Discussion: Applying Theory to Practice

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Scenario #1 Question: You are assessing a 25-year-old male patient of Haitian descent admitted as newly diagnosed with Diabetes type II on the Medical-Surgical Unit. He is married and has two children ages 5 and 2, and he is currently unemployed. He does not speak English and has no health insurance. He describes his religion as Seventh Day Adventist. Both his parents live in Haiti.

  1. 1- What family and nursing theory or theories would be best utilized to properly assess this patient. Why?(be sure to include at least one nursing theory and one family theory. Keep in mind that theories should complement each other.)
  2. 2- What approaches would you use to provide culturally sensitive care to this patient?

To answer both questions about the scenario 1

Prescribed Drugs with CAMS

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Case Study: Prescribed Drugs with CAMs

Mr. X, a 42-year-old male presents to your primary care practice today complaining of low back pain.

History – Mr. X states that he has had chronic low back pain since he had a skiing accident about 10 years ago. Three days ago, he felt a pulling sensation in his lower back after moving some boxes. The pain intensity increased over the subsequent 24 hours and is now steady, aching in nature, at 3-4 out of 10. Mr. X also has Type2 diabetes, which is well controlled on metformin with a HGA1c of 5.6. He has a history of DVT 4 months ago for which he takes Coumadin, INR is WNL. He is followed by a specialist for this problem. He recently started taking two OTC products; kava kava for what he describes as “anxiety” and CoEnzyme Q10 on the advice of a friend.

Social – Mr. X is a smoker, 1 pack per week for 15 years. No alcohol or drug use. He is employed as an accountant and has medical insurance. He is divorced.

PE/ROS – Complains of low back stiffness and pain on movement with occasional spasms related to moving in certain directions. You note he has mild difficulty getting onto the exam table but gait is normal. He denies weakness/numbness/tingling of legs, no radiation, no change in bowel or bladder habits. BMI 27. All range of motion of the back is decreased by 25%. Straight leg lift is negative bilaterally, DTR intact. All other systems WNL.

Medications:Metformin 1000mg ER one tab daily – Type II Diabetes controlled

Coumadin 5 mg. daily – Hx of DVT – Controlled

Kava Kava 50 mg. tid – Self-medication for anxiety

CoQ10 – 200 mg. daily. – Self-medication for unknown reason

Assignment Directions:

  1. Provide a diagnosis for the patient and your rationale for the diagnosis
  2. Provide a treatment plan specifically for this patient, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic.
  3. Comment on the use of OTC products in relation to Mr. X’s current chronic and acute disease diagnoses and medications. Include drug-drug interactions and side effect profiles.
  4. Provide an education plan for Mr. X
  5. Present this Assignment as a PowerPoint presentation with between 12 and 16 slides (not including opening slide and resource slide).
  6. You will use the Narrative notes section of the presentation to include the majority of your evidentiary support of your treatment choices and education of family complete with in-text citations using APA formatting,

Due by the last day of Unit 9 at 11:59 p.m.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

  • be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
  • consult the Grading Rubric (under Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
  • utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
  • Submit to and review results of Turnitin. Purdue University Global Student Conduct policy as it relates to plagiarism will be adhered to in this course.

Your writing Assignment should:

  • follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
  • be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
  • display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
  • utilize APA 7th edition formatting.

priviliege health care

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Few would argue against the notion that health care is a service most Americans need. After the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one central question that came up for national debate was whether access to health care was a fundamental right or whether it was a privilege.

In a 1-2 page paper, written in APA format, address the following:

  • Explain at least three (3) of the most common reasons why all Americans don’t have access to health care in the United States even after the ACA.
  • Express your opinion about whether you think access to health care is a right or privilege. Explain your reasoning and provide references as needed to support your opinion.

Just follow the

guidlines
 and rubrics

– Is Health Care a Right or Privilege?

Criteria

Points

Explains at least three (3) of the most common reasons why all Americans don’t have access to health care in the United States even after the ACA.

13

Adequately stated why health care is a right or

privilege
 (gave examples)

13

Includes correct formatting, spelling and grammar (APA format, Title Page, References Page)

4

Total

30

Intro to Health Services and Research

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Public Health and Health Care Services

Using the public health issue that was selected for Week 1, describe how the issue is currently addressed by public health services and by medical practice services to include any collaborations that may exist. Using a general outline, develop a plan for how the issue could be addressed more effectively. Explain how the components of your plan that are different from current interventions would produce more effective outcomes.

Note: The focus of this assignment as it relates to your selected public health issue should be prevention and treatment.
Provide a 3 to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

  • Discuss current interventions by public health and medical care professionals for the health issue that you have selected.
  • Develop a general plan for how the health concern could be addressed more effectively using public health and medical care organizations.
  • Explain why the changes that you are proposing would be beneficial to the population and to the organization providing healthcare services, thereby improving health outcomes.

MY TOPIC WAS : Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Every year, MIT Technology review publishes an annual list of emerging technologies

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Write a brief paper on an emerging area within engineering. Relate the area to your chosen engineering major.”my major is biomedical engineering

Every year, MIT Technology review publishes an annual list of emerging technologies. I have attached links for you to view the lists for 2017, 2016, and 2015. You may choose one of the technologies on these lists or another source.

Your paper should state what technology you are writing about. Discuss the actual development of the item in question. Include issues such as why the item is desired, what problems the designers confronted, and specific design decisions that were made.

