Entries by Daphne Hanson

Post-operative abdominal surgery

Judith is a 52-year-old female with two days post-operative abdominal surgery. She has a foley to gravity drainage. While assessing Judith’s vital signs at 2 o’clock, you noticed no urine in the tubing, and there is only a little in the bag. The patient tells you, “I am in pain, and I feel like I […]

Opioid Crisi

The Opioid Crisis brought to light the common misconception that substance use disorder (SUD) cannot occur in the setting of typical drug prescribing. What are three integral components of substance use disorder? Using opioids as an example, briefly describe how these components can manifest in the typical prescriber-patient setting. What are two risk factors that […]

Ethics for Nurses

Compare and contrast the value statements found in the American Nurses Association (ANA)Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses. What topics are included in each? Which are not? What does the inclusion of similar topics signify to the profession of nursing? How […]

Pregnancy-induced hypertension

Cases of pregnancy-induced hypertension were identified from international Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes. Four separate case groups were created based on these codes: eclampsia (ICD-9 code 642.6, n = 154), severe preeclampsia (ICD-9 code 642.5, n = 1,180), mild preeclampsia (ICD-9 code 642.4, n = 5,468), and gesta- tional hypertension (ICD-9 code 642.3, n = […]