Entries by Daphne Hanson

When Child Abuse is Normal 

TED Talk: When Child Abuse is Normal, in this video, Luke Fox attempts to address the questions, “What happens when abuse is all that a child knows?” and “What happens when the system meant to protect children fails?” (18:06) Questions: What emotions did you experience when watching this video? What element of the “system” failed […]

Lesson plan on infection control

Develop a lesson plan on infection control to be taught in a pre-licensure nursing program Develop three objectives for the lesson plan using the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning (there should be one objective for each domain) Identify three active learning strategies to engage the student/learner that can be utilized with the content […]

Main features of the thinking process

Which of the following is not one of the four main features of the thinking process? A. Noticing and perceiving information cues and integrating new information B. Common distortions in our thinking habits affect how we perceive and judge others. C. Mental frameworks with stored knowledge guide our thinking. O D. Human thinking is inherently […]

Alcohol and substance abuse.

Describe alcohol and substance abuse. Describe the following drugs that are often abused and their systemic effect, the signs in the mouth, and what kind of considerations should be taken when the patient is suspected under the influence of the drugs? Amphetamines Alcohol Cocaine Opiates and opioids (Heroin, morphine, methadone) Barbiturates and benzodiazepines. Cannabis (marijuana) […]

The concern of childhood obesity

The school nurse, Nancy Oswald, is meeting with the school assistant superintendent and a nutritionist to address the concern of childhood obesity.    CASE INTRODUCTION— In this case, students will assume the role of school nurse and facilitate a system-wide change in a school setting that will target childhood nutrition and childhood obesity. Students will […]

MSN-prepared nurse in Nursing Informatics

Describe a potential case scenario involving a MSN-prepared nurse in Nursing Informatics. Within the scenario, identify a specific problem which needs to be addressed. Examples might include a new curriculum, change in the EHR, decreasing patient satisfaction rates, safety risks, or another situation which impacts your future MSN role. Discuss how Kotter’s Change Model would […]