Category: nursing

How has current policy transformed the current practice of nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals?

Reflect on the roles of nurses, and other healthcare professionals as the roles of physicians in the healthcare system moves from one of working in silos to a more progressive value-based system. Write a paper that discusses in detail why a value-based system may improve health care in the U. S. and address the following questions:

How has current policy transformed the current practice of nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals?
What distinction can you make between physicians/healthcare providers working in a fee-for-service system and a value-based care system?
How do you view shared power between physicians and nurses in your healthcare system? How does it impact care?

Write a research paper on African American Health Disparities.

What methods of research you used. Internet only is NOT acceptable, however electronic sources are acceptable?
How you conducted the research, did it include personal interviews, for example?
Be sure to explain specific new insights you gained into African American history/culture/society. Again, you will explain exactly why, for you, these are important or significant insights.

What manifestations might you observe for a patient with ARDS? What complications can Mr. Nguyen develop from being mechanically ventilated? List priority nursing interventions to prevent complications associated with ventilatory support.

Mr. Nguyen is a 58-year-old patient that had septic shock and developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. He is orally intubated and on a mechanical ventilator. He is paralyzed and sedated. What manifestations might you observe for a patient with ARDS? What complications can Mr. Nguyen develop from being mechanically ventilated? List priority nursing interventions to prevent complications associated with ventilatory support. What interventions can be implemented specifically to prevent the development of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)? You are orienting in the ICU, the nurse you are working with is not implementing the VAP interventions. What would you do?

Identify medical management needs for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Recommend psychotherapy based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Identify medical management needs for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Identify community support resources for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.
Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)
Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices.
Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.
Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.