Entries by Daphne Hanson

Emerging technologies and the future of the nursing profession

Emerging technologies and the future of the nursing profession. Introduction. Indicate the impact of technology on: the clinical setting. The health education scenario. The health research setting. Explain the impact of bioinformatics and emerging technologies on: individuality cultural diversity human responses 3. Select a recent research article that deals with the use of technology and […]

The Evidence-based clinical issue of interest

Evidence-based practice – the Evidence-based clinical issue of interest – pressure injury reduction in the acute care setting. post a PICO (T) question the search terms used, and the names of at least two databases used for your PICO(T) question.  Describe search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and […]

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

The nurse is working with a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which of the following statement made by the patient indicates improvement in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? please provide explanation a. “I wash my hands before I get the thoughts of germs so I don’t feel anxious?” b. “Since I understand about OCD better, I do […]

Reconstructive surgery and perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotics

Case Study A healthy 26-year-old woman sustained a significant crush injury to her right upper extremity while on the job at a local construction site. She was brought to the emergency department and subsequently underwent pinning and reconstructive surgery and perioperative broad-spectrum antibiotics. Her blood pressure remained normal throughout her hospital course. On the second […]

Clinical issue of interest

Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources. Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, […]