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Identify the populations served and any issues of population vulnerability.

  Review emerging standards of culturally competent care. Here are possible resources to use: DHHS Office of Minority Health National Center for Cultural Competence AHRQ Annie E. Casey Foundation question; Write a 2,800- to 3,500-word paper that explores the following topics in your workplace or a setting that you select for this discussion: Define culturally competent […]

Address whether or not the patient is attempting to compensate for a medical issue and thus creating a deficiency or excess in his or her diet

Resources: Flaherty, E., & Resnick, B. (Eds.). (2014). Geriatric nursing review syllabus: A core curriculum in advanced practice geriatric nursing (4th ed.). New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society. Geriatric patients have many nutritional and hydration concerns that impact their health and ability to acquire sufficient nutrients. Advanced practice nurses evaluating these patients must be able […]

Describe the ways in which quality and cost are controlled in your chosen facilities

Choose two long-term care facilities—one from nursing facilities, assisted living, or subacute care and another from adult day care, home health care, or hospice care, prepare a 8 page report in a Microsoft Word document including the following:Describe the roles and responsibilities of the administration in each department of your chosen facilities.Identify and list the […]

Explain the role quality plays in evidence-based practice

Explore the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) website: http://www.ninr.nih.gov/ Review their publication Bringing science to life: NINR strategic plan (2011, p. 7) to identify the current priorities for nursing research. Do you agree with the priorities or would you recommend addition or elimination of some of the priorities? What effect do the nursing research […]