Leading and managing in nursing 

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Read chapters 7, 8, and 25 in Yoder-Wise, P. (2018). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). St Louis: Elsevier.  Use the link above:  Self Assessment  Conflict Handling Style Scale . Complete the SELF-ASSESSMENT: Conflict Handling Style Scale. (Separate attachment)

  • Summarize your interpretation of your score using the descriptions in the instrument and identify your areas of strengths and the areas you feel you would like to improve.
  • Using the information that you have identified from the Conflict Handling Style Scale
  • Design your infographic using one of the free technologies available:
  • Canva 

Chronic renal failure

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The nurse monitors a client who has chronic renal failure and a potassium level of 2.5mE/L. The nurse should monitor for which clinical manifestation? Polyuria

Increased deep- tendon reflexes

Hyperactive bowel sounds

***there might be another answer if not above ?

Mechanism of Action

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Medication/Dose: Mechanism of Action: Volume/time frame to Safely…

 

Medication/Dose: Mechanism of Action: Volume/time frame to  Safely Administer:Nursing Assessment/Considerations:
Lorazepam 

1 mg IV push 

(2 mg/1 mL vial)

IV Push: 

Volume every 15 sec?

 

Please focus specifically on med calc questions! 🙂

 

 

Medication/Dose: Mechanism of Action: Volume/time frame to  Safely Administer:Nursing  

Assessment/Considerations:

Methylprednisolone  

125 mg IV push 

(125 mg/2 mL vial)

IV Push: 

Volume every 15 sec?

 

 

Medication/Dose: Mechanism of Action: Volume/time frame to  Safely Administer:Nursing Assessment/Considerations:
levofloxacin 

750 mg IVPB 

(150 mL volume)

Hourly rate IVPB:

HCA Workplace Settings

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Title: HCA Workplace Settings Weight: 25% The purpose of this assignment is to explore workplace settings that are compatible with your values, beliefs, interests and career goals as a Health Care Assistant (HCA). Using the internet, students will research potential employers and settings of employment in their communities.

After completing the research, students will prepare a written report of 500-750 words that addresses the follow components:

Identify and describe a workplace setting te.g., residential, community or acute care) that interests you.

Discuss why you would like to work there and outline a minimum of two challenges and two rewards of working in that setting. . Describe the mission / value statement of the prospective employer.

Discuss how it aligns or does not align with your own beliefs and values. Print and submit a copy of the employer’s mission statement along with your assignment and use APA referencing style to indicate your source(s).* Develop a personal mission statement that describes your beliefs, values, interests and career goals (short and long term) as a HCA.

You will be marked using the following criteria, please see the HCA Workplace Settings Rubric attached for more specific details: . Your ability to thoroughly address the required components of the assignment (Total possible marks: 10 / 10) November 4, 2020

The UMA website

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Describe one new resource that you learned about in the UMA website. 2. Describe how you can use this resource throughout your academic journey 3. Describe how this resource can help prepare you for your future allied health career

A client hospitalized with Acute pancreatitis

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Which order would the nurse anticipate for a client hospitalized with acute pancreatitis?

Vital signs once per shift

Low- fat diet as tolerated

Insertion of a nasogastric tube

 

The PRIMARY preoperative responsibility of the nurse

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A client is scheduled for surgery in the morning. What is the PRIMARY preoperative responsibility of the nurse?

Making sure the vital signs are recorded.

Obtaining a signed permit for surgery.

Explaining the surgical procedure.

(There was a 4th choice here but I forgot. Just in case it’s not any from the above choices.) Thank you

How did Globalization change some people’s lives?

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Liberian Plantation Workers Allege Poor Conditions (page 10) Charities Hijacked by Terrorism? (page 11) After you choose and carefully read through the case study, answer the following questions: How did globalization change some people’s lives? How did the changes lead to a conflict?

  • What was the proposed solution(s) to the conflict? How satisfactory was the solution to each party?
  • Can you imagine a way to avoid or resolve similar conflicts in the future, even if rapid globalization continues?
  • Over the years, in what ways has your region become more globalized?
  • How can you see the results of this today? If you cannot see the results of this today, why?

Electronic health record system

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You work in a practice with five gynecologists and a nurse practitioner. The office has just used its new electronic health record system to determine which of its female patients ages 40 and older have not yet had a mammogram or have not done so within the past year, and you and your staff have been asked to contact those patients. The patient’s husband answers when you reach the third name on the list. What, if anything, can you tell him without violating your patient’s privacy rights under HIPAA? Would it be better just to hang up?

