Category: Nursing

Approach to care of cancer

Write a paper describing the approach to care of cancer. In addition, include the following in your paper:

Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.

Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the

rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

RUBRICS

30.0 % Explanation of the Diagnosis and Staging of Cancers is Provided.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is not provided.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided but is missing relevant information.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that meets the assignment criteria.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that is offered in a detailed manner.

An explanation of the diagnosis and staging of cancers is provided that is offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

20.0 % At Least Three Complications of Cancer are Identified With Comprehensive Discussion of Available Treatments.

Less than three complications of cancer are identified.

At least three complications of cancer are identified but lacking a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

At least three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

More than three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments.

More than three complications of cancer are identified with a comprehensive discussion of available treatments, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

30.0 % Provides Recommendations to Address Physiological and Psychological Side Effects of Care.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are lacking.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are missing relevant information.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care meet the assignment criteria.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are offered in a detailed manner.

Recommendations to address physiological and psychological side effects of care are offered in a detailed manner, while demonstrating higher level or critical thinking.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 % Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.

Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

5.0 % Paragraph Development and Transitions

Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed.

Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident.

Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose.

There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.

5.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Format

2.0 % Paper Format (1- inch margins; 12-point-font; double-spaced; Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier)

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct.

3.0 % Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)

No reference page is included. No citations are used.

Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used.

Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present.

Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources.

Heath care organization

Overview

Review the performance dashboard for a health care organization, as well as relevant local, state, and federal laws and policies. Then, write a 3-4 page report for senior leaders in the organization that communicates your analysis and evaluation of the current state of organizational performance, including a recommended metric to target for improvement.

Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

In the era of health care reform, many of the laws and policies set by government at the local, state, and federal levels have specific performance benchmarks related to care delivery outcomes that organizations must achieve. It is critical for organizational success that the interprofessional care team is able to understand reports and dashboards that display the metrics related to performance and compliance benchmarks. This assessment offers an opportunity for you to demonstrate and sharpen your ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate performance dashboard metrics.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze the effects of health care policies, laws, and regulations on organizations, interprofessional teams, and personal practice.

Analyze challenges that meeting prescribed benchmarks can pose for a heath care organization or an interprofessional team.

Competency 3: Lead the development and implementation of ethical and culturally sensitive policies that improve health outcomes for individuals, organizations, and populations.

Advocate for ethical action in addressing a benchmark underperformance, directed toward an appropriate group of stakeholders.

Competency 4: Evaluate relevant indicators of performance, such as benchmarks, research, and best practices, for health care policies and law for patients, organizations, and populations.

Evaluate dashboard metrics with regard to benchmarks set by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.

Evaluate a benchmark underperformance in a heath care organization or an interprofessional team that has the potential for greatly improving overall quality or performance.

Competency 6: Apply various methods of communicating with policy makers, stakeholders, colleagues, and patients to ensure that communication in a given situation is professional, clear, efficient, and effective.

Assessing and Treating Clients with Dementia

The Alzheimer’s Association defines dementia as “a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life” (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). This term encompasses dozens of cognitive disorders of impaired memory formation, recall, and communication. The care and treatment of clients with dementia is dependent on multiple factors, including the stage of dementia, comorbidities, family support, and even the care setting. In your role, as the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, you must be prepared to not only treat clients with these various cognitive disorders, but also the multiple behavioral issues that often accompany them. For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat clients presenting with dementia.

Examine Case Study: An Elderly Iranian Man w/ Alzheimer’s Disease

You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point there will be three decisions. I will choose one out of the three and give the outcome. At each decision point these are the thoughts to ponder:

Decision #1

Which decision did you select?

Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

Decision #2

Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

Decision #3

Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

***Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients. ***

Finally: 1. Complete the decision tree (keep track of what you selected. come up with a rational reason why you chose it. Come up with patient specific rational reason behind not choosing the other two options not chosen).

