Martha brings her 11-year old grandson, James, to your clinic to have his right ear checked. He has complained to her about a mild earache for the past two days. His grandmother believes that he feels warm but did not verify this with a thermometer. James states that the pain was worse while he was falling asleep and that it ...
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Incorporating Theory
My Topic: “central line associated blood stream infections” Identify a theory that can be used to support your proposed solution. Write a summary (250-500 words) in which you: 1. Describe the theory and your rationale for selecting the theory. 2. Discuss how the theory works to support your proposed solution. 3. Explain how you will incorporate the theory into your ...
Read More »Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice
The PICOT statement will provide a framework for your capstone project (the project students must complete during their final course in the RN-BSN program of study). Review the PICOT article “Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice” along with the “Chapter 18: Using Research in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice” PowerPoint resource. http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00000446-201003000-00028&LSLINK=80&D=ovft The ...
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The cardiovascular system is vital to the optimal performance of the body. We are constantly reminded the importance of looking after our bodies in a heart healthy way. These reminders come from patient encounters, family or self-experience, and/or multiple sources of advertisement. One would be hard pressed to say “I didn’t know”. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide ...
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At least once a year, the media report on a seemingly healthy teenage athlete collapsing during a sports game and dying of heart complications. These incidents continue to outline the importance of physical exams and health screenings for teenagers, especially those who play sports. During these health screenings, examiners check for cardiovascular alterations such as heart murmurs because they can ...
Read More »Preparing a Concept Map
Prepare a Concept Map You may already be familiar with the mind-mapping, which is a visual presentation of information in which you have one general idea from which you branch off into multiple directions. It is a great way to brainstorm possible topics. Mind maps focus more on your thoughts regarding how things might relate. A concept map shares the ...
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Locate, read, and write about the research and findings in two articles about your topic. These articles should have been published in the past two years in refereed nursing journals. Your paper should analyze, compare, and contrast the authors’ hypotheses, methods, and findings. Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Incorporated and resubmitted revisions to Part 1 (I HAVE THIS DONE) ...
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You work for a community health care organization which uses volunteers to lead training classes in various neighborhoods. Many of the volunteers do not have experience with adult education or training. The organization has asked you to create a document, which can be given to these volunteers, which explains instructional methods. Please create a 3 – 4 page handout created ...
Read More »Comparative Analysis of two Faith Philosophies towards Providing Health Care
The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions. The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative analysis of two faith philosophies towards providing health care, one being the Christian perspective. For the second faith, ...
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Properly identifying the cause and type of a patient’s skin condition involves a process of elimination known as differential diagnosis. Using this process, a health professional can take a given set of physical abnormalities, vital signs, health assessment findings, and patient descriptions of symptoms, and incrementally narrow them down until one diagnosis is determined as the most likely cause. In ...
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