In this written assignment, identify one specific contemporary issue or trend that you are interested in learning more about

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In this written assignment, identify one specific contemporary issue or trend that you are interested in learning more about. Choose from the categories below. For example you might want to learn more about why it is more difficult for some groups to receive care than others, which would fall under Client Access to Care. Or, you might want to compare nursing practice in the U.S. with how nurses practice in Japan, which would fall under the category of Global Healthcare and Nursing. Global Healthcare and Nursing Healthcare Reform U.S. Healthcare Financing Nursing′s Role in the U.S. Healthcare System Integrative Healthcare Nursing Leadership and Management Nursing Education Nursing Practice Nursing Professionalism Advancing Nursing as a Profession Client Access to Care Delivering Client Care Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Collaboration Ethical Practices in Healthcare Quality and Safety in Healthcare Delivery Health/Nursing Informatics Once the issue or trend is identified, find five important/significant facts about it, substantiated by an evidence-based article or reference.

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.

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Case Study 1

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.

In a short essay (500-750 words), answer the Question at the end of Case Study 1. Cite references to support your positions.

Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and explain your rationale

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Case Study 2

Mr. P is a 76-year-old male with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure who has been hospitalized frequently to treat CHF symptoms. He has difficulty maintaining diet restrictions and managing his polypharmacy. He has 4+ pitting edema, moist crackles throughout lung fields, and labored breathing. He has no family other than his wife, who verbalizes sadness over his declining health and over her inability to get out of the house. She is overwhelmed with the stack of medical bills, as Mr. P always took care of the financial issues. Mr. P is despondent and asks why God has not taken him.

Question

Considering Mr. P’s condition and circumstance, write an essay of 500-750 words that includes the following:

• Describe your approach to care.

• Recommend a treatment plan.

• Describe a method for providing both the patient and family with education and explain your rationale.

• Provide a teaching plan (avoid using terminology that the patient and family may not understand).

In a short essay (500-750 words), answer the Question at the end of Case Study 2. Cite references to support your positions.

Create a personal philosophy of leadership. Address what role you believe a health care leader should play, what leadership theory they should follow, and why leaders should follow that theory.

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Resource: “Leadership Style Survey” in Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior in Health Care (2nd ed.)
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis that addresses the following:
• Create a personal philosophy of leadership. Address what role you believe a health care leader should play, what leadership theory they should follow, and why leaders should follow that theory.
• Describe your current sphere of influence. Explain how you are a leader in your current position and how you apply the philosophy you described in this capacity.
• Address how you envision the use of informal, formal, positive, and negative power as it applies to your personal philosophy of leadership.
• Complete the “Leadership Style Survey” at the end of Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior in Health Care (2nd ed.). Discuss your results and how they support your personal philosophy of leadership.