NRS410 Week 1 | Nursing in Health Care - Grand canyon university
3. Prepare
this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the
rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin. GC NRS410 Week 3 Assignment 1 Latest 2017 October Case Study 1 Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old white woman. Since the beginning of the current golf season, Ms. A has noted increased shortness of breath and low levels of energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms seem worse during her menses. Today, while playing in a golf tournament at a high, mountainous course, she became light-headed and was taken by her golfing partner to the emergency clinic. The attending physician’s notes indicated a temperature of 98 degrees F, an elevated heart rate and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure. Ms. A states, “Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal have been a problem for 10-12 years, and I take 1,000 mg of aspirin every 3 to 4 hours for 6 days during menstruation.” During the summer months, while playing golf, she also takes aspirin to avoid “stiffness in my joints.”
Laboratory values are as follows:
Hemoglobin = 8 g/dl Hematocrit = 32% Erythrocyte count = 3.1 x 10/mm RBC smear showed microcytic and hypochromic cells Reticulocyte count = 1.5% Other laboratory values were within normal limits.
Question
Considering the circumstances and the preliminary workup, what type of anemia does Ms. A most likely have? In an essay of 500-750 words, explain your answer and include rationale. GC NRS410 Week 3 Assignment 2 Latest 2017 October Case Study 2 Case Study 2 Mr. P is a 76-year-old male with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure who has been hospitalized frequently to treat CHF symptoms. He has difficulty maintaining diet restrictions and managing his polypharmacy. He has 4+ pitting edema, moist crackles throughout lung fields, and labored breathing. He has no family other than his wife, who verbalizes sadness over his declining health and over her inability to get out of the house. She is overwhelmed with the stack of medical bills, as Mr. P always took care of the financial issues. Mr. P is despondent and asks why God has not taken him.
Question
Considering Mr. P’s condition and circumstance, write an essay of
500-750 words that includes the following:
· Describe your approach to care. · Recommend a treatment plan. · Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and explain your rationale. · Provide a teaching plan (avoid using terminology that the patient and family may not understand). GC NRS410 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2017 October
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This is a CLC assignment. As a group, observe the simulated "Home Visit With Sallie Mae Fisher" video (http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs410v_vp01Alt.php). Refer to "Sallie Mae Fisher's Health History and Discharge Orders" for specifics related to the case study used to inform the assignment. Using "Home Visit With Sallie Mae Fisher" and "Sallie Mae Fisher's Health History and Discharge Orders," complete
the following components of this assignment:
Essay Portion After viewing the home visit, write an essay of 500-750-words in
which you do the following:
Identify, prioritize, and describe at least four problems. Provide substantiating evidence (assessment data) for each problem identified. Identify and describe at least four medical and/or nursing interventions. Discuss your rationale for the interventions identified. Prepare this step of the assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. Scripted Dialogue Portion Utilizing the information learned from the home visit, health histories, and discharge orders, write a scripted dialogue in which you provide Sallie Mae with education that describes her problems and the interventions identified to improve her condition. Consider Sallie Mae's physiological, psychosocial, educational, and spiritual needs when developing your dialogue. Your dialogue should resemble a script. The following is an
example of a few sentences from a scripted dialogue:
Nurse: "Good morning, Salle Mae, my name is ______ and I will be your nurse today. I understand you are experiencing problems with ________." Sallie Mae Fisher’s Health History and Discharge Orders Sallie Mae Fisher Health History Ms. Fisher is an 82-year-old female with a history of chronic congestive heart failure (CHF), atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. During the last 6 months, she has been hospitalized four times for exacerbation of her CHF. She was discharged home last Saturday from the hospital after a 3-day stay to treat increased dyspnea, an 8-pound weight gain, and chest pain. Ms. Fisher is recently widowed and lives alone. She has a daughter, Thelma Jean, who lives in town but works full time and has family issues of her own. Therefore, family support is limited. Hospital Discharge Instructions · Mountain Top Home Health to evaluate cardio-pulmonary status, medication management, and home safety. · Medical Equipment Company to deliver oxygen concentrator and instruct patient in use. O2 at 2 liters per nasal prongs PRN.
· Prescriptions given at discharge:
o Digoxin 0.25 mg once a day o Lasix 80 mg twice a day o Calan 240 mg once a day · Order written to continue other home meds. Sallie Mae’s Home Medication List · Zocar 50 mg once a day · Minipres 1 mg once a day · Vasotec 10 mg twice a day · Prilosec 20 mg once a day · Furosemide 40 mg once a day · Effexor 37.5 mg at bedtime · Lanoxin 0.125 mg every other day · Multivitamin once a day · Potassium 40 mEq once a day · Ibuprofen 400 mg q 4 hours as needed for pain · Darvocet N 100 mg q 4 hours as needed for pain · Nitroglycerin ointment, apply 1 inch every day GC NRS410 Week 5 Benchmark Assignment Latest 2017 October
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Identify a research or evidence-based article that focuses comprehensively on a specific intervention or new diagnostic tool for the treatment of diabetes in adults or children. In a paper of 750-1,000 words, summarize the main idea of the research findings for a specific patient population. Research must include clinical findings that are current, thorough, and relevant to diabetes and the nursing practice. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. GC NRS410 Week 5 Assignment 2 Latest 2017 October
Details:
Based on the summary of research findings identified from the Evidence-Based Project—Paper on Diabetes that describes a new diagnostic tool or intervention for the treatment of diabetes in adults or children, complete
the following components of this assignment:
Develop a PowerPoint presentation (a title slide, 6-12 slides, and