How is alirocumab more effective in reducing high cholesterol in adults with high levels of HDL and LDL compared to statins?

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Alirocumab vs Statins in reducing high cholesterol

Your Evidence Based Project is where YOU are doing “research” based on clinical question.

You are not conducting an Actual Research Study but you are constructing a research project as though you intend to conduct the study.

This is a PICO question assignment for Evidence Based Practice. The PICO question developed is as follows:

How is alirocumab more effective in reducing high cholesterol in adults with high levels of HDL and LDL compared to statins?

 

 

Explain why you agree or disagree with the response.Provide at least two examples and one credible resource to support the response

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Explain why you agree or disagree with the response.Provide at least two examples and one credible resource to support the response

How do you think this healthcare crisis could have been handled differently if such a disaster of this magnitude would occur again?

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Katrina – A Natural Devastating Healthcare Disaster

Students are to view the following videos regarding Hurricane Katrina: links for videos are provided within this text. Watch videos then answer the following questions:

What are you’re feelings about Katrina after viewing the short videos?

How do you feel the healthcare system handled this unexpected disaster: both pros and cons?

How do you think this healthcare crisis could have been handled differently if such a disaster of this magnitude would occur again?

Do you feel that your Katrina –  would have been prepared for this disaster?

Since these disasters, such as Katrina and 911 have occurred, have you seen a change in the way your healthcare facility is preparing?

video links:

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well. or is it broken? Why or why not?

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The Homeless Mentally
Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well. or is it broken? Why or why not?

• Explain why you agree or disagree with at least two other classmates’ responses. Provide at least two examples and one credible resource to support each response
Resources

Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and how nursing advocacy would be beneficial.

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Vulnerable populations

Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of one of these groups in the United States or from another country.

Explain why the population is designated as “vulnerable.” Include the number of individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues involved.

Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and how nursing advocacy would be beneficial.

 

How can you incorporate some of the ideas in a clinical setting? How can you include Christian worldview?

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1. Provide a summary of the assigned article:
• Summarize the main points presented by the author in the article.
• Summarize the overall argument.
• Summarize the findings and position of the author.

2. Provide a detailed analysis of the article.

3. Comment on the usefulness of the information.

4. Critique the article’s contribution to the field of pediatric mental health.

5. How can you incorporate some of the ideas in a clinical setting?

6. How can you include Christian worldview?

what are some strategies to improve care transitions from hospital to home? 

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Discharge Planning

As the home health nurse, you recognize that Red Yoder is having difficulty managing his current illness, wound care, and chronic conditions on his own and requires further intervention.

In situations similar to Red’s, what are some strategies to improve care transitions from hospital to home?

What are some barriers to successful transitions of care?

What resources does Medicare provide to promote care transitions?

What options for care giving support should the nurse be prepared to discuss?

Explain how particular practice justify your performance in relation to various components.

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While working as a Senior Nurse at a Residential care facility (Nursing Home settings), Justify with examples from your Practice, various components of 5 Different Domains.

Give one or two practice examples in relation to each component. Your example could cover several components at same time. However, explain how particular practice justify your performance in relation to various components.

Some examples of Practice settings have been handwritten on Tool Provided, kindly try to include all those. For other components, fabricate examples/scenarios.

Discuss a disease of the respiratory or cardiovascular system and the physical assessment procedures in identifying the disease.

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Health assessment techniques

Discuss a disease of the respiratory or cardiovascular system and the physical assessment procedures in identifying the disease.

Describe the risk factors and causes for the disease. Is the disease primarily genetic or environmentally triggered?

Utilizing physical and health assessment techniques, correlate the relationship between lifestyle and disease development.

Briefly describe the diagnosis and treatments for the disease.

Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon. How does this compare with compliance?

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Complete the following activity and discuss your results and conclusions with other students in this course.

The purpose of this activity is to assess & examine the relationship between changes in compliance and work of breathing. To complete this assignment, you will need one or two small, new balloons.

1) Inflate a small, new balloon. Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon. How does this compare with compliance? What type of lung does this represent? While the balloon is still inflated, let go of the balloon. Describe what happened? What did the balloon look like when it came to rest? How is this similar to compliance?

2) Continue inflating and deflating this same balloon. Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon after the balloon has been blown up several times. How does this compare to the initial experience of inflating the balloon? Why is this? How would you relate this to compliance?

3) Let go of the balloon and describe what happens. Describe what it looks like when it comes to rest. What is its shape? Is there air that remains in the balloon? In what ways does this represent compliance? What is the effort or work of breathing for this type of compliance?