Entries by Daphne Hanson

Enteral tube feeding

Your patient is not tolerating their enteral tube feeding. What might be some signs and symptoms of these? What would you assess? How would you intervene?  Complete a nasogastric insertion in lab. Document what you would assess before and after the insertion and pertinent information to the insertion, including patient tolerance and confirmation of placement.

Deep vein thrombosis

An obese patient who weighs 198 pounds has been diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in her left leg and needs to be heparinized. The provider orders a bolus of 80 units/kg to be infused now and followed by a maintenance infusion. Solution is labeled as 25,000 units heparin/1000 mL D5W. Ordersareas shown: 1. […]

Acute adrenal insufficiency

Mrs. Ramirez was admitted to the hospital for wrist surgery secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.Postoperatively, she is stabilized and transferred to the general surgery unit. Mrs. Ramirez’smedications include digoxin, Lasix, captopril, Synthyroid, aspirin, Protonix, and prednisone. When administering morning medications, Mrs. Ramirez refuses her aspirin and prednisone, and the nurse holds the medications. Over the next […]

Statistics and key health indicators

State health report cards identify key health indicators related to health outcomes, health behaviors, and quality of health systems. By examining these health indicators and how they might influence the health status of your specific patient population, you will be able to better address health risk behaviors and burdens of illness within your clinical setting. […]

Describing the periodontal Probe

Periodontal Probe 1. List and describe the tissues that are included in the periodontium and label the periodontium Diagram .Describe the four anatomic areas of the gingiva and describe the gingival sulcus. 2. Describe the differences between a sulcus and a periodontal pocket. .How is the recording of the pocket measurement determined in each zone? […]