The U.S. health care system

The U.S. health care system has undergone many changes in its history. What do you believe is the greatest achievement that the health care industry has made from both the patient and provider perspectives? Why?

  • Do you believe that there is too much or too little redundancy in our health care delivery system? Where does most of the redundancy occur? Where should we have more redundancy (second opinions)?

The Consequences for the mental health caused by the loss of a loved one

Make a summary of the consequences for the mental health caused by the loss of a loved one, mourning, and bereavement. Debate on the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide in people who, at the end of their lives, suffer from a terminal illness and despite the palliative care they receive, present unbearable suffering from which they wish to free themselves with all legal guarantees and the free right they have to make a determination.

As a nursing professional, what are your ethical responsibilities when intervening with a patient who has made the decision to undergo the euthanasia process, as well as assisted suicide?

 

 

Nursing topics for an Advanced nursing degree

Post a Discussion. peer-reviewedOn the ease of using EBSCO, CINAHL PLUS, PUBMED and MEDLINE to look for peer reviewed articles on nursing topics for an advanced nursing degree.

Access to mental health care in rural areas through telemedicine

Post a discussion. “I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student, and I am interested in facilitating access to mental health care in rural areas through telemedicine”.

Please review the above information. Select one scholarly journal publication – examine one research article in terms of ‘reliability’. Post a concise note sharing your thoughts.

A Third-degree heart block

The nurse is caring for a client who received a pacemaker for a third-degree heart block two weeks ago. The client’s face and neck are swollen, and the client s coughing and complaining of difficulty swallowing. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the client’s plan of care? A Monitor telemetry for pacemaker function.

OO B Auscultate bilateral lung fields Keep the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees. OD Compare intake and output for fluid retention.

Hand washing v/s Hand sanitizer

Hand washing v/s hand sanitizer to prevent health care-acquired infections in older patients. What are the implementation plan and recommendation in a clinical setting?

Discuss Skin Cancer

Discuss Skin Cancer based on the following: Define health problem. Pathophysiology. Etiology and staging. Risk factors

Various Treatment

Prevention and promotion

Research

Nursing teaching and invention

Patient Discharge education

Physiological conditions that correlate with alcoholism

Discuss physiological conditions that correlate with alcoholism. How does alcohol affect liver function?
A client has been admitted to the inpatient mental health unit, exhibiting withdrawal symptoms associated with heroin addiction. Explain the common symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Which medications may be used to help manage these withdrawal symptoms?
A 35-year-old man has been abusing alcohol for 10 years. He has voluntarily admitted himself for treatment. Discuss educational areas that are important in treating clients with alcohol dependence.

 Instrument/ Tool criteria

 Instrument/ Tool criteria:  List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument. Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.

  1. Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.
  2. Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.
  3. Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.
  4. Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.
  5. Include a link to view the assessment if possible.
  6. Differentiate from other forms of anxiety

Instrument:

 

Article:

 

Appropriateness for Dx: 

 

Response to Therapy/Treatment: 

 

Psychometrics:

 

Limitations:

 

Journal Discussion from instructions:

 

The task of turning the patient to the left lateral side

An evaluation nurse delegates to the assistive personnel ( UAP) the task of turning the patient to the left lateral side before 0900 hours. How should the nurse facilitate evaluate the completion of the task? A. Review the patient’s documentation of the action taken B. Observe the patient’s position within a set time of frame ???? C. Ask the patient for feedback for regarding care D. Request another nurse to follow up another time