Yearly Archives: 2021

National Healthcare Issue/Stressor A national healthcare issue/stressor affecting healthcare systems across America is disparities in healthcare. The inequalities in healthcare relate to specific ethnic, social, and economic groups. Many of those groups reside in rural and underserved populations where healthcare providers are scarce. Also, chronic diseases disproportionately affect these populations. However, social determinants such as […]

Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within […]

COVID-19 infection is one of the most current global healthcare issues. The United States is one of the worst-hit countries globally, with over 152,000 new cases and a total of more than 13 million cases currently leading to the death of over 263,000 Americans (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020). Due to the […]

The national healthcare issue that has affected many facilities worldwide in this time is the nursing shortage. According to the Journal on Nursing Education, ?Beyond the obvious and most discussed risks of prematurely ending social distancing restrictions, such as a second and third wave of infections, more illness and deaths, and more long-term damage to […]

Module 10: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe A 28-year-old male presents to the primary care office for evaluation of left calf pain, swelling, and redness. He reports that this started one day ago and worsened today. He ran a 27-mile marathon 2 days ago and traveled for 3 hours in a car today. He […]

Module 9: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe A 38-year-old African-American woman was admitted for arthroscopic knee surgery. Her hematocrit was 25%, blood pressure was 140/94 mm Hg, and pulse was 112 beats/minute. She had a history of joint and bone pain, jaundice, and abdominal pain. Due to the presenting symptoms (joint and bone pain, […]

Ann is a 32-year-old married female who presents to her nurse practitioner reporting lower abdominal pain, cramping, slight fever, and dysuria of 3 days duration. History includes: LMP 2 weeks ago (regular) Reports oral contraceptive use Reports pain in lower abdomen with cramping and pain on urination for 3 days Denies any GI problems, reports […]

Module 8: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe Ann is a 32-year-old married female who presents to her nurse practitioner reporting lower abdominal pain, cramping, slight fever, and dysuria of 3 days duration. History includes: LMP 2 weeks ago (regular) Reports oral contraceptive use Reports pain in lower abdomen with cramping and pain on urination […]

A nurse practitioner (NP) is talking with a 70-year-old patient who asks if she could discuss a problem that she is embarrassed to talk about with her physician. She states she has been having increasing problems with incontinence. Every time she coughs or sneezes, she notices a loss of urine. She has not had any […]

Module 7: Discussion ? Must post first. Subscribe A nurse practitioner (NP) is talking with a 70-year-old patient who asks if she could discuss a problem that she is embarrassed to talk about with her physician. She states she has been having increasing problems with incontinence. Every time she coughs or sneezes, she notices a […]