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PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
Course code and name T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 UNIT INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 ABOUT THIS RESOURCE …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 ABOUT ASSESSMENT ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA …………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ……………………………………………………………………. 11 PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 KNOWLEDGE […]
Health Care Settings
Updated 9/2018 Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to identify nursing care models utilized in today’s various health care settings and enhance your knowledge of how models impact the management of care and may influence delegation. You will assess the effectiveness of models and determine how you would collaborate with a nurse leader to […]
Benchmark Evaluation
For this assessment, you may choose one of the following three options for a performance dashboard to use as the basis for your benchmark evaluation. Option 1: Dashboard and Health Care Benchmark Evaluation Simulation If you decide to use one of the simulation dashboards for your evaluation, review both dashboards, as well as the relevant […]
HNN215 and Quality use of Medicines
1500 words and 40% weighting Purpose of assessment task Nurses have an active role in medication management, including safe administration practices, knowledge of risks such as medication errors, adverse effects and drug interactions. Patient participation in medication management and patient education are also essential to patient safety. Assessment task: On 6th of March at 1500 […]
Nurse-Patient Communication
communication experience, and how the patient experience affects health outcomes. Recommend evidence-based strategies to improve nurse-patient communication and explain how the strategies consider patient demographics. Nursing professionals do not only communicate with others within their organizations—often, they are also the first point of contact with patients. Thus, nursing professionals need superior communication skills to explain […]
Health histories
Mary Cohen is a 50-year-old white female with a history of gallstones and episodic abdominal pain. She presented to the emergency department this afternoon after experiencing right upper quadrant abdominal pain approximately one hour after eating a fatty meal. She was diagnosed with Cholecystitis and admitted for probable cholecystectomy. Health histories and physical assessments: […]
Challenging Practice Situation
Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable. Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation. As a method of refection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In a two- to three-page paper address the following: Briefly explain the situation […]
Assessing the Genitalia and Rectum
Patients are frequently uncomfortable discussing with health care professional’s issues that involve the genitalia and rectum; however, gathering an adequate history and properly conducting a physical exam are vital. Examining case studies of genital and rectal abnormalities can help prepare advanced practice nurses to accurately assess patients with problems in these areas. In this assignment, […]
Module 03 Written Assignment – Health History
Conduct a health history on a family member or friend. Be sure they give you permission. Using the interviewing techniques learned in Module 2, gather the following information. Use your textbook as your guide. Present Health Past Health Family History While this is only a partial health history, summarize in 3 -5 pages the information […]
Project Milestone One: Malpractice Case
For this milestone, you will start working on the case for Final Project I: Malpractice. Below is is a link to the case you will investigate. This link is also provided in the Final Project I Guidelines and Rubric document. Surgery: Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center USA Prompt: In this milestone, you will complete part […]
