Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefits are examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice. Leaders can contribute to both the problem and the solution through policies, action, and inaction. In this Assignment, […]

  Mr. JD is a 24-year-old who presents to Urgent Care with a 2-week history of cough and congestion. He says it started out as a “normal cold” and it will not go away. He has a productive cough for green mucous and has green nasal discharge. He says he has had a low-grade temperature for the past 2 days. John reports an intermittent frontal […]

Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, that examines the significance of an organization’s culture and values. For the presentation of your PowerPoint, use Loom to create a voice-over or a video. Refer to the Topic Materials for additional guidance on recording your presentation with Loom. Include an additional slide for the Loom link at the beginning, and an additional slide for References […]

 pic 1 DQ 2 Social media has definitely sparked a new age of issues that involve patient information and confidentiality. “social media platforms are a serious potential risk for confidentiality violations. Protecting the confidentiality of patient information is also a responsibility for healthcare professionals.” (Aygin, 2020) Speaking on facetime or zoom to can potential issues of confidentiality because a lot of people are doing other things […]

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How […]

A. Research and define the following terms as they relate to the legal and medical ethics presented in the story My Sister’s Keeper. These are the central issues needed to base a medical opinion about any case in court. (12 points) Medical Ethics: Autonomy Veracity Fidelity Beneficence Non-maleficence Justice B. Using these as 6 criterion, describe how each of these characteristics related back to the […]

 Your task for this piece of assessment is to critically discuss professional issues and leadership challenges for the graduate registered nurse and argue for realistic and achievable actions and goals.   1. Analyse the WIKI discussion forum contributions (in relation to self-awareness, identity development and mentoring) and using the literature as a point of reference, discuss the significance of one of these professional development strategies in […]

   As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to the drug through absorption, distribution, […]

Read the article “Thinking Like a Nurse: A Research-Based Model of Clinical Judgment in Nursing” by Christine Tanner, which is linked below: Link to article http://content.ebscohost.com/ContentServer.asp?T=P&P=AN&K=106314107&S=R&D=rzh&EbscoContent=dGJyMNHX8kSeprI4y9f3OLCmr1GeprdSsKa4Sq%2BWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGvrk%2B0prBLuePfgeyx43zx In at least three pages, answer the following questions: also below What do you feel are the greatest influences on clinical judgment? Is it experience, knowledge, or a combination of those things?  In your opinion, what part does intuition […]

Create a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used in a staff development meeting on presenting different approaches for implementing the stepwise approach for asthma treatment.  MUST INCLUDE TITLE & REFERENCE SLIDE MUST INCLUDE PICTURES Be sure to address the following: Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for the asthma patient from your practice as well as the impact these drugs might have […]