Case study
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- Jim is a 69-year-old male who comes in today complaining of dyspnea on exertion, and you have noted that he has gained about 25 pounds since his last visit 7 months ago. He tells you that he is not sleeping at night because of a constant cough, and he thinks he has a cold because he is coughing up pink frothy “spit”. He is extremely fatigued because of his lack of sleep. Your examination reveals bilateral 3+ pitting edema with his lower extremities being cool to the touch, distended abdomen, hepatomegaly, hacking cough, and S3 with a gallop. Jim had a myocardial infarction (MI) 15 years ago, and his currently on medication for hypertension.
- Matthew is a 52-year-old truck driver who is seeing you today for his physical. He states that he has been in his usual state of health but missed his physical for the past few years. His BP is 165/90, HR 90, Height is 6’2, and Weight is 204. Total Cholesterol 244, HDL 32 LDL 166 Triglycerides 344 A1C 6.8.
- Jennifer is an 84-year-old who recently returned from London with her husband. She comes to your clinic as a walk-in from the airport because she does not feel well. She has felt shaky, a little short of breath, and slightly light-headed for the past 2 to 3 hours. She did not take her Norvasc or Lisinopril this morning because she didn’t feel well. She presents to you slightly diaphoretic. Her BP is 90/50, HR is 155, and RR 20. She is alert and oriented.
help with discussion
Professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for application to practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly article related to your PICOT question. Appraise the article using the General Appraisal Overview for All Studies Tool (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023, Appendix C; see also Box 6.1 in Chapter 6). Summarize your appraisal of the article in your own words.
week 3
read the outline and attached pdf’s
3-2 Module Three Program Critique
follow rubric verbatim
Reading:
https://www.proquest.com/docview/906369526?_oafollow=false&accountid=3783&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
What to Submit
Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Word document. Also include a title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Week 3 – Discussion “I would like to learn more about…..”
This week’s discussion is all about practicing APA format. There are two parts to this discussion. And be sure to respond to at least one other posting by end of Day 7.
Post 1: Go to the Galen Library and Resources and search a topic of interest.
- Find an article on your topic of interest
- In your initial post, share your topic and article. Write a brief summary of the article (3-5 sentences). Apply in-text citations (Last Name, Year) in your summary
- Write the reference to this article in APA format. Be sure to use some of the resources in this week’s module and in our library to help you with APA formatting. This https://galen.libguides.com/c.php?g=1288640&p=9463367 will take you directly to APA Citation Home Page in our Galen Library. Or you can click on Writing Support from the library’s home page.
Post 2: Answer one of the following questions.
- What challenges do you face when using APA formatting?
- How do you ensure that your citations and references are accurate?
Controversy Associated With Dissociative Disorders
- Explain the controversy that surrounds dissociative disorders.
- Explain your professional beliefs about dissociative disorders, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.
- Explain strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship with a client that may present with a dissociative disorder.
- Finally, explain ethical and legal considerations related to dissociative disorders that you need to bring to your practice and why they are important.
References x 4
- Boland, R. Verdiun, M. L. & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- Chapter 11, “Dissociative Disorders”
Reading a Research Article: High-dose vitamin D substitution in patients with COVID-19: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study—VitCov Trial
1. Find the Research Problem/Hypotheses: Often authors will refer to the purpose of the study. This is often articulated in the abstract, introduction, or background.
2. Find the purpose statement?
3. Find the study design?
4. Identify the participants. How were these chosen?
5. Identify the control group.
6. Identify the intervention?
7. outcomes (what was measured).
8. What were the results?
9. Where are the hypotheses rejected or accepted?
10. Limitations.
– This analysis will be performed in a research study, you may copy and paste the responses.
https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-022-06016-2
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