Appraise the importance of nursing theory and the patterns of knowing to nursing. Read/Study Chinn & Kramer (2018) Chapter 9 – “Knowledge Authentication Processes” Chapter 10 – “Integrated Expression of Knowledge in Practice” Chapter 11 – “Integrated Expressions in Practice: Strengthening the Discipline”
Medical prescription for cholesterol. 45 years old obese female patient. Her blood pressure is 138/74 mmHg. Labs from 3-weeks ago was hemoglobin A1C = 8.4%; total cholesterol = 260 mg/dL, triglycerides = 290 mg/dL, HDL = 49 mg/dL, LDL = 170 mg/dL (calculated 10-year ASCVD risk = 6.2%). diagnose with type two diabetes and hypothyroidism. […]
Cold or flu-like symptoms. Miguel is a 63-year male patient who presented to the emergency department complaining of a week history of progressive dyspnea, wheezing and productive cough with whitish phlegm. He denies any recent cold or flu-like symptoms. Miguel also denies any fever or chills. He has been using his Ventolin MDI but symptoms […]
Cardiac myxoma patient care. A patient presents to urgent care complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and lower extremity edema. The echocardiogram reveals an ejection fraction of 38%. The nurse practitioner knows that these findings are consistent with: a. Mitral regurgitation b. Systolic heart failure c. Cardiac myxoma d. Diastolic heart failure […]
The nurse is assessing a bedridden client when a large erythematic area is noted on the client’s sacrum. In addition, the center of the injury looks like an abrasion with a shallow center. The nurse would classify this ulcer as: How will the nurse treat this type of pressure ulcer? What risk factors could […]
Monitoring a patient after medication. Please attached sources if possible. Responsibility to monitor the patient after giving the medication
Medical history of Hypertension. Mr. Peter is an 80-year-old that lives at home with his daughter. His daughter must work Full Time and is not home with him during the day. He presents to the hospital with a 4-week history of 7/10 pain in the right foot, and you have noticed an open wound underneath […]
I don’t know how to do the sim-claim cases 2-1 to 2-16 in the Understanding Health Insurance book. Can anyone post the answers? I don’t post the course number because it could be different for different schools.
Normal age Cardiovascular changes. Mr. Amar is a 73-year-old, Muslim man, who has just been admitted to your residential facility for long-term nursing care. Mr. Amar has been diagnosed with early dementia and he and his family have found it increasingly difficult to manage at home, as Mr. Amar has had numerous falls in the […]
National Patient Safety Goals -Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations The goal I- Identify patients correctly • Use at least two ways to identify patients. Goal 2 – Improve personal communication Goal 3 – Use security alarms • Before a procedure, label medications that are not marked. • Take special care with patients taking […]
