Chapter 7

1. Human cannot drink salty water (like ocean water). In large amounts it will cause severe health problems. Based upon your understanding of Hypertonic solutions. What is the problem with salt water from a cellular hydration perspective?
2. Chapter 7.2 lists the functions of water in the body. Create a list of the functions and define each in a sentence or two.
3. How does the brain detect water status and respond by altering thirst?
4. How do the kidneys an adrenal glands regulate the amount of water and salt in the body?
5. Sodium is one of the primary electrolytes in the body. It is also the primary mineral lost in sweat. What happens if sodium concentrations are too high or too low? .
6. Imbalances of Potassium can be disastrous to health. Explain the health problems associated with too much or too little potassium.
7. How does dehydration affect the body (heart rate, Blood pressure, etc). How does dehydration affect sports performance?

Chapter 8

1. What are free radicals and how does the body neutralize them using enzymes and made chemicals like glutathione?
2. The antioxidant vitamins are A,C, & E (remember the word ACE). Describe the role of each of these in disease prevention.
   1. A
   2. C
   3. E
3. Three key groups of phytonutrient are listed below. For each define and give examples of their health benefits
   1. Carotenoids
   2. Flavonoids (especially anthocyanidins)
   3. Organosulfur compounds
4. What is the only anti-oxidant mineral? What are the health benefits to adequate intake of this mineral?
5. What dietary choices are necessary to ensure adequate intake of these antioxidants and phytonutrients? What are the dietary recommendations?

Academic research paper about alternative healing modalities through the lens of their respective liberal studies concentration.

Need an introduction, a brief literature review, method of analysis, and results/discussion sections.

Base on the Black Baptist church cultural background, social position, values of Middle income

Academic research paper about alternative healing modalities through the lens of their respective liberal studies concentration.

Need an introduction, a brief literature review

Base on the Black Baptist church cultural background, social position, values of Middle income

Academic research paper about alternative healing modalities through the lens of their respective liberal studies concentration.

method of analysis, and results/discussion sections.

Base on the Black Baptist church cultural background, social position, values of Middle income

cademic research paper about alternative healing modalities through the lens of their respective liberal studies concentration.

Need an introduction, a brief literature review,

Base on African American cultural background, social position, values of low income

Academic research paper about alternative healing modalities through the lens of their respective liberal studies concentration.

method of analysis, and results/discussion sections.

Base on African American cultural background, social position, values of low income

Complementary and Alternative Therapies 1. Margaret Thompson is a 76-year-old Catholic woman who was diagnosed with a slow-growing renal tumor. She is scheduled for surgery. You are responsible for the admission assessment and initial care for this patient. Which assessment questions about complementary and alternative therapies will you include during this preoperative period? 2. During the initial assessment Ms. Thompson asks many questions. “Is it cancer? Will the surgery result in a disability? What can I expect? Will I have to be in the intensive care unit (ICU)?” You conclude that she is afraid of both the surgical procedure and the outcome. Which types of specific nursing-accessible complementary therapies will you offer her during the preoperative period to reduce her anxiety and help her prepare for surgery? 3. In the days following surgery you are assigned to care for Ms. Thompson. Although physically she is recovering quite well from the procedure, you note that she is becoming more despondent and depressed. Preparing for discharge, which complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies do you recommend to help her deal with her depression and cancer diagnosis?

explain the important of personal cleanliness to the healthcare workers in a healthcare facility.include your thoughts on why this skill is named " Displaying Good Grooming, personal Hygiene, and Cleanliness

You have discovered that one of your physicians is violating the Stark law by sending patients to an imaging center in which she has an ownership percentage. She offers you a monthly consulting fee if you don’t say anything and let her continue to refer patients. She tells you that the facility is good and the patients are not being harmed.

a. Explain what the Stark law is.

b. Discuss what you would do in this situation.

c. What consequences should be taken against the physician, if any?

Compose an argument proposing that the risk of newborn falls outweighs the benefits of rooming-in after birth.

Please cite at least one source to support your argument.

What are some advantages and disadvantages of an HIE. What do you think of this HIE and how it will affect the overall EHR? Do you think this would be beneficial with what we are experiencing now with COVID-19.

You are a new RN in week 6 week of a 8-week orientation. The goal of these last two weeks is to increase your patient load to near a full load. Your assignment today involves caring for 4 patients. One of the patients, Mr. Smith, will be going home, one, Mrs. Jones, will be going to surgery at approximately 11:00 a.m. and two of them are post-op patients. One of the post-op patients has multiple tubes, lines and a dressing change. The other post-op patient is receiving IV antibiotics and is anticipated to go home tomorrow.

How would you prepare for your day with your preceptor?

About 10:00 Mr. Smith is ready to go home. His discharge teaching has been completed and all forms that need his signature have been completed. You ask Tracy the nursing assistant to take Mr. Smith downstairs where his wife will be waiting to take him home. She is abrupt but says she will get it done. Joseph goes to finish preparing Mrs. Jones’ record for surgery. She is going to surgery due to a fracture of her femur. About 10:30 Joseph goes to Mrs. Jones’ room to check on her again before she goes to surgery and he notices she has the same hospital gown on that she had on early in the morning and it appears she had not been bathed. As he comes out of Mrs. Jones’room he sees Mr. Smith’s wife coming up the hall and she is visibly upset. She wants to know why her husband has not been brought downstairs.

If you were the preceptor how would you as the preceptor facilitate the new RN dealing with this situation?

What will your statement of interest look like for your program of choice?

A patient is admitted for suspicion of a GI bleed. This patient’s history includes multiple admissions for alcohol abuse, alcohol withdrawal, and pancreatitis. The patient begins to vomit small amounts of bright red blood. The medical ICU nurse is most concerned that the patient is experiencing: