Investigate the following drugs Gabapentin Lisinopril Synthroid • Identify the following criteria: History of drug (sometimes not much info) Indications/Contraindications Drug interactions Side effects Warnings

1. Why do we use indicators to determine obesity?
2. What are some of the characteristics of good indicators?
3. What are the pros and cons of using BMI?

• Describe a significant nursing clinical issue, topic of interest, or practice problem that is important to you. Describe why you chose the problem/topic.
• Write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format for your nursing practice problem.

Read chapter 65-66 Medsurge II, Draw a table that include etiology, clinical manifestation and more relevant nursing management measure for the differents type of shok [cardiogenic, hypovolemic, anaphylactic and obstructive}

Locate an article on the nutritional beliefs of a culture or religion. Provide a summary of the article and include a link to the article. What interventions should be implemented to ensure cultural competence? Use evidence from one scholarly source other than your textbook or ATI book to support your answer. Use APA Style to cite your source.

Discuss the difference between food borne illness and food poisoning. Provide an example of each and discuss the mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment, and prognosis. What education would the nurse provide on prevention? Use evidence from one scholarly source other than your textbook or ATI book to support your answer. Use APA Style to cite your source.

Research a medical specialty, and a disease that this specialty physician would treat. Provide a paragraph identifying the patient and problem. You will then provide items that should be included in the history and physical consultation. Provide one reference to support your discussion

Utilize epidemiology, studies/statistics, and/or scientific/clinical info to support the cons of medical marijuana

A new test can screen someone with a family history for a particular type of aggressive cancer through genetic testing. Those that inherit this genetic marker, or 'cancer gene', from one or both of their parents will have a much greater risk of getting this cancer. Would you recommend this genetic screening? Why or why not?

List examples of issues an inter-professional team model would try to solve in a healthcare environment. Apply the inter-professional team model to a hypothesized health leadership situation, and explain the rationale for your decisions, actions, and behaviors.

Abstract #2:

Online Activities for Enhancing Sex Education Curricula: Preliminary Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse.

Raghupathy, Shobana; Klein, Charles; Card, Josefina

Sociometrics Corporation , Los Altos , California , USA
Portland State University , Portland , Oregon , USA

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services (J HIV AIDS SOC SERV), 2013 Apr-Jun; 12 (2): 160-71

The purpose of this research was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse (ACES), a digital, classroom-based resource designed to supplement existing sex education curricula with highly interactive materials such as video clips, multimedia polls and quizzes, and audiovisual demonstrations. Three hundred thirty-five students aged 14 to 19 were randomly assigned to an ACES-based (treatment) or a standard (control)sex education curriculum. Data were collected at the onset of the intervention and 3 months after the completion of the intervention. Preliminary results were highly encouraging, with ACES participants who were sexually initiated at baseline reporting (at the 3-month follow-up) significant reductions in the number of times they had sex in the past 4 weeks. Both sexually initiated and non–sexually initiated youth who experienced the ACES curriculum also demonstrated greater intent to abstain from the sex during the follow-up period than did those in the control group.

1. What are the independent variable(s) in this study?

2. What are the dependent variables in this study?

3. What type of research approach was used in the study?

        Is it quantitative and qualitative, Why?

4. Is the study prospective or retrospective in nature? Why?

5. Is the study experimental or non-experimental in design? Why? What type of research is this study?

Simulation versus online learning: Effects on knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and perceived effectiveness.

Bredenkamp, Nancy D

University of Northern Colorado, 2013; Ph.D. (153 p) doctoral dissertation – research

The healthcare environment continues to experience rapid changes requiring nursing professionals to update knowledge and technical skills to provide safe patient care. The result is a need for healthcare facilities to find unique, evidence-based teaching methods to support learning. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and perceived effectiveness of two teaching strategies. Nurses participating in the study were randomized to either a high fidelity simulation experience or an online learning module to complete continuing education about a hypoglycemic protocol. After taking a pre-test, participants completed a learning session and then took the first post-test. Approximately four weeks later, a second post-test was completed that included questions about the application of the protocol in clinical practice. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.
There were no significant differences between the learning strategy groups related to demographic variables, mean test scores, knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, or perceived effectiveness of the learning strategy. Both groups showed a significant amount of knowledge gain (p = 0.00) and both groups lost knowledge after the learning sessions with the online group, demonstrating a statistically significant loss (p = 0.027). Qualitative analysis of responses to open-ended questions identified three themes: hands-on learning is helpful (simulation group), online learning is effective (online group), and education is applied in practice (both groups).

1. What are the independent variable(s) in this study?

2. What are the dependent variables in this study?

3. What type of research approach was used in the study?

        Is it quantitative and qualitative, Why?

4. Is the study prospective or retrospective in nature? Why?

5. Is the study experimental or non-experimental in design? Why? What type of research is this study?

Health Informatics: Technology to support Evidence Based Practice. What are:

Literature search strategies and tools

Technology initiatives and EBP

Applications to support research and EBP

Consider a disease, other than HIV/AIDS, such as malaria. How might public health efforts with respect to this disease raise human rights concerns?

Describe the problems associated with housing for the aged. When you become elderly where do you want to be housed and why?