QUESTION Dissemination of EBP and research, such as presenting results at a conference or writing an article for a journal, is an important part of professional practice. Identify one professional journal and one nursing or health care conference where you might present your project. Discuss why each of your choices is the best option for you to disseminate your new knowledge. with references ANSWER Dissemination […]

QUESTION Define diabetes mellitus (DM) and discuss the classifications (type 1 and type 2), complications, and pathophysiology of DM. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder where an individual has a partial or complete insulin deficiency. There exist two types of DM: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes (Keenan-Lindsay et al., 2022). Type 1 diabetes is not entirely understood. However, it is believed to […]

QUESTION Lucian Leape says that if you make a mistake, you should admit it, explain what happened, and why. He also thinks you should apologize to the patient and follow up. Instructions: Please answer the following 2 questions Do you agree with his formula for disclosure? If not, what parts of it should be different? ANSWER Transparency and Accountability in Healthcare: An Examination of Disclosure […]

QUESTION Reflective activity: Addiction 1. Think of all the things you do or enjoy doing immensely and perceive to be essential to your life. How would you feel if asked to give up these things? Would it be easy or difficult for you to give up any of the things you really enjoy? It’s hard not to think of at least one or two pleasurable […]

QUESTION Impacts of mistakes  Please answer the following: Discuss the culture at the institution you work related tolerance/non-tolerance of inappropriate behaviors of professionals (of all levels) that you work with In an environment where there is not a culture of safety or speaking up how do you think that has an impact on patient safety What tools, if any, does your institution have to encourage […]

QUESTION lert): The patient is fully awake, aware, and responsive to the surroundings.  They are alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Disorientation: The patient is disoriented to time and place and has a decreased level of consciousness (Keenan-Lindsay et al., 2022). Lethargic: The patient is drowsy or sleepy but can be easily awakened. Limited spontaneous movement, sluggish speech, drowsy, and falling asleep quickly […]

QUESTION Reduce errors What have you learned about medication safety-in all health care settings? What actions do you personally take or are being used in your organization to improve medication safety? What one thing, if you make it happen, would make the biggest impact in your clinical setting to improve safety? (think beyond just actions and equipment-use the ideas in the readings to help you […]

QUESTION What are some interventions with rationales for deficient fluid volume related to excess loss of fluid volume related to the GI tract through the normal route as evidenced by 5-6 watery stool, active vomiting, and not being able to tolerate solid foods or liquids? The patient is positive for UTI, BUN is high and creatinine is high as well. ANSWER Interventions for Deficient Fluid […]

QUESTION Write a Reflection Paper based on the two lectures and chapters you have studied. Your reflection paper should be about two different things that interested you from each of the two lectures. You can choose to write about a concept, a study, or anything else that caught your attention while you were reading. Make sure to explain or define what you are writing about. […]

QUESTION Safety Science   Think of the tragedies that spurred the current health care safety movement cited in the IOM reports below: Betsy Lehman, a Boston Globe healthcare reporter, dies of a chemo  overdose at Harvard’s Dana Farber Cancer institute in 1994. The impact of the death gave a new focus on medication errors, role of ambiguity in prescriptions, and possible role of computerized prescribing […]