Explain the role of the LPN/LVN in obtaining informed patient consent. Develop a teaching plan to enhance learning for the older preoperative patient.

Nursing Care of Patients Having Surgery

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Describe factors that influence surgical outcomes.
Identify the role of the licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse  in each perioperative phase.
Explain the role of the LPN/LVN in obtaining informed patient consent.
Develop a teaching plan to enhance learning for the older preoperative patient.
Identify nursing interventions used for common postoperative patient needs.
Describe how to evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions.
List signs and symptoms of common postoperative complications.
List the criteria for ambulatory discharge.
Describe the role of the home health care nurse in caring for postoperative patients.

Provide health teaching about the importance of proper nutrition. Identify cheaper but nutritious and healthy food choices to maintain a well-balanced diet.

Nursing- Family Plan of Care
Assist caregiver to identify needs
Initiate health teachings or referrals
Evaluation:
Caregiver verbalizes support
Caregiver verbalizes decrease strain
Identify Interventions
Assess the family members of their weight and height to determine the BMI and recommended dietary allowance.
Provide health teaching about the importance of proper nutrition.
Identify cheaper but nutritious and healthy food choices to maintain a well-balanced diet.
Demonstrate a proper meal plan of preparing the nutritious foods.
Start a food diary and assess caloric intake
Lines of Prevention

What challenges do you think you may come across when collecting your data?How would you try to mitigate the limitations of your research? How possible is this?

Analysis of diet as a factor in dementia

You will upload your e-poster along with a three-minute voice recording which gives an overview of your poster, see the module for further details on how to design your poster and how to undertake the voice recording. As you will not be presenting your poster to your fellow students and instructor you need to answer the following questions in the notes part of your power-point. These questions replicate some of the types of questions you would receive from conference participants.

1. Why have you used these research tools rather than alternatives?
2. Why did you choose this sample?
3. What challenges do you think you may come across when collecting your data?
4. How would you try to mitigate the limitations of your research? How possible is this?

Define and discuss the condition the patient is presenting with, including the relevant related pathophysiology.

Responding to altered health needs

You are expected to provide a 3000-word written response to the below case scenario.Ensure you use the correct referencing technique and adhere to the usual academic writing guidelines for this assignment.
Evidence from literature/clinical guidelines should be used to underpin/support your answers.

Case scenario:

Sara is a 3-month-old baby admitted to the ward with possible bronchiolitis. She was born at 31 weeks gestation and spent four weeks in the neonatal unit. Sara has chronic lung disease of prematurity. Since discharge from the neonatal unit Sara has requires supplementary oxygen of 0.5L/min via nasal prongs at home to maintain oxygen saturations above 97%, and is regularly reviewed by the respiratory team. Sara’s mum is with her on the ward, but has had to leave her other child Josh, who is 16 months old, at home with his dad. On admission to the ward Sara is dehydrated, has a respiratory rate of 56 and oxygen saturations of 87% . Her temperature is 38.2 C and there is an audible wheeze.

In relation to the above scenario:

1. Define and discuss the condition the patient is presenting with, including the relevant related pathophysiology.
2. Using a systematic approach, discuss the assessment and the priorities of nursing care related to the scenario demonstrate an understanding of the biopsychosocial factors that may influence the patient’s care.
3. Critically discuss the impact of acute illness on the patient and family.

Write a 1000 word APA formatted essay about how to achieve success as a nursing student in the RDPN program.

How to achieve success as a nursing student in the RDPN program

Write a 1000 word APA formatted essay about how to achieve success as a nursing student in the RDPN program.

The title page and reference list do not ‘count’ toward the 1000 words permitted.

Expectations:

Focus on THREE points of focus related to your ONE chosen topic of nursing student success. Be sure to state these three points of focus in your thesis statement.

For example: Prioritization, Time Management and Motivation.

