The cardiac care unit

An elderly patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency room in cardiac arrest suffered at home. The erectile dysfunction physician provides and documents care services to the patient for a total duration of two hours before the patient is handed off to an attending physician who admits him to the cardiac care unit ( CCU). Code the evaluation and management services provided in erectile dysfunction only.

Key strategy to prevent new Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmissions

Centers for Disease Control estimates the overall viral suppression rate in the United States is 53%. Therefore, a key strategy to prevent new Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmissions is increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus who are virally suppressed. What does increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus mean?

The roles of outpatient services and hospitals

How have the roles of outpatient services and hospitals evolved from historical times to the present? This has shifted greatly in the past 10 years. Identify three functions shared by both outpatient services and hospitals. How do outpatient services and hospitals differ in their approach to these functions? How are they similar? Why are these functions shared by both?

The basic elements of malpractice according to the Nursing

While you are at your son’s baseball game, one of the other players slides into second base and then lies there without moving. Another player yells for help. The other parents know you are a nurse and ask you to check on the player while they call 911. When you approach the child, you note that his leg is fractured and lying in an awkward position. You feel that if you reposition the leg, you might cause more harm and pain to the child. You assess the leg and note it is warm with a palpable pedal pulse. You provide care to ensure that he does not go into shock until the ambulance arrives. The child’s parents are called and will meet the ambulance at the emergency department. Three months after the incident you receive word that you are being sued for malpractice because you did not provide interventions to ensure the safety of the leg. The child is undergoing extensive physical therapy related to neuromuscular damage to his leg.

  1. Explain widely what are the basic elements of malpractice according to the Nursing Today textbook.
  2. Does this scenario meet the basic elements of malpractice? Explain why or why not use the Nursing Today textbook as a reference.
  3. If you were working or volunteering at a first aid station and this scenario occurred, would the basic elements of malpractice apply? Why or why not?
  4. If you are the first aid nurse in this scenario, what specific actions should you take immediately following the accident? How could this protect you from a possible lawsuit?

End‐of‐life nutrition and hydration decision‐making in a nursing home

Nursing staff participation in end‐of‐life nutrition and hydration decision‐making in a nursing home. Explain why a qualitative research design is best suited to support this research question. Describe potential ethical considerations you should keep in mind in relation to your qualitative research question. Be specific and provide examples.

Intravenous antibiotic therapy related to osteomyelitis

A man is admitted to the hospital for intravenous antibiotic therapy related to osteomyelitis. The nurse begins the admission process by taking a detailed history. The nurse asks the patient about his current symptoms and complaints, previous infections, and response to antibiotic therapy. When the nurse asks the patient about any history of sexually transmitted infections, the patient responds, “That’s none of your business.” How should the nurse respond? Why is it important to obtain a history regarding sexually transmitted infections?

Intravenous medication errors

After you read the nursing peer review article regarding fatal intravenous medication errors. What is your thought as you read the articles? What does it mean to override a medication during retrieval and when would it be indicated? what intervention do you plan to have to minimize the risk of medication errors and patient harm in your personal practice

Expansion of anticoagulation therapy services

Provide thoughts on leadership thinking skills in dealing with organizational issues, and leadership succession plans. healthful work environment, sexual harassment, workplace violence, physical and verbal abuse, preventing workers’ injury

marketing strategies

-Describe how your nurse leader/preceptor uses quality improvement indicators in their leadership role. How does this impact patient outcomes? What impact does this have on the organization?

-Describe any potential and/or actual barriers you have encountered as you prepared for project implementation of an expansion of anticoagulation therapy services in the community. If you have not encountered any, what could present a barrier in the future? How do you plan to approach and overcome or handle these barriers?

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Use of social media within the healthcare community

Describe how you, as Respiratory Therapist, can utilize a specific form of social media to bring awareness and attention to respiratory subjects such as disease management, education, and prevention.  Tell us what ideas or concepts you have that could enhance our use of social media within the healthcare community.  Please add citations and references

Nurses Association code of Ethics

Choose one provision from the American Nurses Association code of Ethics. How is ethical behavior an integral part of being a nurse leader? How does one communicate the characteristics of a role model with this provision? Do ethics influence the leadership style of the nurse leader?