PATIENT FILE The Case: The woman who liked late-night TV The Question: What to do when comorbid depression and sleep disorders are resistant to treatment The Dilemma: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may not be a reasonable option for treating apnea; polypharmacy is needed but complicated by adverse effects Pretest self-assessment question (answer at the end of the case) Which of the following hypnotic agents […]

Running head: ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY 1 ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY 9 SOAP Note: Arterial Insufficiency Name: JH  Patient Encounter No: N/A Date: 7/15/2018 Age: 69 yrs Sex:Female SUBJECTIVE CC:  “I feel pain when I walk, and there is a tingling sensation in my feet.” HPI: JH was well until last week when she started to feel some tingling sensation in her feet. She ignored it, but it persisted until seven days ago when […]

Basic Principles of Pharmacology To understand the basic principles, it is first important to understand what each of them mean. Pharmacodynamics is defined as the effect of drugs on the body, including the concepts of drug-receptor interaction, drug-receptor activity, dose-response relationship, and drug potency and efficiency. Pharmacokinetics is the movement of the drug throughout the body and includes absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Absorption is […]

Discuss the difference between a nursing conceptual model and a nursing theory. Select a nursing theory and provide a concise summary of it. Provide an example in nursing practice where the nursing theory you selected would be effective in managing patient care. References:  Read Chapter 2 in Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice. URL:https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/dynamics-in-nursing_art-and-science-of-professional-practice_1e.php    Read “Grand Canyon University College of Nursing and […]

The need to care for the sick has been around since the beginning of time. The practice of nursing has greatly changed in that time. The matriarch of nursing, Florence Nightingale, started her influence during the Crimean War. Nightingale’s three pillars of nursing care: health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction are still relevant today. (Whitney, 2018) During the 1800s nursing grew in the United […]

First Steps to Health & Wellness for Small Businesses How to Start Your Workplace Wellness Program 1. Make a commitment by expressing your support for workplace wellness to your employees 2. Designate a wellness leader &/or create a small wellness committee 3. Review & promote any existing worksite support or policy related to wellness 4. Seek employee opinions regarding how the company could help support […]

Identify a list of twenty significant cultural developments from the past. Write 8–10 pages in which you evaluate the developments’ significance in history and to your everyday life. This assessment allows you to demonstrate your ability to think critically about the past and to understand its significance to modern life. For this assessment, complete the following: Compile a list of twenty significant cultural developments from […]

Discussion: Assessing Muscoskeletal Pain The body is constantly sending signals about its health. One of the most easily recognized signals is pain. Musculoskeletal conditions comprise one of the leading causes of severe long-term pain in patients. The musculoskeletal system is an elaborate system of interconnected levers that provide the body with support and mobility. Because of the interconnectedness of the musculoskeletal system, identifying the causes […]

Episodic/Focused SOAP Note Template Patient Information: Initials, Age, Sex, Race S. CC (chief complaint) a BRIEF statement identifying why the patient is here – in the patient’s own words – for instance “headache”, NOT “bad headache for 3 days”. HPI: This is the symptom analysis section of your note. Thorough documentation in this section is essential for patient care, coding, and billing analysis. Paint a picture […]

Respond  using one or more of the following approaches: Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence. Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings. Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.                                                          Main Post Qualitative research utilizes a research design that takes shape over […]