Anne Boykin: Director of the Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in NursingWhat is the historical perspective the theory of nursing as caring? How to identify foundational assumptions about nursing clarified the idea of the nursing situation? Introducing the Theorists Anne Boykin Anne Boykin is Professor Emerita and past Dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University. She is Director of ...
BackgroundConsumption of walnuts has slowed breast cancer growth and reduced the risk of mammary cancer in mice. The benefit against cancer was associated with altered expression of genes for cancer growth and survival. We hypothesized that walnut consumption would alter gene expression in pathologically confirmed breast cancers of women in a direction that would be expected to decrease breast cancer growth and survival, as was seen in mic...
Patient Information63yo Jenny Johnson presents to your emergency room complaining that she is having trouble breathing. The triage nurse places her in a room quickly, and she is assigned to you. Jenny reports that she has had a cold for three days, but today feels much worse. She is sitting upright and breathing rapidly. Jenny is pale and diaphoretic. Her VS are: T 101.5, P 118, R 32, BP 118/76. SaO2 90% on room air. You ...
ScenarioBeing able to reflect is essential to nursing practice. There are multiple ways of reflecting. In this assignment you are asked to use three reflective prompts/questions. The guiding reflective prompts/questions will help you to explore your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences surrounding Indigenous health in Canada and consider how this learning will change your nursing practice. An important issue that was left out in al...
Question 1: Patient SelectionAs a nurse, if you had the ability to select your patient assignments from the list of bios below, which 3 patients would you choose? What guided you in this decision-making process? What are some assumptions you had about the patients and families based on the descriptions alone? How would you proceed with the family nursing assessment and family health promotion with your selected patients? From the same l...
BackgroundCase 1: Equitable Allocation of Nursing Time and Care Traditionally nurses tended to believe that they could not have much control over the allocation of resources at the micro-level. In the community, in long-term care facilities, and acute-care settings, nurses accepted their assignments and tried to meet expectations. More recently nurses have realized that they ought to take action when they are unable to practise according to th...
Part I: CNO Module on Therapeutic Nurse-Client RelationshipPlease complete the CNO module on Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship Learning Module, Therapeutic Communication and Client-Centered Care. Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship Learning Module, Therapeutic Communication and Client-Centered Care As well as the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship, Revised 2006 - CNOThis provides a good overview of the Principles of Therapeutic...
Scenario(1) An abstract and (2) A 8-9 page proposal paper (reference page, title page and double spaced). Students must choose one of the following scenarios to guide their community nutrition project. Use the chapters covered in this course as a resource when completing this project (in addition to other resources/articles you may need). You are a dietitian or health educator working for our local Food Bank and a very wealthy donor has...
Conflict SituationDue week 12 In this assignment, you are required to introduce a conflict situation that occurred within your workplace and provide a critical analysis of the situation including the conflict resolution process and the following elements: Brief description of the event that led or resulted in the conflict situation Describe your position in the institution/ward/workplace at the time of the conflict (eg. Student Nurse, RN, ...
Questions: 1. 1 Explain the reasons for providing patients with oral health information a) Demographic and social trends in oral health in the UK and Internationally b) Inequalities in health c) Socio economic factors d) Health policy e) Oral diseases pose a major health burden for many countries and affect people throughout their lifetime, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement and even death. f) These diseases share common...
Background Information on Mr. RoverMr. Rover is a 59-year-old man admitted from the ED to the medical unit at 0930 for antibiotic treatment and monitoring due to urosepsis. His PMHx is significant for Type 1 Diabetes with an A1C last month of 8.2. He has BPH and HTN. His wife of 35 years states that he has not been compliant with his diabetes in all the years she has known him. Â He has no surgical history. No known allergies. Hi...
Question 1: Dosage CalculationPlease handwrite answers. Must show work to receive full credit. Credit awarded for correct answers and demonstration of work. Each question worth 2 points 1. The Health Care Provider has ordered 0.25 g of medication. The nurse has on hand in the medication cart 250 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) should be administered? 2. The health care provider (HCP) has ordered 1 mg/min to be administered to ...
ObjectiveAlthough managers are the keystone to the success of high functioning teams that drive organizational performance, they are often given half- baked onboarding due to competing priorities, time constraint, lack of mentorship and the associated cost. Objective:Â The purpose of this project is to Implement a manager onboarding program in the primary care setting to increase the intent to stay, Â knowledge and confi...
Questions:Students should be prepared to describe the provision and patient care management of the following case(s) consistent with the course student learning outcomes (SLOs). Apply complex skills and knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation in utilization of the nursing process with acutely ill patients and families. Demonstrate the ability to set appropriate priorities of care for acutely ill pat...
The Nurse's Role and Purpose of Assessment in the Nursing ProcessAlex is a year old student in his first year at university, has been admitted to the medical high dependency unit (HDU) from the emergency department (ED) for ongoing monitoring and nursing management with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), dehydration and a lower respiratory tract infection. Alex has type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at the age of and is managed with a combination re...