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postoperative management of thoracic surgery

You are part of a surgical team and your role is postoperative management of thoracic surgery. In your role, you are required to determine the course of action for the patient before you call surgeon. A right lower-lobe resection occurred due to adenocarcinoma. The nurse has called at the 12-hour interval from surgery concerned with […]

 Evolving Health Care Environment & Political Activism 

 Evolving Health Care Environment & Political Activism What are your thoughts about the debate regarding whether health care is a right or a privilege? How has the changing health care environment impacted your practice? 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Evolving Health Care Environment & […]

Lifespan Development

  Development Periods PSY-357 – Lifespan Development – Online Developmental Periods   Directions: For each developmental period, discuss the physical, socioemotional, and cognitive developmental theories, and identify the theorists. Include any concerns/issues that might arise during each developmental period. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, […]

Stress Management

Article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/support-groups/art-20044655 Once you have read the article, answer the following questions. 1.     What are the different structures of support groups? 2.     Name 5 benefits of support groups. 3.     Name 5 risks and cons of joining a support group. 4.     What would be one question from the list that you would ask before joining and WHY? […]

Dissociative Disorder

 The DSM-5 is a diagnostic tool. It has evolved over the decades, as have the classifications and criteria within its pages. It is used not just for diagnosis, however, but also for billing, access to services, and legal cases. Not all practitioners are in agreement with the content and structure of the DSM-5, and dissociative disorders are one […]

Sampling Theory

1 postsRe: Topic 3 DQ 2 Sampling theory is the study of the relationship between a population and a group randomly picked as the representatives of the whole population (GCU 2018). This theory can be considered biased since the researcher is picking and choosing which group to research and what population they want to represent […]

Experimental And Nonexperimental Research Design

Topic 3 DQ 1 An example of a nonexperimental research design is a study by Mäkitie et al (2020). Adescriptive study comparing differences in protocols of treatment for oral tongue cancer. Their study discusses differences in treatment protocols, comparisons were between 2 groups of patients each from Finland and Sweden. With no prior history of […]

Contraception

Week 13 Discussion: Contraception J.L., a 27-year-old account executive, presents to the family medicine office for her annual checkup with her primary care provider. She has no significant past medical history except heavy menses. Her medications include calcium carbonate 500 mg orally twice a day and a multivitamin daily. She exercises regularly. Her family history […]

Shortness of Breath case study

Q-1 Complete the following discussion question using the DxR website: 1. Access the DxR Clinician website at  https://gcu.dxrclinician.com/ . 2. Select the folder labeled: gcu_npstudents_patients. 3. Select the Darrin Lancaster – Shortness of Breath case study. 4. Upon clicking on the case, you will see the “Enter Case” button at the top of the page. Select “Enter Page.” […]

Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome

Q-1 Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) presents within patients that often have multiple comorbidities which when compounded become acute. Describe a MODS case and explain the differential diagnoses followed with treatment plans. Support your answer with two or three peer-reviewed resources. Q-2 Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is often induced based on treatment prescribed by the […]