How can the perspective of Christian spirituality influence the way in which you demonstrate compassionate care?

How can the perspective of Christian spirituality influence the way in which you demonstrate compassionate care?

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format.

Define osteoarthritis and explain the differences with osteoarthrosis.

 

Musculoskeletal Function:
G.J. is a 71-year-old overweight woman who presents to the Family Practice Clinic for the first time complaining of a long history of bilateral knee discomfort that becomes worse when it rains and usually feels better when the weather is warm and dry. “My arthritis hasn’t improved a bit this summer though,” she states. Discomfort in the left knee is greater than in the right knee. She has also suffered from low back pain for many years, but recently it has become worse. She is having difficulty using the stairs in her home. The patient had recently visited a rheumatologist who tried a variety of NSAIDs to help her with pain control. The medications gave her mild relief but also caused significant and intolerable stomach discomfort. Her pain was alleviated with oxycodone. However, when she showed increasing tolerance and began insisting on higher doses of the medication, the physician told her that she may need surgery and that he could not prescribe more oxycodone for her. She is now seeking medical care at the Family Practice Clinic. Her knees started to get significantly more painful after she gained 20 pounds during the past nine months. Her joints are most stiff when she has been sitting or lying for some time and they tend to “loosen up” with activity. The patient has always been worried about osteoporosis because several family members have been diagnosed with the disease. However, nonclinical manifestations of osteoporosis have developed.

Case Study Questions

  1. Define osteoarthritis and explain the differences with osteoarthrosis. List and analyze the risk factors that are presented on the case that contribute to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
  2. Specify the main differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, make sure to include clinical manifestations, major characteristics, joints usually affected and diagnostic methods.
  3. Describe the different treatment alternatives available, including non-pharmacological and pharmacological that you consider are appropriate for this patient and why.
  4. How would you handle the patient concern about osteoporosis? Describe your interventions and education you would provide to her regarding osteoporosis.

Neurological Function:
H.M is a 67-year-old female, who recently retired from being a school teacher for the last 40 years. Her husband died 2 years ago due to complications of a CVA. Past medical history: hypertension controlled with Olmesartan 20 mg by mouth once a day. Family history no contributory. Last annual visits with PCP with normal results. She lives by herself but her children live close to her and usually visit her two or three times a week.
Her daughter start noticing that her mother is having problems focusing when talking to her, she is not keeping things at home as she used to, often is repeating and asking the same question several times and yesterday she has issues remembering her way back home from the grocery store.

Case Study Questions

  1. Name the most common risks factors for Alzheimer’s disease
  2. Name and describe the similarities and the differences between Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Frontotemporal dementia.
  3. Define and describe explicit and implicit memory.
  4. Describe the diagnosis criteria developed for the Alzheimer’s disease by the National Institute of Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association
  5. What would be the best therapeutic approach on C.J.

Submission Instructions:

  • You must complete both case studies.
  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words per case study, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

Synthesis Matrix Table Continuation

tiff week 7

Synthesis Matrix Table Continuation

Instructions

Now that you are moving deeper into the literature surrounding your proposed project, it is imperative for you to stay engaged with review, appraisal, and synthesis activities.

In this unit you have the Scholarship of Application – Part 3 assignment to create a presentation with an overview of the anticipated/desired outcomes from implementing your selected strategy/intervention and the evaluation measure(s) you will utilize to determine if your selected strategy/intervention was effective.

Using the Synthesis Matrix Table, you submitted in week 4, update the table with a minimum of an additional 5 resources of evidence.

For this unit table assignment, the next 5 entries in your table will provide support for the evaluation method/approach you have identified to determine the outcome of implementing the selected intervention.

After completing the table entries for this week, your updated table will now minimally include 15 resources.

Direct access to the article is essential for grading. Either upload all evidence along with your table or be sure an activated link is provided to ensure it leads directly to the article you are presenting.

Table 1 and 2 attached with teacher’s corrections comments on table 1.

Discuss the process of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) business planning from a system approach.

 

Based on your textbook reading, discuss the process of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) business planning from a system approach.

Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

textbook:  Tracy, M.F., O’Grady, E.T., & Phillips, S.J. (2023). Hamric and Hanson’s Advanced practice nursing: An
integrative approach (7th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323777117, e-text: 9780323777124 

 Head-to-toe assessment tailored for the patient

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED RUBRIC TO COMPLETE THIS HEAD TO TOE ASSIGNMENT 

NO PLAGIO MORE THAN 10% ALLOWED WILL BE SUBMIT IT BY TURNIN IN

Assignment should be a narrative following the APA 7th edition format and must include:

·      Head-to-toe assessment tailored for the patient as RUBRIC REQUIRE

·      Diagnostic tests with expected findings and patient education about the test (i.e., fasting).

·      References from peer-reviewed resources within the past five years.

CASE:

34-y/o-Male, BMI 17

Dx: Hodgkin lymphoma

Hx: Infectious mononucleosis, seasonal allergies, current hydrocele

DUE DATE APRIL 15, 2025

 SMART Goals Evaluation

 SMART Goals Evaluation

Think back to the five SMART goals you created earlier in the term. Reflection type format. Following APA format and needs to be 750-1000 words in length.  

Original SMART goals PPT, attached. See PPT notes and rubric. Reflecting on “meeting goals” and how I have hit goals and improved, where I could improve. 