2. Write paper addressing all section listed based on the decision tree.

Case Study: An Elderly Iranian Man with Alzheimer’s Disease

BACKGROUND

Mr. Akkad is a 76 year old Iranian male who is brought to your office by his eldest son for “strange behavior.” Mr. Akkad was seen by his family physician who ruled out any organic basis for Mr. Akkad’s behavior. All laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests (including CT-scan of the head) were normal.

According to his son, he has been demonstrating some strange thoughts and behaviors for the past two years, but things seem to be getting worse. Per the client’s son, the family noticed that Mr. Akkad’s personality began to change a few years ago. He began to lose interest in religious activities with the family and became more “critical” of everyone. They also noticed that things he used to take seriously had become a source of “amusement” and “ridicule.”

Over the course of the past two years, the family has noticed that Mr. Akkad has been forgetting things. His son also reports that sometimes he has difficult “finding the right words” in a conversation and then will shift to an entirely different line of conversation.

SUBJECTIVE

During the clinical interview, Mr. Akkad is pleasant, cooperative and seems to enjoy speaking with you. You notice some confabulation during various aspects of memory testing, so the PMHNP performs a Mini-Mental State Exam. Mr. Akkad scores 18 out of 30 with primary deficits in orientation, registration, attention & calculation, and recall. The score suggests moderate dementia.

MENTAL STATUS EXAM

Mr. Akkad is 76 year old Iranian male who is cooperative with today’s clinical interview. His eye contact is poor. Speech is clear, coherent, but tangential at times. He makes no unusual motor movements and demonstrates no tic. Self-reported mood is euthymic. Affect however is restricted. He denies visual or auditory hallucinations. No delusional or paranoid thought processes noted. He is alert and oriented to person, partially oriented to place, but is disoriented to time and event [he reports that he thought he was coming to lunch but “wound up here”- referring to your office, at which point he begins to laugh]. Insight and judgment are impaired. Impulse control is also impaired as evidenced by Mr. Akkad’s standing up during the clinical interview and walking towards the door. When the PMHNP asked where he was going, he stated that he did not know. Mr. Akkad denies suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Diagnosis: Major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease (presumptive)

Combining Nurse Leader With Advocacy

Rate yourself using the results from the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory”:

http://www.aone.org/resources/nurse-manager-skills-inventory.pdf

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

Personal and professional accountability

Career planning

Personal journey disciplines

Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success

Nurse manager skill inventory

Rate yourself using the results from the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory”:

http://www.aone.org/resources/nurse-manager-skills-inventory.pdf

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

Personal and professional accountability

Career planning

Personal journey disciplines

Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnit

VARK Analysis

Provide a summary of your learning style according the VARK questionnaire.

Human beings start learning from birth and continue to learn until they die. Each individual’s learning styles are different, making it essential for every human being to find the learning style that is better for him or her (Husmann & O’Loughlin, 2019). People can recognize their learning style using visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic (VARK), a unique analysis tool used in the education process. A scientist named Neil Fleming in the year 1987 as sixteen question assessment scores too designed this special. The tool work by tallying results and finally showing where specific people fall. Five strategies are used to place each individual where they belong using VARK. Knowing individuals’ learning styles makes it easy to teach them. This paper aims to discuss the VARK question scores for the nurse, compare the learning styles identified with the rest, and address the changes required to improve individual learning behavior.

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Describe your preferred learning strategies. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.

The modes that are used to collect, process, interpret, and reflect on educational materials are the learning styles. Learning preferences are those learning modes that a person naturally prefers. It is essential for educators to successfully provide knowledge in accordance with the demands of the students because kids have varied learning preferences. Learners comprehend concepts effectively when teaching strategies incorporate many activities that excite and improve the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic learning modalities. According to the scores I tallied, I am a multimodal learner with a mix of read/write and kinesthetic. A combination of at least two learning styles is referred to as multimodal. This is why I am flexible in delivering information to different people, as described by Fleming. However, Idrizi & Filiposka(2018) say that people like me require sensory input and output in all modes to be satisfied with the teachings or what they have learned. Honestly, these results did not meet be of guards as a nurse because those are the modalities I intended to apply.

