Write at least a 1050-word paper in which you answer the following questions:. Your response must address all aspects of each question, must include your personal opinions, ideas, or thoughts; and must provide examples in any situation where it is warranted.
Please give at least one reference
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1. The public interest theory and the special interest theory of government intervention have their similarities and differences. Compare and contrast these two theories and provide a recent example of each. ( Explain in details and add references to support)
2. How are Medicaid and Medicare similar? How are they different? ( Explain in details and add references to support)
3. Increased demand for health care services leads to an increasing need for health care organizations to be cost-efficient. What are the factors that impact an organization's financial viability? ( Explain in details and add references to support)
4. Discuss how the individual demand for health care differs from the aggregate demand for health care. Provide at least one example. ( Explain in details and add references to support)
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BEFORE AND AFTER NURSING RESPONSINILITIES FOR WOOD'S LIGHT EXAMINATION
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Mr. Alvis, age 57, presented to his physician with marked fatigue, nausea with occasional diarrhea, and a sore, swollen tongue. Lately, he also has been experiencing a tingling feeling in his toes and a feeling of clumsiness. Microscopic examination of a blood sample indicated a reduced number of erythrocytes, many of which are megaloblasts, and a reduced number of leukocytes, including many large, hypersegmented cells. Hemoglobin and serum levels of vitamin B12 were below normal. Additional tests confirm pernicious anemia.
Relate the pathophysiology of pernicious anemia to the manifestations listed above.
Discuss how the gastric abnormalities contribute to vitamin B12 and iron deficiency and how vitamin B12 deficiency causes complications associated with pernicious anemia.
Discuss other tests that could be performed to diagnose this type of anemia.
Discuss the treatment available and the limitations.
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1. Which parasite is not a louse?
A. Pediculus humanus capitis.
B. Sarcoptes scabiei
C. Pediculus humanus corporate
D. Phthirus pubis
2. is a parasitic infection classified as a sexually
transmitted infection (STI).
A. Pediculus humanus capitis
B. scabies
C. Pediculus humanus corporis
D. Phthirus pubis
3. Select the drug for which the FDA requires
manufacturers to place a Black Box warning in the package
insert
A. lindane
B. permethrins
C. pyrethrins
D. crotamiton
4. Which of the following statements about body lice
is false?
A. Body lice infestations are caused by the parasite Pediculus
humanus corporis.
B. Adult body lice can survive away from a human host for 30
days.
C. Body lice infestations are a serious public health
concern.
D. Body lice may cause epidemics of typhus and louse-borne
relapsing fever.
5. In which environmental conditions does scabies
thrive?
A. dense populations such as in prisons and nursing homes
B. warm environment
C. moist environment
D. arid environment
E. scarcely populated environment
TRUE OR FALSE
6. Malathion was withdrawn from the market in Canada but is still available in the United States.
7. Permethrins and pyrethrins may be obtained only by prescription.
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1. Describe in your own words the impact advances in technology and improvements in medical education had on the growth of U.S. hospitals and healthcare services from 1920 to the current period. (Chapter 2) Include references to:
• The Baylor Plan – (healthcare insurance as a benefit of employment)
• The Hill-Burton Act – (hospital construction in the U.S.)
• Medicare Title XVIII and Medicaid Title XIX – (differences between the two programs)
• TEFRA – (the change in hospital inpatient reimbursement)
• The Affordable Care Act – (merging the House bill with the Senate bill)
Complete the following questions, each in an essay format (no bullets).
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Basic Overview of the Healthcare Theory
1. Provide an example of healthcare theory and give a brief description of the sample healthcare theory
2. Provide an assessment of the theory using Box 6.1 in Polit and Beck (2017)
3. Generate a research hypothesis that could empirically be tested in a quantitative research study.
4. Think about the variables and assumptions of your healthcare theory and pick a patient population that you could apply to healthcare theory.
5. Give a brief background and significance of the patient population
6. State your PICO research question
7. State the null and alternative hypothesis o Identify the Independent Variable (IV) and Dependent Variable (DV) (only one DV)
8. Provide a rationale for why you are asking this question.
9. How does the theory or model support why you are asking this question.
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Why it is important for nurses to be culturally competent? Why is it important to respect patient dignity?
