What risk factors can you identify that increase the patient’s susceptibility to disease or increased complications with an actual disease that the patient has?

Overview Obtain a health history on a family member or friend as a patient and answer the following questions related to your patient. Use your textbook as a reference as needed. Based on your patient’s age what are the most common risk factors for their age group? Identify the patient’s internal and external variables that […]

Discuss the importance of advance directives and how they could have impacted the decision.

Case Study Questions Answer questions based on the case of Terri Schiavo 1. What are the ethical issues in the case? 2. Discuss the importance of advance directives and how they could have impacted the decision. 3. Evaluate the role of the family in decision-making. 4. Discuss the role of the courts in end-of-life decisions […]

How would you lead the merger in the UWEAR-PALEDENIM scenario?

Question Description Because leadership is often learned by exploring stories of successful leaders, the CEOs have asked you to reflect on your own experiences as a leader. They would like to you to think about which leadership theories or styles you use. They believe that by sharing these stories, they will be able to prepare […]

What about laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act that allows people to have and care for children without losing their jobs?

Do you think that the government should provide tax incentives (such as allowing married couples to pay less than people filing as individuals) to encourage marriage? Explain why/why not. You may want to do a little research to support the response. What about laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act that allows people […]

What did he do that you could see yourself doing in a first session with a family?

Family Therapy (200 words) For your initial post, complete all of the following: Citing the Minuchin et al. and Nichols readings, identify two different Structural interventions used in the video of a family session with Aponte. What is your assessment of this family’s structure, including an assessment of the boundaries between individuals and subsystems? Did […]

How have the specific factors inherent in the context in which the person lives affected them?

What are some of the most specific aspects of the character that you can relate to concepts in the textbook? What do you find interesting about this character? What seem to be the pressing issues that this character must resolve? How have the specific factors inherent in the context in which the person lives affected […]

What preconceived thoughts did you have coming into the course regarding the care and treatment of children, and what has possibly changed for you after taking this class?

Course Reflection Course: FNP Pediatric Management The sole assignment for this week is to complete a reflection on how you might plan to apply the content in this course for the care of pediatric patients and their families as a family nurse practitioner. What preconceived thoughts did you have coming into the course regarding the […]

How would a positivist view the author substance abuse issues? explain.

Answer the following three questions. Read: Account: An Executive’s Substance Abuse pg 229-232 Answer the following Written Assignment questions. Click Write Submission and follow instructions. 1) How would a constructionist view the author’s substance abuse issues? explain. 2) How would a positivist view the author substance abuse issues? explain. 3) Do you think someone can […]

What actual or potential harm could have happened as a result of the information?

The Internet and Healthcare In this written assignment, you will address health-related information on the Internet. Step 1 Share an example of a time in your practice when you have had concerns about information that a patient (or family member, friend, or you) has obtained from the Internet. If you have not had such an […]

Which strategy did you use-Was it challenging or helpful for you?

Lesson 6 Reflection(Family Services Initiative ) The authors provide some strategies for letting go of thoughts, (i.e. imagery). Try utilizing some of those (or other) strategies this week as you notice yourself labeling critical thoughts. As you are utilizing the strategies, think about how the exercise might be beneficial for the FSI family. Provide an […]