Entries by Daphne Hanson

Postoperative hip arthroplasty

Q1. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative hip arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1 mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 95 lbs. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do […]

Clinical Reasoning:

Clinical Reasoning: Write out the steps in your decision making process. Please give at least 3Scenario options with rationale and consequences for each option. Ultimately, identify the outcome of the nurse’s actions. An 80 year old resident is dying of cancer and is on palliative care. The resident has mouth ulcersand is refusing oral care. […]

Dosage

The physician orders Ancef 400 mg IV q8h for a child weighing 12 kg. You have Ancef 330 mg/ml. The recommended daily IV dosage for a child is 100 mg/kg/24 h in divided doses q 6-8 h. a. What is the safe daily dosage for this child? b. Is the ordered dose safe? c. If […]

Structure and function of knee joint

Which statement is true regarding structure and function of knee joint: a. medial meniscus has attachments to the medial collateral ligament b. the ACL restrains posterior translation of the tibia with respect to the femur c. the lateral collateral ligament restricts excess valgus strain at knee joint d. the collateral ligaments are maximally taut when […]

Deformational plagiocephaly

DeGrazia, M., Giambanco, D., Hamn, G., Ditzel, A., Tucker, L., & Gauvreau, K. (2015). Prevention of deformational plagiocephaly in hospitalized infants using a new orthotic device. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & NeonatalNursing, 44(1), 28-41. Review the article, looking for evidence of any ethical or legal issues that arose inthe study and how the researchers dealt […]

A stroke with dysphagia

The nurse is assisting with feeding a client following a stroke with dysphagia. What measures should the nurse take to ensure safe feeding? Suggested Adult Med Surg Learning Activity:  Cerebrovascular Accident ​A new LPN has been assigned care of four clients. List one (1) nursing action that is not within the scope of the LPN. List two […]

Nursing Leadership

Based on the clip from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5yUev4ACHM 1. Introduction to Nursing Leadership: “What is the Role of a Charge Nurse?”   2. Explanation of identified leadership issues & or concerns, one organizational strategy that addresses the identified leadership issues and 2 non textbook scholarly references  

Infectious disease

Please choose an infectious disease off 2030 Healthy people     Infectious Disease Objective # 2: goal/ target/ outcome . Objective . Write objective here. Choose an objective from the HealthyPeople 2020 website. . Goal . Write your goal statement here. This should relate to your chosen objective and be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic/ […]