Write a sample nursing care plan. Apply the general charting guidelines (Problems, Intervention, Evaluation etc) in a clinical setting and ensure that all pertinent information has been included.
What kind of challenges have you encountered in working with patients with mental health issues? What nursing interventions will you use to care of these population?
How does the nurse manager or leader play a role in the reengineering of health care?
Describe condition in detail. Case Study: An 88-year-old female was seen in the physician’s office complaining of SOB, dizziness, orthopnea, elevated temperature, and a productive cough. Lung auscultation revealed rales over the R bronchus. CXR revealed fluid in the RUL. The patient was sent to the hospital. Vital signs upon admission were: temperature 102°F, pulse …
.Explain system changes that were made as a result of this event as well as the outcomes of those changes. System-Wide Safety Failures every system is perfectly designed to achieve the results it gets. —Dr. Paul Batalden In the years following the publications of To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing …
Mercy Hospital, part of the St. Louis Catholic Health System, is plugging into big data to improve the quality and efficiency of its administrative and clinical operations. Mercy continually collects data – such as lab tests, prescriptions and payments – on patients at its 24 acute-care hospitals and 700 outpatient facilities and physician offices in …
Critique a quantitative nursing research study of your choice. Perform the critique at the level of comprehension, comparison, and analysis. I need all answer, answer each question with at least two paragraphs. Please cite the references within the text. Also, if possible try to use references within the last 5 years. 1. Intellectual critique: Provide …
For each National Patient Safety Goal, identify a type of technology that can be used to enhance patient safety
Ater watching videos on the process of childbirth and answer/respond to the following questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wb2BlQltn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cnGKVskrdM What was surprising and/or interesting to you about the process of childbirth? Which video(s) were most interesting or insightful to you regarding the process of childbirth? What lingering questions do you have regarding childbirth? How do you envision the …
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Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and explain your rationale. In a short essay (500-750 words), answer the Question at the end of Case Study 2. Cite references to support your positions. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the …
1.System-Wide Safety Failures every system is perfectly designed to achieve the results it gets. —Dr. Paul Batalden In the years following the publications of To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, increased attention was given to mitigating the circumstances in …
Explain the privacy regulation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The relationship between lung cancer and smoking was studied using cross-sectional, cohort and case-control study designs. Which approach is the most appropriate if you want to examine causation? Explain your reasons why and back up your reasons with justification and referenced examples of research studies.
evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the selected study design for each health issue. a. Select the most appropriate study design to explore each of the public health issues outlined below b. evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the selected study design for each health issue. 1.The association between depression and binge eating in obese …
what are the key manifestations of bacterial meningitis and what test do are done?
Explain the concept of capitation, its importance to the HMO and participating providers, and how the concept of capitation varies with the ACO model. Please use APA format and list and site all sources and references: 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document You have been presented an outstanding opportunity to serve as a graduate student …
Identify at least three forces that influenced health care demand in the 20th century and three in the present. Explain the effect of these forces on the quality of care during both eras.
Why are insulin levels in the blood an important marker for overall health in addition to cholesterol levels?
Identify the most effective disease prevention interventions. develop a strategy with the aim of preventing obesity in children and youth in a community setting (see the reading by Flynn et al., 2006 and by Patton et al., 2009, to help your thinking on this issue). Identify the most effective disease prevention interventions.
Explain the effect of these forces on the quality of health care during both the 20th Century and present. Patient related factors: 1. Patient socio-demographic variables 2. Patient cooperation 3. Type of patient illness Provider related factors: 1.Provider motivation and satisfaction 2.Provider socio-demographic variables 3.Provider competency
What is the primary treatment for panic attacks? o make a change in behavior, reinforcement must come from external factors. True False Life expectancy at birth in the United States has decreased to an all-time low. True False Adults in the United States between the ages of 20 and 34 have the highest BMIs (body …
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How much of a vitamin is in a particular food? Nutrition Labels: Focus on Vitamins and Minerals How much of a vitamin is in a particular food? Nutrition labels are required to provide a %DV for vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium but not the actual amount. Because UL limits are based the amount …
What factors increase Hanna’s risk for iron deficiency anemia? Hanna is a 23-year old graduate student from South Carolina. She has been working long hours and is always tired. She tries to eat a healthy diet, she has been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for the past six months, What factors increase Hanna’s risk for iron deficiency …
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Using the PORT severity index tool, what is J.H.’s PSI score and risk level?
What implications do these opportunities have for the target population, organization, or community? Discuss professional and leadershp opportunities that you are seeing in the public health field. What implications do these opportunities have for the target population, organization, or community? What implications do these opportunities have for the field of public health as a whole? …
1. How could collaboration and knowledge sharing at a single organization be used to help individuals preparing for information technology at a different facility? 2. Which type of functionality and interoperability would you want from your smart-phone, watch, clothing, glasses, camera, and monitor? Provide a detailed response.
