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Compare and contrast the age-related changes of the older person you interviewed and assessed with those identified in this week’s reading assignment. During this data analysis process provide at least 4–6 preliminary issues that you have identified. Identify three alterations in health that you would propose and describe them. Identify a minimum of three comprehensive interventions for each problem.

Instructions Assessing and Planning Care for an Elderly Person In order to gain an insight into the world of elder adults, it is important to understand how they view themselves and the values they hold. Additionally it is important to assess and determine his/her needs and establish appropriate interventions for this individual. By the due […]

What is the rationale for the contrasting approaches?

Steroids are often given for severe inflammatory pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis. For acute surgical pain, however, these drugs are rarely used, even though inflammation is probably the major cause of postoperative pain. What is the rationale for the contrasting approaches?

Discuss your state’s action coalition’s work as it aligns with these four recommendations. Is each recommendation being addressed?

•Review the four recommendations in the IOM report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and find your state’s action coalition. Discuss your state’s action coalition’s work as it aligns with these four recommendations. Is each recommendation being addressed? Based on your analysis of the website, how would you describe your state’s progress toward […]

Find a current researcher (2000-today) conducting studies in this field of microbiology. What are his/her most notable findings? How have these findin

Module 1 – Case INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA AND VIRUSES Assignment Overview Note: You must install Adobe Shockwave Player and Quicktime onto your computer in order to view these videos and tutorials. They are available for free online http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer.html & https://support.apple.com/en_US/downloads/quicktime). Google Chrome browser does NOT work for the Pearson links; please use Mozilla Firefox in this case. […]

Why is the work climate of an organization important to nurse leaders and managers?

1. Describe the organizational characteristics of the facility in which you currently have a clinical assignment. Include the following: a. Type of organization b. Overall climate of the facility c. How the organization is structured d. Formal and informal goals and processes of the organization 2. Why is the work climate of an organization important […]

3. The relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among critical care nurses

week 2/ discussion forum/student posted   Exploring the rate of seasonal-pattern depression in an Inuit Community Methodology:  Quantitative Design:  Ethnography Rationale:  To assess the rate of seasonal-depression in an Inuit community above 70 degrees N. 2. Democracy in America Methodology:  Qualitative Design:  Grounded theory Rationale:  To review “Democracy in America” by Alexis de Tocqueville and […]

The relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among critical care nurses Method: Quantitative

Exploring the rate of seasonal-pattern depression in an Inuit community Method: Qualitative Design Study: Ethnographic Rationale: The method is qualitative because qualitative studies do not focus on numbers or variables.  Qualitative research focuses on the feeling, beliefs, and/or perception.  The design is ethnographic because the study is exploring participants in their environment (Houser, 2018). Democracy […]

Describe four forms of communication used in the work environment.  Discuss the benefits and concerns with each communication method. For  example, body language, written, oral, and e-mail

Effective Communication in the Workplace Organizations work to improve overall written and verbal communication to encourage a win-win situation for improved patient or customer care, increased team motivation, and supportive management. Effective communication encourages active listening among people and improved understanding of a situation embracing both similarities and differences in each employee. Let’s read the […]