Louis Johnson, a 48 y.o., gay, partnered, Caucasian male presents to the emergency department with unremitting right flank pain. He denies dysuria or fever. He does report significant nausea without vomiting. He has never experienced anything like this before. On examination he is afebrile, and his blood pressure is 160/80 mm Hg with a pulse […]
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Marisol Arroyo, age 23 y.o., and unmarried, accompanies her mother, Julia, who is a 68 y.o., divorced Latina female, to her appointment with her primary care Nurse Practitioner. Both Marisol and her mother, who live together, have noted that her ever-present forgetfulness seems to be worsening. Just yesterday she walked to the corner store for
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Darla Thomas, a 25 y.o. African-American previously well woman, presents to her primary care Nurse Practitioner’s office with complaints of episodic shortness of breath and chest tightness. She has had the symptoms on and off for about 2 years but states that they have worsened lately, occurring two or three times a month. She notes
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Jackie Johnson, a 35 y.o. African-American, married female, advertising executive, presents to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain. The pain is described as 8 on a scale ranging from 1 to 10, retrosternal, and sharp in nature. It radiates to the back, is worse with taking a deep breath, and is improved
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See Van, a 35-year-old married Hmong-American woman recently underwent an annual Papanicolaou test (Pap smear) at her Certified Nurse Midwife’s practice, and the results were abnormal. Her provider diagnosed her with low-grade cervical dysplasia. What alterations at the cellular level would you expect to see with this diagnosis? Provide and discuss with your colleagues S.
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Reflect on what you have learned in this course. How has your opinion/attitude toward nursing research changed? Does your facility use evidence-based practice? If not, how can you facilitate it? Reflect on what you have learned in this course. How has your opinion/attitude toward nursing research changed? Does your facility use evidence-based practice? If not,
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There are various methods of facilitating evidence-based practice within a facility. Which method would you use to introduce it at your facility? There are various methods of facilitating evidence-based practice within a facility. Which method would you use to introduce it at your facility? There are various methods of facilitating evidence-based practice within a facility.
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How would you do a qualitative study about the topic you chose? What qualitative design would you use and how would you analyze the data? How would you do a qualitative study about the topic you chose? What qualitative design would you use and how would you analyze the data? How would you do a qualitative
Choose a quantitative research article. How were the data analyzed in your research article? Now that you have reviewed the entire article, what other studies do you think need to be done in order to bring this solution into practice? Choose a quantitative research article. How were the data analyzed in your research article? Now
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Discuss the sampling plan that was used in your research article. Is there a different sampling plan that would have been better? How might you change the sampling plan to make this study more culturally diverse? What are the ethical considerations that impact sampling and subject diversity? Discuss the sampling plan that was used in