The influence of patient education in health care

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Please help me answer the following questions with a thorough explanation (similarity check). Focus on the influence of patient education in health care using the experiences of a patient. Interview about that person’s experiences with the health care system. (Interviewed new immigrant Asian male, 65 years old, hx of type-2 diabetes, A fib, HTN)

  1. Did a patient education representative give you instructions on how to care for yourself after your illness or operation?
  2. Did a health care professional, pharmacist, nurse, doctor, or elder counselor advise you on your medication, diet, or exercise?
  3. Who assisted you at home after your illness or operation?
  4. Do you know of any assistance services, i.e., food, transportation, medication, that would help you stay in your home as you get older?

Analyze the impact of healthcare technology

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Analyze the impact of healthcare technology of it and the advantages and disadvantages of specific technologies, including research studies that present opposing views. Also, identify potential barriers and costs associated with the use of specific technologies and how those technologies are applied to alcoholism.

Discuss the ambiguity and conflict in nursing roles

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Discuss the ambiguity and conflict in nursing roles required in critical care areas, balancing the biomedical model of care with holistic nursing of patients and families. What societal trends have increased family caregiver stress and burden?

Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to national guidelines and evidence-based research in support of your ideas. This is required. In addition, you may also provide an example case, either from personal experience or from the media, which illustrates and supports your ideas.  All sources must be referenced and cited using the correct APA (including a link to the source).

The effects of hospitalization

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Cindy lives with her mother and two siblings, 6-year-old Roger, and 12-year-old Betty. Her father died in a car accident a few years ago. Her mother works as a receptionist in a law office. Her family is now at the hospital. Cindy undergoes an open reduction and internal fixation of tibial fracture. She has been in the post-anesthesia unit for approximately 45 minutes. As she arouses from sleep, she begins to moan and call for her mother, “I want my mom! Where is she?”.

Cindy Lizzo is a 10-year-old who was playing at the playground at school and fell from the monkey bars.  She held her left leg and began to scream uncontrollably. EMS and her mother were called. She was taken to the local hospital.

Her vital signs are “HR: 115 beats/minute; T: 37.4 C oral; BP: 122/74 mm Hg; RR: 25 breaths/minute with oxygen saturation of 94% on room air

1. What signs indicate that Cindy may be in pain?

2. What are the effects of hospitalization for Cindy and her family? Consider implementing atraumatic/trauma-informed care.

3. What pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies would you expect to be used to manage Cindy’s pain? What are the implications of unmanaged pain?

4.As Cindy’s primary nurse what assessments and interv

Describe the different natures of pain in Hispanic culture

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Describe the different natures of pain in Hispanic culture (physical, emotional, etc.) Describe the relationship between ethnic background and pain in Hispanic

  1. Discuss ethnic differences in pain perception and pain responses
  2. Explain how a nurse’s own culture, personal bias, values, and beliefs may alter the 
interpretation of patients’ pain experiences.
  3. What might some variations be in the assessment of pain when caring for the Hispanic? What are the verbal cues? What are the non-verbal cues?
  4. Which pain assessment tool would you use? Why?
  5. What might some variations of nursing interventions be in management of pain when caring for the Hispanic culture? Pharmaceutical: Traditional? Alternative? Inter-professional?

Cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy

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Ellen is making progress, so she and Deanna add on new assignments, in which Ellen will also verbalize and challenge her feelings with appropriate thoughts. When Deanna is invited to present a paper about her treatment of Ellen for an upcoming conference, the form she is filling out asked her to characterize her topic as cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy, or “other.”

She will explain to a trusted friend what she is trying to do and then make a plan in which she and the friend choose a light, comfortable friendly touch, such as nudging each other while teasing, and progress to squeezing each other’s hand at some point in the conversation, and hugging hello and good-bye.

During this time, Ellen now also keeps a journal about how she feels before and after each brief encounter. She also talks first with Deanna and later with her supportive friend about how this feels as she engages in light, friendly touching over time.

What is the first option Deanna described—the one that Ellen rejected?

(Naturally, there is a blank beside “other” to indicate the appropriate category.) How would you categorize her treatment sessions with Ellen? What should Deanna put on the form for the conference? Why?

Factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics processes

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Examine case study 5: An African American child suffering from depression. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics processes.

-Briefly explain and summarize the case for this assignment. be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

Decision #1

-which decision did you select?

-Why did you select this decision? be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

-What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the learning resources (including primary literature).

-Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #2

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

-Why did you not select the other options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

-What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the learning resources (including the primary literature).

-Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Decision #3

-Why did you select this decision? be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

-Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

-What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the learning resources (including the primary literature).

-Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

Conclusion

Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Understanding of the nursing profession

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Think of a common saying, perhaps something your family used to say to you, that is health-related Topics (like you must not swim for 30 minutes after you eat, or you’ll get a stomach ache, or if you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold).

What information you would need to have in order to support or refute these claims? For example, what questions would you need to investigate?

2. What do you think could be challenging to apply evidence-based practice in nursing care? How can you overcome these when you become a nurse?

3. What do you think you will do when you encounter a patient care situation in which decisions are made that go against your values and beliefs?

4. Why is it important to have passions or interests other than nursing? What is your plan to avoid burnout as a nurse?

5. How do you think you come across when communicating with other people? What are some areas you may need to work on with communication? 6. In this course, you have learned many strategies for success.

Which one was the most useful and why? How will you apply this to your life (currently, or in your future nursing school)? Which concept do you want to make sure and take with you moving forward?

7. Looking back over the last three weeks of the course, what is the biggest change in your understanding of the nursing profession since the beginning of the course? How will you apply this to your life (currently, or in your future nursing practice)?

Various theories on globalization

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Various theories on globalization exist. Choose two from the readings and describe each—one you agree with and one you disagree with—briefly describe each theory, and explain your reasons for agreement and disagreement.  CONSTRUCTIVISM THEORY AND FEMINISM.

The effect of the introduction of a fall safety and prevention program

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In nursing staff in a skilled nursing facility (Population), what is the effect of the introduction of a fall safety and prevention program (Intervention), in comparison to before the introduction of the program (Comparison) on the nursing staff’s awareness about fall (Outcome) over 4 weeks (Time frame)?

For the QI to be conducted,

1. Make a plan for population, eligibility, and recruitment of participants

2. Make a Discussion such as Nursing Implications and Recommendations for future practice