Entries by Daphne Hanson

 Practice with the urinary system

Practice with the urinary system The Nephron Clearly labels the figure below with letters A-G. A. One location of water reabsorption that is constant (obligatory) and does not require anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) 8. One location of water reabsorption that requires ADH (is facultative) to insert aquaporins C. Most amino acids filtered will be reabsorbed here. […]

Diabetes exchange system

Mrs. M is using the Diabetes Exchange system for meal planning. Use the Exchange Lists for Diabetes to plan a dinner menu for Mrs. M. Your menu should should include specific foods and portion sizes and be based on the exchange pattern below. 3 Medium-fat Meat 2 Fats 1 Fruit 2 Starch 1 Non-starchy Vegetable […]

The Importance of reflection

It’s time for the last CAT of the course! Those of you who have taken a previous class with me will remember the importance of reflection, and how that can make us better providers of care. Remember that reflection allows you to assess what went well, what did not go so well, and what to […]

Type 1 diabetes

Scott is a 14 year old boy newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He needs to eat 80 – 100 grams of carbohydrate  at each meal and 15 grams of carbohydrate  at each snack. Using Carbohydrate Counting, help Scott plan 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 2 snacks that provide the correct amount of […]

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

As part of Project Task 1, you explored various issues prevailing in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in your area of practice. The project report for this task must address the following questions: • How would you address these impacts when working with the community, demonstrating an understanding of your biases and limitations? […]

Measure the Cultural safety strategies

You are required to: Set three (3) outcomes against which you could measure the cultural safety strategies. • Decide on when you will review and measure outcomes of the cultural safety strategies you implemented for the service or program. • Decide on methods you will use to review and measure outcomes of the cultural safety […]