Case Sometimes It Works, Sometimes It Doesn’t Jim Beaufort was appointed as the administrator of Marshall Nursing Center, a 230-bed skilled nursing facility located in a large metropolitan area. The facility’s occupancy rate had gradually declined from 82% (188 residents) a year ago to 74% (170 residents). Three months ago when Jim was hired for the job, the company’s vice president of operations, Ronald Ortner, […]

   A nurse is caring for a 48-year-old man diagnosed with meningitis after a head injury. The client was driving a motorcycle while on vacation and was not wearing a helmet. It had started to rain, and the client’s motorcycle swirled onto a grassy area. He fell off the motorcycle and landed on the ground. The client hit his head and suffered cuts and abrasions […]

Scenario You are the Director of Education in your healthcare organization. Your organization is a teaching hospital, and you are responsible for presenting information to new employees and volunteers during their orientation, many of whom are recent graduates of healthcare programs. This presentation is used to give them a better understanding of why the healthcare system is the way it is today, including a summary […]

Identify two classes of diuretics with regard to mechanism of action, indications, dosage, routes of administration, adverse effects, toxicity, cautions, contraindications, and drug interactions. Using a minimum of two scholarly article to support it, describe how these diuretics work in the kidney and how they lower blood pressure in individuals. Student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words All posts and […]

Ethics in Society Project Instructions: This assignment requires that you construct a PowerPoint (or similar) presentation that explores the ethics behind a social justice cause or movement. People join social justice movements to achieve equity, inclusion, and justice for entities such as humans, nonhuman animals, and the environment. Select a social justice movement and discuss how at least two ethical concepts listed below have been […]

   FNU Physical Assessment in Health Care Quiz 5 Question Question 1 Which nodes are also called Virchow nodes? a. Internal mammary b. Anterior axillary c. Deep cervical d. Supraclavicular Question 2 To palpate the inguinal nodes, you should have the patient: a. bend over a table and coughb. lie supine, with the knees slightly flexedc. lie supine, with the legs extendedd. stand with the […]

 Reflect on a pediatric patient who presented with an eye, ear, nose, or throat disorder during your Practicum experience. Describe your experience in assessing and managing the patient and his or her family. Include details of your “aha” moment in identifying the patient’s disorder. Then, explain how the experience connected your classroom studies to the real-world clinical setting. If you did not have an opportunity […]

   Details:   Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S. (Example: United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Healthcare, etc.). Harvard Business Review Online and Hoover’s Company Records, found in the GCU Library, are useful sources. You may also find pertinent information on your organization’s webpage. Review “Singapore Airlines Case Study.” Prepare a 1,000-1250-word paper that focuses on the organization […]

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT 4 Topic: Leading Others as a Servant Leader Applying Servant Leadership Details: Select and research a contemporary political, social, religious, or business, leader to learn about how the leader employs Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership to motivate, influence, and lead others. You may use the “Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders” handout in the Topic Materials if you need assistance locating potential leaders. Write […]

In recent years, hormone replacement therapy has become a controversial issue. When prescribing therapies, advanced practice nurses must weigh the strengths and limitations of the prescribed supplemental hormones. If advanced practice nurses determine that the limitations outweigh the strengths, then they might suggest alternative treatment options such as herbs or other natural remedies, changes in diet, and increase in exercise. Consider the following scenario: As […]