Discuss the ANA code of ethics for nurses provisions vital to professional nurses, And discuss provisions vital to nurse administrators to apply as leaders in the healthcare organization?
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You are referred a 49-year-old male for on-going care after having suffered an Acute Myocardial Infarction. The notes from the cardiologist states the patient is apparently not hypercholesterolemia but is somewhat obese and his father died of a ‘heart attack’ at 59 years of age. On clinical examination you confirm the obesity (BMI = 31), the patients BP is 165 /105 mmHg, he admits to smoking between 20 and 30cigarettes a day until his AMI, but no overt evidence of hyperlipidemia is detected. Other than his father there is no clear history of premature CAD in his family. A fasting cholesterol is 5.2 mmol/l,HDL-C 0.8 mmol/l, trigs 2.7 mmol/l.
i. Discuss the LP profile in
terms of its risk potential and causation.
ii. Discuss the overall risk of the
patient.
iii. Discuss what other laboratory
determination(s) may be useful in assessing this patient.
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Analyze the importance of kangaroo care, the benefits and any contraindications, and describe a plan of care for the family who chooses to employ KC
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Using the nursing process as a framework, plan the care of a client with Allergic skin condition (Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema/contact dermatitis) .Infectious skin condition
a.Bacterial
b.Fungal
c.viral
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1. What three phases of clinical drug testing are required before a new drug application can be approved?
A. On which of the five schedules is each of these drugs listed: heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine?
B. What are the important difference between a Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substance?
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wellness/stress management workaholic corporate boss working 12 to 16 hours days, with a sedentary life, poor diet, identify the problems, assess health implications of the problems, identify resources available to support an individual in that circumstance, and develop a plan to improve overall wellness.
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Review of literature on adult asthma care .
choose the content from any scholary article.
Thank you.
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. A 58-year old Native American presents in the Mercy emergency room with headache, irritability, generalized muscle pain and uncontrollable back spasms. He has become very restless and worried because he has had the back spasms all through his court case that afternoon and they became extremely painful. In his history, the patient states that he has a very busy life. He is on medication for high blood pressure (beta blocker) and has mild asthma. He injured himself about 10 days earlier, puncturing his left arm with a nail from an old barn he is tearing. The wound has produced moderate quantities of pus, but he has been keeping it clean. When asked, he did not remember having a tetanus shot since he was a kid. The wound was sampled for microscopic examination and culture. The back appears to have very tight contractions and spasms. The patient is in obvious agonizing pain. a) What is your diagnosis here? b). What is the proper treatment of this problem? c). How could this have been prevented?
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Determine initial ventilator settings for the following patient; describe not only what settings you will put her on but also the indication for ventilation and how the intubation and mechanical ventilation will be carried out.
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Determine initial ventilator settings for the following patient. Describe not only what settings you will put her on but also the indication for ventilation and how the intubation and mechanical ventilation will be carried out.
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Determine initial ventilator settings for the following patient. Describe not only what settings you will put her on but also the indication for ventilation and how the intubation and mechanical ventilation will be carried out.
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Todd Lawrence is an 8-year-old boy who has been hospitalized for treatment with skeletal traction after sustaining a compound fracture of his left leg 8 days ago. During the night he developed a fever of 102.6°F (39.2°C). This morning his temperature is 101.8°F (38.8°C). The pin sites are red and inflamed and the upper leg area is tender to the touch. Todd is complaining of pain, rating it a 9 out of a possible 10 on a numerical pain rating scale. Laboratory tests reveal leukocytosis, an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and positive blood cultures.
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Determine initial ventilator settings for the following patient; describe not only what settings you will put her on but also the indication for ventilation and how the intubation and mechanical ventilation will be carried out.
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