Entries by Linus

Pharmacology

As an advanced practice nurse, it is your responsibility to recommend appropriate treatment options for patients with cardiovascular disorders. To ensure the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy, advanced practice nurses must consider aspects that might influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics processes such as medical history, other drugs currently prescribed, and individual patient factors. Reference: Murphy, […]

PET scan

A patient is due to have a PET scan but is claustrophobic so the physician orders 2 mg of Versed for anxiety. The nurse then went to fill this prescription from one of the hospital’s electronic prescribing cabinets, which allows staff to search for medicines by name through a computer system. The nurse could not […]

Trends And Issues in health

Explain how health care reform has helped shift the focus from a disease-oriented health care system to one of wellness and prevention. Discuss ways in which health care will continue this trend and explain the role of nursing in supporting and facilitating this shift. In replies to peers, provide an example of wellness and prevention […]

health that has meaning to your personal health

Choose a topic related to health that has meaning to your personal health, interests, and well-being. This may be a disease, such as diabetes, or a healthy fitness activity. Conduct a database search comparing one of the following database directories with Google Scholar. CINAHL and Google Scholar PubMed and Google Scholar Explain how you were […]

Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Using your chosen chronic illness from the list below, Diabetes Mellitus type 2 you will explore the use of evidence-based practice and how it is  incorporated into case management patient care guidelines and pathways. Identify and discuss current best practices. Address the importance of basing case management on current evidence. Identify and evaluate published guidelines. […]

Medical Terminology

Find a root in the appendix of our textbook or in an online search of medical terms. Then change the root into three other terms by adding different prefixes and/or suffixes. These must be “actual” words that are of accepted use in medical language. Deconstruct each of your three medical terms. Tell what each word part is […]

Cultural Competence And Diversity

Discuss/summarize Campinha Bacote Model of cultural competence and the application of the model’s concepts/components in an evidenced-based publication of your choosing selected from the literature which may be used in your culture paper. 1.5 pages APA Consider the following components for the post; · Identify and describe the cultural issue or population of the study. […]

Introduction to Nursing Theory and Certification

Unit 1 Discussion – Introduction to Nursing Theory and Certification Unit 1 Discussion [Due Wednesday] Introduction to Nursing Theory and Certification It is anticipated that the initial discussion response should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. This is not the only criteria utilized […]

How do health issues differ between the populations

.Choose two emerging populations, such as Latino/Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, or Black/African Americans. How do health issues differ between the two populations? 2.  Describe your current knowledge of public health nursing and provide specific examples of public health activities in your community.

Traumatic Stress Syndrome After Serving In The Military

Find and post a systematic review and write a critical appraisal for a ( Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome after serving in the military). Please upload the article with the answer. using the following checklist from the British Medical Journal: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/us/toolkit/learn-ebm/appraising-systematic-reviews/ Requirements for this post: Upload a systematic review article on a topic of your choice Use […]