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myocardial infraction pathophysiology

myocardial infraction pathophysiology

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identify the environmental factors related to influenza

identify the environmental factors related to influenza

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what are the delimination of occupational stress

what are the delimination of occupational stress

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Please describe and compare the financing and organization of the healthcare delivery system in Singapore with...

Please describe and compare the financing and organization of the healthcare delivery system in Singapore with that of the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Key points in this discussion includes: A thorough discussion of governments role, financing/funding, who/what is covered, how it is organized, how it is accessed, quality, disparities, cost, integrated, etc. (400-500 words respond)

compare the healthcare system of Singapore and America.

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Using short essay format and in your own words, answer the following questions. These do not...

Using short essay format and in your own words, answer the following questions. These do not need to be lengthy. Turn it as a word document via the View/Complete Assignment link below.

1. What is a nutrient? Name the six classes of nutrients found in foods. What is an essential nutrient?

2. Which nutrients are inorganic, and which are organic? Discuss the significance of that distinction.

3. Which nutrients yield energy, and how much energy do they yield per gram? How is energy measured?  Explain how variables might be correlational but not causal.

4.  What happens when people get either too little or too much energy or nutrients? Define malnutrition, undernutrition, and overnutrition.

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In your own words name five things paper and electronic health records have in common and...

In your own words name five things paper and electronic health records have in common and five ways in which they differ

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Congratulations you are now a Registered Nurse. Today you are getting handover from Jack. Jack has...

Congratulations you are now a Registered Nurse.

Today you are getting handover from Jack.

Jack has been looking after 16-year-old James. James is a newly diagnosed diabetic.

During handover Jack tells you he forgot to give James insulin at 9 am, but he signed for it

anyway because he planned on asking you to provide James with a double dose before tea

Jack said he told James’ Mum, he gave the insulin when she asked as she’s really anxious

and he didn’t want to cause her any stress.

  • Critically discuss ethical principles relevant to the case study.
  • Identify any conflicts between different ethical principles and/or conflicts between ethical principles and legal requirements
  • Identify a course of action and provide a rationale for their decision by reference to the National Decision Making Framework.

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56-year-old male client received an open cholecystectomy three days earlier. He is recovering on the surgical...

56-year-old male client received an open cholecystectomy three days earlier. He is recovering on the surgical unit. During the morning assessment, the nurse auscultated diminished lung sounds anteriorly in the right lung base and the client complained of a cough. Vital signs are: blood pressure 138/89, pulse 126, respirations 26, temperature 101.1oF, and an oxygen saturation of 88%. The surgeon ordered a STAT chest x-ray, complete blood count (CBC), a basic metabolic panel (BMP), arterial blood gases (ABGs). Arterial blood gas results are pH of 7.3, PCO2  of 55, and HCO3 of 26. The nurse completed the assessment. The client has refused to get out of bed due to unrelieved pain.

  1. What are the abnormals and their clinical significance?
  2. Prioritize the top 3 abnormals.
  3. List the 5 most important interventions for the top priority (from question #2) and provide the rationale for each intervention.
  4. What are the expected outcomes of each intervention (from question #3)?
  5. What are 3 potential complications that could happen with this client?
  6. What are potential causes of the client’s symptoms?
  7. The nurse understands the client requires additional teaching in the use of incentive spirometry when he states:
  1. “I only have to use it when I can’t breathe.”
  2. “I am to use it every hour 10-20 breaths while awake.”
  3. “I can continue to use it once I go home to keep my lungs clear.”
  4. "I am able to use it without assistance from the nurse.”

  1. (Opinion Question) Could this client have avoided this complication post-operatively? Provide rationale for your response.

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How will you become comfortable discussing sexuality with patients who have a different sexual orientation than...

How will you become comfortable discussing sexuality with patients who have a different sexual orientation than you?

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Physicians make up a primary external stakeholder group in your health care organization. You need to...

Physicians make up a primary external stakeholder group in your health care organization. You need to approach them about a decreasing patient satisfaction score, and their impact on this score. How would you approach this group? What would be the challenges? Have you experienced this before in your workplace? What was the outcome?

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1- What are complications of a Foley? 2- Which patients are candidates for Foley catheter and...

1- What are complications of a Foley?

2- Which patients are candidates for Foley catheter and what are the benefits of its use?

3- Why is irrigation used for foley care and what's the purpose ?

4- What measures are necessary for the nurse to take before inserting a Foley?

5- For how long should a Foley catheter be in place and why?

6- Describe the differences between a lower and upper UTI.

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Determine how long medical records must be kept in your state (NEW YORK). Remember to include...

  1. Determine how long medical records must be kept in your state (NEW YORK). Remember to include special circumstances such as minors.
  2. Research medical record storage options in your state( New York) as well.
  3. How can someone properly permanently dispose of a medical record?

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Assess barriers to the adoption for specific health information technologies and design a study to measure...

Assess barriers to the adoption for specific health information technologies and design a study to measure their impact on workflow within an Advanced Nursing Practice context.

Based upon any clinical setting where you have experience or interested in analyzing examine how a particular technology is being utilitized (for example an EHR, or CPOE, or CDS within an EHR, or even a bar code reader). Within a Donebidian context: describe the structure (e.g., clinical/organizational setting), the process of how it is used and works (multiple steps like access, sign-on, interface), and how you would measure the outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the technology.

Following this assessment see if you can think of any barriers to the use of the technology and what can be improved (including the technology itself).

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Which of the following is an example of a famous intervention study?: Framingham Heart Study British...

  1. Which of the following is an example of a famous intervention study?:

    • Framingham Heart Study
    • British Physicians Study
    • Field Trial of Polio Vaccine
    • Tecumseh Health Study
  2. Which of the following is an example of a famous cohort study?

    • Field Trial of Polio Vaccine
    • Framingham Heart Study
    • Kingston-Newburgh Study
    • Physicians’ Health Study
  3. One advantage of a case-control study is that they _______.

    • are faster and cheaper
    • are most in-depth
    • provide the greatest results
    • are the most accurate
  4. All of the following factors influence the validity of results except:

    • strong association
    • dose-response relationship
    • small study population
    • consistent results from several studies
  5. The purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to ensure:

    • that the project stays on budget
    • that the study is conducted in an ethical manner
    • that the study has enough participants
    • that the data from the research project is reviewed properly
  6. A false positive means that:

    • the test reports a positive result for a person who is disease free
    • the test reports a negative result for a person who actually has the disease
    • the test reports a positive result for a person who actually has the disease
    • the test reports a negative result for a person who is disease free
  7. An estimated 24% of Americans have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by all of the following except:

    • central obesity
    • elevated triglycerides and low HDL
    • hypertension
    • normal glucose levels

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Describe how an advanced practice nurse would alter the medication dose of Bactrim in a patient...

Describe how an advanced practice nurse would alter the medication dose of Bactrim in a patient with chronic kidney disease. Discuss the physiologic rationale for altering the dose and monitoring its effectiveness.

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