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Nurses advocate for their patients on all levels of patient care

Nurses advocate for their patients on all levels of patient care Nurses advocate for their patients on all levels of patient care.  It is often overlooked the role that nurses take in influencing policy making, but this is one way that a nurse can advocate for patients.  Registered nurses (RN) and advance practice registered nurses […]

Family Interview

Family Interview It is important to identify and understand your own family culture in order to be able to understand and respect other cultures. Interview a family member, and an individual from another culture with which you are unfamiliar. Some examples of an individual from another culture to consider for the assignment include a neighbor, […]

Neurological and Musculoskeletal Pathophysiologic Processes

Neurological and Musculoskeletal Pathophysiologic Processes CASE STUDY:  A 58-year-old obese white male presents to ED with chief complaint of fever, chills, pain, and swelling in the right great toe. He states the symptoms came on very suddenly and he cannot put any weight on his foot. Physical exam reveals exquisite pain on any attempt to […]

Moral Theory

Moral Theory Introduction In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve. But hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held. You will be focusing on […]

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Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual Cycle ● A female reproductive years begin around 11 to 13 years of age at the onset of menses and end around age 50, when menses ceases. ● The average menstrual cycle is approximately 28 years in length, beginning with the first day of menstrual bleeding. ● Premenarche is the physiological status of pre […]

pathophysiologic alterations that affect the integumentary and musculoskeletal systems.

Title of Assignment: Module 3: Musculoskeletal disorders Purpose of Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to identify and analyze a musculoskeletal system disorder to process the possible manifestations of a selected disorder. The concept map will help you identify the pathophysiology of the musculoskeletal system disorder. (pick a musculoskeletal disorder (Arthritis, MG, Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, […]

Maternal Child Nursing

Competency Apply appropriate nursing care interventions for clients during pregnancy, labor, and birth. Scenario You are a registered nurse (RN) working in a Women’s OB/GYN Clinic. Elizabeth Jones, 37 years old, presents to the prenatal clinic after missing her last 2 menstrual cycles. Her home pregnancy test was positive. An ultrasound at the clinic confirms […]

competition within the nurse practitioner field

competition within the nurse practitioner field Since there is competition within the nurse practitioner field, it is very significant that one must market themselves in order to present their professional best to future employers. One of the best ways to market yourself is to create a career portfolio. A portfolio exhibits the framework of an […]

c chart for patient falls

 PROBLEMS 1. A hospital introduced hip protectors to reduce the frequency of injury-producing patient falls. The hip protectors were introduced in July. The following table records the number of injury-producing falls from January through December. Create and interpret a c chart for patient falls. Were the hip protectors effective in reducing injury-producing patient falls? s […]