The American Cancer Society(ACS) has many ways to give education on a newly diagnosed cancer patient. On their website, there is a tab that is for treatment and support. There is an area where it talks about understanding your diagnosis, understanding how they got it, what type of cancer it is, and how to face their diagnosis. There is a tab where they can get […]

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that discusses the following: · Define pay-for-performance. · Explain how reimbursement is affected by the pay-for-performance approach. · Discuss the impact of system cost reductions on the quality and efficiency of health care. · Discuss how pay-for-performance affects health care providers and their customers. · Discuss the effect pay-for-performance will have on the future of health care. Format your […]

One would expect the patient’s care team (physicians, nurses, etc.) to cover most aspects of cancer treatment such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and side effects. The two areas where the American Cancer Society can provide significant education and support are financial and insurance issues and questions. Understanding what is covered and how to pay for treatment can be overwhelming and confusing, which is why I […]

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is an organization that funds and conducts research, shares expert information, and supports patients to free the world from cancer through prevention and care. Education and support are important when people are newly diagnosed with cancer. Being diagnosed with cancer is a shocking, and life changing experience. Knowing the correct places to go for answers can help with the anxiety […]

1.Cancer is the word no one wants to ever hear. When it strikes a family friend or colleague, it hits home making it even more upsetting. The American Cancer Society(ACS) provides information, education and support to the patient with cancer as well as to family and friends through on-line information and on-line resources that connect them with the local and individualized care that is needed. […]

Upon entering the site it is clear that there is a hotline posted for any questions or assistance needed. If questions aren’t answered from reading the information that is posted, then the hotline can additionally assist. Immediately the heading labeled “Cancer A-Z” caught my eye. I had a friend that recently died from cancer after being diagnosed one week before. Due to the lack of […]

Do you feel confident in review and understanding lab results? Yes or No? What could make you more confident? What techniques have you used in the past to learn more? This is meant to be a “learn from eachother” post. For me, as a former ICU nurse, I felt very weak in lab study/understanding as a new nurse. I found it was always best to […]

I NEED A POSITIVE COMMENT BASED IN THIS ARGUMENT..BETWEEN 120-150 WORDS What nursing interventions are appropriate for Mrs. J. at the time of her admission? 1.Oxygen – increase O2 circulation 2.Administer diazepam or any anxiolytic as ordered. This will enable the patient to calm down 3.Low stimuli environment – pt is anxious 4.TED hose and SCDs – reduce edema, increase circulation 5.Non-slip socks, bedside commode, […]

Week 4: Genitourinary Clinical Case © 2016 South University 2 Week 4: Genitourinary Clinical Case Patient Setting: 28-year-old female presents to the clinic with a 2 day history of frequency, burning and pain upon urination; increased lower abdominal pain and vaginal discharge over the past week. HPI Complains of urinary symptoms similar to those of previous urinary tract infections (UTIs) which started approximately 2 days […]

Week 5: Musculoskeletal Clinical Case HPI A 40-year-old Asian American male, who works as a roofer, complains that three days ago he was lifting a heavy object at work, following which he got low back pain. The pain is in the middle of the back near his waist. The pain increases when he bends forward and he is experiencing numbness and tingling in the toes […]