Entries by Daphne Hanson

Long term care quality

This week we are speaking about long term care quality. How can we ensure consistent quality care be provided to residents? If you were an administrator at a Long Term Facility list 4 different types of training you would do with your healthcare staff to make them better healthcare employees.   250 words  and including at […]

Intimate partner violence

Adults who have been involved Intimate partner violence in situations where they have suffered physical and or emotional abuse find themselves in difficult circumstances. What legal and ethical principles would you use when providing care to an adult who has been in an abusive situation? Review Ricci Chapter 9: Violent and abuse (pp. 291-320) for […]

Nursing Roles and Leadership

Differentiate between Nursing Roles and Leadership, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning. describe how case studies, simulation, and problem-based learning can be used to improve the quality of decision making 3 ● explore strengths and limitations of using intuition and heuristics as adjuncts to problem solving and decision making 4 ● identify characteristics […]

Valvular disorders of heart

Caring for Clients With Valvular Disorders of the Heart . Daisy Parker, a 72-year-old female client, is admitted on telemetry monitoring with severe aortic stenosis. She has a history of a congenital defect of the aortic valve and a recent anterior wall myocardial infarction 6 weeks ago. Her current medications consist of digoxin 0.125 mg […]

To properly code A bill for medical necessity

In order to properly code a bill for medical necessity, it is important to understand different plans and the requirements for billing each. It is true that they all use the ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system, the CPT procedure coding system, and the CMS-1500 form, but each type of carrier has certain requirements for a clean […]

Specific and Measurable learning outcomes for a lesson or curriculum

An effective nurse educator is able to use student learning needs to create specific and measurable learning outcomes for a lesson or curriculum. Develop a short needs assessment of 10-20 open-ended or closed-ended questions for a learning needs assessment related to your education focus to administer to your practicum audience. Administer this learning needs assessment […]

Neurotransmitter

Select two of the following neurotransmitters: Serotonin Norepinephrine Dopamine Acetylcholine Glutamate Melatonin Histamine GABA For each neurotransmitter, please discuss the following: pharmacologic action, the drug class it is most closely linked to, expected outcomes, and potential side effects. Based on this information, which condition would these neurotransmitters be considered for the treatment plan?

The Systems Development Life Cycle

Post on what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare organization not involving nurses in stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system. Provide specific examples of potential issues at each stage of the SDLC and explain how the inclusion of nurses may help […]