Entries by Daphne Hanson

Insulin degludec

AS is a 37yo female with a 20-year history of diabetes mellitus type 1. Her current insulin regimen is insulin degludec 15 units SQ at bedtime and a sliding scale befor meals. Her mealtime insulin yesterday insulin aspart4 units SQ with breakfast and lunch and 8 units SQ with dinner. Prior to breakfast today, her […]

How Principles of epidemiology are being applied

Briefly summarize the epidemiologic differences among the three diseases and how principles of epidemiology are being applied—or could be applied—to address COVID-19. Are there any lessons learned from the use of epidemiology in the eradication of smallpox and polio that could be applied to COVID-19? Evaluate the benefits of addressing this health problem at the […]

Fluid balance

Fluid balance is necessary in the body, describe regulatory mechanisms that regulate fluid balance, including the roles of the kidneys, hormones, and thirst. Explain with at least 1000 words and cite reference where necessary.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Describe the three types of covered entities and why they would need to comply with The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (5 points) Explain the difference between the HIPAA privacy rule and the HIPAA security rule? Provide examples of each. (5 points) What is meant by de-identifying PHI? Provide 2 examples. (5 points) Discuss what is meant […]

Chronic Health issue and population

Briefly identify your selected chronic health issue and population.  HIV or diabetes. Describe the geographic region and important characteristics of this population. Describe the patterns of the disease in your selected population using the epidemiologic characteristics of person, place, and time. Identify one health outcome you would like to improve for the population. Briefly summarize current […]

The Risk for Poor data integrity

You are a nurse educator for a growing hospital organization. Explain how you would reduce the risk for poor data integrity and eliminate duplicate data. All of your training and competency requirements are on paper and organized by individual and facility. In a word processing document, develop a list of the tables including the fields (rows) […]