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Quality Data Sources

The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with various data sources. Used by health care organizations to obtain quality data. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) creates an annual report. The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Which assesses the performance of the U.S. health care system. This report identifies strengths […]

the history of cannabis

Trace the history of cannabis use in medicine for the treatment and management of illness via nursing scholarly journal articles. Examine your sources for the following information below and describe the following: 1. Who are the stakeholders both in support of and in opposition to medicinal cannabis use? 2. What does current medical/nursing research say […]

Stress Management Plan

In your last entry, you identified and discussed one of your personal stressors you would like to work on. Now for this PSMJ 3, you will be creating a small, 1-week plan to manage your chosen stressor, complete the plan, and write about how your plan works or does not work. There are three parts to this project. […]

dependent t-test?

the difference between independent t-test and dependent t-test? What do you consider to be the difference between independent t-test and dependent t-test? What non-parametric statistical analysis can you use if the data do not meet the assumptions of parametric analysis. When do you use ANOVA? If you cannot identify where the differences occur in groups,  […]

tenets of nursing’s metaparadigm

 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Discuss the tenets of nursing’s metaparadigm. Identify your personal philosophy of nursing. My personal philosophy is “treat your patients as if they were your family” – Discuss personal philosophy of nursing. – Articulate changes in personal philosophy over time. – Discuss factors that impacted change in your personal philosophy of nursing. […]

Characteristics of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs.

REPLY 1   When evaluating quantitative data keep in mind that the data are numerical. This type of research evaluates the participant’s opinions and attitudes by testing a theory or hypothesis. The attributes that should be appraised when using quantitative method, when numerical data is collected it can be incorporated into the research in order […]

Assessing And Treating Patients With ADHD

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With ADHD Not only do children and adults have different presentations for ADHD, but males and females may also have vastly different clinical presentations. Different people may also respond to medication therapies differently. For example, some ADHD medications may cause children to experience stomach pain, while others can be highly […]

Budget and Variable Budget

Based on the following information, answer the questions shown below regarding a budget for year 2: Recent merit pay increases (usually 0- 5% provided annually) have resulted in the following salaries: 2 coder salaries each at $15/hour 1 coder salary at $14.50/hour Lead coder salary of $50,000/year 2 release of information specialists each at $13/hour […]

Vision Of Nursing

What is your vision for the future of nursing? How does your vision fit with the recommendations in the IOM report? What two action steps do you plan to take to promote this vision? 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. References: The future of nursing: […]

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

2 REFERENCES Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal deposits of alpha-synuclein in the brain. (Wakabayashi, Tanji, Odagiri, Miki, Mori, & Takahashi, 2013).  It is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. (With early changes in complex attention and executive function rather than learning and memory), recurrent complex visual hallucinations.Rapid eye movement […]