Patient Guide Medication Guide
Understanding that prescribing medication is not the same for all individuals is imperative to becoming a safe and effective psychiatric nurse...
What is the importance of de-prescribing?
De-Prescribing What is the importance of de-prescribing? How might you assist a patient to taper from a medication safely or transition to a new...
ANALYSIS OF A PERTINENT HEALTHCARE ISSUE
The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if...
BUILDING A HEALTH HISTORY: COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY TO GATHER APPROPRIATE HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION
Effective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patient’s health or illness is influenced by many...
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE ISSUES
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources....
DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader,...
Case Study Assignment 1: 92‑Year‑Old African American Male with Slurred Speech and Hypertension
1. Introduction Patient Profile: Age: 92 years old. Ethnicity: African American. Presenting Complaint: Slurred speech. Brought by: Daughter to...
CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools...
LEADERSHIP THEORIES IN PRACTICE
A walk through the Business section of any bookstore or a quick Internet search on the topic will reveal a seemingly endless supply of writings on...
YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Do you believe you have the traits to be an effective leader? Perhaps you are already in a supervisory role, but as has been discussed previously,...