Think back to your most recent time in the clinical setting when another discipline (respiratory, physical therapy, nutrition, occupational therapy) was utilized. Describe a form of interdisciplinary collaborative care you’ve seen on your current assigned clinical or work site. Then have a discussion about the following questions: Who coordinated that care? What was the … Read more
The kidneys are highly vascular organs that filter the blood, removing wastes for excretion and returning the rest of the blood to the vascular system. The functional units of the kidneys are nephrons, each composed of a glomerulus and a tubule. How is the GFR measured? What are the strengths and limitations of methods of determining GFR? … Read more
Using at least 4 current (within the past 5 years), relevant, peer-reviewed resources, create a literature review that does the following: Describes the project’s topic, resources reviewed, and conclusions of each article. Summarizes the principal findings of the research and their relevance to the project’s proposed outcomes.
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, sometimes going an entire week with only one bowel movement. Until this episode, she has been very regular all of her life, having a bowel movement every … Read more
the role of the Nurse Practitioner. Select and describe an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role. Why are you becoming a Nurse Practitioner? Find one research article, expert opinion about the Nurse Practitioner role and summarize the article. What does the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) say about the need of Nurse Practitioners? Identify and describe the effects … Read more
Endocrine Function: C.B. is a significantly overweight, 48-year-old woman from the Winnebago Indian tribe who had high blood sugar and cholesterol levels three years ago but did not follow up with a clinical diagnostic work-up. She had participated in the state’s annual health screening program and noticed that her fasting blood sugar was 141 … Read more
Name some very important organs that are not vital organs. List the functional description of all the normal vital organs, including today’s exceptions. Is it possible to live without a vital organ? Why? Example? Distinction between assisting or substituting vital organs. Bioethical analysis. Do the following practices assist or substitute the vital organ? Why? Dialysis … Read more
Write a 1-page narrative in APA format that addresses the following: Explain the circumstances under which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Be specific and provide examples. Describe strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Include descriptions and names of off-label drugs that require extra … Read more
Part 1: Literature Review: Be sure you have completed all required sections of the template (PDF) Part 2: Critical Assessment -Reflect on comments from colleagues in response to your Week 10 Discussion post. Apply feedback of value to you in completing your synthesis of evidence to inform a practice change initiative focusing on quality improvement.
Respond to two (2) of the following prompts: Using one of the three theoretical primary sociological perspectives featured in our text (i.e., functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism) discuss the social construction of gender. Present two tangible examples of how this theory best explains how gender is socially constructed. (USLO 5.4) Where and how do you … Read more