Identify positive and negative workplace behaviors you have witnessed within your nursing practice.
Explain potential solutions to address negative behaviors
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Health Disparities in Asian American and Native American Communities
Perform a search through the library and locate articles from peer-reviewed journals that discuss a health disparity found in the Asian American or Native American communities. Discuss your findings and the impact APNs can make to eliminate these disparities.
Treatments for Dementia: Focus on Cholinesterase Inhibitors and NMDA Antagonists
Discuss treatments for dementia with an emphasis on cholinesterase inhibitors, and NMDA antagonists (I.e. MOA, side effect profile, examples of medications, special considerations etc.)
What are neuropsychiatric symptoms? Outline psychopharmacological strategies for treating the behavioral symptoms of dementia.
Impact of Policy and Regulation on the Nursing Profession
What Have Been The Effects Of Policy Or Regulation On The Nursing Profession, And How Has It Changed The Way Nurses Work?
The Importance of Cultural Awareness in Nursing Practice
As nurses, we work with patients, providers and healthcare team members whose native language is not English. This diversity may lead to challenges with communication. Consider how to apply cultural awareness to nursing practice.
Reflect on how to apply cultural awareness to communication in your current nursing practice.
Share an example of miscommunication that occurred as a result of this diversity and whether an adverse outcome resulted.
Describe how the miscommunication could have been and will be prevented in the future
Significance of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. Health Insurance System
Discuss the importance of Medicare and Medicaid in our nation’s health insurance payer system and how they differ. Discuss the potential benefits and unintended consequences of merging the two programs into a single-payer system. How might a single-payer system affect you in your future career as an APRN?
Gun Control: A Comparative Analysis
Contrast the with the , and your state constitution regarding gun control. Write what similarities and differences are present between the three documents. Then, as a healthcare professional, analyze if you think gun reform should take place on the federal or state level or if it should be a congruent (shared) power. For this assignment, you will need to draw from the United States Constitution to clearly understand how powers are separated, as found in .
Addressing Employee Health Concerns at AtWill Corporation
Frank is an employee at AtWill Corporation. AtWill employs 75 employees in its plant. Frank is a forklift operator. Over the past several weeks Franks supervisor, Sam, has observed Frank sleeping during staff meetings and is concerned for Franks safety and the safety of the other employees at the plant. Sam approaches Frank and expresses these concerns. Frank says that he will see a doctor. Sam places Frank on leave pending his doctors response. AtWill has an unlimited PTO policy. Franks physician writes a doctors note that Frank is clear for duty and can resume working immediately. AtWill is still very concerned that Frank may have narcolepsy or some other health condition.QuestionsUtilizing what you learned the current module, please explain how your response changes from last module’s discussion board.What would you recommend that AtWill do to adress the company’s concerns?Based on the fact pattern, discuss any other issues you perceive, and suggestions you have for AtWill for addressing these issues.
Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Emergencies
The diagnosis of psychiatric emergencies can include a wide range of problemsfrom serious drug reactions to abuse and suicidal ideation/behaviors. Regardless of care setting, the PMHNP must know how to address emergencies, coordinate care with other members of the health care team and law enforcement officials (when indicated), and effectively communicate with family members who are often overwhelmed in emergency situations. In their role, PMHNPs can ensure a smooth transition from emergency mental health care to follow-up care, and also bridge the physicalmental health divide in healthcare.
In this weeks Assignment, you explore legal and ethical issues surrounding psychiatric emergencies, and identify evidence-based suicide and violence risk assessments
In 23 pages, address the following:
Explain your state laws for involuntary psychiatric holds for child and adult psychiatric emergencies. Include who can hold a patient and for how long, who can release the emergency hold, and who can pick up the patient after a hold is released.
Explain the differences among emergency hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold, inpatient commitment, and outpatient commitment in your state.
Explain the difference between capacity and competency in mental health contexts.
Select one of the following topics, and explain one legal issue and one ethical issue related to this topic that may apply within the context of treating psychiatric emergencies: patient autonomy, EMTALA, confidentiality, HIPAA privacy rule, HIPAA security rule, protected information, legal gun ownership, career obstacles (security clearances/background checks), and payer source.
Identify one evidence-based suicide risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.
Identify one evidence-based violence risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.
Understanding Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Relation to C.B.’s Case
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 states annual health screening program and noticed that her fasting blood sugar was 141 and her cholesterol was 225. However, she felt perfectly fine at the time and could not afford any more medications. Except for a number of female infections, she has felt fine until recently. Today, she presents to the Indian Hospital general practitioner complaining that her left foot has been weak and numb for nearly three weeks and that the foot is difficult to flex. She denies any other weakness or numbness at this time. However, she reports that she has been very thirsty lately and gets up more often at night to urinate. She has attributed these symptoms to the extremely warm weather and drinking more water to keep hydrated. She has gained a total of 65 pounds since her last pregnancy 14 years ago, 15 pounds in the last 6 months alone.
Case Study Questions
In which race and ethnic groups is DM more prevalent? Based on C.B. clinical manifestations, please compile the signs and symptoms that she is exhibiting that are compatible with the Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 diagnosis.
If C.B. develop a bacterial pneumonia on her right lower lobe, how would you expect her Glycemia values to be? Explain and support your answer.
What would be the best initial therapy non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic to be recommended to C.B?