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Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new roman, font 12, and and Include: (3 references within 2015-2018)with intext citations.  

Topic 1K.N. is a 24-year-old woman who presents to the family practice clinic complaining of sudden urgency to urinate, back pain, frequent urination, and pain with urination. Symptoms began approximately 48 hours ago.

She awoke from sleep with urgency and suprapubic discomfort 2 nights ago. Her urine now has a strong odor and a cloudy appearance. She has an allergy to Bactrim.

1. What are some appropriate questions to ask the patient?
2. What are three differential diagnoses for the patient?  ( Urinary Tract Infection,, Overactive Bladder, Cystitis, Noninfectous Urethritis)
3. What physical examination would you perform? (Urine culture
4. What diagnostics would you include?
5. Create an evidenced-based plan of care. Include pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.

Urine dipstick results: Color, dark yellow, specific gravity 1.035, ph 5.5, protein (-), Ketones (-), Bilirubin (-), Trace blood, Leukoesterase (+), Nitrites (+), Urobilinogen (-) 

  

Need 2 responses done. Answer as if it were me. 

– Min 150 words EACH, 

– Min 1 scholar source (no later than 5 years) EACH, 

– APA format. 

The post: Karen is still not convinced that Theory has any place in APN practice. Provide a specific example of how theory is relevant to APN practice in one of the four specialties (CNM, CNP, CRNA or CNS). Provide evidence to support your arguments.

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POST 1:

As an emergency room nurse, working alongside several nurse practitioners, it is very apparent that nursing theory is relevant to everyday practice. Woten and Karakashian (2017) describe the role of an emergency room nurse practitioner as, an advanced practice nurse with specialized training that can provide holistic care to patients. The idea of providing holistic care branches from several nursing theorists that discuss the importance of treating every individual as a whole. For example, an individual may arrive to the emergency department with chest pain, which will immediately warrant an electrocardiogram.  The patient will then be triaged and have vital signs taken. Most patients with chest pain will have blood work and a chest x-ray. Sometimes patients may present with chest pain and all the results are negative, this does not mean that the patients pains are not legitimate or a concern.  As a holistic provider, we are to rule out every life-threatening emergency but also provide continuation of care. Sometimes patients may not have a primary care provider, a support system, or means of seeking further help.  This is where the provider is to seek help from a social worker and assist the patient in having follow-up care. In some cases, the patient may be admitted to the hospital for further testing that cannot be completed in the emergency room.  This plan of care shows a holistic approach to treating a patient. Patients “pain” level should never be ignored, even though results are negative. On several occasions, patients are treated with antacids to rule out gastritis or GERD that can cause chest pain, and anti-inflammatory medication to treat possible costochondritis. The importance of a holistic approach is to avoid missing any possible findings that are not initially seen and so that if there is something that may occur the patient is not treated as if nothing is wrong with them.  Holistic nursing care is one of the most important theories all nurses should follow, it leads to the best possible patient outcomes.

POST 2:

Theory helps to generate knowledge in which nursing should develop in the future. Nursing theory can be used to improve and evaluate the quality of clinical practice by distinguishing the practice that can help patients with better care and enhance professional status for nurses. Nursing theory helps to define a relationship that creates a domain of interest in the healthcare profession. A valuable theory creates expectations about a conduct, health problems, and environment that are reasonable and reliable with daily remarks. For instance, in nursing theory class, we discussed Watson theory of caring which focuses on the caring aspect of nursing practice. I think that it is a very important theory because it reflects on the ability to create a relationship of trust and respect with patients. The theory of Watson implies the ability for a nurse to care for patients holistically to accommodate a better relationship between patients and healthcare providers. A recent study was done that applies Watson’s theory of practice in an assessment for patients with chronic heart failure with acceptance of collaboration between nurses and patient for transpersonal teaching-learning was showed to be efficient on improving CHF self-management. The strategy of nursing management of care for CHF patients activates the main element of Watson’s model for an enhancement for a better result of self-management care for CHF patients (Leong, Lao, & Chio, 2013).  A CNP can use the Watson model to interact with patients. For instance, as a future NP, it is vital that we connect with patients, so we can create a good relationship with patients in order to help them. Based on King’s theory, nursing is outlined as a practice of interactions between nurse and patients to perceive and set goals to reach the goals (Leon-Demare et al., 2015). The function of king’s theory of goal accomplishment to NP clinical encounters supports the nursing foundations motivating advanced practice nursing. King’s theory accentuates on a constructive bond between the presence of connection and patients ‘point of view of belief and gratification as outcomes of the NP patient connection.

In the best-selling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Skloot, 2010), the author highlights the true story of an African-American woman who died in 1951 from cervical cancer. What makes her story unique is that prior to her death, cells from her tumor were removed and successfully grown in a petri dish. This was the first time scientists were able to successfully replicate cells outside the body, and it is estimated that billions of Lacks’ cells have been used in medical research. However, Henrietta Lacks was never asked for permission to take a sample and her family was never made aware of the widespread use of her cells. Although the culturing of her cells has been pivotal for advancing research, strong ethical concerns later arose about using these cells without patient or family approval.

This week’s readings describe historical examples of unethical research, such as a study of syphilis among African-American men in which treatment was withheld and a study in which live cancer cells were injected into elderly patients. Today, stricter controls that seek to protect study participants are placed on researchers, but breaches still occur. Careful attention must be given toward preventing unethical behavior. In this Discussion, you explore ethical considerations and issues in research.

· Select a current health-related case involving research ethics. (If none come to mind, browse the Internet to familiarize yourself with recent cases.)

· As you review the case that you have selected, reflect on the ethical principles discussed in “What Are the Major Ethical Issues in Conducting Research?” article found in this week’s Learning Resources. Which principles were breached in the case you have identified?

Post a description of the case that you selected and the ethical issues involved. Analyze the ethical principles that were breached by the researchers or organizations in your selected case as well as the possible cause of the breach(es). Suggest how the research might have been conducted differently to avoid or minimize the ethical problems. Discuss how research can be done on sensitive issues while still protecting the rights of the research subjects.

  

Assignment 1: Application: Using Microsoft Project

Starting a project without a plan is like going on a road trip without any directions. You may progress along the way, but you might not end up at your desired destination. A project plan provides basic information that guides the execution and control of the project. At its most fundamental level, a project plan will describe the “who, what, when, and why” of a project. Microsoft Project is one of the most widely used project planning tools. The ability to understand and create project plans in Microsoft Project enables a project manager to effectively plan and manage project implementations.

In this Assignment, you generate a project plan using Microsoft Project.

To prepare:

• Review      the information in this week’s Learning Resources on using Microsoft      Project.
• Consider      how to efficiently schedule tasks in a project plan.
• Think      about how you should sequence tasks that have dependencies.

By Day 7 of Week 3

To complete this Assignment, you will create a Microsoft Project plan for a patient information management system. The primary deliverable for the plan is the patient information management system itself, but it is comprised of many modules. Include the following tasks, subtasks, and timeframes:

• Create      the Admission, Discharge, and Transfer Module (requires subtask I,      configuration period: 25 days, training period: 10 days) 
• Subtask      I: Create the Patient Registration Module (requires subtask II,      configuration period: 4 days, training period: 4 days)
• Subtask      II: Create the Master Patient Index (configuration period: 4 days)
• Subtask      III: Create the Patient Scheduling Module (requires subtask II,      configuration period: 7 days, training period: 15 days)