Directions: Smoking cessation continues to be a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiorespiratory and total body wellness. Many options, such as e-cigarettes and vaping, have come to the forefront as cessation alternatives, but studies on safety are lacking. As a healthcare provider, you are likely to encounter questions on strategies for smoking cessation and alternatives….
Planning for our patients during times of transitions (for example: hospital to home, home to rehabilitation facility) involves collaboration with a number of healthcare professionals. Please address the following questions: How does your facility promote interprofessional collaboration during times of patient transitions? (Look at this from a surgical nurse point of view…preop nurse, to intraop…
Select an interest group (AARP, AHIP, Coalition for Health Services Research, Emergency Nurses Association, Pharma) Discuss how they are pushing their agenda (i.e., mechanisms used to influence policy makers), key obstacles, and spending (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org) Investigate the interest group’s website and review their position statements, testimony, and consult media reports…
Create a 5- or 6-slide narrated PowerPoint that presents a comprehensive plan to implement changes you propose. Your narrated presentation should be 5–6 minutes in length. Your Change Implementation and Management Plan should include the following: An executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting your organization/workplace (This can include the work you completed…
You are attending a primary care visit with your teenage female relative. The primary care physician asks if she is taking birth control pills. She is not, but is considering it. You hear the primary care doctor share the benefits, but not the risks. You begin researching risks to help with a fully informed opinion….
Directions: There are few individuals in the world who have not been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19). For your initial post, do some research on coronaviruses and then share what you learn about how a typical coronavirus compares to COVID-19. What does it mean for a virus to “mutate” and what could this mean to…
1. Read chapter 27 in your text: “Pain and comfort,” provide a summary of what has been written regarding pain in the older adult population. 2. Identify factors that affect the pain experience in older adults. 3. Identify barriers that interfere with pain assessment treatment. 4. Address the key components of a nursing assessment and…
Find and read a nursing scholarly article that relates to your clinical practice and is found in a peer-reviewed journal. Follow the instructions for the format in course textbook and write a 1-page summary. Submission Instructions: Must be a research article. Write a 1-page summary using an outline of the steps of the research…
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) was approved by the FDA in 2000 and is the keto analog of carbamazepine; both drugs share the same therapeutic effects and use (Hwang, 2022). Oxcarbazepine has been approved for the use of treating focal seizures in adults and children with epilepsy (Metcalf et al., 2023). Trileptal is…
Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower healthcare costs. More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of…