• Opening paragraph needs to capture your audience and introduce your short paper. A thesis statement at the end of your introductory paragraph is mandatory.
• Each topic sentence of each body paragraph introduces the point of focus for that paragraph.
• The final paragraph summarizes the main points that you discussed in your essay and restates your thesis statement in a new and interesting way.

 

What is your PICO question? Describe why was it important ?

Write up your findings in APA format and submit them to assignment portal by the due date and time listed in your syllabus. Here’s how to write up your findings:
Start with a 7th edition APA cover page. An example is provided by the instructor. The paper itself
This is your opening paragraph. Start with an introduction statement. What is your PICO question? Describe why was it important ? Paragraph #1 does not have a heading. You should put the title of your whole paper in the center in bold font where a heading would go. For the rest of the paragraphs, use the following headings: Summary of Research Article, Major Variables, Strengths and Weaknesses, Practice Guideline, Fourth Resource, Conclusion.
What did your nursing quantitative research article add to your knowledge on this topic? State the design. Researchers use all sorts of different terms to describe designs, but you should use one of the broad terms mentioned in our textbook . State the sampling method , and setting of the study . State the major findings of the study. The findings you share should come from the results or discussion settings and should be relevant to your PICO question and your practice as a nurse.

How can we best scale telecare to specific populations?Explain your answer.

Telpsych – MB response 

Response needs to be 1 page to the response below.

Telehealth is defined as the delivery and facilitation of health and health-related services including medical care, provider and patient education, health information services, and self-care via telecommunications and digital communication technologies.

Live video conferencing, mobile health apps, “store and forward” electronic transmission, and remote patient monitoring are examples of technologies used in telehealth .Telepsychiatry on the other hand, is a process that uses a telecommunications device to provide psychiatric services to people who are separated from a psychiatrist by a distance and those who feel more comfortable at home. Telepsychiatry may offer several benefits, including convenience and better accessibility.

How can we best scale telecare to specific populations?

Evaluate the impact of dementia on the lives of the individual with dementia and others around them.Discuss the functions of the brain affected by dementia.

You are required to produce a journal article that demonstrates your understanding of dementia. The journal article must incorporate the following sections.

• Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’.
• Discuss the functions of the brain affected by dementia.
• Explain the difficulties in diagnosing dementia.

• Discuss factors that can affect the risk of developing different types of dementia.
• Explain the likely signs and symptoms of different types of dementia.
• Analyse prevalence rates for different types of dementia.

• Explain and evaluate the medical and social models of dementia.
• Evaluate the impact of dementia on the lives of the individual with dementia and others around them.

Evaluate two selected health promotion approaches. Include rational for incorporating these approaches and provide an overview of each approach in the assessment, planning and evaluation phases of the planned health promotion program.

Development of a Community Health Promotion Program

Describe your target community and provide the rational for the development of a community health promotion program.
Based on your community diagnosis from Assignment 3, outline a plan for a health promotion program that incorporates two health promotion approaches. These health promotion approaches can include but are not limited to community social action, community development, social planning, community organizing, service extension .
Formulate an overarching goal and 3-4 specific objectives related to the planned health promotion program. It should include a rational for the goals and objectives as well as outcome measures necessary in the evaluation of the program.
Evaluate two selected health promotion approaches. Include rational for incorporating these approaches and provide an overview of each approach in the assessment, planning and evaluation phases of the planned health promotion program.
Summarize the strengths and limitations of these two approaches in relation to your health promotion program.
Explain the role of the community health nurse within the planned health promotion program.

Explore and critique my matron leadership in an acute mental health setting and how this impacts on providing compassion for patients and staff but also encourages staff to be compassionate.

What impact does matron leadership have on compassionate care

Explore and critique my matron leadership in an acute mental health setting and how this impacts on providing compassion for patients and staff but also encourages staff to be compassionate.
At the same time providing patient safety and staff inclusivity. My literature review and findings have been partially written by another writer which is ok. But unfortunately they did not provide me with any print out of 3 databases that they used and this is crucial for submission. My dissertation needs to ensure that it follows an ontological, ethnographical, interpretivist approach.