What barriers or potential barriers do you have in using critical thinking skills in nursing practice?
From the readings or your own clinical practice, discuss the steps in the clinical reasoning process. •What are the steps to critical thinking and clinical reasoning? •How do the steps help the provider arrive at the plan of care for the patient? •What barriers or potential barriers do you have in using critical thinking skills […]
s? •Are performance standards consistent with quality standards commonly used in the nursing profession?
Discussion: Performance Standards and Appraisals Performance appraisals should be timely, thoughtful, consistent, thorough, and free from bias. How can performance appraisal systems be structured to facilitate this type of environment? Effective performance standards and appraisals can promote an open and continuous relationship among the nurse manager, HR professionals, and employees. How might you, as a […]
Discuss how you would manage each of the abnormal vital signs in priority order needs
Case Study 2: Alan Jones Alan Jones is 60 year old man who was admitted to hospital for surgery following urinary symptoms that led to a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). He has a history of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Alan lives alone but his adult son is with him on admission […]
What is the current legislative or regulatory issue, and why is it being debated?
focus on one dimension of performance of the U.S. health care delivery system. The student is expected to perform a thorough search of the literature, the media, and discussions with stakeholders such as legislators, consumers, and other health care professionals about your chosen focus of the health care delivery system. You will prepare a 8 […]
Identify three components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2014 and discuss their impact or potential impact on the practice of nursing and medicine
Discussion Prompt 1 Identify three components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2014 and discuss their impact or potential impact on the practice of nursing and medicine. Be specific as to what the provision states, who it affects, and the impact that it may have. Discussion Prompt 2 […]
Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organization(s) contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
In a written paper of 1,200-1,500 words, apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1.Chickenpox 2.Tuberculosis 3.Influenza 4.Mononucleosis 5.Hepatitis B 6.HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: 1.Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of […]
Explain the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the journal article.
Requirements: Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide […]
Write a primary article review on the Transcultural Nursing Theory written by Madeline Leininger
Write a primary article review on the Transcultural Nursing Theory written by Madeline Leininger. The primary source article should be written by Madeline Leininger. But the article can NOT be this one (please try to find another article written my Madeline Leiniger that is not this one): http://moodle.tau.ac.il/pluginfile.php/350786/mod_resource/content/1/CULTURE_CARE_THEORY.pdf The summary should contain an introduction, a […]
Now that gay marriage is legal in most states, is the more conservative institution of healthcare positioned for this change?
DQ7: Please share your research, experience, and thoughts: In today’s society, we are dealing with a New Era, health care access and coverage for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community in the United States are on the rise. While these changes are expected to increase health insurance coverage and access for LGBT individuals […]
Have illnesses become so complex that we need to be “experts” in one specific system?
In healthcare we have become more specialized and more divided. Each unit seems to have a specific focus and no longer are general Med-Surg floors taking up the bulk of acute care facilities. Using what we’ve learned this week discuss if you believe this is a good thing or a bad thing for the nursing […]
Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S.
Assignment Health Organization Case View Rubric Due Date: Apr 08, 2018 23:59:59 Details: Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S. (Example: United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Healthcare, etc.). Harvard Business Review Online and Hoover’s Company Records, found in the GCU Library, are useful sources. You may also find […]
What other assessments are necessary for this patient?
D.F. is a 37-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department after having a seizure. Subjective Data PMH: Seizures, unknown type Headache Housewife Feels weak No loss of consciousness Objective Data Vital signs: T 37 P 72 R 18 BP 114/64 Lungs: clear all bases O2 Sat = 100% CV = heart rate regular, positive […]