Assignment Idea: Change in Cognition – Elderly Overview A normal part of the aging process includes a mild decline in some areas of cognition. Many older adults experience changes in immediate memory or the ability to name objects but not all cognitive changes are considered a normal part of the aging process. Individuals with cognitive […]
Assume that you are a Quality Officer who is responsible for one of the state’s largest healthcare organizations. You have been told that the quality of patient care has decreased, and you have been assigned a project that is geared toward increasing quality of care for the patients. Your Chief Executive Officer has requested a […]
Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of […]
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work […]
Instructions: By now you have read Chapter 4: States of Consciousness. You job for this assignment is to answer the following personal adjustment/critical thinking questions that pertain to topics in chapter 4. Each answer needs to be a minimum of one paragraph (5 sentences) to received full credit. Questions: Researchers believe that one important function […]
WEEK 1 Globalization has had both positive and negative effects for most people. The rich and the middle class have had mostly positive effects, though the poor have been affected in more complicated ways. The poor in other countries are often less poor than they were before, though they have still not benefited as much […]
Vignette Analysis II: Vignette Three (3-4 page response) Erik a 40-year-old, man of European descent, is a husband and father of three children, ages two, five, and eleven. Erik was diagnosed with brain cancer four months ago, and his wife, Judy, reports that his illness not only impacts the couple’s sexual relations, but also the level […]
Week 1: Introduction to Implementation, Evaluation, and Dissemination As you near the completion of your DNP program, it is wise to consider the positive impact that one dedicated individual can have on the lives of many—a notion that is markedly evident in the field of health care. Iconic figures such as Lillian Wald, the first […]
NUR3805 Nursing Role and Scope Research Paper # 2 The paper should address the following: 1. Describe the dimensions of Patient-Centered Care and how do you apply PCC in your current practice. 2. Effective communications between health care providers and the patient is an essential component of PCC, why? 3. Describe an interprofessional healthcare team […]
1-This is a tough topic. Here you are, a working family, you are going to school to better yourself even further and you millions of others are still faced with these decisions about health care. When you say you pray I know you mean that literally because our daughter is in the same boat. […]
