2 DQ 2 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) contains many provisions that seek to intertwine the quality of care with the cost of care. Nurses’ education, skills and professional scope make them indispensable contributors to the successful implementation of evolving patient–centred care delivery models. One of the innovative healthcare delivery […]

Research Article Critique, Part 2 Occupational Stressors, Stress Perception Levels, and Coping Styles of Medical Srugical RNs: A Generalized Perspective (Wakim, 2014)     Your assigned article for critique is: Wakim, N. (2014). Occupational stressors, stress perception levels, and coping styles of medical surgical RNs. Journal of Nursing Administration, 44(12), 632-639. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000140     Instructions:  A major skill that […]

1. Plan of care, evaluation, subjective data, and objective data are all parts of A. a telephone encounter. B. documentation. C. the progress note. D. a clinic visit.   2. Mr. Smith has an appointment with Dr. Johnson at 9:00 A.M. for his annual wellness exam. Mrs. Adams calls the clinic first thing in the […]

Assessment & Reasoning Respiratory System     John Franklin, 35 years old   Suggested Respiratory Nursing Assessment Skills to Be Demonstrated: • Inspection: Client positioning – tripod, position of comfort; (face) nasal flaring, pursed lips, color of face, lips; (posterior)level of scapula – rise evenly, use of accessory muscles anterior/posterior, sternal/intercostal retractions. Quality and pattern […]

TO DO A REPLY COMMENT TO EACH POST. TWO REFERENCE PER COMMENT. Post 1 Mental health processes and disorders originate from mechanisms within the brain. There has been the question within the psychiatric field as to whether plastic changes in the brain that can occur with the use of  pharmacological interventions for mental health disorders […]