ourse Competency: Compare the care models for nursing practice specific to the older adult. Transferable Skill: Information Literacy: Discovering information reflectively, understanding how information is produced and valued, and using information to create new knowledge and participate ethically in communities of learning. Your nursing supervisor likes the topic you chose for the in-service presentation and […]
1. You are a nurse who frequently cares for post-surgical patients in your hospital unit. Most of the medical-surgical patients have IV fluids infusing during their admission. Due to the frequent use of IV fluids on your floor, understanding fluid balance and electrolyte function is primary to your nursing practice. a. What conditions might lead […]
Course Competency: Design plans for care specific to the older adult. Consider the scenario below, then follow the instructions underneath it to complete the assignment. Mrs. Y Mrs. Y is an 84-year-old client who was recently discharged from the hospital for an infected diabetic ulcer on her left leg. During her hospitalization, Mrs. Y required […]
Purpose: Summarize and appraise an article for bias and validity in a collaborative environment. Assessment: The DBs are worth 35 points and are graded according to the rubric embedded below. Instructions: Carefully read, summarize, and appraise your group’s assigned article. The discussion board for this week should cover the following concepts in order to have a […]
Clinical Notes: Patient is a nursing home resident who presents with vesicular lesions in a linear pattern on his neck (pictured here). The lesions are on the left posterior neck and do not cross the midline. He describes the area as itchy and painful. The itching started 3 days ago and the vesicles appear two days […]
The paper should address the following: 1. Describe the dimensions of Patient-Centered Care and how do you apply PCC in your current practice. 2. Effective communications between health care providers and the patient is an essential component of PCC, why? 3. Describe an interprofessional healthcare team in your area of work. Do the members work […]
Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal. Include the following: Provide an overview of […]
Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why […]
Module 08 – Dehydration/Electrolyte/Acid-Base imbalance Presentation Your laboratory assignment this week is to create an educational PowerPoint presentation as if you were presenting to your classmates on one of the topics listed below: 1. Dehydration- Causes, Dangers, and Treatment 2. Electrolyte Imbalance- Causes, Dangers, and Treatment (pick one electrolyte imbalance) 3. Imbalances to Acid-Base Regulation- […]
1. The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, autoregulation, and related hormone factors regulating renal blood flow Question: What would be the most important concept of hormonal regulation that the APRN should address? 2. The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on […]
