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Discharge Plan The purpose of this assignment is to gain an understanding on what goes into a discharge plan. For assignment 3, using the case study, you will create a discharge plan for a patient using the attached Discharge Plan document. You are to complete all sections of the discharge plan: assessment, diagnosis/plan, education needs,…
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Family Support Assessment Case management is useful in a variety of settings. You will be using the nursing process to conduct an in-home assessment in Sentinel City® to develop a plan of care for a family. The process of collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing data from a variety of sources can help the nurse to gain…
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Evidence-Based Practice and Case Management Using your chosen chronic illness from the list below, Hypertension Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diabetes Mellitus type 2 Childhood Asthma you will explore the use of evidence-based practice and how it is incorporated into case management patient care guidelines and pathways. Identify and discuss current best evidence-based practices for your…
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Home Safety Assessment It is important to identify health issues or concerns that may impact an individual or family in any setting. This identification can help the case management nurse to address health promotion and disease prevention. To complete this activity, you must complete the Family Support Assessment activity. Click on Enter Sentinel City®. Once…
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Collaboration for Improving Outcomes- Role and Function Describe the roles and functions of the nurse case manager in (1) acute care, (2) home care, and (3) primary care settings. Often the case manager is a social worker rather than a nurse. What skills does a nurse need to have to prepare a care plan for…
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Collaboration for Improving Outcomes- Regulatory Environment Explain how recent changes in healthcare and healthcare insurance have influenced outpatient treatment. Many clinical information systems now embed evidence-based practice guidelines and clinical pathways into their electronic medical record systems. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of this. Describe demand management and how it can increase consumer…
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Health History Watch the health history video: Play Video · Complete the History Assignment for Tina Jones before completing the health history assignment. Your assignment requirements will be based on the findings in the Shadow Health assessments. ·Reminder – You must submit the assessment to receive credit for the activity. Assessments that have not been…
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Cross Cultural Considerations for the Interview and Physical Assessment Process Watch the Cross-Cultural Considerations for the Interview and Physical Assessment Process video Play Video • Discuss the demographics for the area in which you live • Choose one ethic group in your area • Develop a list of rationales of appropriate cross-cultural considerations that relate…
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Nutritional Assessment Complete a Nutritional Assessment, using a tool of your choice (such as the Nestle Mini Nutritional Assessment Tool noted blow), on two members of a selected family (one between the age 5-17years and a second aged 21-59). Collect and summarize at least 8 objective and 4 subjective elements for each person. Create an…
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HEENT/Skin, Hair & Nails Activity Watch the HEENT/Skin, Hair & Nails video Play Video · Complete the HEENT Assignment and Skin, Hair, & Nails Assignment for Tina Jones before completing the discussion question. Base your response to the discussion on the findings in the Shadow Health assessments. ·Reminder – You must submit the assessment to…