help with patophysiology

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This week, you will write a mini-systematic literature review. It is mini because you will only be reviewing two sources. 

For this literature review assignment, we are going to give you a choice of three topics to choose from. Choose one for this assignment.Myasthenia  Gravis Hodgkin’s LymphomaHIV/AIDS

Remember, for a systematic review, focus your analysis on the treatments, causes, diagnosis, and prognosis presented in the literature.

Next, conduct your research of scholarly articles. Use the WCU Online  Library  databases. You will need to choose two sources to include in this mini-literature review.   

For this review, be sure to:Select two relevant and appropriate scholarly articles that address the topic you chose.Present a thorough literature review of both articles by summarizing, synthesizing, and evaluating the materials.Demonstrate understanding of the content presented in the articles.Include a critical assessment of the sources. Do not simply include a summary of what you have read.Incorporate citations into your body paragraphs; incorporate the essential and most relevant supporting evidence eloquently and appropriately.Present your writing in a clear, organized manner.Provide a strong introduction and conclusion, including further questions for research.Use proper APA format with proper citations. Review APA Citations Here


Your literature review should be 1–2 pages in length. Remember, you will need to use APA formatting in your literature review and include a title page and a reference page. 

Philosophy of Nursing

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After reading Chapter 3 and reviewing the lecture power point (located in lectures tab),  please answer the following questions.  Each question must have at least 3 paragraphs and you must use at 3 least references included in your post.

Additionally, you are expected to reply to two other students and include a reference that justifies your post.  Your reply must be at least 3 paragraphs.

Discussion questions:

1.  What are your beliefs about the major concepts in nursing- person, environment, health, nursing?

2. Do you believe there is more than one right answer to situations?  How do you value the whole individual?  What barriers prevent us from responding to the contextual needs of our patients?

Nursing Work

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This assignment started and was discussed in class in small groups. Based on the 

clinical case provided in class, develop a teaching/coaching plan that includes the 

following information. The submission is an individual assignment. You may 

use any books or other resources or references to complete this assignment. Use 

APA Editorial Format for all citations and references.

CASE STUDY VII &VIII

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Unit VII Case Study

 

Using the Internet to Expedite Patient Care Shon Brown, a 35-year-old male, arrives at his primary physician with complaints of a “cough and shortness of

Breath that will not go away.” He states that he has had a bark-like cough, pain in extremities, and fever for at least four days and feels like his symptoms are worsening rather than subsiding. When asked, he states that he did not take the flu shot this year. After a routine physical examination, Dr.

Williams orders a CBC, chest X-ray, and CT of the chest, with and without contrast, and gives him a prescription for a cough suppressant and antibiotics.

Dr. Williams will be in touch with him after the lab work and diagnostic procedure findings are

in:

 

1. Shon’s lab and diagnostic findings are indicating pneumonia. You are to create a letter to him, per Dr. Williams, stating his findings are positive for pneumonia

(acute pathology) and he should contact the office for a flu shot when he feels better.

 

2. You have a consent to use E-mail communication on file for Shon. Write an

e-mail to him about his lab and diagnostic test results, requesting he contact the office by telephone or internet to arrange an appointment to receive a flu

shot. After reading the required chapter on Using the Internet to Expedite Patient Care, complete and submit the following in an APA format:

 

· Begin your case study with an introduction explaining the purpose of the case study.

· In no more than two paragraphs explain what a Public Health Record is, what is comprised of, and who   (patient, agency, committee, etc.) regulates entry to the PHR?

· Write an e-mail to Shon about his lab and diagnostic test results, requesting

he contact the office by telephone or internet to arrange an appointment to receive a flu shot.

· Important reminder– do not forget to include a reference page, including all sources cited in your essay. Upload before the assignment deadline. Be sure

to support your work with specific citations from this week’s required reading

and any additional resources. Format your Case Study using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to avoid

plagiarism. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

 

Gartee, R. (2011). Electronic health records: Understanding and using computerized          medical records (2 nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

 

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Unit VIII Case Study

EHR Coding and Reimbursement

 

A 16-year-old female who has asthma has an Emergency Department visit for angina, shortness of breath, and wheezing. The doctor performs a chest x ray, breathing treatments, and a Nuclear Medicine Stress Test utilizing a treadmill while monitoring the patient’s heart palpitations. While the patient is in the ED, the doctor evaluates her asthma and changes her prescription medication. Review the chapter and consider the following

questions:

 

1. How would you select the ICD-9 and CPT codes for the procedural claim (encounter) for the ED visit?

 

2. What diagnosis and procedure codes will result in dull reimbursement for the procedures rendered?

3. How will the claim demonstrate the medical necessity for the exams?

HTH 2305

 

After reading the required chapter on EHR Coding and   Reimbursement   complete and submit the following in an APA

format:

 

· Begin your case study with an introduction explaining the purpose of the case study.

