Week 6 – Discussion: Antecedent Interventions Prepare a response in which you address the following: Before you completed the assigned readings this week, had you ever considered the concept of antecedent intervention? Why or why not? Based on the assigned readings, when do you think it is appropriate to apply antecedent interventions in the school […]
March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, […]
Scenario: An 83-year-old resident of a skilled nursing facility presents to the emergency department with generalized edema of extremities and abdomen. History obtained from staff reveals the patient has history of malabsorption syndrome and difficulty eating due to lack of dentures. The patient has been diagnosed with protein malnutrition. At its core, pathology is the […]
Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders Like many disorders affecting other systems, those related to endocrine, metabolic, and nutritional concerns have specific considerations for geriatric populations. Accurate history taking of symptoms associated with these disorders is essential for completing an assessment of the older adult, since onset of symptoms (for example, with […]
Why are some people more prone to feeling depressed in difficult situations? Depression is a debilitating mental illness that can manifest as a result of different life events, such as trauma, loss, and stressful situations. Although some individuals may weather these situations with relative ease, others may find themselves more prone to depression. In this […]
Week 13(comfort) Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met. Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief. […]
Essay 1 Imagine you are a judge in juvenile court. What type of justice would you be; would you be lenient? Extra harsh? Explain your rationale for the type of judge you would be. What sorts of crimes would you be harsher about? Would the punishment you assign vary by the juvenile’s age? What other […]
Epidemiological Tools There are a variety of tools that an epidemiologist might have at his or her disposal. The most common tools that are used in the field are SAS, SPSS, EpiInfo, R, and many others. These require significant time and diligence to become proficient at each of these statistical tools. However, almost every office […]
The ideal safety management system should be based on the standards and the tried and true policies/procedures that have worked for other companies in the past. Studying past incidents and how they were handled can help us to improve all safety management systems, no matter what the circumstances. I believe a good safety management system […]
Internet and Human Rights What impact has the Internet had on Human Rights? Take into account freedom, privacy, security and censorship. The diverse use of the internet today in all aspects of day to day living has led to an increased concern over the safety of human rights. It has become necessary for government to […]
