A 45-year-old grocery sales clerk has been suffering from bouts of severe pain in his left flank region. He blamed it on prolonged standing for 8 hours straight while working. He was taking over-the-counter pain medications for his pain. One day, he found fresh blood in his urine. He went to a doctor who performed urine tests, CT scans, and x-rays. He was diagnosed […]

   Alzheimer’s disease Create 2-3  slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes  Describe the physiology and pathophysiology of the disease,  Physiology and Pathophysiology: A description of physiology and pathophysiology of the disease, clinical manifestations, and evaluation is present. Supporting material is of exceptional quality and quantity. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of […]

  This week, we introduced the topic of “herd immunity“. Some have entertained the idea of “controlled voluntary infection,” akin to the “chickenpox parties” of the 1980s. However, COVID-19 is 100 times more lethal than the chickenpox. Someone who goes to a “coronavirus party” to get infected would not only be substantially increasing their own chance of dying in the next month, they would also […]

Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing intervention […]

  The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of […]

  Write a formal paper of 750-1,000 words that addresses the following: Discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree). For additional help finding […]

 The next step in the process is to begin identifying the challenges and impediments to implementing a quality improvement plan.  Fall Risks in the Elderly who lives at their own Homes  PDSA quality  improvement model uses  In the analysis consider the individuals affected by the change as well as the cost of implementing the quality improvement plan. Give a description of some of the proposed […]

  Assignments Please read chapters 24 and 25 of your Tappen textbook, please make notes as you read. Discussion # 8 worth 1.25 points Please remember to limit your initial post to 250 words/three paragraphs and responses to 150 words.  Refer to the grading rubric below. This is a two-part research question: Part One: 1. Identify an issue at your current place of practice. 2. […]

BACKGROUND Mr. Akkad is a 76 year old Iranian male who is brought to your office by his eldest son for “strange behavior.” Mr. Akkad was seen by his family physician who ruled out any organic basis for Mr. Akkad’s behavior. All laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests (including CT-scan of the head) were normal.  According to his son, he has been demonstrating some strange thoughts […]

tAssignments Please read chapters 24 and 25 of your Tappen textbook, please make notes as you read. Discussion # 8 worth 1.25 points Initial post weekly Wednesday by 11:59 PM. Respond to two peers on different days due Saturday by11:59 PM. Please remember to limit your initial post to 250 words/three paragraphs and responses to 150 words.  Refer to the grading rubric below. This is […]