Entries by Daphne Hanson

Achievement of the Course learning outcomes

How do you think your achievement of the course learning outcomes will help you be a better-prepared working professional? MSN571 CLOs: Describe and explore the role of the advanced practice nurse in pharmacotherapy. Apply current theory of pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and pharmacodynamics to specific disease/patient conditions. Differentiate the pharmacological actions of medications used to treat common […]

Human immunodeficiency virus

The nurse is advising a clinic patient who was exposed a week ago to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through unprotected sexual intercourse. The patient’s antigen and antibody test has just been reported as negative for HIV. What instructions should the nurse give to this patient? a. " You will need to be retested in 2 […]

Experiencing Nursing shortages

The United States and other countries are experiencing nursing shortages. To help ease the shortage, many resources are spent on recruiting foreign nurses. What are the reasons for these shortages? If the United States and other industrial nations put their resources into increasing nurse retention, would the need to recruit foreign nurses decrease? Why or […]

Unleashing the Power of the Nurse to Achieve Health Equity

After reviewing Unleashing the Power of the Nurse to Achieve Health Equity, use one of the following recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine for the nursing profession that would allow nurses  to help everyone achieve full health equity: Permanently removing barriers Valuing nurses’ contributions Preparing nurses to advance equity Diversifying the workforce   Read “Health Policy […]