Health Care and Life Sciences
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RESPONSE 1: A 48-year-old male complains of severe epigastric pain that is worse
RESPONSE 1: A 48-year-old male complains of severe epigastric pain that is worse after eating x 3 weeks. Symptoms are accompanied by nausea, but the patient denies vomiting or diarrhea at this time. Reports stools as ânormalâ in color and consistency. Subjective CC: Pt stated âI have severe epigastric pain after eating for the past…
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RESPONSE 1: In the primary care setting, discuss how a problem list may be used
RESPONSE 1: In the primary care setting, discuss how a problem list may be used and discuss the rationale for maintaining a medication list. As defined by CMS, a problem list is a list of current and active diagnoses along with past diagnoses that is relevant to the current care of the patient (Home –…
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1. Explore enhanced communication skills to empower and enable service users by
1. Explore enhanced communication skills to empower and enable service users by promoting independence and collaborative person centred approaches to their care. How to tackle it : Define person centred care and write on the importance of a therapeutic relationship. Write about what other author’s say on the pros , cons and barriers to developing…
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Response 1: A 19-year old male complains of âburning sometimes, when I peeâ. Is
Response 1: A 19-year old male complains of âburning sometimes, when I peeâ. Is sexually active and denies using any contraceptive method. SUBJECTIVE CC : â I have been feeling burning when I pee sometimes.â HPI: 19 year old male presents for care due to burning sensation when he urinates. He is sexually active and…
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Discuss the increased use of technology to gather, store, and access healthcare
Discuss the increased use of technology to gather, store, and access healthcare information and the importance of preventing data security breaches and the implication of such breaches on nurses professionally. Describe a specific and current example of a health data breach (at least one, big or small). Use at least one scholarly source other than…
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RESPONSE 1: The process of adopting Electronic health records over paper charts
RESPONSE 1: The process of adopting Electronic health records over paper charts is a continuous process. Although many organizations have already converted at 100%, many have not done so. Some benefits with using EMRs include having accurate and complete information about patients when pertaining to H&P, enabling safer prescribing, it promotes legible documentation, and reduces…
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Response 1: Nursing Informatics competencies are categorized in three categorie
Response 1: Nursing Informatics competencies are categorized in three categories which include basic computer skills, informatics knowledge, and informatics skills (Farzandipour et al., 2020). Basic computer skills pertain to being able to use a computer minimally, like turning it on and off, solving common issues a computer may have, ability to use excel, word, and…
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RESPONSE 1: The shift towards an enhanced technological approach to primary care
RESPONSE 1: The shift towards an enhanced technological approach to primary care is propelled by the need for social distancing in a post-pandemic world. The rise of a new virus has pushed greater populations to seek out primary care to enhance their health. Those who have already been dealing with chronic conditions have been adapting…
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Select one of the following case studies to address: A 28-year old female presen
Select one of the following case studies to address: A 28-year old female presents with a âsevere headacheâ for the past 9 hours. She states the pain is over the left temporal area and is âthrobbingâ in nature. These symptoms have occurred before but not as bad. A 54-year old woman complain of left side…
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Please respond to the discussion prompt. Discuss the elements of a prescription
Please respond to the discussion prompt. Discuss the elements of a prescription and the ways an APRN can protect his or her DEA number. Identify some of the most common prescription-writing errors and offer suggestions on how to prevent them. Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to…