Entries by Daphne Hanson

History of adult onset asthma

Background: Despite the use of rescue bronchodilators, Kimberly Dunning, a 20-year-old female with a 1-year history of adult onset asthma, arrived to the emergency room at 1000 hours on Friday with shortness of breath. Kimberly Dunning was brought to the hospital after failing to react to respiratory treatments in the emergency room. She claims that […]

Legal Issues in Nursing

Legal Issues in Nursing: The Gita Proudman Story:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXX2dsV2HbA   After watching the Gita Proudman story, do you think that the nurses and doctors involved in this case were held to the same ethical standard? Discuss the ethical issues involved in this situation. What would you do?

Episodes of pain

Case 94 26-year old white female presents in her physician’s office with genital itching and sharp, severe pain on the labia. She complains of three previous episodes of pain over the past 6 months, each of which was followed by the appearance of red sores which crusted and healed without a scar.   On examination, […]

Qualitative research question

1) Convert the following PICOT question in the qualitative research question. In post-cardiac arrest patients, how does therapeutic hypothermia compare to patients whose temperatures are not altered, impact the patient’s neurological outcomes during the hospital stay?

 SCENARIO PROBLEM LIST  HISTORY

CASE 3              SCENARIO PROBLEM LIST  HISTORY  PHYSICAL EXAMINATION  DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES A 55-year-old man with cough, fever, and shortness of breath     John Kosich is a 55-year-old Russian man who presents with cough, fatigue, fever of 100℉, and increased SOB with activity for 5 days. The cough is productive, with a large amount […]