Entries by John

How as the FNP caring for this patients

Asthma is a frequent health problem in children. It is chronic. There are more than 3 million cases per year in the USA. It can be a minor problem or it can interfere with daily activities. In some cases can be life-threatening. As adults get older the illness can decrease in frequency and severity. We […]

Participatory Healthcare Informatics

Participatory Healthcare InformaticsAfter viewing the video “Let Patients Help”, address the following in your paper: Explain the driving forces behind the emergence and continuing evolution of the ePatient movement.Analyze the issues and challenges associated with the use of social media in healthcare and healthcare education.Describe driving forces behind the mHealth movement. Include a minimum of […]

What Can Nurses Do?

   Discussion: What Can Nurses Do?     Many people, most of them in tropical countries of the Third World, die of preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—in 1998, these claimed 6.1 million lives. People died because the drugs to treat those illnesses are nonexistent or are no longer effective. They died […]

What factors have led to care being offered outside of the hospital setting?

Required ReadingBlendon, R. J. & Benson, J. M. (2017). Public opinion about the future of the Affordable Care Act. The New England Journal of Medicine, 377(9). Available in the Trident Online Library. Gallen, T. S., & Mulligan, C. B. (2018). Wedges, labor market behavior, and health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. National Tax […]