Case Study: A 65-year-old woman was just been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was informed of this diagnosis in her primary care physician’s office. She leaves her physician’s office and goes home to review all of her tests and lab results with her family. She goes home and logs into her PHR. She …
Go to the link https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice! • In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas …
A 50-year-old woman with an 8-year history of diabetes mellitus presents with difficulty controlling her blood sugars for the past 2 weeks. Her self-monitoring blood glucose readings have been in the 200s–300s for 2 weeks. She has managed her type 2 DM with diet, exercise, and metformin 1,000 mg twice a day. Her last glycosylated …
Ms. Jefferson is a 50-year-old woman who comes into the clinic to review her laboratory results from 2 weeks prior. She is in good health and has no complaints. Her laboratory values are normal except for the following: TSH = 30 mU/L; T4 = 3.0 mcg/dL free T4 = 0.5 mcg/dL free thyroxine index …
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, some individuals were experiencing symptoms long after their acute infection, even if they only had mild-moderate disease; now known as long-COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. You are currently in the advisor role for the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and they ask you to …
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Is staffing currently adequate at your facility? Why or why not? How could you promote changes to ensure staffing becomes or remains adequate?
Discuss how important a just culture is in the current state of healthcare. Cite your reference.
One of the National Patient Safety Goals is to prevent infection. As a nurse working in a healthcare facility, Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) have very profound effects on healthcare. There are several purposes for this assignment. Firstly, to help the student understand about the concepts of Infection Control, Safety, Caring, and Advocacy. Secondly, to help …
The development of nursing knowledge is an ongoing process. Discuss the case for the ongoing development and use of nursing grand theories and conversely, make a case for the obsolescence of nursing grand theories for today’s practice and research.
Create a 12-15 slide presentation (PowerPoint ) that presents a proposed change in patient care delivery related to your DPI Project. The presentation must demonstrate considerations for finance, quality, patient safety, and patient experience. If you are completing a PowerPoint presentation: The speaker notes must contain a …
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