Treatment of Diabetes in Adult Patients Affected by Knowledge and Education

POSTER:

Topic: Treatment of Diabetes in Adult Patients Affected by Knowledge and Education

PICOT QUESTION: Does education in adults with diabetes improve their treatment and control compared to those who do not have education in the first 3 months?

The purpose of this assignment is to create a poster that will present the visual and graphic presentation of the capstone project. Poster presentation should clearly articulate what you did, how you did it, why you did it, and what it contributes to your field and the larger field of human knowledge.

Follow the poster template as outlined and review the recommended resources in creating your poster.

What goals should you keep in mind to construct a poster?

  • Clarity of content. Decide on a small number of key points that you want your viewers to take away from your presentation, and articulate those ideas clearly and concisely.
  • Visual interest and accessibility. The viewers should notice and take interest in your poster so that they will pause to learn more about your project, and you will need the poster’s design to present your research in a way that is easy for those viewers to make easy sense of it.

From the capstone project, students will create an effective poster with the following information:

Title: Project Title 

Authors: Your name, faculty advisor’s name

Background/Significance

Purpose or Aims of the Study

Methods/Design

Expected Results/Outcomes

Anticipated Conclusions

Potential Implications to Practice

Acknowledgements

Contact person: include email address

Expectations

  • Length: One page Only
  • Format: Poster Presentation ( Template Attached)
  • Research: At least one peer reviewed reference within the last 5 years
  • NO PLAGIARISM MORE THAN 10% ALLOWED, MUST BE ORIGINAL WORK,
  • NOTE POSTER TEMPLATE TABLE ATTACHED ON THE DOCUMENT UPLOADED AND GUIDELINES
  • DUE DATE APRIL 15, 2025

Describe major changes that occurs on the neurological system associated to age.

  • Describe major changes that occurs on the neurological system associated to age. Include changes on central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
  • Define delirium and dementia, specified similarities and differences and describe causes for each one.

**500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

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The nurse executive of Ocracoke Regional Healthcare System.

You are the nurse executive of Ocracoke Regional Healthcare System. Due to increasing healthcare costs over the past two years, the board and stakeholders have determined the total-patient-care nursing model is no longer sustainable and must be changed. In addition, Joint Commission has just completed their visit. Ocracoke received two recommendations for improvement in two of the most current National Patient Safety Goals found at the link below.

National Patient Safety Goals-The Joint CommissionLinks to an external site.

You must address these recommendations using a new nursing care delivery model. Senior leadership expects to see increased cost savings through the use of this new model and improved outcomes related to two patient safety goals (you may choose any two patient safety goals you want to improve on by the time of the Joint Commission’s revisit in six(6) months.

Five Magnet Model

One of the most important skills for a nurse executive to have is the ability to write an executive summary. An executive summary is a concise yet thorough accounting of a larger report or proposal for change. For example, when an institution has an accreditation visit, many criteria must be met. Therefore, the report received from the accreditors will be lengthy. The stakeholders, i. e., higher-level leaders, will need to be given a report that contains key areas of concern, the impact of the issue on organizational operations and the quality of health care delivery, what is proposed for correcting the issue and the organizational impact of the intervention. The executive summary is based on the evidence found in the report and other factors.

Case Scenario
As the chief quality and safety officer, you have been leading the initiative for the healthcare system to obtain MagnetT status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The facility applied, was visited, and has received the report. The report identifies a deficiency (or deficiencies) in one of the Five Magnet Model* components. A solution must be implemented that shows improvement in the area within the next six months, at which time another visit will be scheduled.

For this assignment, you will create an executive summary of the report addressed to the board of directors of the healthcare facility. You will choose a Force of Magnetism within one of the MagnetT model components for your focus. The executive summary will include all the following: (1) a description of one of the five Magnet components within which a deficiency (or deficiencies) exists, (2) the specific “Force of Magnetism” that is deficient, (3) the criterion used by the examiners to the indicate the deficiency and the evidence/metric used, (4) an analysis of their findings and possible solutions to resolve the issue, and (5) the impact of the deficiency and recommended solutions on the organization. 

The Five Magnet Model Components* are listed below. Choose one of these upon which to focus your…… The link to the ANCC website where these components are described is provided at the beginning of the assignment. Within each component, the “Forces of Magnetism” are listed. The description of how these are measured, or the evidence examined to determine compliance, is also generally described on the web page. Choose one of the Forces to explore more deeply and describe how your facility was deficient. From this, you will be able to propose two potential solutions to address the deficiency found by the examiners. In your description of criteria/findings, you will need to identify the specific criteria used and the evidence of the deficiency.

Magnet Model Components:

  • Transformational Leadership
        Force #1: Quality of Nursing Leadership
        Force #3: Management Style
  • Structural Empowerment
        Force #2: Organizational Structure
        Force #4: Personnel Policies and Programs
        Force #10: Community and Healthcare Organization
        Force #12: Image of Nursing
        Force #14: Professional Development
  • Exemplary Professional Practice
        Force #5: Professional Models of Care
        Force #8: Consultation and Resources
        Force #9: Autonomy
        Force #11: Nurses as Teachers
        Force #13: Interdisciplinary Relationships
  • New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements
        Force #7: Quality Improvement
  • Empirical Quality Results
        Force #6: Quality of Care