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general medicine unit

PICOT Question: For hospitalized patients on a general medicine unit with Foley catheters (P), does implementation of nursing Foley bundles. Accompanied with continual education on Foley bundles (I). Compared to using no nursing Foley bundles/continual education (C), decrease the incidence of hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections (O), over one year (T)? Institute of Medicine has […]

shamanic worldview of health and illness

Discuss the shamanic worldview of health and illness and how it pertains to the practice of nursing.   PLEASE USE YOUR BOOK AS AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR REFERENCES.   Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Nursing Practice (4th Edition) ISBN-13:9780133346503 ISBN-10:0133346501 Author:Karen Lee Fontaine RN MSN Edition:4 Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc Published:January 2015 3paragraph of at least 5 […]

Developed theory to be used in Metaparadigm of Nursing

Link the theory you developed with the Metaparadigm of Nursing.  Each of the elements of the Metaparadigm should be represented in your theory. Revise your theory if necessary to include each of the components of the Metaparadigm. Developed theory to be used Concept Observation is an important aspect of nursing that creates a quest for […]

Metaparadigm of Nursing

Metaparadigm of Nursing Take one component in the Metaparadigm of Nursing, identify and discuss the concept or concepts of Watson’s Theory of Caring that support that Watson wrote a theory of nursing based on the criteria established in the Metaparadigm of Nursing. Expectations Initial Post: Due: Saturday, 11:59 pm PT Length: A minimum of 250 […]

Compare Independent Variables, Dependent Variables, And Extraneous Variables

1 postsRe: Topic 4 DQ 1 Independent variables are the ones that are manipulated by a researcher. Whereas dependent variables are those that are impacted by the manipulation of the independent variables. Extraneous variables are those variables that have an undesirable impact in an experiment. Under ideal circumstances, manipulating the independent variable will cause a […]

Chronic Stable Angina

Chronic Stable Angina E.H. is a 45-year-old African American man who recently moved to the community from another state. He requests renewal of a prescription for a calcium channel blocker, prescribed by a physician in the former state. He is unemployed and lives with a woman, their son, and the woman’s 2 children. His past […]

Excel descriptive statistics for data analysis research

Discussion Question Using the Excel Sheet and descriptive statistics page; you will write up your analysis for the 20 participants. This week, you learned about the statistical software applications used to analyze data for research analysis. For this week’s discussion, you will use Excel sheet provide to run descriptive statistics, create graphs and respond to […]

Policy And Advocacy For Improving Population Health

To Prepare: Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources. Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you. Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described. The Assignment: (2–3 pages) […]

Control Of TB In Large Cities In Developed Countries

COMMENTARY Open Access Control of tuberculosis in large cities in developed countries: an organizational problem Joan A Caylà* and Angels Orcau Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is still a serious public health issue, even in large cities in developed countries. Control of this old disease is based on complicated programs that require completion of long treatments and […]

Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations What type of nursing would you like to practice in your career? Search for a professional organization specific to the specialty to which you aspire. Click “Create a New Thread” and title your thread with your last name and the name of the organization you have researched. (ex: “Duff: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, Neonatal […]