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Assessment Tools And Diagnostic Tests In Adults And Children

Diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools and diagnostic tests in adults and children; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses

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Ethics

The relation between ethics and religion John Doe has decided to clone himself. He is sterile. He cannot find anyone to marry him. He wishes to have children. He knows that he will not be able to love a child that is adopted or not connected directly to him biologically. He will be making use

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Leadership In Nursing

 Nursing Officer’s Dilemma You are the chief nursing officer of County Hospital. Dr. Martin Jones, a cardiologist, has approached you about having an intensive care unit/critical care unit (ICU/CCU) nurse make rounds with him each morning on all of the patients in the hospital with a cardiac-related diagnosis. He believes that this will probably represent

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Successful Implementation of Electronic Health Information Technology

Successful Implementation Of Electronic Health Information Technology

The systems development life cycle Since the inception of the HITECH Act, health organizations have faced increased pressure to update their health information technology (HIT) resources. As discussed last week, many believe that the increased use of electronic health records and the quick and efficient communication afforded by HIT can lead to improved quality of

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A Nurse’s Role in the Systems Development Life Cycle

A Nurse’s Role in the Systems Development Life Cycle

Developing and implementing a health information technology system While the process of developing and implementing a health information technology system may seem overwhelming at first, the systems development life cycle (SDLC) provides organizations with a framework to deliver efficient and effective information systems. Though the SDLC is a common overarching structure for implementing information systems,

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Successful Implementation Of Electronic Health Information Technology

Successful Implementation Of Electronic Health Information Technology

The systems development life cycle Since the inception of the HITECH Act, health organizations have faced increased pressure to update their health information technology (HIT) resources. As discussed last week, many believe that the increased use of electronic health records and the quick and efficient communication afforded by HIT can lead to improved quality of

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Assessment Tools And Diagnostic Tests In Adults And Children

A diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools and diagnostic tests in adults and children; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools.

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