Entries by Daphne Hanson

Nurse on a med/surg unit

You are a nurse on a med/surg unit and have received your patient assignment. In what order will you see your patients? A 34-year-old male with a severe lower back pain and a diagnosis of kidney stone. A 50-year-old male with mild chest pain while sitting up in bed before breakfast. A 90-year-old female; 30 hours […]

History of diabetes mellitus

Case study Mrs Abdullah is a 62-year-old woman with four children who are all married and living abroad. She is from Libya and is Muslim. She has been living in Malta for the past 10 years. She has a history of diabetes mellitus type 2, and hypertension. She has been suffering from renal insufficiency for […]

Widowed Aboriginal woman

‘Annette Smith’ is a 38-year-old Aboriginal woman who lives in an outer suburb of Brisbane. She is widowed and lives with her two teenage children, Jack who is 15 and Jess who is 13. Annette is renting a small house which is partially subsided by the Government’s affordable housing scheme. However, to be able to […]

The physical development

What is the physical development, cognitive development , social development for each age Health & Illness Assignment #3 Erickson’s Development Theory Erickson’s Personality Development Theory Directions: Apply Erickson’s theory to each of the age groups listed below and complete the designated areas listed for each age group; Physical, Cognitive, & Social development. Be thorough with […]

Generalized abdominal pain

The initial post must include responses to all the questions in both case studies. Ms. F, 48 years old, has been admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. Earlier that day she had generalized abdominal pain, followed by a severe pain in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. […]

Deep vein thrombosis

1. A client with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is prescribed a heparin drip.  The loading dose of 80 units/kg to a maximum of 5000 units is prescribed.  The client weighs 190 lbs.  Available: heparin 5000 units/mL vial.   a. Client weight in kg _______ (round to nearest hundredth) b. Loading dose ________units (round to nearest […]

Complications of Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus/Complications of Diabetes The pancreas secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon Which   for blood glucose True or False pancreatic cells is responsible for making the hormone insulin?   What is insulin‘s responsibility or function? Explain   What is the function of glucagon? Explain   Define diabetes mellitus:   Define hyperglycemia:   What are some causes of hyperglycemia?   What are some […]

Thematic analysis in qualitative study

1) Thematic analysis in a qualitative study refers to:a.     An interpretive process used for identifying themes – data with similar meaning – from qualitative data     b. Nothing. Thematic analysis is a quantitative concept     c. When participants are given a code or a different name to protect their identity   […]

DEFINITION OF TERM

Define the following terms: TERM DEFINITION Amenorrhea Oligomenorrhea Polymenorrhea Hypomenorrhea Heavy menstrual bleeding Intermenstrual bleeding Menorrhagia Metrorrhagia Menometrorrhagia 2) AMENORRHEA    QUESTION ANSWER 1 AMENORRHEA Define it: 2 Primary amenorrhea – define it. 3 Secondary amenorrhea – define it. 4 What is the main reason we treat amenorrhea (pg. 207) 5 Ovarian Function tests – name […]