Entries by Daphne Hanson

Briefly describe your healthcare organization

Hand Hygiene – Topic Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.) (1-2 slides) Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of […]

A fetus with atrial fibrillation

7. A fetus is discovered to have atrial fibrillation. Digoxin is given to the mother. Which of the following side effects should the nurse monitor for? 1) First degree heart block in the mother. 2) Tachycardia in the fetus 3) Pulmonary edema in the fetus 4) Mitral valve prolapse in the mother

Induction of labor with oxytocin

    8. A patient was admitted for induction of labor with oxytocin. She suddenly begins to complain of chest pain, becomes diaphoretic with pink frothy. sputum on expectoration. These finding would indicate: 13 1) Pneumonia. .. .Ja. 2) HELLP syndrome. 3) Subacute bacterial endocarditis. 4) Amniotic fluid embolism.

Care for an adolescent

You are the nurse providing care for an adolescent who was recently diagnosed with diabetes type 1. Remember in providing care to a pediatric client, you must also consider the family. Questions (Choose 3 to answer based on your assigned client) #1 List 3 activity statements in Management of Care that you should consider as […]

Candidate for estrogen therapy

What would you need to know about the patient’s history to…   What would you need to know about the patient’s history to determine if she is a candidate for estrogen therapy of any kind? Answer:   What is an absolute contraindication to use of estrogen without also including progesterone? Why? Answer:   By what […]

Summary of article

one paragraph summary of article : Reducing the Risk of Surgical Site Infection With Effective Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis Spruce, L. (2020). Reducing the Risk of Surgical Site Infection With Effective Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis. AORN Journal, 112 (1), 82-83. DOI: 10.1002/aorn.13089.

Find a recent medical error

Research online and find a recent medical error that made the news. Answer the following questions. What happened in the incident? Who was involved? What were the ramifications for the patient and/or staff? Reflect on the incident and think about some causes and possible interventions that could have prevented the error.