QUESTION Need Discussion Response: As I reflect on my previous employer, a small clinic in rural Kansas, the three words I would use to describe the organization would be: self-focused, under-managed, and under-paid.  These words were reflective of the virtual bubble that the organization existed in. While the organization was near to a major city, the community functioned as though it existed without the support […]

QUESTION Need Discussion Response: I think my work does a good job at creating a culture that supports quality improvement. I currently work as a field RN for a pediatric home health care company here in Lubbock, TX. I would describe the nursing department as professional, respectful, and collaborative. As a nurse, I have worked in several places that had toxic and negative work environments, […]

QUESTION You are conducting a study on the importance of turning and positioning of patients to prevent pressure ulcers in patients in the ICU in your organization, Do you foresee any issues with the proposed implementation of your project? Identify a strategy to help create or sustain a higher level of readiness to change with your organization and discuss how current research or literature will […]

QUESTION what is community violence? who is at risk? factors contributing to community violennce? what is a nurses role in community violence? how can community violence be prevented please provide an explanation to each question ANSWER Community Violence: Understanding, Risk Factors, Nursing Role, and Prevention Introduction Community violence is a pervasive issue that threatens the safety, well-being, and harmony of neighborhoods and communities. This essay […]

QUESTION Patient D in the community is receiving complex wound care, IV medications,and monitoring intake and output- patient is on indwelling catheter. Patient hasa diagnosis of CVA and Lung CA. Spouse is the primary caregiver and expressesburnout feeling and demanding home care to have 24 hours care to the patientas the patient is bedridden and total care. Spouse is not happy with the nurseand personal […]

QUESTION Select a medication and apply evidence or treatment guidelines used for the treatment of asthma, COPD, or an acute exacerbation of COPD. Share the mechanism of action of this medication and hints for monitoring, side effects, and drug interactions, including interactions with CAM. Integrate information regarding where the medication is found in asthma or COPD guidelines. What other considerations need to be made when […]

QUESTION A patient presents with shortness of breath (SOB). When community-acquired or hospital-acquired pneumonia is suspected, how do you select your antibiotic according to current guidelines? Provide which guidelines you used. What ethnic, cultural, and genetic differences must be considered in patients in order to ensure the safety or efficacy of the medication? Include references at least three, within five years. ANSWER Antibiotic Selection for […]

QUESTION Health History Mr. C., a 32-year-old single male, is seeking information at the outpatient center regarding possible bariatric surgery for his obesity. He currently works at a catalog telephone center. He reports that he has always been heavy, even as a small child, gaining approximately 100 pounds in the last 2-3 years. Previous medical evaluations have not indicated any metabolic diseases, but he says […]

QUESTION Describe why the role of social work research and practice is crucial in ensuring the psychosocial and health-related well-being of Latino transmigrants and their families. Provide several examples explaining its importance. (Utilizing Chapters 1,2,3 of Furnman, R. & Negi, N. (2010). Social Work Practice with Latinos: Key Issues and Emerging Themes. Chicago: Lyceum Books, Inc. ) ANSWER The Crucial Role of Social Work Research […]

QUESTION Pupillary Reflex Have the subject isolate the right eye by holding their hand vertically against the nose. Test for the pupillary light reflex by moving a small light from the side of the subject’s face toward the front. While observing the right pupil, shine a penlight into the side of the left eye. Observe any changes in the right pupil. Any change that is […]