Entries by Linus

Examples of knowledge acquisition

How does data become knowledge and finally wisdom? Explain the relationship between knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge generation, knowledge dissemination, and wisdom. Then provide examples from your clinical practice (or past work experiences) according to the following: Examples of knowledge acquisition Examples of knowledge generation Examples of knowledge processing Examples of knowledge dissemination Examples of […]

Personal Theory Improvement

 Use the theory that you developed in week two.  Improve it by using the information you have obtained in the intervening weeks.  Use the Conceptual – Theoretical – Empirical Model (CTE) to link the operational definitions with the empirical indicators with the theoretical concepts and the conceptual model components.  Post your revised theory and explain […]

short of breath and diaphoretic

A 60-year-old male patient is admitted with chest pain to the telemetry unit where you work. While having a bowel movement on the bedside commode, the patient becomes short of breath and diaphoretic. The ECG waveform shows bradycardia. What other assessment findings should you anticipate? Why does this patient probably have bradycardia? Does this dysrhythmia […]

provisions of ANA code of ethics

A 20-year-old girl is brought into the ER by her parents. The parents write on the sign-in sheet that their daughter was caught having sex at her parent’s home with her boyfriend and the parents are demanding that the physician prescribe her the “morning after” pill. What should/can the nurse do? 1. Which of the […]

history of respiratory illness

Review the following case study and complete the questions that follow. Submit your completed document to Blackboard using the assignment link. As a nurse practicing within a family practice, you are interviewing a 55-year-old woman who is an executive assistant at a local law firm, where she has worked for 9 years. She has a […]

the relationship between height and the weight of people

You will upload and record a video response along with the written portion of this assignment. Part 1: You will be applying what you have learned in this course by gathering data and running a statistical analysis. To study the relationship between height and the weight of people you know, you need to collect a sample […]

bony tenderness

This is the case study that was assigned: Case Study 2: HPI: A 12-year-old girl presents with left knee pain during and after playing soccer. She’s been a member of an elite soccer team for the last 6 years. She has 2 hour practices 3 times a week. Does not recall any injuries. PMH: asthma, […]

Global Healthcare Comparison

Global Health Comparison Grid Template Use this document to complete the Module 6 Assessment Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative Statement Global Healthcare Issue Description Country United States Describe the policy in each country related to the identified healthcare issue What are the strengths of this policy? What are the weaknesses of this policy? Explain how […]

Advocacy And Cultural Competence

Go to the link https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards (Links to an external site.). View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice! In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in […]