Entries by Daphne Hanson

Nursing languages attempt to capture everything a nurse does in order to represent the care given and then link nursing interventions to patient outcomes

Nursing languages attempt to capture everything a nurse does in order to represent the care given and then link nursing interventions to patient outcomes. Think about your last clinical experience. Take one patient encounter where you provided care and try to capture what you did for the patient. This might be an intervention (turning the […]

Non-pharmacological pain relief

1. What are some non-pharmacological measures that can be used for pain relief in care for this patient .What vital signs could be indicative of complications for this patient? 2. Based on what you’ve learned about the nursing process, describe one applicable nursing diagnosis, treatments, and nursing considerations for this diagnosis.

Eating disorders

After viewing the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SRmccgFIs8, Share your initial impressions Describe what information in the video surprised you. Detail any eating disorders you were not aware of prior to viewing this video. Share a personal story about someone you know that has an eating disorder. What is the eating disorder? What were the symptoms and treatment? How […]

Treatments for parasitic infections

For this week’s discussion, Imagine that someone in your class becomes infected with a parasite. You are devoted to helping rid them of the parasite and spend hours pouring over literature. You have this week examined various pharmaceutical treatments for specific parasitic infections. However, you begin to wonder whether home remedies (aside from pharmaceutical treatments) […]

Provide an explanation of plyometric training for performance enhancement, including the goal of plyometrics, the mechanisms involved, and training variables to consider. Identify and properly explain how to perform one (1) upper-body and one (1) lower-body plyometric exercise.

Provide an explanation of plyometric training for performance enhancement, including the goal of plyometrics, the mechanisms involved, and training variables to consider. Identify and properly explain how to perform one (1) upper-body and one (1) lower-body plyometric exercise.