Developmental Assessment And School Age Child
The needs of the pediatric patient differ depending on age, as do the stages of development and the expected assessment findings for each stage. In a 600-700-word paper, examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following: Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children. […]
Ethical Concerns
As an advanced practice nurse, you will run into situations where a patient’s wishes about his or her health conflict with evidence, your own experience, or a family’s wishes. This may create an ethical dilemma. What do you do when these situations occur? In this Assignment, you will explore evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations […]
Pediatrics
The unapproved use of approved drugs, also called off-label use, with children is quite common. This is because pediatric dosage guidelines are typically unavailable since very few drugs have been specifically researched and tested with children. When treating children, prescribers often adjust dosages approved for adults to accommodate a child’s weight. However, children are not […]
Literature Evaluation Table
In nursing practice, accurate identification and application of research is essential to achieving successful outcomes. Being able to articulate the information and successfully summarize relevant peer-reviewed articles in a scholarly fashion helps to support the student’s ability and confidence to further develop and synthesize the progressively more complex assignments that constitute the components of the […]
Disease Control
From Public Health 101, page 149: “Your hometown of 100,000 is faced with a crisis as an airplane lands containing a passenger thought to have a new form of severe influenza that has recently gained the ability to spread from person to person through airborne transmission. As the mayor of the city, what do you […]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has asked you to prepare a PowerPoint presentation indicating determinants, indicators, and measurements of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Be sure to include individual characteristics as well as outside influences, and use specific examples. Compare and contrast how these determinants effect health. Your presentation should meet the […]
Profit in Healthcare
In this critical thinking assignment, examine various viewpoints of the ethical debate related to profit in healthcare. How does profit in healthcare impact providers’ decisions? To what extent does profit in healthcare influence competition and pricing? ( include Saudia Arabia ) Develop a PowerPoint presentation meeting the following structural requirements. Your presentation must: Be organized, […]
Healthcare Financial Management And Decision Making
You are the chief financial officer (CFO) at a community hospital. One of the comments that have come back from patient surveys is the need for a commercial 24-hour pharmacy within the hospital. In this way, patients or their families will be able to fill prescriptions and begin taking ordered medication right away instead of […]
Our Future Leaders
In Huston’s (2010) brief, but impressive article (required reading this week), the author outlines several leadership competencies that EVERY nurse leader will need for 2020. That year is not too far in the future, is it? Select one of the eight leadership competencies Huston described and relate it to your own leadership of nurses and […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of the HCAHPA Survey
HCAHPS Scores and the Patient Experience: HCAHPS is both a financial and patient experience issue. As your text discusses, it also represents a marketing challenge. For your initial post, discuss your take on the advantages and disadvantages of the HCAHPA survey in 250 words or more Get a 10 % discount on an order above […]