From “Writing Smart Goals and objectives Webinar”, video by the Asian & N Pacific Islander/American Health Forum, give three common mistakes that health educators should avoid when writing SMART Goals and Objectives and explain why.
Briefly describe healthcare in the United States from the early 1900s through the World Wars.
which urological change is not associated with changes over the life span?
What is the tool that allows an efficient CPT code to be found and applied? 1. Which organization owns and maintains the CPT code set? 2. What is the tool that allows an efficient CPT code to be found and applied? 3.Why are special reports frequently used when filing radiology claims? 4. What is the …
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Why is communication an important variable within calming fears and suppressing rumors? There are different categories of weapons of mass effect—chemicals, biological pathogens and toxins, radioactive materials, nuclear devices, and nonconventional high-yield explosives. Out of these, biological weapons are used in a terrorism type called bioterrorism. According to the Department of Health and Human Services …
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What would have happened if the hospital had not been assisted by other agencies? Why? Following Hurricane Katrina, a hospital needed to be evacuated because of the rising water. The evacuation was conducted in stages as the patients were moved to other safe hospitals in batches using a helicopter, an ambulance, and a boat. After …
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Describe the components of time cost in health care. Is time less costly for patients with higher wage rates? Explain. Respond to each of the following questions (150 words each) that apply the economic concepts described in this topic’s assigned readings in The Economics of Health and Medical Care. Write the formula for price elasticity …
State the purpose of the assignment, specifically identify your model and explain how you will use the model you have chosen in your advanced practice role in a paragraph or two. Remember each paragraph will be approximately five sentences in length to promote clarity to your written work. Remember if you have it cited it …
Discuss how a professional appearance and attitude impacts a patient’s treatment.
What should the RN do in this scenario? Case Scenario: A 70-year old patient has experienced a devastating stroke and is comatose in the intensive care unit on a ventilator. A family meeting was held. The hospital physician explained the irreversible damage to the brain, and discussed end of life care and wihdrawal of life …
A new director decides to reorganize the department you work in. This reorganization comes about without input from the employees and many of the nurses that you oversee are feeling resentful of the change. As a nurse leader, identify factors that may lead to conflict and ways you can manage them.
Personal affiliations and networking are important for nursing leaders. Why are these important? How will they benefit you in your career future?
What could Dr. Pullet have done to help decrease his risk of being sued? After misreading an x-ray, Dr. Pullet removed a healthy incisor from Timothy Toothe’s mouth. Dr. Pullet fitted Timothy with a fixed bridge that did not stay in place and caused Timothy great pain, and loss of time at work. Timothy made …
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Derrick and his supervisor are having some preliminary budget discussions. The use of incentives is mentioned. Discuss the purpose of using incentives in Derrick’s operating budget. Discussion should be of minimum 250 words.
Identify basic diagnostic tests and potential for complications of diagnostic tests/treatments and procedures.
Construct a research question that could have guided this study Read the abstract and then provide the following information? 1. Identify the population of interest 2. Identify the variable 3. Construct a research question that could have guided this study 4. Construct a null hypothesis 5. Construct a directional hypothesis
Explain the key objectives of and differences between the IOM reports, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century.
What are the key focus and three objectives of the report To Err Is Human?
Write a brief analysis of the impact of “no-blame” Victims of Errors: A Broader Perspective No one goes into healthcare to hurt people, and yet healthcare is a high-stakes arena in which adverse events occur. Based on your understanding of the concept of “victim” in terms of medical errors (as presented in the Learning Resources), …
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if a patient has TB what precautions would they be placed on and when can those precautions be removed?
Step 1: Go to the following website and watch the video: Heart and Circulatory System—How They Work: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/circulatory-system/MM00636 Step 2: Summarize what you learned from the video in your own words, describe the function of the heart, organs of the circulatory system, and pathway of blood. Step 3: Using your text or any other valid …
What problems might arise from this incorrect coding process? Lonny Chadwick noticed a suspicious-looking mole on his lower right leg and went to his dermatologist. Lonny’s father died of malignant melanoma, and Lonny was concerned that his mole was also malignant. The dermatologist examined the mole and removed a section of tissue biopsy. When the …
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What recommendations would you give to Dr. Natter, and why? After misreading an x-ray, Dr. Pullet removed a healthy incisor from Timothy Toothe’s mouth. Dr. Pullet fitted Timothy with a fixed bridge that did not stay in place and caused Timothy great pain, and loss of time at work. Timothy made an appointment to see …
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what are the barriers that prevent its use? Technology is integral to successful implementation in many projects, through either support or integration or both. Name at least one technology that could improve the implementation process and the outcomes of your EBP project. Do you plan to use this technology? If not, what are the barriers …
