Entries by Daphne Hanson

Arterial bypass surgery.

Case 1: Mrs. T is a 60-year-old woman had arterial bypass surgery to restore circulation in her legs. After surgery, she has incision lines in her groin and upper leg. A Foley catheter is in place. She states that she had difficulty controlling urination and was frequently incontinent prior to surgery. She states, “Sometimes I […]

Health care maintenance items

Health care maintenance items  A 45-year old African American female who was assigned male sex at birth, presents to the clinic as a new patient to establish care. She has no physical complaints, and is requesting medication refill as she has been out for 2 days. She is new to the area and recently had […]

Building relationships with clients

Building relationships with clients. Work role boundaries can unwittingly happen when relationships have been built with the clients. Please read the following. Decide what are the work role boundaries and what your responsibilities would be do if you were in the same situation.   You have been working with a client for 2 years and […]

Patient with minor gastrointestinal surgery

Patient with minor gastrointestinal surgery You are assigned to take care of patient Ms. Marge during your shift from 0700 to 1900. She had a minor gastrointestinal surgery last night and you are required to monitor her intake and output. She has an indwelling foley catheter and a peripheral IV. Based on the information below, […]