· In no more than three paragraphs explain and answer the questions listed above. Be descriptive on the steps necessary to perform the above scenario. Defend your response and use terminology related to the scenario.

· Describe billing upcoding and downcoding. Describe the penalties related to

performing these tasks. Is there a chance for the scenario listed above to be upcoded or downcoded? Explain your response.

· Important reminder, do not forget to include a reference page, including all sources cited in your essay. Upload before the assignment deadline. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s required reading

and any additional resources. Format your Case Study using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to

avoid plagiarism

 

Gartee, R. (2011). Electronic health records: Understanding and using computerized          medical records (2 nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

CHAPTER 12

Assignment 2: Fish in Your Local Store or Restaurant: Mercury Intake during Pregnancy

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Fish contains beneficial nutrients such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that promote healthy brain development in the fetus. However, unfortunately most fish contain mercury. This poses a dilemma for pregnant women because mercury is a toxic metal pollutant that causes neurological and other health problems. The toxicity of inorganic mercury pollution is magnified in the environment because bacteria biotransform it into highly toxic methylmercury. Children who are exposed prenatally to methylmercury are especially vulnerable to the chemical’s neurotoxic effects.

For this assignment:Read the prenatal fish consumption advisory issued jointly by the EPA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 (available at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/outreach/advice_index.cfm ). Take a special note of the advice about the types of fish. Since mercury bioaccumulates (i.e., not easily excreted from the body), larger predatory fish, which eat many fish containing small amounts of mercury, contain higher levels of mercury (e.g., shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish).Go to the seafood section of your local grocery store, a local fish market, or a local seafood restaurant. Determine if shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish are for sale. Examine the displays, packaging, or menu warnings about fish consumption and pregnancy and breastfeeding.Read the following article:

Oken, E., Radesky, J. S., Wright, R. O., Bellinger, D. C., Amarasiriwardena,
           C. J., Kleinman, K. P., … Gillman, M. W. (2008). Maternal fish intake
           during pregnancy, blood mercury levels, and child cognition at age 3
           years in a US cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(10),
           1171–1181.

This study was able to separate the potential nutritional benefits of fish consumption during pregnancy from the potential harmful effects of low-level mercury exposure from fish. Review the abstract and the mothers’ blood mercury levels according to the amount of fish consumed per week (top of Table 1, page 1175). The introduction to the paper summarizes the nutritional benefits from fish, e.g., as a source of DHA that many women otherwise lack in their diets. In addition, review Figure 1, which shows childhood cognitive test results for mothers who consumed more fish and for mothers with higher blood mercury levels.Conduct research on the Internet to learn more about Minamata disease and its origins. The population was exposed to high levels of methylmercury by consuming fish that contained very high levels of the pollutant as a result of industrial discharge into Minamata Bay. The first signs that something was wrong were that fish swam crazily, sea birds were unable to fly, and cats began dancing strangely. Congenital Minamata disease was the first transplacental toxic disorder that was scientifically established; before that time, it was believed that the placenta protected the fetus from hazardous chemicals.Prepare a 2-page report in a Microsoft Word document addressing the following:Summarize briefly the 2004 EPA and FDA fish consumption advisory, including the advice for pregnant and nursing women and women who could become pregnant.Summarize briefly the key findings of the study by Oken et al. Briefly describe the ways in which the mercury-associated adverse cognitive effects measured in the three-year-old children in the study differ from the syndrome of congenital Minamata disease.Report what you found when you looked for fish consumption advisories and for shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish at your local grocery store, a local fish market, or a local seafood restaurant. Devote approximately one-third to one-half of a page to this section of your report.Justify your answers to the following questions using information from the above mentioned sources and relevant information from any other reputable sources:What advice about fish consumption would you give to pregnant and nursing women?What would be your advice for women who could become pregnant?In what way, if any, should the public health system become involved in disseminating the fish consumption advisory to women? Devote approximately two-thirds of a page to this section of your report.

assignment 7.2

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Assignment 7.2 – Final Paper Task: Who Inspires You?
For your final paper, select a historical or contemporary figure that you believe is an effective leader and analyze that person through all four frames as identified throughout the course. This week you must identify the person you want to analyze. You are required to read a biography of the person. This must be a book, this assignment cannot be completed with internet research only.

