Nursing

Mucor Fungus Diseases Name Institution Mucor Fungus Diseases Question 1 Mucor is a fungus originating from the soil and found in manure as well as in fruits and vegetables which are decomposing. Also, it is a major element in kept food as well as the processed one (Lee et al., 2014). Mucor cause allergies to people castles as well as amphibians. There are two dominant species of Mucor. One is known as Mucor indicus which can withstand growth at a temperature of 400C, and the other one is Mucor racemosus which cannot grow at a temperature beyond 370C. A person is likely to be infected with Mucor through exposure to the fungus. In one way, a person can inhale the fungal spores from the...

Nurse Legislator Name Institution Nurse Legislator The United States has a limited number of nurses who are legislators. Karen Bass, the representative for California’s 33rd Congressional District, is one of the few legislators with a background in nursing in the United States (American Nurses Association, 2018). As a nurse legislator, Karen Bass plays a vital advocacy role which is critical not only for the nursing profession but also for the entire health care sector. In the exemplification of the advocacy role, nurse legislators on issues that affect the constituents (Webb, 2016). Where matters relating to health care improvement come in the flow of the house, they are central not only...

Never Event Complications Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Implications of Never Events It is evident that CMS rules for reimbursing never events required a radical change in the model of delivering patient care in inpatient facilities. It is imperative for physicians to heighten the level of precaution that they apply when dealing with patients to reduce or prevent the occurrence of “never event” complications (O’Rourke & Hershey, 2009). The change in the patient care delivery model emanates from the position held by CMS that it is possible to prevent “never event” complications by adhering to evidence-based practice in clinical settings. In other words, CMS attributes...

The American Cancer Society Student’s Name Institutional Affiliations The American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society provides educational support for patients diagnosed with cancer. The recommendations provided assists in the primary care of the patients as well as other clinicians care. Also, the patient undergoes the counseling with the primary care clinicians so as to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With education offered by the American Cancer Society, the patient is monitored for the post-treatment symptoms that may affect the effect the patient’s quality of life. I would recommend the guidelines offered by the ACS on the surveillance for the recurrence and the assessment...

Nursing Care Interventions for Managing patients presenting With Congestive Heart Failure The subjective and objective parameters of the patient reflected that she was suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF) (McMurray et al., 2012). This article reflects a review on the nursing care interventions (including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions) that should be extended to the concerned individual. Implications of the Pharmacological Interventions Furosemide: It is a loop diuretic that promotes diuresis by inhibiting the sodium-chloride (Na+/ Cl-) co-transporter which is located at the ascending limb of Henle’s loop. This drug is used to manage fluid retention in patients...

The Impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Nursing Practice Name Institutional Affiliation The Impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Nursing Practice Passing the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into legislation in 2010 has significantly impacted on the nurses’ practice in offering healthcare services. The PPACA presented opportunities to nurses since it is the nurses to lead the change and also to deliver care ADDIN CSL_CITATION {"citationItems":,"container-title":"Milbank Quarterly","id":"ITEM-1","issue":"1","issued":{"date-parts":]},"page":"69-89","title":"Expansion of Coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and...