whether in a hospital or out in the community.i
imagine you are designing a facility for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. How would you design it to best meet the needs of people in all stages of the disease?
What are the most critical issues facing the healthcare system in the United States today? Before answering this question, see what insights you can find at the websites of these major health organizations: American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org), American Hospital Association (www.aha.org), American Nurses Association (www.ana.org), and the Association of American Medical Colleges (www.aamc.org).
What is unusual about this diagnosis at this time? 35-year-old Donna Duckworth is learning how to care for her 5 week old newborn, when she bends over the baby’s crib and feels something give in her back. The next day and the following week, the pain becomes unberable in her back. She is breastfeeding and …
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Describe the current state of health IT governance at your magnet hospital organization? Taking a Health Informatics course in a graduate nursing program: Textbook used is Health Informatics An Interprofessional Approach by Ramona Nelson & Nancy Staggers. ISBN:978-0-323-10095-3 p. 376, Discussion Question # 2 Using the Informatics Capability Maturity Model as a guide: Describe the …
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What ethical obligations does the federal government have, if any, to protect elderly and infirm Americans, keep health care costs down, and effectuate the true congressional intent of the FLSA?
Distinguish between chronological age and functional age during late adulthood.
Briefly describe mental disabilities common in late adulthood, including Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular dementia, and misdiagnosed and reversible dementia.
Prepare 1200 words persuasive essay on this topic: should advertising on prescription drugs be banned? use MLA or APA on 3 library/ database sources and 1 credible Internet source. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source
Describe one way you can ensure success when implementing your (HCO’s) Health Care Organization strategic plan. Then describe a potential problem in effectively moving from transitioning to implementation and why it is a problem.
identify and discuss the individual professional and organizational impact of nurse to nurse bullying ?
1.What is the current view of quality and safety in both nursing practice and nursing education? Do you see it applied in your daily practice? If yes, how? If no, how would you, as a future baccalaureate-prepared nurse and leader, incorporate these competencies into health care organizations?
How would you apply at least one contemporary leadership model from this chapter to a real (or hypothesized) health leadership situation or case? Explain the rationale for your decisions, actions, and behaviors.
1.) In one paragraph examine the concept of “employment at will” and the public policy exceptions to it. How does it fit with the issue of “wrongful discharge?” 2.) Examine the concept of “employment at will” and the public policy exceptions to it. How does it fit with the issue of “wrongful discharge?”
If a pharmacist counted 60 drops of a solution in filling a graduate cylinder to the 3 mL mark, how many drops per milliliter did the dropper deliver? Round answer to the nearest drop.
A patient with a gastronomy tube (GT) recieves a prescription for a 250ml bolus feeding of Glucerna 60% enternal formula. The nurse should diluate the full-strength formula with how many mls of water?
How are living wills and durable powers of attorney similar and how are they different? Participating in this Discussion will help you prepare and practice for upcoming assignments. Respond to all of the following questions and be sure to respond to two of your other classmates’ postings: · What is the difference between a law …
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Explain what Faden and Beauchamp mean by sense1 and sense2 of informed consent. Which of these two do you think should be used in health care, and do you agree with S & B’s conclusion on this matter? Explain.
What does the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 allow for? Q1. What are pharmaceutical regulatory agencies primarily concerned with? a. Ensuring product quality and product efficacy b. Policing research strategies employed by pharmaceutical corporations c. Regulating the number of products produced by pharmaceutical corporations d. Policing the testing of pharmaceutical products Q2. As the general …
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What recommendations will you make to make the board more functional? You are administrator of a medical practice that has grown from 10 to 25 physicians over a five year period. The practice organizational structure is a corporation. It has become more difficult to get all 25 shareholders/ board members together, and you have been …
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In a 500 – 750 word assignment, discuss the nursing home industry. In your paper you are to: (a) discuss the growth of the nursing home industry, (b) determine if the current supply of long-term care facilities will be sufficient to meet the rapidly expanding elderly population, and (c) discuss the overall quality of care …
Physician Philanthropy or Profit In any production model, one of the key measures of successful output is that of quality. In healthcare where there are so many variables (e.g. patients initial health, providers experience level, etc.) is it possible to truly gauge the quality of services rendered? Who should be measuring quality; should it be …
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In a 500 word assignment, discuss why it is so expensive to produce one medication. Be sure to cite your references accordingly. Submit as an APA formatted paper.
Describe your HMIS topic and support the selection with applied research. The Internet is changing the technology used in health care. Medicine is becoming more commonly practiced through a wide range of telehealth options, and consumers are now far more computer savvy than at any time in the past, using the Internet to self-research symptoms …
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Discuss how multiculturalism and diversity play roles in diagnosis and treatments. Are there barriers in providing quality healthcare to communities due to the racially and ethnically diverse population? What do you think can be done to meet these challenges?
Discuss whether ethical principles were addressed MEDSURG Nursing—March/April 2010—Vol. 19/No. 2 113 Jane M. Flanagan, PhD, ANP-BC, is an Assistant Professor, Boston College, Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. Diane L. Carroll, PhD, ACNS-BC, RN, CNS, is a Senior Nurse Scientist, Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Glenys …
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