Task: Health care agency & Nursing practice Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used […]
Nursing Informatics Policy/Regulation Fact Sheet As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise. With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to […]
Evidence Base Practice Using and creating evidence Describe a clinical situation where you were concerned (e.g., a higher incidence of falls, infections, errors, etc.) and where decisions were made to improve the situation. What sources of evidence were utilized to make the decision (e.g., personal experience, expert advice, etc.)? 1 page excluding cover and reference […]
WEEK 13 Discussion 1 Clinical Concepts The nursing instructor has gathered the obstetrics clinical group together at the end of their clinical day for a board game based on obstetrics. What is the rationale for the use of this activity?
Assignment 12: Geriatrics OTC Medication Use Review the American Geriatrics Society article and interactive media piece in this week’s Learning Resources. Select one of the following over-the-counter drugs commonly used by geriatric patients: Antacids or acid suppressants Antidiarrheal Antihistamines Antimicrobial ointments Antispasmodics for the bladder Cough suppressants Laxatives Neutraceuticals (choose one; e.g., ginseng, St. John’s […]
Task: War against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Please watch the film, And the Band Played On. This film may be available on the Internet through free sites such as Youtube and Vimeo (please note: accessing these sites is at your own risk). You may also view the film for purchase online through sites such as Amazon […]
Assignment: Patient Care Efficacies. In the Discussion for this module, you considered the interaction of nurse informaticists with other specialists to ensure successful care. How is that success determined? Patient outcomes and the fulfillment of care goals is one of the major ways that healthcare success is measured. Measuring patient outcomes results in the generation […]
Discussion 9: Process of immunosuppression A 34-year-old Hispanic-American male with end-stage renal disease received kidney transplant from a cadaver donor, as no one in his family was a good match. His post-operative course was uneventful, and he was discharged with the antirejection drugs Tacrolimus (Prograf), Cyclosporine (Neoral), and Imuran (Azathioprine). He did well for 3 […]
Week 9 Intimate Partner Violence/Substance Abuse For either format that you choose, you must include a reference page with at least three citations using resources that are less than five years old. Consider the following information when pulling your research together: · Summarize the models of care that have evolved in caring for victims of […]
Discussion: Diagnosed with schizophrenia. Watch the following YouTube interview with mathematician and Nobel prize winner John Nash Jr. and his son, both diagnosed with schizophrenia. Answer the questions below regarding John Nash Jr.’s son. Considering the history provided and what you can observe in the video, what symptoms of schizophrenia, positive and negative, does Johnny […]
