Entries by Daphne Hanson

The Principles of mass casualty triage

Discuss how the principles of mass casualty triage differ from those normally used in healthcare institutions. Suggested Management Learning Activities:  Prioritization Practice A nurse has been assigned a client diagnosed with group A streptococcal pneumonia. The nurse can expect to use what type of precautions when caring for this client? A mass casualty event has occurred […]

Oral contraceptives

Laura, a 20-year-old college student, went to the health department for oral contraceptives. Laura asks the nurse how to take the medication and wants to know the adverse effects of oral contraceptives.   One month later, she started on oral antibiotics for acute bronchitis. She has taken her antibiotics for one week and she now […]

The video clip “Wombs for Rent”

After viewing the video clip “Wombs for Rent” respond the following questions while considering all of the implications: What was your initial reaction to the topic of surrogacy? Did it change after watching the videos? 2.  Is it ethical for a woman to be used as “human incubator”?  Why or why not? 3.  One of […]

NIH Research Grant proposals

Part 1. Students will write a narrative describing each of the following types of grants: Ph.D. Program NIH Research Grant proposals including SF 424, R01, R15, and R36 Fellowship Proposals. Career Development Awards -NIH, including other NIH K awards Translational Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Demonstration Project Proposals Educational Training Grant Proposals Include in your discussion […]

Central line infections

Central line infections are one of the common issues we face in the health care industry. In the facility I work, we had three cases this year. We are trying to decrease the infection rate by educating staff and patients. We currently use a Chlorhexidine (CHG) bath on all patients with central lines. Studies show […]

Time management

Time management will be an asset that you must master to make it through nursing school and in the nursing profession. Many of us are honestly not able to manage our time effectively due to an over whelming number of tasks on our list. read the short article at the link embedded below. The article […]