Reference article are:
Doering, L. V., McKinley, S., Riegel, B., Moser, D. K., Meischke, H., Pelter, M. M., & Dracup, K. (2011). Gender-specific characteristics of individuals with depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Critical Care, 40(3), e4–e14. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.04.002
Frazier, L., Yu, E., Sanner, J., Liu, F., Udtha, M., Cron, S., & . . . Bogaev, R. C. (2012). Gender differences in self-reported symptoms of depression among patients with acute coronary syndrome. Nursing Research & Practice, 1-5. doi:10.1155/2012/109251
Questions: This is for biostatistics
What topic or health question did you research and why is it relevant to public health, nursing, or the health science professions? Give real-world examples to support your answer.
How can biostatistics help inform decision making around your topic? Support your answer with specific examples.
Explain why you picked these specific articles to examine over others in the Articles List. Justify your answer.
Assess each article’s importance to health decision making in your field. Give real-world examples to illustrate your answer

Elaine has accepted a position as a Health Care Worker for the local hospital in her home town. Elaine is very excited about her new career path and is determined to provide the best service possible to the people she will be supporting. Elaine attended orientation along with two other new employees, Sally and Joyce. Orientation lasts for three full days. Elaine is surprised by the length of time this will take and is a little disappointed not to have hands on work to commence immediately. The timetable that is given to the new employees is very comprehensive and Elaine can see that the days will by fully occupied.
After the initial welcome, the first session was infection control. Elaine was introduced to the Infection control officer who explained that the first contact should be through their immediate supervisor. The Infection Control Officer went through the Infection Control policy and procedures with the new employees, and provided some simpler workflow charts to make the process easier. Hand hygiene was discussed after morning tea. Elaine found this information very interesting, especially studies that showed how hand-washing procedures reduced infection rates. All of the new employees were then shown the correct method of hand hygiene and were assessed on their skills in this area. The UV light showed that Elaine had a good technique but that her hands, around the fingernails, were dry and would benefit from daily moisturising. Joyce had a cut on her finger and it was explained that all cuts need to be kept covered with an appropriate dressing such as a coloured bandaid or waterproof dressing.
After lunch the program continued with demonstration of the correct Personal Protective Equipment to use (PPE) for different scenarios. Elaine and Joyce found how they looked quite amusing with gown, gloves and masks on. It was explained that hair needed to be kept off the face, neatly tied back and personal jewellery not to be worn. When Elaine and Sally saw the slides showing the bacteria present on rings and necklaces they were both shocked. The first day finished with the new employees being welcomed by the Infection Control Nurse who handed out immunisation forms with the recommended immunisations for Health Care Workers.
Question 1. List the different types of hand hygiene practices and give an example of when each would be used.
Question 2. Why was Joyce told to cover the cut with a coloured bandaid?
Question 3. Why would Joyce and Sally need to wear gloves when providing personal support?
Question 4. When would Sally and Joyce be required to wear a mask?
Question 5. Explain the terms cleaning, disinfecting and sterilisation.
Question 7. What is the procedure of disposing of contaminated waste?
Question 7. Cleaning of equipment is one of the duties for Sally and Elaine.
Question 8. What additional precautions should Elaine and Sally use if they need to provide care to a person with an infectious respiratory disease?

5.5 – Metabolic and Blood-Related Roles of Vitamins and Minerals — Answer one or more of these. Provide full APA evidence-based citations.
~ Pick two vitamins and describe their role in metabolic functions. Describe good food sources of these two vitamins.
~ Pick two minerals and describe their role in metabolic functions or in blood function and blood renewal . Describe good food sources of these two minerals.
~ Describe how the bioavailability of minerals is either compromised either by factors related to the nature of the food that they are found in, other foods or medicines that have been consumed, or by digestive factors.

Topic 1: Use of the Nursing Process to Care for a Complex Patient
Ms. Janet Smith is a 45-year-old African-American female who was admitted to a medical/surgical unit with a diagnosis of infection secondary to removal of ovarian cysts 1 week ago. Past medical history includes hypertension and diabetes mellitus Type 2. She also admits to a non-healing wound on her right toe, approximately 2cm x 2cm, red, swollen, with purulent drainage present on dressing. Home medications include enalapril (Vasotec) 5 mg PO BID, multivitamin one tablet daily, and insulin glargine (Lantus) 24 units subcutaneously QPM. Admission assessment data includes abdominal incision site warm to touch, erythematous, with small amount of purulent drainage on dressing. Patient rates pain of abdominal wound as 5 out of 10 on a 0-10 scale. She states the pain from her toe is an 8 out of 10 on a 0-10 scale. Admitting vital signs are: Temperature 99.7 F, oral, pulse 89, respirations 20, blood pressure 178/95, SpO2 97%, room air.
Admitting orders are as follows:
Admit to medical unit
Full Code
Allergies: sulfa, eggs
Activity, up with assist
Contact precautions
Enalapril (Vasotec) 5 mg PO BID
Multivitamin 1 tablet PO daily
Lantus insulin 24 units subcutaneous QPM
Fingerstick blood glucose AC & HS
Humalog insulin per sliding scale protocol
0.9% normal saline at 125 mL/ hr
Culture toe ulcer and abdominal wound STAT
Cefazolin (Kefzol) 1 gram in 100 mL IVPB Q8H
Acetaminophen 1000 mg PO Q6H prn pain
Wound consult
Blood cultures x 2 now
Enoxaparin 80 mg subcutaneously BID
CBC with differential, CMP, BNP, Hgb A1C now
CBC with differential, BMP in AM
1. What are the top three highest priority nursing diagnoses for this patient?
2. For the diagnoses you identified, create a list describing subjective and objective assessment data associated with the diagnosis and a plan of care for each nursing diagnosis.
3. Describe the methods that will be used to evaluate care given. Include a timeline, methods of gathering data, and benchmarks indicating success.