Find and read a scholarly article Were you familiar with Pica before? How did you know about it? What are some nursing interventions (at least four) that would apply to a pregnant woman who is being affected by this condition? Provide a summary of your scholarly article, and be sure to explain at least one overall conclusion about Pica from the study, that you think is important to state from the author’s research.
Review Standard 5: Implementation in the above text, pp. 66-76. Select two of the following competencies to address in your discussion:
all work must be original Turn it in is used.
Module 1 Discussion
The goal of this assignment is to deepen your understanding of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in healthcare informatics. In the discussion, you will explore how informatics tools and data influence the implementation of EBP and examine how healthcare providers can use data to improve patient outcomes.
The discussion must be at least 300 words and submitted in APA 7th edition format with a minimum of 3 peer reviewed references within the last 5 years.
Suggest a best practice that emerges from the research you reviewed. Briefly explain the best practice,
follow all directions
The unlawful restraint of a patient can be a legal pitfall for the PMHNP. K.W. was found eating hamburgers out of a Mcdonald’s dumpster and drinking water from an old water hose. She had not taken a bath in weeks. She refused to live in an apartment because she wants to “live off the fat of the land.”
Post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Apoptosis is the Key to Life
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death. It is used during early development to eliminate unwanted cells. For example, those between the fingers of a developing hand (genonome.gov/genetics, “Apoptosis” 2025). Apoptosis removes unwanted cells so that new cells may develop.
Imagine if apoptosis didn’t exist and healthy cells would not regenerate, our chances for survival would become detrimental. Cells that are too damaged or too old if not removed can duplicate one another. Apoptosis plays a huge role in prevention of cancer cells from forming. It not only destroys unwanted cells but it also prevents from tumors to grow. Apoptosis helps keep the body healthy by replacing old cells, strengthens the immune system, gets rid of damaged cells, stops damaged cells from replicating and supports homeostasis (mycleavelandclinic.org/health articles 2024).
Apoptosis is very complex it has to be balanced. If too much of it occurs, it can produce neurodegenerative diseases to occur such as Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington Disease, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Apoptosis and necrosis both lead to cellular death. One main difference is that apoptosis plays a role in your developmental prior to birth (mycleavelandclinic.org/health articles 2024). Apoptosis can be viewed as a natural occurring process while necrosis is considered pathological (akadeum.com/blog/necrosis 2024).
Necrosis occurs when there has been damage caused to the cell due to infection, and other factors such as denaturation of proteins. For example in patients that have developed a diabetic wound that is showing signs and symptoms of necrosis not only contribute to diabetes but also to a decrease and loss of tissue perfusion. Most patients that develop such ulcers in the acute phase will be recommended to do hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The treatment consist of 100% oxygen to the entire body especially areas of less tissue prefusion with hopes of new cell regeneration. It is a type of therapy that is used in hopes of salvaging an extremity.
References:
National Human Genome Research Institute (January 2025). “Apoptosis”
https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project
Cleveland Clinic (September 2024). “Apoptosis”
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/apoptosis
Akadeum Life Sciences.(December,2024). “Necrosis vs. Apoptosis: Process, Necrotic Cell Death, & Apoptosis Steps”
https://www.akadeum.com/blog/necrosis-vs-apoptosis-processes-necrotic-cell-death-apoptosis-steps/?srsltid=AfmBOor81gCXCcCOS8cd81fgxpmwqajElZvyzA6bKSul04DyTDekR5-Y&cn-reloaded=1
