QUESTION So my question is how do you differentiate EIA from and acute exacerbation of Asthma?  Joshua was diagnosed with asthma as a young child and “grew out of it” Are there other clues in the case that support an acute exacerbation? What patient education do you want to share with Joshua and his mom about asthma and its managment? (Please these questions are for […]

QUESTION Mr.Smith was discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility after his CVA. Rehabilitation was begun using Medicare reimbursement at the nursing home. Six weeks after his stroke, Mr. Smith was discharged to his home with visiting nurse services. During a home health visit, Mrs. Smith asks why Medicare will not pay for a home health aide to stay with her husband 24/7. […]

QUESTION This 2013 California case involves a 13-year-old female patient (Jahi McMath) who, following a rather minor surgery aimed at relieving symptoms of sleep apnea, suffered massive blood loss, cardiac arrest, and loss of blood flow to her brain. After resuscitative efforts and ventilator maintenance, three days later, tests revealed a total absence of brain activity and her doctors pronounced her “brain dead,” which constitutes […]

QUESTION Describe evidenced-based strategies for working with hospitals nurses to promote their buy-in and prepare them to implement a new foot exam policy with guidelines to their work to increase foot exam underperformance against national benchmarks. Suggest insightful measures indicative of early success . ANSWER Promoting Nurse Buy-In and Implementation of a New Foot Exam Policy in Hospitals: Evidence-Based Strategies and Early Success Measures Introduction […]

QUESTION Select a medical condition that is commonly seen in your practice and then present the following: the descriptive epidemiology of the condition (including statistics on person, place, and time), demographics, pathophysiology, transmission, screening recommendations, and current screening tests available. Then, discuss the specificity and sensitivity of one of the tests specific to your condition (e.g., PSA, Rapid HIV Testing, CTA, etc.), positive predictive value, […]

QUESTION EHR Go Activity: Updating Health Information is the activity, what exactly am I supposed to do? I don’t have any other information to go with. Application Activity: Updating Health Information Learning objectives  Demonstrate effective communication. Demonstrate feedback techniques to obtain patient information. Apply critical thinking skills when interpreting patient information and clarifying statements. Apply current knowledge of electronic health records and appropriate, accurate documentation. Student […]

QUESTION I selected an outpatient mental health setting Explain whether goals at your organization are established for these metrics you reviewed and whether or not they are currently being met. Then, explain the potential impacts of meeting or not meeting these metrics for your healthcare organization. Be specific and provide examples. ANSWER Metrics and Goal Achievement in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting: Impacts on Healthcare […]

QUESTION That practicing religion and spirituality can have an impact on a person’s respiratory system and and mental health? It’s a phenomenon that has been studied for quite some time now. Take a look at this article from 2008 and let me know your thoughts!   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190564/ ANSWER The Impact of Religion and Spirituality on Respiratory and Mental Health: An Exploration Introduction The relationship between […]

QUESTION .Choose a patient from practice(any patient or make it up) and briefly explain their journey up to the time you became involved in their care; include the care pathway the patient is being cared under e.g. Stroke pathway. 2.A)Critically discuss the nursing assessment used to plan your chosen patients care needs.  Consider the patients physical and mental health. From this nursing assessment choose one […]

QUESTION Cloud-Based Decision Support The Clinical Decision Support Consortium project is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and illustrates how clinical decision support is scalable from one population to another. What is the Clinical Decision Support Consortium (CDSC), and what is its purpose? What is the four-stage approach the CDSC used to develop clinical decision support? What was the biggest challenge the […]