P.Q. is a nurse practitioner in a rural, agricultural community. The community is populated mostly by the Hispanic families that work in the fields. Many of the families are migrant workers. They stay in his community during the planting and harvesting seasons and then migrate back to Mexico or to other communities where they can […]
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C.B. is a significantly overweight, 48-year-old woman from the Winnebago Indian tribe who had high blood sugar and cholesterol levels three years ago but did not follow up with a clinical diagnostic work-up. She had participated in the state’s annual health screening program and noticed that her fasting blood sugar was 141 and her cholesterol
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R.H. is a 74-year-old black woman, who presents to the family practice clinic for a scheduled appointment. She complains of feeling bloated and constipated for the past month, some-times going an entire week with only one bowel movement. Until this episode, she has been very regular all of her life, having a bowel movement every
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H.M is a 67-year-old female, who recently retired from being a school teacher for the last 40 years. Her husband died 2 years ago due to complications of a CVA. Past medical history: hypertension controlled with Olmesartan 20 mg by mouth once a day. Family history no contributory. Last annual visits with PCP with normal
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G.J. is a 71-year-old overweight woman who presents to the Family Practice Clinic for the first time complaining of a long history of bilateral knee discomfort that becomes worse when it rains and usually feels better when the weather is warm and dry. “My arthritis hasn’t improved a bit this summer though,” she states. Discomfort
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Describe a situation of ethical dilemma that you have experienced as a psych nurse and how it was resolved. (Saunders, 2014) Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Ethical Dilemma in Psychiatric Nursing: A Case of Involuntary
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APN Business Planning Based on your textbook reading, discuss the process of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) business planning from a system approach. Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Business Planning from a System
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Nursing practice and health outcomes are typically influenced by fiscal management practices within a healthcare system. Decisions related to cost of supplies, rate of pay, and staffing are often considered based on location, organizational size, and healthcare policy and legislation. Consider a scenario where due to staffing shortages, a hospital unit is exploring either bringing
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Post a brief description of general healthcare technology trends, particularly related to data/information you have observed in use in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Describe any potential challenges or risks that may be inherent in the technologies associated with these trends you described. Then, describe at least one potential benefit and one potential risk associated
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Q.2. Part II: What are your own personal experiences in health care in the United States? Specifically, discuss the context from the patient’s experience. Based on your readings in Unit I, what are the medical social and economic characteristics of the patient, and how do they influence the health care system? Personal Experiences in Healthcare
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