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Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices Social media is a daily part of nurses’ lives. Nurses need it for information, socialization, and entertainment. However, they must adhere to social networking principles, hence the need to understand…

Discussion: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics In my past clinical experience, I assessed a 54-year-old AA female client who presented with obesity and complaints of increased thirst and excessive urine production. The patient was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after having several…

NUR 630 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  Assessment Description             The demand for quality in the healthcare department has resulted in, among other things collecting population-related data that can be used to improve the patient care services. The implication…

Nurse Practitioner Regulations in Virginia The Institute of Medicine in its 2010 report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” envisions a future where primary care and prevention are core drivers of better and quality care in health…

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has surfaced in the past two decades as one of the most innovative and effective psychotherapy interventions to treat disorders of adverse life experiences and trauma. Eye…

NURS 676 Week 8 Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia in Older Adult  Drug-Induced Hypoglycemia in Older Adult Drug-induced hypoglycemia simply refers to low blood sugar secondary to certain medications. Worldwide, drug-induced hypoglycemia is most prevalent among diabetic individuals on insulin or insulin secretagogues…

NURS 676 Week 8  The case study depicts Samuel, an 82-year-old male type II diabetes patient with complaints of low blood sugar. His antidiabetic therapy includes glyburide and diet. He recently had a suspected staph infection treated with sulfamethoxazole and…

Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child Assessment of growth and development in children provides healthcare providers, parents, and teachers with vital information regarding the different growth components, including cognitive, motor, language and learning, and socioemotional elements. Assessment of children is…

Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis  Peer Response Hello colleague. Thanks for the insightful discussion on the use of Methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methotrexate was originally produced as an anticancer but has been widely adopted in managing rheumatoid arthritis…