Ann is a 34-year-old African American woman who presents with a 6 week history of initial and terminal insomnia and a 10 pound weight loss over that same period. She admits to feeling sad almost every day for the past 6 weeks that occurred after she lost her job. She denies feeling enjoyment, has not…
Correlation is the process of establishing a relationship between two or more factors. Correlation is an important concept that can be misused. One misuse is saying that factor A is caused by factor B just because correlation is found. Cause cannot be implied simply from correlation. Find two examples in scholarly articles within the last…
Differentiating Serotonin Syndrome from Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Flowchart . Assignment Content Next week you will study psychotropic medications used in treating depression and other mood disorders. This assessment is in preparation for Week 2 as you compare serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. When providing psychotropic medication to patients, emergencies can arise. Two of these…
In quantitative research, we looked at the rate of falls numerically before and after the implementation of a program. In qualitative research, if you were interested in study the impact of falls on the patient’s quality of life, you could obtain this information through personal interviews. The unit of measurement would be the words that…
Week 8 Assignment For this Assignment, you will practice assessing and diagnosing a patient in a case study who is experiencing a substance-related or addictive disorder. With this and all cases, remember to consider the patient’s cultural background. RESOURCES: American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Substance related and addictive disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental…
If your last name begins with R – Z, watch the video with Josh and Jason at the following link First give a summary of what the video is about and then comment in paragraph form what would be your therapeutic treatment plan for the client/patient in the video and provide a thorough rationale/support for…
There is often a requirement to evaluate descriptive statistics for data within an organization or for health care information. Every year, the National Cancer Institute collects and publishes data based on patient demographics. Understanding differences between the groups based upon the collected data often informs health care professionals about research, treatment options, or patient education….
How would you apply the principles of the Quadruple Aim initiative to improve quality, safety and satisfaction in the acute care or long-term care setting? Reflect on your current or future role in healthcare. (Current Role :Home care nurse, Future Role : Hospice Nurse) How you would you, in the role of director of nursing…
To Prepare: Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and the four systematic reviews (or other filtered high- level evidence) you selected in Module 3. Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3. Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template provided…
Gastrointestinal Function: R.H. is a 74-year-old black woman, who presents to the family practice clinic for a scheduled appointment. She complains of feeling bloated and constipated for the past month, some-times going an entire week with only one bowel movement. Until this episode, she has been very regular all of her life, having a bowel…