QUESTION The purpose of this assignment is to assess leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, establish the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a leader in nursing, and to explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice. Read the study materials on leadership and complete the topic quiz activities to better understand your leadership qualities. Upon completion, summarize and share with […]

QUESTION Baker, Fond, Hale and Cook (2016) argued that a gap exists in the understanding of public health informatics and effective communication among public health professionals. However, Morris (2018) posited that public health nurses utilize information technology to access information, provide and document care and outcomes, communicate professionally and for research, citing several databases used to compile and share data (p.162-163). Do you believe a […]

QUESTION Michael is a 22-year-old college student who lives off-campus. Although he has a kitchen in his apartment, he has neither the time nor the interest in making his own food or stocking his own kitchen. All three of his daily meals come from fast-food restaurants. A typical day’s intake is shown below: Breakfast: Two egg and bacon sandwiches on English muffins; large coffee with creamer and sugar Lunch: Two […]

QUESTION Reference: Martinez, Jones, J. D., Brandt, L., Hien, D., Campbell, A. N. C., Batchelder, S., & Comer, S. D. (2021). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) in individuals with opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 221, 108632-108632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108632.   Using your selected practice problem (Opioid abuse and addiction), the appraised quantitative research study above and the evidence-based intervention from the research […]

QUESTION The following documentation is from the health record of a cardiac catheterization patient done in the hospital. Procedures Performed: Left heart catheterization. Coronary angiography. Right coronary artery mid in-stent restenotic lesion. Percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty. Placement of intracoronary stent. Right coronary artery-distal stent edge lesion. Percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty. Placement of intracoronary stent. Adjunct use of intravenous Aggrastat infusion. Complications: None. Indication: […]

QUESTION Maria Gonzalez is a 46-year-old female. She arrived in the emergency department, complaining of nausea, vomiting and severe upper abdominal pain that she describes a shirt, penetrating and reading to mid back. This pain radiates to her right shoulder. Mrs. Gonzalez explains that she has experience intermittent abdominal pain over the last month after eating. What structures or organs are you concerned about? AKA […]

QUESTION Sarah Lynn is an 18-year-old female presents in the emergency department with a two day history of nausea, vomiting, and increasing abdominal pain. Her pain is focused in her lower, abdomen that radiates to her right flank. She denies any pregnancy and has just finished a normal period. She is dizzy and lightheaded, because she throws up every time she eats or drinks. Based […]

QUESTION Prenatal care using a combination of TM and FTF visits is becoming more acceptable by patients and providers as a result of using it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing an appropriate schedule, appropriate monitoring equipment, and enhanced educational materials can bring this into a new standard of care. Evidence shows that TM provides comparable health outcomes to the traditional FTF in-office delivery of care […]

QUESTION For the following case studies, identify the source(s) of inefficiency and reduced quality of care. Then discuss what changes to the health care system could be made to have improved the patient’s outcome.   Case # 1:  Raymond Raymond, a 78-year-old man living in a motel, is found lying on the floor of his room, semi-conscious, by the housekeeper.  The motel manager calls 9-1-1, […]

QUESTION I chose an article from November 2021 titled “Disclosure of genetic information to family members: a systematic review of normative documents”. This article examined the need for clear guidelines in healthcare for healthcare professionals to follow regarding sharing critical results from genetic testing relating to the health of the patient or family members. The role of healthcare professionals, not specific to nurses, in disclosing […]