Answer the following questions Separately

Part 1: discusses four major factors that influence the adoption of e-Health:

1. Perceived usefulness

2. Perceived ease of use

3. Individual attitudes towards e-Health application

4. Social normative pressures and perceived behavioral control

Choose one of these four factors and discuss why you feel it is most important.

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Part 2: We all understand that the future of healthcare delivery can only be improved with the use of technology and the amazing advancements in tele-health and E-Health delivery. Unfortunately, with these great advancements we must overcome the challenges associated with adopting E-Health.

There are 11 barriers to E-Health adoption discussed in our text. Four of these major barriers include financial, technological, social/cultural, and physicians/clinical providers. Choose two barriers and discuss why you believe these are the most important. Thinking outside the box, come up with at least two methods that could be used to overcome these barriers.

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Case study: Mrs X is 35 and is in need of dialysis. She is refusing treatment because she is scared of the treatment which she believes is invasive. She has been counseled about the nature of the treatment - there are no alternatives that would be of practical benefit. She is competent to make treatment decisions. She understands that if she refuses dialysis she will die. She has a daughter of 15 years who lives at home. The clinician feels very strongly that she should receive dialysis but despite numerous attempts to persuade her she refuses.

1. Identify the major ethical principles.

2. Propose an ethical decision making process that best represents the patient’s wishes.

• Choose an intervention that you could use for the adolescent obesity community (other than the one you have selected for your Final Project).
• Describe the issue and the intervention you would implement in response to it.
• Discuss why that would be an appropriate intervention for that issue.
• Include the level of prevention, steps required to complete the intervention, and how you would evaluate it.

Is “retrospective” a type of study design? Why or why not?

Identify at least 4-6 indicators that show why the Veterans Population is vulnerable to the condition (Suicide in Veterans)

Provide at least three citations.

In your understanding, give your critics on the evolution of viruses, based on 1 example of virus of your choice (eg: Ebola virus,

A 35-year-old woman with type I diabetes was admitted to the hospital with severe anemia, vomiting, and fever. She had not felt well for the past several months. She had lost more than 25 lb without dieting.Physical examination revealed a pale and slightly obese female with a distended abdomen. She was the mother of two young children, ages 3 and 5. Her menstrual periods were regular. A CBC, blood glucose, urinalysis, and pregnancy test were ordered.

■ Laboratory Data Hemoglobin 11.40 g/dL RBC 4.06 ́ 1012/L Hematocrit 35.5% MCV 87 fL MCH 28.1 MCHC 32 g/dL RDW 16% WBC 22.1 ́ 109/L Her peripheral blood smear showed abnormal erythro-cyte morphology, anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, and some teardrop (dacryocytes) cells. Her serum blood glucose was elevated. Her urinalysis was normal, except for an elevated blood glucose. The result of her pregnancy test was negative. A follow-up ultrasound of the abdomen revealed a 20-cm extrauterine mass. Subsequent surgical excision of the mass revealed a malignant epithelial tumor of the left ovary with metastases to the pelvic lymph nodes, opposite ovary, and right lung. ■ Questions 1. Does this patient have AOI? 2. Which hematopoietic cells are involved in an inflammatory response? 3. What are the characteristic iron and iron storage results in anemia of chronic inflammation?

Duncan coordinates the support of older people in community care. He is preparing feedback forms for service providers to complete when they provide service to people in their care. Service providers include day programs for older people, personal care support, delivered meals, home maintenance, respite services, transport, allied health and nursing. People that the organisation supports, need any combination of these services. The purpose of the feedback forms is to make sure the service being delivered meets the person’s needs. It is also to check that the individualised care plans are effective in their delivery.

1.What are two questions Duncan could include in his feedback form to obtain information about the effectiveness of the individualised plan? (Approx. 15 words

2.How could Duncan explain the mechanisms for providing feedback on the individualised plan to other service providers? What are two explanations that he must provide? (Approx. 20 words

3. What is a service agreement and how could Duncan use it to explain the mechanisms of providing feedback to all providers? (Approx. 80 words)

4. Why should Duncan seek feedback about the effectiveness of the individualised plan from one of the older people he supports or their advocate? (Approx. 50 words).

5. Explain two ways that Duncan can seek feedback about the effectiveness of the individualised plan from one of the older people he supports. (Approx. 40 words).

6) One of the people Duncan supports is having trouble reading. They still drive, and Duncan is worried that their eyesight may affect their driving ability. How could Duncan report to the supervising health professional about this issue? (Approx. 40 words).

Ingrid looks after her elderly aunt, who lives two hours’ drive away. Every Monday and Thursday, Ingrid drives to her aunt’s house, and spends the day with her, preparing meals, taking her to appointments and taking her on outings. She helps clean, maintain and organise her house, and just spends time with her. Her aunt, Seija, is 80, and has dementia. Generally, she is in good spirits, but she has difficult periods when she feels depressed and disorientated. Ingrid finds these days draining. Ingrid is happy to help her aunt, but after three or more years of being the sole carer for her aunt, she is beginning to feel the toll. Ingrid wants to study her masters in psychology, and asks her sister Maria to help with some of the care. Maria says she is too busy. Ingrid becomes more and more resentful. When Seija is having a bad day, Ingrid has little patience, and often leaves again after a couple of hours. She’s irritable at home and feels down a lot of the time. Her friends are concerned for her.

1) Identify at least two impacts that caring for her aunt have on Ingrid. (Approx. 30 words).

2. Seija relies on her family for support. Discuss how this impacts on the family. (Approx. 45 words)

3) Identify at least two services that could be appropriate referrals for Seija or Ingrid. (Approx. 30 words).

4) Why is it important to provide support to the carers like Ingrid? (Approx. 40 words).

5) Describe how respite care could support Ingrid. (Approx. 15 words).

Compare and contrast scabicides and pediculicides. This response should be at least 250 words in length

Mr.John confides in the nurse that his 86 year old mother was diagnosed with the same illness three weeks ago but did not exhibit all the symptoms he was experiencing and had to be kept in hospital for an extended period of time. Explain why his elderly mother did not possess his symptoms but was much more ill?

1) Surgical asepsis refers to the practices that keep objects and areas sterile (free from all living microorganisms). As such, surgical asepsis is crucial to minor office surgeries, as pathogenic microorganisms could enter the patient’s body and cause disease. Maintaining surgical asepsis is an essential responsibility of the MA. When does surgical asepsis come into play in a medical office? What are some specific circumstances when it is employed? What should be done if surgical asepsis is broken?

• What is your role as a student nurse during labor and delivery?

What do you think is the priority nursing problem of a parturient in labor?