Use the Internet to research and determine what materials are available for patient referrals or patient education; determine how you would direct or navigate patients to resource material.
1. Browse the internet.
2. Determine if you would like to research community resources for office referrals or patient education and select a specific topic.
3. Look up the appropriate topic on the Internet and determine what resources are available.
4. Determine how you would navigate patients to community resources and encourage or coach them to take advantage of the materials.
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Currently in the Congo there is a serious outbreak of Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. Despite having an approved vaccine, the use is very limited due to cultural suspicions and rural access. What are the symptoms of Ebola and where was Ebola first recognized as a serious disease?
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Make a nursing education plan and brochure for a patient with Bacterial meningitis
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What is a “cultural approach” or a “cultural explanation” in sociology we have discussed in the class? In the excerpt “The Code of the Street,” how does Anderson use a cultural approach to understand gang members’ behaviors and how does he also treat the formation of a particular sub-culture as a result of some structural factors at the same time
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You are working in an oncology floor. Your patient is a previously healthy man aged 40 with a new diagnosis of colon cancer.
What are some things you will need to implement in his plan of care?
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1. It is also important to know that not all health providers accept Medicaid. Why do you think this is the case?
2. In your opinion, do you think that political self-interest and lobbying leads to bad regulations in government? Why? Why not? ( In The public interest theory and the special interest theory of government intervention )
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I need your opinion on support or refute the claim that a physician is morally obligated to defend euthanasia or physician-assessed suicide (PAS) because they are obligated to respect the patient's autonomy.
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why is it important to ensure that a patient knows how to perform exercises correctly
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-Identify and discuss factors contributing to the nursing shortage in your community, your state and nationally.
-Identify and present strategies for recruitment and retention of high quality nursing professionals.
-What are the leadership and management implications for staff turnover?
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Discuss a bill of interest to you. Do you agree with the position of the nursing organization (ANA or state association)? Why or why not? Describe how nursing organizations work to promote policies that are patient-centered and move the profession forward?
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183. The nurse is caring for assigned clients. The nurse should first evaluate the equipment of a client who has
1.a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device and reports that the medication is not received each time that the button on the pump is activated.
2.a pulse oximeter sensor attached to the finger and reports that the numbers on the pulse oximeter screen change every few seconds.
3.a nasogastric (NG) tube connected to low, intermittent suction and reports that bubbles appear in the NG tubing when the machine turns on.
4.sequential compression stockings and reports that the stockings have remained inflated for the past several minutes.
15. The nurse has reinforced teaching with a female client who sustained a spinal cord injury at T5 three weeks ago. Which of the following statements by the client would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching? Select all that apply.
1."I need to maintain a fluid intake of at least 2 L daily."
2."I will be able to ambulate with crutches once I have completed physical therapy."
3."I will need to perform range-of-motion (ROM) exercises several times each day."
4."I should see a fertility specialist if I want to conceive a child because I may be infertile."
5."I should notify my primary health care provider if I experience a pounding headache."
235. The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the nurse to assign to a UAP? Select all that apply.
1.weighing the client with heart failure
2.providing oral hygiene for the client with severe Alzheimer's disease (AD)
3.palpating the pedal pulses of the client who had a cardiac catheterization 2 hours ago
4.obtaining and documenting vital signs from the client who had an appendectomy 24 hours ago
5.obtaining a pulse oximetry reading from the client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
44. The nurse is planning a staff education conference about informed consent. Which of the following information should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
1. "The main value of informed consent is for protection against lawsuits."
2. "Clients may withdraw consent after signing the informed consent form."
3. "Clients must sign the informed consent form before receiving preprocedural medication."
4 "Nurses witness the signing of the informed consent form to confirm that consent is voluntary."
5 "The signed consent form serves as evidence that the informed consent process has taken place."
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discuss health technology that you think should be more widely adopted? why aren't we already using this today? how can we start to transition to this health technology?
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Medium-Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD)
You’re working in a pediatrics office and a fax comes in that says Baby Smith, a 4-day-old male, has a newborn screen indicating increased risk for medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD
After familiarizing yourself with MCADD, concisely answer the following questions:
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