What are some social determinants of health that contribute to the higher rates of bullying among LGBTQ+ high school students, and how can FNPs address these factors? How can mental health screenings and counseling services help reduce the long-term mental health impacts of bullying on LGBTQ+ students? What role can FNPs play in collaborating with […]
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Joan is a 59-year-old African American female who presents to your clinic with a BP of 168/90, morning headaches and feeling like her heart is beating “ too fast”. She reports having a headache at least 2 times a week when she first wakes up in the morning. She came to your clinic today because
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A woman has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctor tells her that while cancer is a multifactorial disease, she carries the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1. One of her two identical twin 19-year-old daughters is afraid that she also may have inherited the gene (Chapter 4, Learning Objective 2, 3, 8). What considerations
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An adult patient with a chronic myelogenous leukemia sits down with you to discuss his questions and concerns about his upcoming bone marrow transplant. He has already received some educational materials and participated in a family conference during which health team members described the procedure and potential complications. He has been told that he has
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Competency Apply therapeutic communication to holistic nursing actions. Student Success Criteria View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane. Scenario While attending the National Holistic Nursing Conference, you participated in a workshop that introduced
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Describe the neural mechanisms responsible for controlling blood pressure. How are nutrients, wastes, and respiratory gases transported to and from the blood and tissue spaces? Part B: Compare the structure and functions of a lymph node to those of the spleen. A friend tells you that she has tender, swollen “glands” along the left side
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in the Adult Population What signs/symptoms are identified in the patient that can be found In adults, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) often presents with a range of signs and symptoms. Some individuals may not experience any noticeable symptoms, especially in the early stages, but common signs include: Increased thirst (polydipsia)
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Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria. Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness. Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your
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Select TWO of the following questions to answer. Restate the questions you selected in the discussion forum and answer each separately. Question: Leininger’s Culture Care Theory presents three culture care modes of decisions or actions. Describe what is meant by culture care preservation and/or maintenance; culture care accommodation and/or negotiation, and culture care restructuring and /or repatterning.
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What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs? 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. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought significant reforms to
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