Producing celery and herbs

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Scenario: Mr Jack Charles owns and manages a Market Garden mainly producing celery and herbs. He and his son “Thomas” share this business together. Thomas has a wife and three young children aged 2, 4 and 6.

Mr Jack Charles is a 78-year-old type 2 diabetic. He was first diagnosed in 1999 with hypertension then 2 years later as a type 2 diabetic. His wife Gladys has been managing his diet and medications until she died in 2010. He has hypercholesterolaemia managed with Lipitor 40mg nocte, hypertension managed with Aldomet 50mg daily, his type 2 diabetes is managed with diet and Metformin 500mg slow release BD. He has been struggling to manage his health and work on the Farm.

Mr Charles was admitted to a Private Hospital 65 days ago with unstable ischaemic heart disease. On admission his BGL was 20 mmol/liter and he had polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia.   He required emergency Quadruple Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABGs)that was complicated post – operatively by a Right Cerebrovascular Accident (RCVA).

 

After ten (10) days he was transferred to a Private Rehabilitation Centre to receive specialised post stroke management. He has L leg weakness, L arm weakness and dysphasia as a result of hid ischaemic stroke.

Medications in Rehabilitation 

Hypertension is now managed by Captopril 50mg TDS

Diabetes is now managed by TDS Actrapid Insulin 10 units

Hypercholesterolaemia us managed by Lipitor 80mg

Clexane 80mg BD subcutaneously

He will require Oral warfarin on discharge, dosage to be determined.

 

 

 

PART 1 – REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CARE 
Q1.1    Identify 2 Priority chronic health problems and describe possible impacts of the conditions on body systems and Mr Charles’ ability to perform daily living activities. 
 

 

 

 

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Q1.2   Seek information from Mr Charles, and as appropriate, with family or carer to confirm their understandings of the condition and its impact.

What question/s would you ask Mr Charles and his son “Thomas “to determine if they have an understanding of one of Mr Charles’ chronic health conditions and its impact on their life and activities of daily living? 

 

 

 

 

 

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Q1.3   In the Post Stroke Rehabilitation Program,

identify the current treatments given by teach of the following members of  the interdisciplinary health team

Medical Doctor, Nurse , Physiotherapist , Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist

 to Mr Charles in rehab and on discharge. 

 

 

 

 

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Q1.4    Identify community-based care services that are available for Mr Charles with a need for restorative or rehabilitation care. 
 

 

 

 

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Q1.5    Actively involve Mr Charles in the development of strategies to self-manage his condition. Describe the strategies, or design a program to help teach Mr Charles how to self-manage his Type 1 Diabetes and the introduction of insulin therapy. 

Please make reference to: 

  • Sugar free diet 
  • The importance of BGL’s 
  • The storage of insulin

 

 

 

 

 

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PART 2 – COMMUNITY CARE 
Q2.1    Identify current contribution of other agencies and professionals in supporting Mr Charles. For the following agencies and professionals, determine their contribution in providing care for Mr Charles in hospital, or following discharge.

Please make reference to the following: 

  • GP
  • Pharmacist 
  • Centrelink 
  • RDNS
  • Physiotherapy 
  • Hydrotherapy 
  • Diabetic nurse educator 
  • Wound care nurse 

 

 

 

 

 

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Q2.2    Identify the level and type of contribution and support made by family or carer. 
 

 

 

 

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Q2.3   As a nurse, identify four (4) situations you will communicate with allied health professionals to describe Mr Charles progress.  Provide an example for each situation of how and what is communicated.  
 

 

 

 

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Q2.4    Respond to variations in Mr Charles needs in the context of a coordinated service approach. Mr Charles is very sad and writes: “I can’t live like this.  I just want to die- and I know how to do it.”  As a nurse, how will you respond and what members of the health care team will you contact to help deal with this situation?   
 

 

 

 

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Q2.5 After consultation with the Endocrinologist and Diabetic Nurse Educator, Mr Charles has been told he will need to manage his insulin injections to help control his Type 1 Diabetes.  How will you as a nurse, educate and evaluate Mr Charles understanding of his diabetes and new management regime? Please make reference to the following: 

  • Sugar free diet 
  • Checking of BGL 
  • Storage of insulin 
  • Injection of insulin