When an electrolyte disorder occurs, it disrupts the balance of ionized salts in the blood. Since electrolytes regulate physiological functions in the body, if left untreated, electrolyte disorders can cause harm to multiple body systems. This results in a variety of symptoms which are sometimes severe and life threatening. In this Discussion, you explore common […]

The leader of a local health care organization, Cindy Janowski, has noticed leading organizations successfully implement Quality Improvement plans. Cindy wants to ensure her organization keeps current with those organizations’ quality standards. She has hired you to research the industry’s quality standards and to learn how to improve quality in her organization. Cindy sent you […]

Imagine your supervisor has asked you to develop a training manual for a QI plan. Create a four part training manual that introduces the purpose of a QI plan and its components for new staff members. Include the following in your training manual: Part A: QI Plan Identify what is a QI plan and its purpose. Identify the […]

Select one of the AACN BSN Essentials and elaborate on its meaning and importance in your own future professional nursing practice. In your post intended to clearly and thoroughly address the topic of this TD, be sure to:   Identify the AACN BSN Essential that you have selected by name and number. Clearly and thoroughly explain why you […]

Many services are available to help seniors stay in their homes. These services are increasing in popularity as more seniors are choosing community care over institutionalized care. Two main services that assist seniors in this area are adult day care and home health care. Find out an adult day care and a home health care […]

Choose two long-term care facilities—one from nursing facilities, assisted living, or subacute care and another from adult day care, home health care, or hospice care—on which you would want to base your research work. Research the South University Online Library and the Internet to read about your chosen long-term care facilities. Assume you are responsible […]

ve an example of a rapid assessment of a client and provide a SBAR report to a classmate. Remember to include all concepts of patient safety, standard precautions, and professional standards. OR Finish the story on our subject, Mr. Red Yoder, who is a patient you met in Week 2 and wrote a teaching plan […]

Identify a problem or concern in your community, organization, etc. that has the capacity to be legislated. Conduct a research and state a proposal. Through the legislative process, your proposal for the problem or concern may influence an idea for change into a law. Fill in the Legislative Worksheet.

Debate the question: “Is health care a basic right in the United States?” Answer this question through the lens of your role as RN. Support your response utilizing ethical theories and principles. Respond to two other classmates using respectful communication and solid reasoning. Support your response with appropriate references.   Guideline for writing: APA format […]

Select an ethical dilemma related to health policy from the categories of moral values, professional regulation, health of individuals in society, or distributive justice. What are the controversies surrounding this issue? What are the opposing ethical principles? How has past or current health policy addressed this dilemma? Support your reasoning with reference citations.   Guideline […]