Entries by Daphne Hanson

Metastastic brain cancer

You the PSW caring for 56 year old Mr. Peter Paul who has metastastic brain cancer. Today you have noticed that your client has been lashing out at family stating that to escape his home as his family has been holding him hostage. His family is distressed by these comments and do not understand what […]

Breath and chest pains.

Your 60-year-old uncle has recently complained of shortness of breath and chest pains. He is undergoing an examination by his physician and has asked you to accompany him as his advocate. After the examination and a stress test, he received a summary of his visit and has asked you to help him remember and understand […]

Outpatient primary care

You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short […]

Evidence to guide practice

According to Porter O’Grady and Malloch (2015), “In the twentieth century the focus of work was on performing the right processes. In the twenty-first-century the focus is on obtaining the right outcomes”. The purpose of using evidence to guide practice is to promote positive outcomes. Consider the following questions in your discussion post: -How do […]

infusing vasoconstriction of a patient’s arterial line

Which statement is true regarding infusing vasoconstriction through a patient’s arterial line? a. Nothing is to be infused through an arterial line except the saline in the pressurized bag. b. Administering medications this way will decrease their effectiveness. c. The medication will have an increased effect. d. Additional monitoring will be necessary during the infusion.