1. Which of the following statements about mobility is true? The risk for injury is low during this task.Keep the person in a wheelchair all day to prevent injury.Provide assistance with ambulation several times a day.Keep the person from self-ambulating to prevent injury. 2.When communicating with persons with cognitive impairment, you should: Revise and restate … Read more
You know that sometimes the only needed action is to stop the warfarin (Coumadin) several days before the surgery. Other times, the provider initiates “bridging therapy,” or stops the warfarin and provides anticoagulation protection by initiating low-molecular-weight heparin. After reviewing all of his anticoagulation information, the provider decides that Z.N. will need to stop the … Read more
CASE STUDY CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW After reading the assigned articles/case studies for the Module: Week, you will write critiques of the 2 case studies provided in Module 3: Week 3 (Read: Statements Compelled from Law Enforcement Employees) and Module 5: Week 5 (Read: Peace Officers Bill of Rights Guarantees Responding to Union Demands with … Read more
A nurse is a student in a doctoral program in nursing practice. The major focus of this program for a nurse being prepared at this level would be to: A. Conduct nursing research. B. Evaluate research findings. C. Use findings to develop evidence-based practice guidelines. D. Use research findings in clinical practice. A group of … Read more
You know that sometimes the only needed action is to stop the warfarin (Coumadin) several days before the surgery. Other times, the provider initiates “bridging therapy,” or stops the warfarin and provides anticoagulation protection by initiating low-molecular-weight heparin. After reviewing all of his anticoagulation information, the provider decides that Z.N. will need to stop the … Read more
PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? Older people need to be given proper care. Many older people are neglected and left to live on their own, or a caregiver is employed to stay with them by their children. In this paper I will discuss an older woman’s perspective on the current dwelling place, … Read more
Health Challenges-Case Study Patient Profile E.G. is a 41-year-old male who presents to the emergency department complaining of severe right back pain that started a couple of hours ago, right after he finished his daily run. He has a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease, for which he takes famotidine 20 mg PO once daily at … Read more
Complaints About Dietary Services Contributed by Cindy K. Manjounes, MHA, EdD, Lindenwood University. Complaints from residents have started to surface regarding availability and selection of items on the menu. Residents on restricted diets as well as vegetarians have limited choices. The facility offers a nonselective menu, but, to the extent possible, accommodations are made. Recently, … Read more
Case: You are providing care for an 83-year-old woman named Lucy. Lucy was born in Lithuania, but moved to Australia in her early twenties. She misses her home country a lot, and often talks about her experiences there as a young woman. Lucy says that she enjoyed living in Australia with her husband, but that … Read more
Reflect on the HP 2020 LHI’s and talk about how you see your community is progressing with some of the available resources in your community addressing each life span, in meeting some of those goals- are they favorable or unfavorable outcomes from what you can see? (Ex: Environmental- air/water quality; adolescents graduating on time; access … Read more