What would you do?

Betty, the chief nursing officer, had to make a decision about buying 120 new hospital beds for patient rooms. After she interviewed nurse mangers at the units where the beds were going to be placed, Betty compiled her findings and decided to contact a well-known equipment company to obtain prices and contracts. The equipment company’s executive salesperson, Jim, discussed options at length with her and invited her and her significant other to an upcoming all-expenses-paid lavish retreat at a five-star hotel in Hawaii to see demonstrations of the beds and to hear a comprehensive sales pitch. Betty thought to herself, “We badly need some relaxation and stress relief. Hawaii would be so much fun. Would it be wrong for us to go?”

  • If you were Betty, what would you do? Give your rationale. Justify your answer with an ethical framework—a theory, approach, or principle.
  • Do you consider this situation a conflict of interest? Why or why not? Give your rationale.
  • What policies, if any, should be in place regarding a scenario such as this one? Do you have any such policies in place at work for similar situations? Do such policies impact day-to-day activities in any way? Explain.

Discuss

response to your Blog describing your own experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in your nursing practice. What were the strengths and weaknesses of this collaboration? How might your own experiences mirror the perspectives and viewpoints presented in the Henry et al. (2018) case study design approach? Be specific and provide examples.

discussion post

Explore the factors contributing to the development and recurrence of UTIs, such as urinary stasis, urinary catheterization, and antibiotic resistance. How can nurse practitioners assess and address these risk factors in patient care to prevent UTIs and minimize recurrence?

SOAP note- PCOS

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case study

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 a brief description of the results of your Work Environment Assessment. Based on the results, how civil is your workplace? Explain why your workplace is or is not civil. Then, describe a situation where you have experienced incivility in the workplace. How was this addressed? Be specific and provide examples.

mental health


Rasmussen University – Mental Health Care Plan

A. Patient identifiers:

Age: Gender: Ht: Wt. Code Status:

Isolation:

Development Stage (Erikson): Give the stage and rationale for your evaluation

Health Status

Date of admission:

Activity level: Diet:

Fall risk (indicate reason)

Client’s description of health status

Allergies: (include type of reaction)

Reason for admission:

Past medical history that relates to admission:

Socio-cultural Orientation

Cultural and Ethnic Background with current practices:

Socialization:

Family system: (Support system)

Spiritual:

Occupation: (across the lifespan)

Patterns of living: (define past and current)

Barriers to independent living:

Healthcare systems elements (continued) ALLERGIES:

Medications: List all medications, dosages, classifications and the rational for the medications prescribed for this patient include major considerations for administration and the possible negative outcomes associated with this medication.

DEFINE 1: What the medications Mechanism of Action AND 2: Why the patient is taking the medication?

Medication Classification Dosage Rationale Possible negative outcomes

Psychiatric Diagnosis and DSM 5 Diagnostic Criteria

History of Present Psychiatric Illness

(Presenting signs & symptoms/ Previous Psychiatric Admission / Outpatient Mental Health Services)

CON
CEPT MAP

Pathophysiology – (to the cellular level)

Medical Diagnosis

Clinical Manifestations (all data subjective and objective: labs, radiology, all diagnostic studies) (What symptoms does your client present with?)

Complications

Treatment (Medical, medications, intervention and supportive)

Risk Factors (chemical, environmental, psychological, physiological and genetic)

Nursing Diagnosis

Problem statement: (NANDA)

Related to: (What is happening in the body to cause the issue?)

Manifested by: (Specific symptoms)

General Appearance

Presenting Appearance (nutritional status, physical deformities, hearing impaired, glasses, injuries, cane)
Basic Grooming and Hygiene (clean, disheveled and whether it is appropriate attire for the weather)

Gait and Motor Coordination (awkward, staggering, shuffling, rigid, trembling with intentional movement or at rest),
posture (slouched, erect),
any noticeable mannerisms or gestures

Level of Participation in the Program/Activity (Group attendance and milieu participation, exercise)

Manner and Approach

Interpersonal Characteristics and Approach to Evaluation (oppositional/resistant, submissive, defensive, open and friendly, candid and cooperative, showed subdued mistrust and hostility, excessive shyness)

Behavioral Approach (distant, indifferent, unconcerned, evasive, negative, irritable, depressive, anxious, sullen, angry, assaultive, exhibitionistic, seductive, frightened, alert, agitated, lethargic, needed minor/considerable reinforcement and soothing).
Coping and stress tolerance.