The paper should be be two to five pages long. Use an easily readable font like 12-point Times New Roman, or 11-point Arial, Verdana, Calibri, with 1 to 1.5 line spacing. Margins should be set to 1 inch all around. Be sure to use correct spelling and grammar.

Cite references as appropriate. They may be online references, but no more than one may be Wikipedia or similar sites. We have not yet discussed style formats, so feel free to use MLA or APA or whatever you are familiar with

https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologie…

Discussion Post and 2 (One Paragraph) peer response

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In approximately 250 words, please respond to the following questions:

  1. Do you recycle as much as you can?
  2. Do you believe in recycling or think it is a waste of time, energy, and monetary resources?
  3. Describe some practices/techniques that could be taught to children early on that could help conserve natural resources before recycling resources would need to be spent.

Peer Response 1

Chi

Yes, I recycling as much as I can. I even recycle the saran rap because I take it as plastic. From the cereal boxes to little notes, I recycle all the papers that I used in my school and family. I believed in recycling can help our environment and earth. I learned recycling when I was elementary school student. I do the recycling very detail. From board paper to paper rolls, I put the in different categories. My thought was changed after I moved Maryland. the recycling bins are not as detail as I thought. There are only two trash can: one is trash, the other is recycling bin. That means I put plastic, glass, papers, aluminum can and milk boxes together. I am wondering who can do the subrecycling for us? Are we really doing recycling? Since that is the regulation in my city of Rockville, I did not ask why and just followed it.

I think I can teach children early to tell what can be reused, what can not be used. For example, I can show the children that rebuilt papers and rebuilt tissues. Ask them think about where they come from? Make children realize that papers can be reused again. On the other hands, glasses are hard to be broken. So the glasses are different from papers. So they have to put them in the different bins.

Also I will ask them not to waste their papers. Use their blink of papers as much as they can. Then they will not to recycle that much! That can save labors

Peer Response 2

jenya

I think I recycle as much as I can. My whole family does. Whatever can be recycled, we usually put in our big recycling can for the truck to pick up on Fridays. I think recycling is a good practice and not a waste of time, energy, and monetary resources. It doesn’t take much extra time to put items in the recycling bin. I used to rinse off some containers for recycling, which did take some extra time and energy. However, after attending a recycling workshop a few years ago, I learned that that was not necessary.

Children can be taught some recycling practices/techniques from an early age. Here are just a few examples from my own classroom. I have a recycling bin in my pre-k classroom. I teach my students what can be thrown in there and try to remind daily to throw items in it that can be recycled. In addition, I read some books to them when appropriate that teach the value of recycling. On Earth Day, we have special outdoor activities, some of which are on the topic of recycling. One of the games we play with our students is walking around on the field collecting trash that teachers put there on purpose and putting that trash in either the trash can or recycling bin. At the end of that game, we gather the children and check what they put in the trach can and recycling. We have a useful discussion and move some things to the appropriate container if it has not been placed in the right one.

​Preventative Care, health and medicine homework help

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Preventative Care

THREE REFERENCES

What questions will you want to ask your patients at every visit in order to get the information needed to provide individualized preventive services?

  • How does the age and gender of the patient impact your approach to delivering preventive services and providing health education?
  • How does the patient’s developmental milestones impact their ability to make healthy changes and take charge of their health?
  • What are some risk factors associated with health promotion?

Application of Concept Analysis to clinical practice, health & medical homework help

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Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice

Select a peer-reviewed concept analysis article of your choice and write a response of 1,000–1,250 words. Use the following guidelines:

  1. Include an introduction.
  2. Describe the method of analysis, using the article and Chapter 3 of Theoretical Basis for Nursing.
  3. Describe the steps of process and the results for each step.
  4. Apply the concept to a practice situation.
  5. Include a conclusion.

Prepare this assignment according to guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center

Option #1: Anger Management Services

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Jane is a mental health counselor working with adults who have been arrested for domestic battery. She works in a program funded by a non-profit organization whose mission is to prevent domestic violence by teaching anger management skills. Isaiah, a 24-year old male, has been referred to her for anger management counseling after he was arrested for punching his girlfriend during an argument the previous week. According to the arrest report, Isaiah didn’t think it was wrong to punch his girlfriend because, in his words, “She made me mad.” This is Isaiah’s first arrest. He has been required by the State Attorney to attend eight weeks of counseling in exchange for deferring, and ultimately not filing, criminal charges. Isaiah is restrained from returning to his girlfriend’s home, and he is currently sleeping on the sofa of a friend. Isaiah must leave his friend’s home and find another place to stay in two weeks. Additionally, he missed two days of work following his arrest and subsequent incarceration, and faces suspension from work and loss of pay for one week due to his unexcused absence. If Isaiah is charged with a criminal offense, he will lose his job. Isaiah has never had any counseling and was raised by his mother, who taught him that counseling was “for crazy people.”

Write an essay that addresses the following items:

Describe Isaiah’s physical, emotional and monetary needs.

Identify three challenges Jane will face while working with Isaiah.

What can Isaiah plausibly expect from Jane and the system?

Evaluate the likely successes and shortcomings of the services provided.

Describe the criteria you use to evaluate successful service delivery.

Describe one model or theory (i.e., Maslow’s needs theory, situational or developmental) that could help Jane offer support for Isaiah’s problems. Explain how Jane might apply the theoretical concept.

Discuss and cite the course textbook and at least one additional credible source to support your analysis and position. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find this credible source. Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length with documentation and citations conforming to APA Requirements.