Identify and discuss a quality improvement issue in nursing practice Discuss tools for quality improvement. Develop a plan for improvement of the issue/problem. Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries on a Medical-Surgical Unit: A Quality Improvement Plan...
You currently serve as a nursing member of a Practice Excellence Committee. The administration has proposed a new barcode system for medication retrieval by nurses at the bedside. The purpose of the new system is to decrease medication errors by providing nurses with...
The faculty in your nursing program have asked senior nursing students to create an infographic to improve potential nursing students’ understanding of public and community health nursing. You are a senior nursing student who has just completed your community...
Law and Ethics in Healthcare Week 8 Discussion What Drives Healthcare Costs? In this week’s Discussion, you will focus on practical solutions to reducing healthcare costs while improving quality and access. Because health care in the United States is a business, it is...
Mood stabilizers are a cornerstone in the treatment of bipolar and related mood disorders, requiring careful consideration of neurobiology, pharmacologic mechanisms, and patient‑specific factors. For the psychiatric‑mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), selecting...
WG has made it through withdrawal without complications thanks to an appropriate management regimen. She would like to consider pharmacological treatment to maintain abstinence. Repeat Labs: Her LFTs have normalized now that she has been alcohol-free for the past...
Health Disparities In recent decades, health promotion programs in the United States have substantially improved the health of residents. However, there is ongoing concern about health disparities, which occur most commonly in racial and ethnic minorities, people who...
You must complete 22.5 hours of practical experience for this course. It is NOT “hands-on” but instead is “research-based.” You will log the time spent researching/collecting the data for the Hallmark (worksheets located in week 7 module). You will log all time on the...
List the prevalence rate of substance use (SU) in nurses compared to the general population. Identify 5 signs and symptoms of the nurse who is dependent on alcohol and other substances. Describe 4 risk factors, including psychological trauma, for alcohol and substance...
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2023) report that 60,000 – 100,000 Americans die each year from venous thromboembolisms and the resulting pulmonary embolisms. Nurses play a key role in the prevention of the development of VTEs. For this assignment, create...
Often medical conditions appear to psychiatric in nature. From the peer-reviewed literature, please provide common and uncommon medical conditions that appear to be psychiatric in nature or are a sequela of a psychiatric condition. Please elaborate on tests and...
Marcee is a 52-year-old woman who worked at a reception desk at a company head office. She took some time off when she was treated for colorectal cancer. The Dukes classification was stage I, and the treatment protocol involved surgery and radiation therapy. No one in...
