risks in healthcare
Give examples of risks in healthcare that you can avoid by planning ahead.
Entries by Daphne Hanson
heart disease
Discuss some of the risks and pathological changes associated with heart disease in older adults. Include any steps that can be taken in order to prevent this from happening.
Ethical duty of the nurse.
Ethical duty of the nurse. When Yvonne enters the room, she observes Amanda sitting on the exam table with her knees held tightly against her torso and rocking back and forth. Yvonne asks Amanda to describe the symptoms she has been experiencing. Amanda states that her headaches have been occurring off and on for a […]
osteomyelitis treatment.
osteomyelitis treatment. A physician treats a patient who has osteomyelitis of the left shoulder blade following a past injury. A piece of dead bone is removed from the body of the shoulder blade, and the physician removes the surrounding bone to return the shoulder blade to its natural contour. How is this procedure coded?
cellulitis therapeutic management.
cellulitis therapeutic management. K.B is a 38-year-old female who presents to the provider’s office with complaints of pain and swelling in her left lower leg. K.B thinks she had an insect bite in that same area that she has been scratching a lot. The provider thinks K.B may have cellulitis. Explain the assessment findings expected […]
pharmacotherapeutic knowledge
pharmacotherapeutic knowledge. Mr. Hodges is preparing for discharge and is prescribed a Salmeterol (Serevent) accuhaler 50 microgram/blister to take home. Apply your pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to the patient education you would provide to Mr Hodge prior to discharge
Phenytoin Dilantin
What are side effects, adverse reactions, and drug-drug interactions, including herbal interactions for Phenytoin Dilantin?
didactic learning
How has your didactic learning in adult health prepared you for adult health clinicals? Provide at least 3 examples
potential sources of exposure
Potential sources of exposure. B.N., a 41-year-old woman who is a dental hygienist, has had several surgeries over the past 5 years because of a knee injury. She presents to the outpatient surgery department today for her last reconstructive surgery. Her past medical history indicates she had asthma as a child and had one occurrence […]
dysrhythmias nursing
dysrhythmias nursing. You are taking care of an elderly patient with dysrhythmias. What nursing considerations would be important to remember? Describe treatment approaches and patient teaching for bradycardia. Discuss newborn adaptation after delivery.
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