Speech (normal rate and volume, pressured, slow, loud, quiet, impoverished)

Expressive Language (no problems expressing self, circumstantial and tangential responses, difficulties finding words, echolalia, mumbling)

Receptive Language (normal, able to comprehend questions,

Orientation, Alertness, and Thought Process

Recall and Memory (recalls recent and past events in their personal history).
Recalls three words (e.g., Cadillac, zebra, and purple)
Orientation (person, place, time, presidents, your name)

Alertness (sleepy, alert, dull and uninterested, highly distractible)
Coherence (responses were coherent and easy to understand, simplistic and concrete, lacking in necessary detail, overly detailed and difficult to follow)

Concentration and Attention (naming the days of the week or months of the year in reverse order, spelling the word “world”, their own last name, or the ABC's backwards)

Thought Processes (loose associations, confabulations, flight of ideas, ideas of reference, illogical thinking, grandiosity, magical thinking, obsessions, perseveration, delusions, reports of experiences of depersonalization).
Values and belief system

Hallucinations and Delusions (presence, absence, denied visual but admitted olfactory and auditory, denied but showed signs of them during testing, denied except for times associated with the use of substances, denied while taking medications)

Judgment and Insight (based on explanations of what they did, what happened, and if they expected the outcome, good, poor, fair, strong)

Mood and Affect

Mood or how they feel most days (happy, sad, despondent, melancholic, euphoric, elevated, depressed, irritable, anxious, angry).
Affect or how they felt at a given moment (comments can include range of emotions such as broad, restricted, blunted, flat, inappropriate, labile, consistent with the content of the conversation.

Rapport (easy to establish, initially difficult but easier over time, difficult to establish, tenuous, easily upset)
Facial and Emotional Expressions (relaxed, tense, smiled, laughed, became insulting, yelled, happy, sad, alert, day-dreamy, angry, smiling, distrustful/suspicious, tearful, pessimistic, optimistic)

Response to Failure on Test Items (unaware, frustrated, anxious, obsessed, unaffected)
Impulsivity (poor, effected by substance use)
Anxiety (note level of anxiety, any behaviors that indicated anxiety, ways they handled it)

Lab

Range

Value

Reason Obtained

Risk Assessment:

Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation

(ideation but no plan or intent, clear/unclear plan but no intent) Self-Injurious Behavior (cutting, burning) Hypersexual, Elopement, Non-adherence to treatment

Discharge Plans and Instruction: Placement, outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, sober living, board and care, shelter, long term care facility, 12 step program

Teaching Assessment and Client / Family Education:

(Disease process, medication, coping, relaxation, diet, exercise, hygiene) Include barriers to learning and preferred learning styles

NRS DX:

Problem Statement:

R/T: (What is the cause of the symptom?)

Manifested by: (specific symptoms)

Short term goal: Create a SMART goal that relates to hospital stay.

Long term goal: Create a SMART goal that is appropriate for discharge.

This is specific to the patient that you are caring for. A list of planned actions that will assist the patient to achieve the desired goal. (i.e. obtain foods that the patient can eat/ likes)

Identify what the patients response or “outcome is to the goal or care that you have provided. i.e. patient ate 45% of lunch)

Was it met or not met there is no partially met.

References:

No plagiarism, 7APA style

 

ASSESSING A HEALTHCARE PROGRAM/POLICY EVALUATION

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.

Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
  • Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
  • Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.

The Assignment: (2–3 pages)

Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:

  • Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
  • How was the success of the program or policy measured?
  • How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
  • How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
  • At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
  • What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
  • What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
  • What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
  • Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
  • Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
  • Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

D.Saa Cultural Wk 3 Disc

 

Food for thought items: 

From your reading assignments have you noticed any similarities among the cultures that you have read about, are there any distinct differences that would have you make an adjustment in your plan of nursing care? 

Please review the criteria for your culturally diverse client interview.  Do you have any special preparations? Are there any sensitivity issues you may want to be aware of during this process? 

The actual discussion topic included: 

In the evaluation of your current workplace or neighborhood. Have you noticed any additional population shifts?  It seems that this topic as been explored already by several students. If this is the case, please continue to highlight noticeable changes with each other

Week 8 5600 L

Reply to two other student posts with a reflection of their response.  Please make sure to provide citations and references (in APA, 7th ed. format) for your work. (300 words minimum). Upload turnit in ai similarity report of replies to texts attached in the document (MUST BE BELOW 20%) attachment