Describe how individual learning styles affect the degree to which a learner can understand or perform educational activities.

According to the questionnaire results I analyzed, kinesthetic had the highest score. I agree with the results because doing things and on helps me understand the educational material better. I familiarize myself better with certain things after doing them, especially during my clinical rotations. The insertion of catheters is one instance. I perform well by combining the two learning modalities while using visual aids, a hands-on approach, dictionaries, and handouts. I believe that reading textbooks and other written materials are crucial while preparing for tests and quizzes. I am partial to gaining knowledge through exposure and practice as a kinesthetic learner. As per my understanding, knowledge acquisition is associated with reality. I can use all senses to gain a hearing, smelling, touching, tasting, and seeing knowledge. Mainly, working in the medical lab, going on field trips, listening to lectures about real-life situations, working hands-on, and looking at recipes have the ability to solve a problem. Lessening the number of notes and utilizing visuals to clarify ideas improve memory retention.

Visual and aural modalities occupied the third and fourth spots, respectively. The fact that graphic graphs and coloration capture my attention and help me remember the material given shows my predisposition for visual learning. I use the aural modality in particular by participating in class discussions since doing so helps me understand the material better. I noted that my preferred method is visual and kinesthetic during the comparison. However, it was surprising that the visual modality did not come in the first place. The most popular modality was kinesthetic, and I thought it was strange that learning by doing and visual modality correlated.

I performed well in all four modalities, demonstrating my usefulness and flexibility in various educational contexts. However, I believe that the aural learning method leaves room for inaccuracy. Learning the necessary information is essential, as is understanding it rather than constantly going over it in your head. Reading and writing both help with memorization. Nurses should learn in the profession of nursing through understanding rather than memorization of information that may be examined as a broader subject in the future.

Discuss why understanding the learning styles of individuals participating in health promotion is important to achieving the desired outcome. How do learning styles ultimately affect the possibility for a behavioral change? How would different learning styles be accommodated in health promotion?

After analyzing the various learning types, it is crucial to note that some adjustments are necessary to enhance my learning abilities. There have been significant adjustments, such as adding more diagrams and books. It is also crucial to explain statistics to people who do not understand what they are learning and use a tape recorder to record brainstorming sessions for ideas. Since one effectively understands themselves through collecting knowledge about general learning theories, information about learning styles will be of great value. Using various tactics, I will strengthen my study habits, education, and grades, increasing my overall contentment with my work and studies.

To accommodate the interests of each learner, educators ought to diversity their teaching methods, claim Khongpit et al. (2018). To enable education to shift from a traditionally teacher-centric approach to a student-centric reciprocal process, it is vital to know preferred learning styles for various learners. In order to effectively shape students’ educational preferences, a variety of information modalities are essential. To effectively comprehend educational materials, people with multimodal educational preferences need similar objectives delivered in many modalities. Previous research has found that teachers who adapt their instruction to students’ preferred learning styles achieve higher test results (Mozaffari et al., 2020). Additionally, it facilitates and enhances learning.

In conclusion, VARK allows individuals to understand their preferred learning styles. Using the tools created especially for a person helps them study and understand different educational content. My learning style was multifocal, with a strong propensity for kinesthetic learning. VARK also emphasized additional learning modalities that may be used to strengthen one’s study habits.

References

Husmann, P. R., & O’Loughlin, V. D. (2019). Another nail in the coffin for learning styles? Disparities among undergraduate anatomy students’ study strategies, class performance, and reported VARK learning styles. Anatomical sciences education, 12(1), 6-19.

Idrizi, E., & Filiposka, S. (2018). VARK learning styles and online education: Case Study. learning, 5-6.

Khongpit, V., Sintanakul, K., & Nomphonkrang, T. (2018). The VARK learning style of the university student in computer course. International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 4(2), 102-106.

Mozaffari, H. R., Janatolmakan, M., Sharifi, R., Ghandinejad, F., Andayeshgar, B., & Khatony, A. (2020). The relationship between the VARK learning styles and academic achievement in Dental Students. Advances in medical education and practice, 11, 15.

