Entries by Daphne Hanson

Components of the Patient Protection

Identify three components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2014 and discuss their impact or potential impact on the practice of nursing and medicine. Describe a type of health care spending that you consider wasteful or services that you consider have little or no benefit. Explain why you find […]

The pathophysiology and symptomology

Discuss and described the pathophysiology and symptomology/clinical manifestations. Give three examples with the definition of Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) of I. The gynecologic origin with ICD 10 numbers. II. The non-gynecologic origin with ICD 10 numbers. Discuss patient education. Develop the management plan (pharmacological and nonpharmacological).

Define clinical significance

Not all EBP projects result in statistically significant results. Define clinical significance, and explain the difference between clinical and statistical significance. How can you use clinical significance to support positive outcomes in your project?my project: nurse burnout

Readmission rates for CHF patients

Describe the process of how the Electronic Health Record (EHR) can be used to promote evidence-based practice. Use a specific problem (it can be a patient or administrative issue) of interest as an example in this explanation, for example, reducing high 30-day readmission rates for CHF patients or reducing high rates of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract […]

Explain the mechanism of action of methylphenidate

Explain the mechanism of action of methylphenidate. What is considered first-line treatment (pharmacotherapy) for ADHD? What is the second-line treatment? (You may need to research this, please provide a reference for your answer). Read the following scenario. There is no “right answer.” Please support your answer with evidence A twelve-year-old patient with a diagnosis of […]

The academic preparation of the RN‐BSN

Discuss the significance of applying evidence‐based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN‐BSN nurse supports its application. Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective client outcomes.

Surgical procedures

Implement cardiac screening and evaluation prior to surgical procedures to prevent the risk of adverse effects for vascular patients post-operatively, supported by evidence collected by conducting a literature search and review. Integrate the information into your project. The assignment should include: The extent of evidence-based data for proposed interventions. A comprehensive description of factors that might influence […]

The clinical judgment competencies

Apply the relevant Cognitive Guidance Tools for the clinical judgment competencies in Step 2 of the Caputi Method for Learning Clinical Judgment to make sense of the information collected in Step 1. Demonstrate your clustering of related information, identification of assumptions, and thinking about predicting potential complications as you make meaning of the information specific […]