Category: Nursing


  • A 35-year-old male presents with the onset of acute low back pain. He was doing some yard work, including pulling out large bushes, when he experienced the acute onset of low back pain, radiating down the back of the left leg. Since then, the pain has worsened in intensity, and he is having difficulty bearing…

  • For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number. Case 1 Chief Complaint (CC) “I am here today due to frequent and watery bowel movements” History of Present Illness (HPI) A 37-year-old…

  • A.V. is a nurse practitioner working with the public health department. Community assessments reveal that one rural community has a high rate of teenage pregnancy. A.V. conducts parenting classes at the local high school and aims to reach first-time expectant parents. Her goal is to provide parents with information about what to expect of a…

  • In order to fulfil your DNP degree at Walden, you will complete non-clinical coursework, practicum hours, and a DNP Project. Both the clinical hours you will complete as part of your Practicum and your DNP Project will align with specific Domains as defined in The Essentials. Your DNP Project will focus on a gap in…

  • The role of a nurse with a practice doctorate is multifaceted and significantly different from that of a nurse with a research doctorate. As a DNP-prepared nurse, you may serve as a clinical nurse educator, a policy and legislation advocate, an organization leader, or an advanced practice nurse responsible for tracking, installing, and monitoring initiatives…

  • The continued evolution of mobile devices for medical care expanded use of clinical decision support, and the emergence of machine learning algorithms in medical care have led to the FDA setting standards for these functions. Does the FDA regulate mobile devices, such as smartphones or tablets, and mobile app stores? If they DO regulate them-…

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a behavioral disorder that affects children and teens, and is characterized by a pattern of angry or irritable mood, argumentative or defiant behavior, and/or vindictiveness toward others. ODD can cause social, academic, and family problems. Some symptoms of ODD include: · Arguing with adults · Refusing to do what adults…

  • While there are policies intended to address the social problem of poverty, the definition of poverty itself is dictated by policy (i.e., the poverty rate as defined by the federal government). As a practicing social worker, you may say that number is “just a number” and not reflective of the true, real costs of poverty.…

  • For this Assignment, you practice assessing and diagnosing patients with anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD. Review the DSM-5-TR criteria for the disorders within these classifications before you get started, as you will be asked to justify your differential diagnosis with DSM-5-TR criteria. · Consider what history would be necessary to collect from this patient. ·…

  • 5.1 For the survival times given in Table 3.1, compare the survival distributions of the two treatment groups using: (a) Gehan’s generalized Wilcoxon test (b) The Cox-Mantel test 5.2 For the remission data given in Table 3.1, compare the remission time distributions of the two treatment groups using (a) The logrank test (b) The Peto…