Should Mary’s family members authorize the double hip replacement?
Case 1: Read the case, “Nursing Facilities Case: Mary” on pages 110-111 of the text. Discuss your thoughts and answer the following questions while using your text to back up your answers. You must cite and reference using APA 7 ed format: · Should Mary’s family members authorize the double hip replacement? · What factors […]
The patient is an 81 year old with DMII, hypertension, sinus arrythmias, depression, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia
The patient is an 81 year old with DMII, hypertension, sinus arrythmias, depression, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia. What follows is his MAR. Review his problem list and then utilize one of the instruments for evaluating safe medications among the elderly: Either Beers Criteria list or STOP/STARTT . Report what you find: Is benadryl safe? Do not stop […]
Patient Preferences and Decision Making
Changes in culture and technology have resulted in patient populations that are often well informed and educated, even before consulting or considering a healthcare need delivered by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges, as illnesses and treatments can become complex. […]
Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD
For this Assignment, you practice assessing and diagnosing patients with anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD. Review the DSM-5-TR criteria for the disorders within these classifications before you get started, as you will be asked to justify your differential diagnosis with DSM-5-TR criteria. · Consider what history would be necessary to collect from this patient. · […]
The Ethics of Writing
In the last module, we talked about the pitfalls of plagiarism. Now let’s shift the conversation to tools here at Trident that enable students to avoid misconduct. After submitting your first Case and SLP, you may have noticed a “TURNITIN” report that indicated a % score which could be clicked to reveal matches. For this […]