Details: In this assignment, you will be completing a health assessment on an older adult. To complete this assignment, do the following: 1.Perform a health history on an older adult. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one. (If […]
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Leadership Styles and Organizational Design
“Leadership Styles and Organizational Design” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, argue whether leaders are born or made. Give one (1) example of a great leader whom you admire in the health care field, and elaborate on the primary reasons why you admire the selected leader. Dispute the following hypothesis: Organizational design is […]
The Application of the Saul Alinsky
The Industrial Areas Foundation of Saul Alinsky has been referred to numerously in community organization. Review the Saul Alinsky, Community Organizing and Rules for Radicals article, research the roots of this method, and then discuss its application of “the ends justify the means” in today’s economy. Address whether this theory is still applicable. Why or […]
Ethics and Pain Alleviation in Palliative Care
As a hospice nurse, you are involved with pain control on a regular basis. Many of the medications prescribed for the management of pain also depress respirations. Determine a protocol for the use of these medications, keeping in mind that the purpose of hospice is to promote comfort. Support your decisions with ethical theories and […]
Syphilis causes and effect details
Use information from the health care center or the Internet to create a one-page cause-and-effect flow sheet. Your flow sheet on Syphilis should include the following: Various factors that lead to frequent outbreaks of the disease Stages of disease progression Clinical indicators of the disease
Vulnerable Population Haitian immigrants
In a two- to three-page critical thinking paper: Select one the following vulnerable populations: High-risk mothers and infants Chronically ill and disabled Persons living with HIV/AIDS Mentally Ill and Disabled Alcohol or Substance Abusers Suicide or Homicide Prone Abusing Families Homeless Persons Immigrants and Refugees Describe applicable variables related to vulnerability for the population selected: […]
Minimizing the negative effects in Patients' recovery
S. Allen is an 86-year-old gentleman undergoing 40 days of radiation treatment (XRT) for squamous cell carcinoma T4NOMO of the base of tongue (BOT). S. Allen is an 86-year-old gentleman undergoing 40 days of radiation treatment (XRT) for squamous cell carcinoma T4NOMO of the base of tongue (BOT). He is receiving concurrent chemotherapy. He presented […]
Minimizing the negative effects in Patients’ recovery
S. Allen is an 86-year-old gentleman undergoing 40 days of radiation treatment (XRT) for squamous cell carcinoma T4NOMO of the base of tongue (BOT). S. Allen is an 86-year-old gentleman undergoing 40 days of radiation treatment (XRT) for squamous cell carcinoma T4NOMO of the base of tongue (BOT). He is receiving concurrent chemotherapy. He presented […]
