which resources like time, fund are required to arrange Olympic games as a health coordinator what you can do
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how does Social Determinants of Health affects
1)age
2)gender
3)culture/Ethnicity
4)education
5)physical environment
6)access to health care and social services
7)risk exposure
8)socioeconomics statuts
9)housing
10)Employment and working conditions
11)social connectedness
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what does pubic health mean to you as a nurse. what do you hope to gain from a training of public health 300-350 words please
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 otherwise known as Obama Care has been the center of debate among the government, policymakers, politicians, and health care providers over the past decade. For much of the last 4 years, the government has tried to repeal and replace Obama Care; however, they were unsuccessful in their attempts. There are currently modifications made to the initial Act. As a middle manager in the Health Care Industry, what type of attitude is most essential during this volatile period of change? Discuss your reasons?
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What is a workaround? Identify a workaround (specific to technology used in a hospital setting) that you have used or perhaps seen someone else use, and analyze why you feel this risk-taking behavior was chosen over behavior that conforms to a safety culture. What are the risks? Are there benefits? Why or why not? Discuss the current patient safety characteristics used by your current workplace or clinical site. Identify at least three aspects of your workplace or clinical environment that need to be changed with regard to patient safety (including confidentiality), and then suggest strategies for change.
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Case Study Week 5 – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (60 Min)
Student Name: ________________________ Date: ________________
Your Week 5 Case Study and questions are below. The questions must be completed in Week 5 during your clinical timeframe. You are to do your own work in answering the questions, this is not a shared group project. There are consequences (see syllabus) in conducting group work without direction from faculty. Submit to clinical instructor.
Patient Profile
Z.Q., 74-year-old Hispanic man, came to the emergency department (ED) 7 days ago with shortness of breath. His wife stated that he had a history of hypertension, depression, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The admission chest x-ray examination revealed dense consolidation of the left lower lobe. An arterial blood gas (ABG) at that time showed: pH 7.60, PaCO₂ 29mm/Hg, HC0₃ 32mmol/L, and PaO₂ 75mm/Hg. Z.Q. quickly deteriorated and subsequently was intubated. He has been in the intensive care unit for 3 days.
Subjective Data
Objective Data
Physical Examination
Newly Obtained Diagnostic Study Results
Case Study Questions:
What are your nursing interpretations of the client’s presenting vital signs? What would be your initial assumption from your already learned knowledge – Student’s are to apply their own assumption/thinking, faculty want you to think on your own; see what you come up with. Student Must Address All Vital Signs:
Reference(s)
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____ 1. The nurse assesses the patient and realizes that patient pain is interfering with postoperative therapies. Which does the nurse determine before using medication and relaxation techniques simultaneously to reduce patient pain? (Select all that apply.)
a. |
The patient has used guided imagery in the past successfully. |
b. |
Nonpharmacological relaxation methods appeal to the patient. |
c. |
The patient moves in the bed and disrupts the nurse incessantly. |
d. |
The provider plans to discharge the patient to home in 2 days. |
e. |
The patient understands written information on relaxation techniques. |
f. |
The patient cannot receive additional analgesia for unresolved pain. |
____ 2. The nurse caring for a female patient 1 day after a thoracotomy assesses that the patient is in pain, but the patient states that she has no pain. Which does the nurse use to confirm the patient’s pain?(Select all that apply.)
a. |
Facial grimacing during linen changes |
b. |
Eats a full liquid diet without assistance |
c. |
Uses the incentive spirometer every hour |
d. |
Patient’s culture forbids complaints of pain |
e. |
Has received nothing for pain since surgery |
f. |
Heart rate 110, blood pressure 169/90 |
____ 3. Which common adverse effect(s) is/are associated with opiate agonists? (Select all that apply.)
a. |
Dizziness |
b. |
Orthostatic hypotension |
c. |
Respiratory depression |
d. |
Confusion |
e. |
Diarrhea |
f. |
Urinary urgency |
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Questions from the Food Inc Documentary
Contrast the images of farms that most people still believe exists with the reality of the factories that prepare our food. Include details from the film for support.
What were the unintended consequences of fast food restaurants on the food quality, costs, and working conditions in the restaurants and on farms?
What does the film capture about the chicken farms and the way the chicken is produced?
What does Michael Pollan reveal are the problems with growing so much corn?
What is E. coli and how does the film show its medical and political significance?
What does the film reveal about our government's involvement in the way our food is grown and sold?
What does the film illustrate about the choices poor people make in food purchasing?
Who is Joel Salatin and in what ways does he offer hope to people who want to improve the quality of their food?
In what specific ways does the film suggest that business can offer solutions to our food problems?
Summarize the problems farmers have had with the Monsanto Corporation.
What does the film reveal about the relationship between some specific government elected and appointed officials and the problems for consumers of food?
The film concludes with the optimism that citizens and consumers of food can vote three times a day about the food that they eat. What does the film specifically recommend?
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Abortion is one of the most difficult and controversial moral issues we will consider. Listen to both sides, even if it is difficult to do. Both sides have important moral insights, even if ultimately these insights are outweighed by the insights of the other side. The goal of this discussion is not to convince you to accept one position over the other, but to help you to understand both sides. As you consider this difficult issue, it is important to distinguish two questions:
Is abortion morally wrong?
Should abortion be illegal?
Choose one of the questions above and argue both sides with supporting evidence. Please write your discussion choice in the title line.
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Cirrhrosis
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A friend of yours is very nice but more patriotic than excited about reading books. At a party with friends she says, “America’s health care system is by far the best in the world, and therefore our pregnant moms and newborn babies are the healthiest.” Based on what you read and watched in Unit 1, what might you say about at least two issues related to prenatal care, the birthing process, and the health of pregnant mothers and newborns that might suggest there is room for improvement in America?
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Your patient is a 32-year-old female who is 72 hours postpartum who arrives at the ER with two consecutive elevated blood pressures during self-monitoring at home. Based on this information:
1-What are your primary concerns for this patient and what assessments and interventions would be associated with your concerns and why?
2-What do you anticipate the patient’s home medications prior to admission might be and why?
3-What medications do you anticipate the healthcare provider would prescribe while the patient is in the hospital and why?
4-What medications do you anticipate the healthcare provider prescribing for the patient’s discharge and why?
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Kindly research and present against the use of artificial sweeteners.
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Coconut oil is touted to have a wide variety of health benefits, leading people to add it to everything from their morning coffee to their vegetables at dinner. Which of these benefits are supported by research? Should we be concerned about the saturated fat content?
How do the physical and chemical properties of different types of fat affect our health?
Based on your research, would you recommend replacing sources of monounsaturated fats (like olive oil and nuts) with coconut oil instead?
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