Components of a clinical-based decision-making model
Describe components of a clinical-based decision-making model impacted by clinical expertise and explain how clinical expertise informs evidence-based practice.
Entries by Daphne Hanson
Morbid obesity with disabilities in a rural setting
Identify the risk assessment instrument for a 35-year-old white male with a history of morbid obesity with disabilities in a rural setting and justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient. Please cite and include references to the articles used.
The cognitive impairment accompanying dementia
Introduction In excess of 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK. This statistic, in conjunction with dementia’s detrimental impact on cognition, demonstrates it to be a prominent and important topic.1 The cognitive impairment accompanying dementia may result in patients holding beliefs that fail to reflect reality, causing individuals to have a distorted understanding of […]
Cervical motion tenderness
A 38-year-old Filipino patient, G3P2+0 presented to the emergency department on the 18th of October 2019 complaining of acute onset of lower abdominal pain associated with a history of amenorrhea for three months. She was unsure of the date of her last menstrual period and had no previous antenatal follow-up. She was medically free and […]
Principles of bio medic ethics
Hello professor and class, I hope all is well with everyone. The four principles of bio medic ethics are Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, and Non-maleficence. These principles are important because they determine whether a medical practice is ethical. While all four are equally important, it is hard to accurately order them. Depending on the case different […]
Abdominal cholecystectomy
A 42-year-old patient is 3 days post-op from abdominal cholecystectomy. She is currently taking only antibiotics and hydrocodone. Today she complains of left calf pain just below the knee and states it is swollen, warm, and painful to touch. She denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies. Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, […]
How sociological theories are used in nursing
Search the nursing literature and identify at least two articles or studies describing how sociological theories are used in nursing. In your post, summarize the articles and explain how they can be applied to your nursing practice.
Cultural and religious diversity
During delivery of care for an elderly patient with hyperglycemia, identify what considerations were required to reflect their needs related to cultural and religious diversity, Age and gender differences, Physical, psychological and social needs
Discuss the role of health care in creating health equity
Discuss the role of health care in creating health equity. Explain why health care alone isn’t enough to create health equity. Description: David R. Williams, Professor of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been researching health inequities in the United States for two decades. In this video, he sits down […]
Cost-effectiveness and healthcare equity for the diverse population
Select a current or proposed health care policy that is designed to provide equitable health care for a diverse population. Describe the policy selected. Discuss the diverse population that will be affected by this policy. Explain how the policy is designed to improve cost-effectiveness and healthcare equity for the diverse population.
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