Advanced practice nurses apply continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes to improve client-centered outcomes. Select one of the following client-centered care initiatives that you would like to improve in your practice area: client clinical outcomes, client satisfaction, care coordination during care transitions, or specialty consultations for clients.    Identify the selected client-centered care initiative and describe […]

A 41-year-old male patient presents at the community walk-in clinic with complaints of severe elbow pain radiating into the forearm. His 13-year-old daughter is serving as a translator because her father is unable to speak English and understands only a few words in English. The daughter explains that he has been taking Tylenol to manage […]

1. Do you think these cases of gastrointestinal illness represent an outbreak in the community? Why or why not? (1 point) 2. How is Hepatitis A transmitted? On what sources of infection should public health officials focus? (2 points) 3. What existing sources of information might help determine if others in the community have Hepatitis […]

Family nurse practitioners often care for older adults as they experience changes in functional health. Assessments may reveal that clients are unsafe in their current environment or that they may require additional assistance to remain at home. Carefully read the questions below and address each in your initial post. I. Application of Course Knowledge a. Identify at least […]

In this discussion, you will describe ethical issues involved with your research proposal and provide feedback to classmates on their plans for handling ethical issues. Include the following in your initial discussion post: ● Explain the ethical implications involved in your proposal. ● Describe ethical considerations related to the problem, intervention (if appropriate), research methods, […]

J.J. is an 80 year-old man living in an ALF. He has a reputation as being a very uncooperative patient. Today you have J.J. on your assignment list. Many of the nurses have restrained J.J. in a big chair in front of the television set. The other nurses have been heard saying “the only way […]

While out shopping with your friend, she shares that she has been taking care of her grandmother at her home quite frequently lately and that she has noted that the grandmother has been suffering with urinary incontinence at night when it has never been an issue previously. She also mentions that she decreased her grandmother’s […]

You have very recently begun working as a hospice nurse and your first client is an 86-year-old with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The client after discussing with family has decided to forgo any further treatments, and has expressed wishes to pass away at home with family present. The physician shared with staff today that […]

J.S. is a 54-year-old Hispanic woman who presents to her primary-care clinician for follow-up regarding elevated blood pressure. She was last seen 2 weeks prior with a blood pressure of 162/94 mmHg. She has no significant medical history, she is a 1 ppd tobacco user with a history of 25 pack-years, and she has a […]

Select a state health policy reform innovation Discuss the rationale for the policy, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. ethical outcome based on evidence. Examples of state innovations include Maryland’s hospital rate setting, Vermont’s single payer system, […]