Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) refer to adults in later adulthood as “a population at risk” (p. 717). Why are individuals in later adulthood a vulnerable population? What role might social work play in addressing the needs of this population? This week, you consider factors that impact the vulnerability of individuals in later adulthood, including differing…
Clients that present the primary care office with vague symptoms can often be difficult for the Advanced Practice Nurse to diagnose. It requires great assessment, diagnostic, and evaluations skills. Discuss what your plan of care would be, including differential diagnoses and diagnostic exams for patients that present with the following conditions: Nausea/Vomiting/Fever Abdominal Pain Headache…
Part 1 Find, and list, at least 10 different careers from various sectors in the health care industry. Describe the role of each career and explain what makes that profession different from the others. You can include, but are not limited to, factors such as education and experience requirements, services rendered or products offered, licensure,…
In your reading assignments for this module, you read about a classic example of politics and health promotion in the episode of Rick Perry and the HPV vaccine. For your original post, cite another example of politics and a health promotion topic. An example could be smoking cessation and politics (whether on the local, state, or…
Wiki Directions: You will develop three pages in the wiki tool for this assignment. There should be a minimum of 350-500 words per wiki page. Provide reference(s) on each page. Each student will create 3 pages in their wiki tool. Students will respond to the following 3 questions (each question needs to be placed in…
Professional mentorship has been identified as an important component of professional engagement, professional growth, and advancement. Consider your own professional journey. Has a mentor shaped your professional advancement? Share a mentor experience from your personal or professional life. What benefits did the experience offer you? How might you mentor other providers seeking to advance in…
High-risk pregnancy patients should be reported with a code from category O09 Supervision of high-risk pregnancy and should be the first-listed diagnosis. Select a code from the category O09 and discuss the condition associated with the code. What are some conditions that might put a woman in the “high risk” category?
There are many benefits to belonging to a professional organization. Having a membership in a professional organization allows a nurse to be in control of their professional future by leading to an improved attentiveness or nursing issues. It provides networking and support from peers and nursing leaders, it allows nurses to exchange ideas and work…
Write a memo discussing: Your views on the role of epidemiology. Include informative content about health care in general and public health in particular in actively and vigilantly addressing health concerns in the United States and abroad. Your current views on the role of epidemiology. Indicate how your views about epidemiology have remained the same…
Consider the following scenario: You are a manager of a large rehabilitation center that provides short-term care rehabilitation services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Your center is proposing a new addition of long-term care services, and with this expansion, you must hire and train several new employees. Develop a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®…
End of life care essay paper help Question: An explanation of the role of the advanced practice nurse in facilitating the discussion of end of life care with patients and their families. Explain how you would approach a family who wants “everything” done for a patient with only a limited time to live. Then, explain…
Theory analysis is a process used to guide the examination of a theory that can create new insights on the theory studied (McEwen & Wills, 2011). The grand theory to be analyzed in this paper is the Roy Adaption Model (RAM). The approach used to analyze the RAM is Chinn and Kramer’s Theory Description and…