Is it ethical to speak to this patient in private, away from her family, and offer her the option of a secret transfusion so that nobody knows of it, or is this coercion into sinful behavior?

Case Study: Refusing Treatment A 35-year-old woman with chronic disease is admitted to your LTC facility. She has developed a problem requiring a transfusion, and if she does not receive one, she will die. Her religious beliefs preclude her from receiving blood products. After a thorough explanation by the physician, she understands that she is […]

Explain the role of variance analysis in maintaining an operating budget.

Resources: Budgets under Chief Financial Officer in the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Virtual Organization and the Health Care Budget assignment from Week Five Part 1 – 2010 Operating Budget Review the “2009 Budget Issues – Nurses” file in the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Virtual Organization (accessed via the University Library). This document can be found on the […]

Using the PICOT format, formulate two Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) questions that pertain to your project focus.

Consider an advance practice nursing care problem or issue to explore relating to your intended DPI Project. Conduct a search using CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), OVID, or Sage Research Methods databases to find appropriate empirical resources regarding nursing intervention research that apply. General Requirements Use the following information to ensure […]

How is rationing defined and what criteria are offered to ration care?

The concept of rationing healthcare is dealt with on a daily basis. Healthcare rationing in the United States exists in various forms. Access to private health insurance is rationed based on price and ability to pay. Those not able to afford a health insurance policy are unable to acquire one, and sometimes, insurance companies prescreen […]

what is acute psychosis.

Introduction what is acute psychosis. 2. symptoms of psychosis. 3. Indicate the nursing care techniques nurses can use as treatment and care for such patients. include also ways nurses can counsel and console close family members. stabilizing techniques and management methods that can be used for acute psychosis.

Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda

Policy Paper Objectives: Identify and clarify policy issues and problems, their causes, their current and future effect on the community, and how problems become part of the policy agenda; Explore factors involved with the issue while remaining objective; Identify key stakeholders in the issues and their relationships to possible outcomes; evaluate policy potentials and effectiveness; […]