Acute and chronic illness

Provide the most commonly psychological and emotional alterations associated with acute and chronic illness, including a mental illness with its definitions.

  1. What are the major classification of medications that are used for the treatment of psychiatric mental health disorders are, and kindly discuss each classification?

 

History of RUQ pain

DC is a 46-year-old female who presents with a 24-hour history of RUQ pain.  She states the pain started about 1 hour after a large dinner she had with her family.  She has had nausea and on instance of vomiting before presentation.

PMH:                                                              Vitals: 

HTN                                                                Temp:              98.8oF

Type II DM                                                     Wt:                  202 lbs

Gout                                                                Ht:                   5’8″

DVT – Caused by oral BCPs                          BP:                  136/82

HR:                 82 bpm

Current Medications:                                Notable Labs:

Lisinopril 10 mg daily                                   WBC:                          13,000/mm3

HCTZ 25 mg daily                                        Total bilirubin:           0.8 mg/dL

Allopurinol 100 mg daily                               Direct bilirubin:          0.6 mg/dL

Multivitamin daily                                          Alk Phos:                    100 U/L

                                                                     AST:                           45 U/L

                                                                      ALT:                           30 U/L

Allergies:

  • Latex
  • Codeine
  • Amoxicillin

PE:

  • Eyes: EOMI
  • HENT: Normal
  • GI: Nondistended, minimal tenderness
  • Skin: Warm and dry
  • Neuro: Alert and Oriented
  • Psych: Appropriate mood

 

 

Question

 

  • Explain your diagnosis for the patient, including your rationale for the diagnosis.
  • Describe an appropriate drug therapy plan based on the patient’s history, diagnosis, and drugs currently prescribed.
  • Justify why you would recommend this drug therapy plan for this patient. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Reference

 

Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Historical application of statistics

Discuss the historical application of statistics in the field of health care. Describe an example, other than Florence Nightingale’s contributions, where statistical application has greatly influenced or changed health care operations or practice.

To stay abreast of Current events and trends

As a health care leader, it is important to stay abreast of current events and trends to understand how they may impact your organization, or even the entire healthcare system. Many organizations had detailed strategy designed for 2020. When the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was declared in the early 2020, many of those well-designed plans became obsolete overnight.

Reflect on how you believe marketing in the health care sector was affected by COVID-19. How do you feel the challenges presented by COVID-19-shaped marketing strategies? Explain your rationale and offer a specific example using a health care service or product to illustrate your opinion.

The Law of the land regarding abortion since the 1970s.

Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land regarding abortion since the 1970s. What are the biggest changes that will occur based on the recent news out of the Supreme Court, including the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?

  1. Under Supreme Court decisions (including the Roe v. Wade, or the draft of Dobbs, if it becomes law), must a state impose any regulation on abortion? If a state wanted to allow elective abortion through the third trimester, could they do so legally? Why or why not?

A Fractured femur

The nurse provides care for an infant who has a fractured femur. Which statement regarding pain in an infant is accurate? (Select all that apply.)

a. Infants cannot feel pain.

b. Infants cannot express pain.

c. Infants have the same sensitivity to pain as older children.

d. Pain scales do not work well with infants.

e. Absorption of pain medication is faster in an infant than an adult.

General characteristic of philosophy

Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?

Why psychological, cultural, and Spiritual aspects are important

Explain why psychological, cultural, and spiritual aspects are important to consider for a patient who has been diagnosed with diabetes. Describe how support can be offered in these respective areas as part of a plan of care for the patient. Provide examples with  references published within the last 5 yea rs.

Learning Differential Diagnosis

Describe how learning differential Diagnosis can help a provider have a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes (Care-Focused). Provide at least two specific examples.

The Meaningful Use initiative

Although the standards put forth by the Meaningful Use initiative are a good place to start, why are these initiatives not enough to advance best practices in all settings? What else is needed? Please provide references