Entries by Nursing Homework Desk

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TO PREPARE Refer to the “Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies” in the Learning Resources, and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced practice nurses must possess in your specialty. Refer to your “Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form” you submitted in Week 1 and consider your strengths and opportunities for improvement. Refer to your Patient Log in Meditrek; […]

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  Topic:   Organizational, Political, and Personal Power/Organizing Patient Care   Huston’s Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 11th edition.   Learning Exercise 13.3 (page 321)  

LITERATURE REVIEW: THE USE OF CLINICAL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND EFFICIENCIES

LITERATURE REVIEW: THE USE OF CLINICAL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND EFFICIENCIES New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies. Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system […]

mental health

Psychiatric Diagnosis and DSM 5 Diagnostic Criteria History of Present Psychiatric Illness (Presenting signs & symptoms/ Previous Psychiatric Admission / Outpatient Mental Health Services) CON CEPT MAP Pathophysiology – (to the cellular level) Medical Diagnosis Clinical Manifestations (all data subjective and objective: labs, radiology, all diagnostic studies) (What symptoms does your client present with?) Complications […]

pn 2 m8 diss

  A nurse at the local Senior Center made the following notation about a client: A 74-year-old female client wearing eyeglasses with bifocal lenses and hearing aid in her left ear. Walks with a shuffling gait, using a cane for support. Wearing house slippers and housedress. States, “My other doctor says I should have my […]

End of Life Care

Mr. Rivera is a 72-year-old patient with end stage COPD who is in the care of Hospice. He has a history of smoking, hypertension, obesity, and type 2 Diabetes. He is on Oxygen 2L per nasal cannula around the clock. His wife and 2 adult children help with his care. Develop a concept map for […]

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 Topic:  Organizational Planning/Planned Change  -How do you typically respond to change? Do you embrace it? Seek it out? Accept it reluctantly? Avoid it at all cost? Is this behavior like that of your friends and that of your family? Has your behavior always fit this pattern, or has the pattern changed throughout your life? If […]