Student Instructions for Standardized Simulation NR 304 Annie Laduke SCENARIO OVERVIEW:  Annie Laduke is a 32-year-old Native American female with no significant health history. This morning, she presented to her provider’s office with complaints of pain, increased redness, and warmth of the right lower leg in the calf area. She was directly admitted to the inpatient […]

With the growing importance of increasing wage rates for employees, many health care organizations are implementing technology such as self-help kiosks to reduce staffing. Describe both an advantage and a disadvantage to this practice and discuss how patients may perceive reductions in dedicated staffing

Topic 2  Responsibilities of a Nurse. Discuss the following with regard to the role and responsibilities of a nurse in a community: How are the roles of the BSN and the advanced practice nurse in community health different? How are nurse practitioners utilized in your community? Do they increase access to health care or work […]

This week, we introduced the topic of “herd immunity”. Some have entertained the idea of “controlled voluntary infection,” akin to the “chickenpox parties” of the 1980s. However, COVID-19 is 100 times more lethal than the chickenpox. Someone who goes to a “coronavirus party” to get infected would not only be substantially increasing their own chance […]

#1 – Describe some actions taken by the government to ensure that people are safer and healthier today than we were 100 years ago. Besides addressing the topic, try to include the following information (if applicable): 1. Why is this topic important to Public Health? 2. Why did you select this topic? What is its […]