- Post one image that represents your thoughts in response to the assignment prompt.
-Provide 3 to 4 bullet points to explain the image and the importance of cultural competence and respect for patient dignity.
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Write at least a 265-word response to the following. Your response must address all aspects of each question, must include your personal opinions, ideas, or thoughts; and must provide examples in any situation where it is warranted.
Who are the stakeholders who should be involved in the system and acquisition process? Why is it important to involve each one?
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How Joseph Stalin(1879-1953) affect the world? How he was able to increase his power and keep his leadership. Why did he want to increase the power of government?
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Taking into consideration all of his health problems, what are the top 5 priority nursing diagnoses for him?
What would be appropriate outcomes for each diagnosis?
What are some appropriate interventions for each diagnosis (remember to include MD orders as well as nursing actions, and note that there might be a lot of overlap in terms of interventions for different diagnoses)?
Your patient is a 92-year old male who was just admitted to your med/surg unit through the ED for dehydration, hypokalemia, and gastroenteritis of unknown etiology. His past medical history indicates that he has had COPD for 26 years. His COPD has been characterized by a mixture of emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and reactive airway symptoms. 8 years ago he developed right-sided HF, and after a knee replacement 5 years ago his HF became bilateral, and he developed atrial fibrillation. He has HTN, chronic renal insufficiency, and Type 2 DM. His meds include: 3 inhalers - tiopropium, salmeterol/fluticasone, and albuterol prn; and the following PO meds - digoxin, furosemide, warfarin, prednisone, theophylline, lisinopril, metoprolol, metformin, and glipizide. Upon admission his VS were P 108, RR 32, BP 98/52, T 99, and O2 sat by pulse oximetry 90% on room air. He is oriented, but states he is too tired to answer questions. Lung sounds diminished bilaterally, extra heart sounds noted, bowel sounds hyperactive and high-pitched. His wife states he has had approximately 12 loose BMs in the last day, and that this is the third day of severe diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. She does not know when the last time he voided was, and states that he has continued to take all of his medications, except his diabetes pills, which he stopped taking because he hasn’t been eating .
He also had the following diagnostic results:
ABGs: pH: 7.25 CO2: 50 HCO3: 25 PaO2: 84 SaO2: 90%
CXR: changes consistent with COPD, enlarged heart
EKG: atrial fibrillation 2-D
Echo: left ventricular hypertrophy with 25% EF
CBC & METABOLIC PANEL: HGB: 19 HCT: 58 WBC: 8 BUN: 59 CREAT: 2.8 Na: 155 K: 2.8 Cl: 110 Ca: 8 PO4: 5.1 Mg: 1.2 Glucose: 987 Pre-Albumin: 15 Albumin: 2.9 Total protein: 4.8 INR: 3.5 Digoxin level: 1.9 Theophylline level: 24
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Basic concept template: psychosocial integrity abuse and neglet the eldery (legal respomblities indications of abuse, need related content, underlying prinicples, nursing intervention
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A.S. is a 70-year-old white woman who presented to the emergency department because of a 4-day history of increased shortness of breath and generalized weakness. A.S. stated that she has been able to do her daily chores at home independently, but for the past few days, it was getting difficult for her to get around and that she needed to take frequent breaks because she was short of breath and had no energy. She has a long history of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. She is admitted with a tentative diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Subjective Data
Objective Data
Physical Examination
Diagnostic Studies
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Hemoglobin |
8 g/dL |
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Hematocrit |
23.8% |
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RBC |
2.57 million/mm3 |
* |
WBC |
4.7 mm3 |
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Sodium |
132 mEq/L |
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Potassium |
5.2 mEq/L |
* |
Calcium |
9 mg/dL |
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BUN |
36 mg/dL |
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Creatinine |
4.9 mg/dL |
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BNP |
182 pg/mL |
Case Study Questions
Explain what might have contributed to A.S.’s present condition:
Evidence-based Preventive Health Care Provisions/Programs:
1.
2.
Nursing Teaching/Instructions Other Health Professionals
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