Entries by Daphne Hanson

Assessing abuse

Assessing abuse 1. You successfully convinced your colleagues to assess routinely for abuse, and now they want to know how to do it. How would you go about teaching them to assess for child abuse? Intimate partner abuse? Older adult abuse? 2.A colleague who has witnessed a child being abused states, “I don’t think it’s […]

Hemodialysis

Dialysis Provide a description of Hemodialysis (HD) in layman terms It is acceptable to use analogies and non-medical terms. Be sure to include what it involves, general treatment times/routines and why a multi-faceted healthcare team approach is often used. Why do hemodialysis (HD) patients require a high protein diet? What are the other dietary recommendations […]

Hormones intake

Male or female hormones intake. Prepare a report on the nursing diagnoses particular to a patient taking male or female hormones. Explain widely the advantages and also the side effects of the same. Cite references.

Estrogen replacement therapy

A 46-year-old woman who is undergoing estrogen replacement therapy is worried about the long-term effects of the therapy. She tells the nurse that she is skeptical about the outcomes of the therapy because she read an article that mentioned that estrogen replacement therapy may lead to uterine and breast cancer. What information should the nurse […]

Gastric and duodenal ulcers

A patient with gastric and duodenal ulcers is administered proton pump inhibitors. The patient is also given sucralfate for the management of gastrointestinal distress. What adverse reactions should the nurse look for in the patient? What could be the effect of the interaction between proton pump inhibitors and the sucralfate drug?