2. An older adult has presented to the ED with back pain. He has been taking over-the-counter medication at home that is not helping.

●        What are the components of the nursing assessment for pain?

●        What considerations should be given to the older patient when prescribing pain medication?

●        What is the difference between Nociceptive and neuropathic pain?

1. Compare and contrast: Durable Power of Attorney and a Living Will.
2. Explain how the phenomenon of death and dying has changed as medicine and culture has changed over time.
3. From the patient’s perspective, explain Palliative care.
4. Explain in your own words; the cultural competence continuum
5. Explain how the triple aim of the affordable care act has changed health care as we know it in the US.

1. Why is it important to take into account the growth and development stage in the administration of medicines in the child and in the old adult?

2. How are pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics affected in children?

3. How are pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics affected in the elderly?

4. Compare the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the child and in the elderly.

1. From the patient’s perspective, explain Palliative care.
2. Explain in your own words; the cultural competence continuum
3. Compare and contrast: Durable Power of Attorney and a Living Will
4. Explain how the phenomenon of death and dying has changed as medicine and culture has changed over time.

Describe the healthcare setting in which a person currently work or hope to work in the future and Give a few reasons why using medical records and terminology correctly in their current or future workplace is important. How will a good understanding of medical records and terminology help a person perform their job? Cite a specific example or scenario.

Emergency Preparedness Guide for Assisted Living

Your long-term care facility has asked you as a member of human resources to join the company team to create an Emergency Preparedness Guide for your Assisted Living facility.

1. You are asked to explain the emergency operations plan as part of Emergency Preparedness Guide for an Assisted Living facility. Explain these operations. What is the action strategy to be taken to maintain resident care in the facility and to limit the movement of residents, staff and visitors in order to protect people and property from a hazard? Who will be onsite to ensure the strategy is implemented?
2. Access the planning process as part of Emergency Preparedness Guide for an Assisted Living facility. What does the planning process as part of an Emergency Preparedness Guide for an Assisted Living facility look like for your facility? Who at your facility needs to be involved?
3. Provide a Shelter in Place plan for your facility as part of Emergency Preparedness Guide for an Assisted Living facility. If you were to hand this off to family members what main areas will it cover?
4. Develop a Communications Plan. Have one slide of the highlights to show what will it look like—it will need to address stakeholders including media so the community is aware. The Communications Plan is part of Emergency Preparedness Guide for the Assisted Living facility. Who at your facility will be responsible for updating the media?

Description:

Sylvia Gonzales, a 51-year-old female, is at the office for a 3-month return check for her newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. She states that she has taken the medication she received for her “sugar” and she knows the doctor wants to a do a special “sugar test” this time. Her medication list includes Januvia® 100 mg daily.

The physician has ordered a fasting blood sugar (FBS) and a hemoglobin A1C blood test. You will need to perform both of these waived tests in your office lab.

Discussion Questions:

1. Identify equipment used by a medical assistant in an office laboratory.

2. You will be measuring Sylvia’s fasting blood glucose using a glucometer. You know this is classified as a waived test. What does the classification of waived test mean?

3. The glucometer contains an instrument called a photometer. How is blood glucose measured using a photometer?

4. Measuring blood glucose is a quantitative test. What does this mean?

5. What type of controls do you expect to use when measuring Sylvia’s blood glucose?

6. When should you run the controls?

Please answer all 6 questions separately. Thank you so much.

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Discussion: Change & amp; Innovation in Nursing Creating Innovative Models of Clinical Nursing Education Innovation leads to change, and that change leads to improvements in care, service, quality, and professionalism. Real improvements in quality, care, and services come from effective, insightful change and positive innovation that is derived from people who are prepared to take the lead and act on their ideas. It is not suggested that every change is positive or good. Clearly change for change's sake or change that is ill-conceived or poorly planned can have negative consequences. However, change, facilitated or driven by clinical leaders, people, being innovative that leads to improvements in quality, care, and services is considered valuable and essential. Clinical leaders are the health professionals best placed to lead change in practice and suggest innovations that impact positively on clinical quality. Innovation can also mean bringing into existence something new that can be sustained, and which has some value or utility. In effect, innovation results in a breakthrough of some sort. The problem and need for change Although nursing care has changed significantly over the past 30 years, methods to clinically train nursing students have not. The traditional model of clinical nursing education, where a faculty member oversees a group of six to eight students on an acute care unit for a 4- to 8-hour shift, provides a haphazard approach to learning. A need exists to add innovative ways to effectively train more nursing students to better prepare them for today’s health care environment. Using a change framework, seven approaches to clinical nursing education were created through academic-practice partnerships. These approaches may increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the clinical nursing education system. For that change to be successful, one must undertake a series of eight thoughtful steps. The first two steps set the stage for change to occur and include creating a sense of urgency and establishing a group of people to guide the change process. The next step creates a vision for change. The next four steps involve making change happen and include communicating the vision, empowering others to lead change, acknowledging short-term wins, and perseverance. The final step targets ways to make change last. These eight steps can provide a solid framework for implementing clinical nursing education effort Rationale for change This innovation includes a call to redesign the nursing educational system to better meet the demands of the current and future nursing practice environment. This redesign includes increasing nursing students’ community-based experiences and exposing students to complex health care issues, such as those found in long-term care settings. Research question With significant changes in nursing practice, what are the best innovative ways to train futures nurses to match the 21st a century and beyond.

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Do you think Technology used in healthcare can dangerous and why?

Briefly describe why and how members of the following professional groups are involved in the treatment of chronically ill patients by discussing possible interventions (one for each group).

1. Physical Therapist
2. Occupational Therapists
3. Dietitians
4. Social Workers
5. Clinical Psychologists