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Describe leadership and followership methods to motivates towards accomplishing a health informatics vision. What are the specific health informatics vision statement?
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Scenario 1: You see a skateboarder going down a hill and suddenly lose control, crashing into the gravel on the side of the bike path. The skateboarder was wearing a helmet and did not hit their head on the ground when they fell. You walk over to the skateboarder to see if you can help them and notice them struggling to sit up and moaning in pain. You notice blood on the pavement and look to find a large deep gash on the skateboarder’s thigh that is spurting blood. You are first aid certified and want to help. (1) What are the initial steps you should take when responding to this emergency? (2) How would you determine what your plan of care would be, and how would you care for the victim? Describe in detail.
Scenario 1 Continued: You have been applying pressure to the thigh with gauze pads, but the bleeding still continues and is still spurting. (1) With this new information how would you change your care? Describe in detail.
Scenario 2: You are playing a pickup game of basketball with your friends. During the game, one of the players trips over an untied shoelace and falls forward. As they are falling, they put their hands out in front of them to break their fall. They fall to the ground then yell in pain. You look over at them and they are sitting on the ground holding their arm close to their body. When you look at the arm you can see that their elbow is pointed at a weird angle and there is an obvious bump on the back of it. The athlete says that they felt a pop and they are unwilling to move their arm. (1) Describe in detail the initial steps you would take in this situation. (2) Explain how you would determine what your plan of care for the athlete should be.
Scenario 2 Continued: You have determined that the athlete has dislocated their elbow and they need more medical attention. (1) Explain what steps you would take when giving care for the athlete. (2) When would you stop providing care for the athlete?
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Case Scenario:
A 30-year-old female patient was brought by her husband to Accident & Emergency in Nizwa Hospital. Upon interview, the patient stated, “I am experiencing difficulty in breathing this past 2 days”. Upon assessment you noted the following: patient is restless with productive cough, crackles heard during auscultation, presence of nasal flaring and chest retractions with the following vital signs: BP 110/80, PR 110 bpm, RR 25 bpm, Temp. 37.1 0C and SPO2 88.
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List all the casual factors that might contribute to Preschoolers' normal growth and development. Also, describe the natural history of preschoolers' normal growth and development, outlining its four stages. Identify three preventing nursing interventions, one of each level of prevention that could apply to this condition.
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Most nursing schools have adopted four key concepts to serve as a metaparadigm of professional nursing. What are those four concepts that we should consider as we provide patient care.
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1. What is the difference between the blood that
circulates in the veins and that circulating in the arteries?
2. What is the definition of phlebotomy?
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Develop a comprehensive patient education plan for a health behavior or disease of your choice. The plan should be in a format for your entire patient population. Examples of behaviors or diseases might include but are not limited to smoking, heart disease, high blood pressure. Examples of patient education tools might include but are not limited to brochures, Powerpoint presentation, etc. You will choose one topic (health behavior/disease) and use as many education types as you choose. The goal is to provide excellent patient education and have compliance from your audience. Consider how the audience will understand your educational materials and if they will be able to implement the change presented to them.
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Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.
Tim has schizophrenia and lives in a supported house with three others. Tim enjoys living in the house and gets on well with his other housemates. Tim wants to attend the local community centre for woodworking classes offered once a week on a weekday. Tim’s father taught him some carpentry skills when he was growing up and they used to make furniture together in the family shed. Tim feels he would like to attend the classes with the aim of one day doing an apprenticeship in cabinet making. Marg is Tim’s support worker. Marg accompanies Tim when he visits the community centre to look at the room and equipment where the classes are held and to meet the woodwork instructor. Tim is enthusiastic after the tour and explains to the instructor that he has schizophrenia. Marg notices that the instructor’s manner changes towards Tim after he tells him about his mental health needs. Tim is still keen to attend and hopes to begin classes next week.
QUESTIONS:
1. What are three myths the instructor might hold about mental illness? Correct these myths with a fact. (Approx. 80 words that you can present in a bullet point list if you wish).
2. Why is it important to allow a person with a mental illness to express their own identity and preferences and avoid imposing own values and attitudes? (Approx. 70 words).
3. There is a certain level of risk involved in using the tools at the woodworking classes. What is dignity of risk and why is it important that Tim be involved in any discussions? (Approx. 70 words).
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