Entries by Daphne Hanson

Food impact on health

A family of five lives in a rural community with a population of 750 people. The only store in the town is a convenience store that sells some ready-made pizza and sandwiches along with milk, bread, and numerous prepackaged foods. The nearest large grocery store is 10 miles away. The mother works at the local […]

Cold therapy modalities

See the answer H Discuss the nursing implications of bed baths and hygiene for a patient with a hip fracture. How cold therapy modalities could be used for specific patient populations and what the nurse could teach to the patient, and include diagnoses these would be utilized in.

Right fractured femur

See the answer A 38 year male with a right fractured femur, and knee, post op day 1. Orders are enoxaparin (Lovenox) 30 mg subcutaneous (SQ or Sub Cut) q 12 hours x 10 days. There are other orders but for now we will focus on this one. 1. What lab needs to be checked […]