 

VARK Analysis

Complete “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?”

The VARK Questionnaire

Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores.

Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference. (MY LEARNING STYLE IS MULTIMODAL)

Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page).

Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.

Appraise how this awareness of learning attributes influences your perceptions of teaching and learning.

In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise. Include the following:

Provide a summary of your learning style.

List your preferred learning strategies.

Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.

Discuss how the awareness of individual learning styles, preferences and strategies influence teaching (those who are in a position to teach) and learning (those who are in a position to learn).

Cite a minimum of three references in the paper.

Although the topic of this assignment refers to your individual learning style, avoid the use of first person voice (words such as, “I, we, our”) in your essay.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice

In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essay describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

Select an issue from the following list: nursing shortage and nurse turn-over, nurse staffing ratios, unit closures and restructuring, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), continuous quality improvement and patient satisfaction, and magnet designation.

Compare and contrast how you would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach your selected issue. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.

Identify the approach that best fits your personal and professional philosophy of nursing and explain why the approach is suited to your personal leadership style.

Use at least two references other than your text and those provided in the course.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Health Care Access Paper Rubric

1

Unsatisfactory

0.00% 2

Less Than Satisfactory

65.00% 3

Satisfactory

75.00% 4

Good

85.00% 5

Excellent

100.00%

80.0 %Content

80.0 %Content (80%) Content is incomplete and omits most of the requirements stated in the assignment’s criteria. Major points are irrelevant to the assignment. No outside sources were used to support major points. Content is incomplete or omits some requirements stated in the assignment’s criteria. Major points are not clear and/or not persuasive. No outside sources were used to support major points. Content is adequate and meets most of the requirements stated in the assignment’s criteria. Major points are addressed. Research is evident. Content is comprehensive and accurate, definitions are clearly stated. Major points are stated clearly and are supported. Research is adequate, up to date, relevant, and addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment’s criteria. At least two relevant academic sources were cited. Content is comprehensive and accurate; definitions are clearly stated. Major points are stated clearly and are well supported. Research is adequate, up to date, relevant, and addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment’s criteria. Three or more relevant academic sources were cited.

17.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

6.0 %Paper Development and Purpose Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

6.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other. A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

3.0 %Format

1.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) GCU template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. GCU template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. GCU template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. GCU template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct.

2.0 %Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) No reference page is included. No citations are used. Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU style is usually correct. In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage

Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal Case Study

Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old white woman. Since the beginning of the current golf season, Ms. A has noted increased shortness of breath and low levels of energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms seem worse during her menses. Today, while playing in a golf tournament at a high, mountainous course, she became light-headed and was taken by her golfing partner to the emergency clinic. The attending physician’s notes indicated a temperature of 98 degrees F, an elevated heart rate and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure. Ms. A states, “Menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal have been a problem for 10-12 years, and I take 1,000 mg of aspirin every 3 to 4 hours for 6 days during menstruation.” During the summer months, while playing golf, she also takes aspirin to avoid “stiffness in my joints.”

Laboratory values are as follows:

Hemoglobin = 8 g/dl

Hematocrit = 32%

Erythrocyte count = 3.1 x 10/mm

RBC smear showed microcytic and hypochromic cells

Reticulocyte count = 1.5%

Other laboratory values were within normal limits.

Question

Considering the circumstances and the preliminary workup, what type of anemia does Ms. A most likely have? In an essay of 500-750 words, explain your answer and include rationale.

Critical Decision Making for Providers

View the scenario called “Critical Decision Making for Providers” found in the Allied Health Community media

In a 750-1,200 word paper, describe the scenario involving Mike, the lab technician, and answer the following questions:

What were the consequences of a failure to report?

What impact did his decision have on patient safety, on the risk for litigation, on the organization’s quality metrics, and on the workload of other hospital departments?

As Mike’s manager, what will you do to address the issue with him and ensure other staff members do not repeat the same mistakes?

A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.