Entries by Daphne Hanson

Health teaching plan for this client

SCENARIO; What comprehensive health teaching plan for this client / Scenario.ASSESSMENTLearning needs Daniel Wong is an 8 month old infant who was seen in the ER this morning after having a febrile seizure. Daniel was given acetaminophen and is now afebrile. He has been assessed by the physician and cleared to be discharged after teaching has […]

An outpost nurse

Althea works as an outpost nurse on a remote aboriginal reserve in northern Ontario. For the past two months, she has been working hard to serve the numerous needs of the community. Being only one of two healthcare providers in the isolated community of 1300 people, Althea often feels overwhelmed by the responsibility of caring […]

Anatomic pathology laboratory information system

“Currently Kaiser Permanente (KP) laboratories utilize Cerner CoPathPlus (CPP) as their anatomic pathology laboratory information system. CPP does not have native integration with KP Health Connect (KPHC), and interfaces were built out in each market to provide integration.” (Epic, 2020, p. 3). The Kaiser system laboratory uses Cerner and CoPath for their labs and a […]

Blood pressure control

Describe the physiology of blood pressure control. Causes of Primary Hypertension may include overactivity of the SNS; overactivity of the RAAS; alterations in other neurohumoral mediators of blood volume and vasomotor tone such as ANP, BNP, and adrenomedullin; inflammation; a complex interaction involving insulin resistance and endothelial function; and obesity-related hormonal changes Select 3 of […]

The technological advance

Almost every medical or technological advance seems to be accompanied by new and vexing ethical dilemmas. Yet, the United States has no structure in place to resolve such issues. Should the federal or state governments take responsibility for ethical decision-making and for protecting the public? If neither, what might be other options for providing ethical […]

The gerontological nursing

reference: Lippincott CoursePoint Enhanced for Eliopoulos: Gerontological Nursing   Learning Objectives, Chapter 8, Legal Aspects of Gerontological Nursing 1. Discuss laws governing gerontological nursing practice. 2. Describe legal issues in gerontological nursing practice and ways to minimize risks. 3. List legal safeguards for nurses.

Case studies to address

Select one of the following case studies to address. In the subject line of your post, please identify which prompt you are responding to, for example, choice #2 using Schedule II substances. Mary is 52-year-old female with HTN on Lisinopril 40mg and well controlled. She comes to the office because she has had a sore […]