End-of-life care becomes an issue at some point for elderly patients. Discuss the difference between palliative care and hospice care programs. Discuss what you can do as a nurse to support your patients regarding end-of-life care in accordance with their wishes. Explain the use of advance directives versus Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)…

You are a Home Health RN who is making an initial visit to the home of an elderly couple to assess and develop a plan of care. Mr. Juarez, an 88-year-old man, broke his right tibia due to a fall. He was recently discharged from a skilled rehabilitation center where he had developed a catheter-associated urinary…

  . Identify the role of patient safety and its influence on federal initiatives that are used to prevent unintentional death as a result of medical mistakes. 2. The majority of health care errors occur in inpatient settings. Errors are becoming increasingly common in outpatient settings.  Discuss at least two (2) reasons for the increasing errors…

As we read APRN-led project focused on a timely and significant problems and how they were supported with data from the practice site. We learned knowledge gained from projects can be used by APRNs and transferred to similar practice settings. What is the significance of descriptive statistics? How can they be applied to your area…

Answer the following questions: 1-What are some issues associated with qualitative research and evidence-based practice? Create a list of these issues with explanations concerning how they are addressed. 2- What criteria must be met in order to consider a practice, evidence-based? Give some examples [three to four examples].  2 PAGES 3 REFERENCES NO OLDER THAN…

Discuss the importance of language or voice when writing the research narrative. In your opinion, should you narrate as the researcher and refrain from using “I”, or should you express a tone that encompasses a greater audience and lends to an “easier” interpretation? Explain your position.  As a reminder, all discussion posts must be a…

 Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.  Develop a PICO(T) question to address the clinical issue of interest you identified in Module 2 for the Assignment. This PICOT question will remain      the same for the entire course.

 Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry   Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources 

post an explanation for how you think the cost-benefit analysis in terms of legislators being reelected affected efforts to repeal/replace the ACA. Then, explain how analyses of the voters views may affect decisions by legislative leaders in recommending or positioning national policies (e.g., Congress’ decisions impacting Medicare or Medicaid). Remember, the number one job of…

  Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Keep in mind that the clinical issue you identify for your research will stay the same for the entire course.