You are leading an interprofessional team in a small rural community health clinic to promote the purchase of a new data management system to address the new payment reform and pay-for-performance mandates. The team understands the need for accurate and reliable data that effectively supports these new mandates, and the National Quality Strategy (NQS) aims…
Provide a thorough response to answer these discussion prompts. What are some of the manifestations, measures of prevention, and treatments for rickets and osteomalacia? Compare and contrast the effects of aging on the skeletal system for men and women.
A 50-year-old college professor consulted his primary health-care provider because of tiredness, lethargy, and an abdominal pain centered around the lower end of his sternum, which woke him in the early hours of the morning. The pain was relieved by food and antacids. His uncle had died of stomach cancer and he was worried that…
Provide a thorough response to answer the discussion prompt. Based on your knowledge of the muscular system, develop a simple exercise regimen designed to strengthen the lower back. Which muscle groups would you include and why?
Sarah, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Maryland – College Park had spent Thanksgiving day with relatives at her grandparent’s farm. During her drive back to campus on Friday morning her vision became blurry, and she was forced to pull over to the side of the road. As she sat in her car, her…
· Refer to your Observation Analysis document, which you completed during your two clinical experience observations. Write a 700-word comparison of your observations. Include the following in your comparison: · Identify differences as well as similarities. · Consider how the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional theories are implemented in each setting. · Address the following: ·…
The purpose of this assignment is to promote prudent and safe care of behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting. This assignment allows students to explore the various influencers of treating behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting while providing ethical care and safeguarding themselves legally. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student…
Procedure Confident (Can complete independently) Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision) Beginning (Have performed with supervision or need supervision to feel confident) New (Have never performed or does not apply) Cerumen Impaction Removal (irrigation and curette) X Fluorescein Staining X Corneal Foreign Body Removal X Wood’s Light Examination …
Edwin is a 69-year-old male who comes into the clinic today stating that over the past few days, he has had a fever and chills, cough, and has been quite fatigued. He didn’t take his temperature because he did not have a thermometer but he “felt hot.” He says he is coughing up a little…
A concept analysis is an exercise designed to make the student familiar as possible with a concept (variable). A concept is usually one or two words that convey meaning, understanding or feelings between or among individuals within a same discipline. Some concepts relevant to nursing are health, nursing, managed care, coping and parenting. A concept…