This short paragraph should include the following: The name of the person you wish to analyze The title of the biography/auto-biography you will read as the foundation to complete the assignment (in APA reference format) Your selection must have been reviewed by a credible source. Examples of credible book review sources are: Choice, Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and the New York Times Book Review. If you look your book up on amazon.com, you can generally find the book review right above the product information. A brief explanation of why you chose the person and what you hope to learn.

Your paper should be sufficient in length to fully address the question(s) presented, written at the college level, adhere to APA guidelines, and include a reference list. Any sources used must be cited properly, including the online assessment, using in-text citations and a references page.

Information Management

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In this assignment, you will create a presentation for your organization to explain how successful collaboration can improve success and provide competitive advantages.

Scenario: Your organization has used a variety of collaboration systems developed by some project managers. Some of these systems were successful while others were not. Your organization has one unique challenge—many of your employees are staffed at other locations or work from home (telework). You would like to standardize the collaboration process to improve team communication for all company projects. In your presentation, you should include the elements listed below. Explain why collaboration information systems (IS) are important from the organization’s perspective. Discuss how collaboration tools can improve team communication. Identify three tools that will be used for synchronous communications and three tools that will be used for asynchronous communications. Be sure to explain why you made these choices. Describe how project files, such as Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio, will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice. Explain how the task list for managing tasks will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice. Discuss how this new collaboration IS could provide competitive advantages for your organization.

Your presentation should be a minimum of six slides in length (not counting the title and reference slides). Use of images, graphics, and diagrams is encouraged.

You can use an industry of your choosing or examples from your personal or professional experiences in developing this assignment. You can also use the resources in the Unit II Suggested Reading section to assist you with this assignment.

Be sure to follow the 7×7 rule (i.e., there should be no more than 7 words per line and no more than 7 lines per slide). You are required to use speaker notes to discuss the bullet points on your slides.

You must use at least two academic resources to support your presentation, and you must cite (in APA format) any information on your slides or in your speaker notes that came from these sources.

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PICO(T) question: My perioperative PICO(T) question will be based on surgical site infections. This is a sensitive unit that requires a physician to use sterilized products and equipment to maintain proper handling and patient safety in the operating room. My PICO(T) question would look as follows:

P- Perioperative patients in the cardiovascular operating room

I- Perioperative temperature management using a warming blanket

C- Patients receive no treatment to prevent hypothermia

O- Patients with warming blankets will have a decrease in surgical site infections

T- The study will take place for one year

Using your PICO(T) question, search for a relevant research article and analyze the article for its potential to provide an evidence-based solution. Then, describe how the article supports your selected PICO(T) question. Be sure to also attach a copy of your search methods flowchart. 

Create a flowchart to represent your search methods. 

macronutrient breakdown

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Jackie is a healthy women. She is 45 years old and 5’7″ tall. Jackie’s current weight is 160 lbs. She exercises 4-5 times per week but is struggling to meet her goal weight. Jackie is seeking your clinical advice to lose 15 lbs in 3 months. Her target weight goal is 145 lbs. Write a basic meal plan for your client. •Include how many calories each day she will need to consume to lose 1-2 lbs each week •Calculate her complete macronutrient breakdown including; total carb consumption

D4 (4284)

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Please write a two paragraph discussion by using one reference from peer-reviewed Nursing Journal not older than 5 years and 

 

course textbook:

ISBN: 978-0-13-295631-4 

Tabloski, P. (2014). Gerontological Nursing (3rd Ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Health Science.

APA is required.

 

Maria Johnson is an RN who graduated from an associate degree program 3 years ago. Several months ago, she accepted a position as an assistant director of nursing at a long term care facility. She enjoys her job and feels that she has gained an understanding of long term care.  Today, Ms. Johnson is invited to a meeting with the director of nursing and the nursing home administrator. She is informed that the director of nursing is resigning and asked to assume the position. Ms. Johnson expresses some doubt about her ability to fill the role but she is assured that they have been impressed with her work and belief she is capable of meeting the demands of the position. She is told that the current director of nursing will orient her to the role during the next 2 weeks before she departs. In addition, she is told that she will receive a substantial salary increase and have a Monday-through-Friday workweek. 

What are some of the realities that Ms. Johnson should consider before deciding on the promotion? How can Ms. Johnson determine if she is qualified to accept the position? What are the benefits and risks to Ms. Johnson if she accepts the position? What are the benefits and risks to the facility if she accepts the position?