Nursing Care of Physiologic & Psychologic Disorders
Discuss the Nursing care of age-related Physiologic or Psychologic Disorder.
Instructions: This discussion will be completed in two parts and will give you an opportunity to reflect upon this week’s content and to interact with your classmates.
Part 1 Initial Post: Contribute a substantive initial posting that demonstrates critical thinking and understanding of the subject matter presented. Health Information technology is in a rapid and constant state of evolution. This means that the working environment is changing at the same pace that the technology evolves. Change can have a dramatic impact on people and process, and therefore we refer to the HIM professionals as being agents of change. For your initial response, discuss the impact that this rapid and constant state of change can have on a healthcare organization and it employees. Furthermore, discuss what it means to be an agent of change and the importance of being able to manage and drive change in the industry.
Instructions:
This discussion will be completed in two parts and will give you an opportunity to reflect upon this week’s content and to interact with your classmates.
Create a scenario that includes a procedure from the measurement and monitoring section of the ICD-10-PCS book. Then provide the procedure code that would be used for the procedure and describe the process for finding the code in the ICD-10-PCS book.
c. Impact on Healthcare and Nursing
• Discuss the impact on professional nursing practice related to:
Patient safety
Quality of care measures/monitoring
Risk management
Effect on population within the region
Organizational infrastructure and operations
Support discussions with examples & data from current evidence-based resources.
Please discuss how you can use mindfulness in your role as a DNP student. USE APA 7 format and at least 2 minimun scholarly references no oolder than 5 years old
Evaluate the concepts of cellular biology and altered cellular and tissue biology for their implications to disease management (EOPSLO# 1). Distinguish knowledge of normal physiology and pathologic alterations across the lifespan that are expressed as diseases of organs and systems (EOPSLO# 1, 9). Analyze current research findings with evidence-based guidelines for the management of selected diseases (EOPSLO# 4, 9).
Brian is a previously healthy 56-year-old white man who presents with progressive neuropathy and declining mental status over several months. The patient initially developed numbness of his fingertips and the balls of his feet and began to lose motor control of his hands, which manifested as dropping objects or flinging them as he tried to pick them up. As symptoms progressed, he had visual tracking problems that were severe enough to interfere with driving a car, and he developed short-term memory loss and slowing of cognitive function. His current vital signs are 117/70, 72, 98.6, 12, Ht 5’9” Wt 193 lbs.
Tim is a 22 y/o male who is complaining of lethargy, cold sensitivity, weight gain of 10 lbs over the last 3 months with an unnoticeable change in appetite, brain fog, constipation, and muscle weakness that he feels has become progressively more noticeable over the last several months. Tim is a heterosexual, single, full-time college student and works part-time at a coffee shop. His last annual physical examination was 2 years ago and was WNL. His current vital signs are 110/70, 62, 98.6, 12, Ht 5’9” Wt 190 lbs.
