Entries by Daphne Hanson

The importance of Peer review

Assessing research and peer-reviewed work is considered a standard for quality and best practice. Describe the importance of peer review and how to determine if information is peer-reviewed. Choose two other criteria for determining quality information and develop a discussion similar to the peer-review requirement.

Strategic management

What is strategic management? Why is it so important for health care organizations?. How does the SWOT analysis relate to strategic management; particularly the Opportunities and Threats. How is that external analysis in the SWOT assessment unique or different for leaders and strategic thinkers in in-patient settings?

Upcoding  and unbundling

Review the latest enforcement actions on this website. Identify a case where at least one of the following illegal actions was used—churning, upcoding  and unbundling. What are some of the specific examples of actions taken against providers engaged in these practices?

Newborn rounds

During your newborn rounds, you examine Alex, a one-day-old infant who is set to go home tomorrow. He was born full term, without complications. During the exam, you note he has a deep sacral pit above his gluteal crease. Alex’s mother Celia is 18 years old and did not receive prenatal care until she was […]

Professional setting

Develop a scenario that could potentially arise in your professional setting in which students are in conflict with one another. Propose strategies to minimize and manage the scenario and include why the proposed strategies are most effective.

Elements of Evidence-Based Proposal

Describe the research concepts/elements of Evidence-Based Proposal.  Think about the different types of research (qualitative vs quantitative), independent and dependent variables, theories, measuring outcomes and implementation and how they are applicable to the RN-BSN literature review and subsequent Capstone Project. Resources appreciated.

An Adrenergic Agonist

Create a Concept Map for each of the following types of drugs: An Adrenergic Agonist, an Adrenergic Blocker, a Cholinergic Agonist, and an Anticholinergic Agent; there should be FOUR concept maps submitted with Four different DRUGs for this assignment. Each section of the map MUST BE COMPLETED

Type II diabetes, hypertension, and asthma

Cindy is a 57-year-old single female. She describes herself as shy and reserved. She has been diagnosed with the following conditions: type II diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.   She weighs 358 lb and is 5′ 8″ tall. She has recently lost her mother and is greatly concerned about improving her own health. For each condition, she […]