Entries by Daphne Hanson

Urinalysis

QUES: UTI: A 79 yr old women comes in to a walk in clinic you are working as a NP with chief complaint of increased urinary frequency and dysuria. Urinalysis reveals pyuria and positive nitrites. She mentions she has a “bit of kidney trouble-not too bad”. Recent evaluation of renal status is unavailable. What would […]

The signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia

Maria Lopez 1. What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? 2. What is the treatment for the conscious patient with hypoglycemia? Luke O’Cyte 1. What is the pathophysiology of hypovolemia? 2. Describe how you would assess the affected limb after an ORIF? 3. What labs would you expect to see affected by hypovolemia, and […]

Community treatment programs

Investigate community treatment programs available in your community for the mentally ill client. a. Discuss the associated level of service provided in these agencies. 2. A team approach is useful in dealing with the multifaceted problems of clients with mental illness. a. Describe the role functions of the interdisciplinary team in the collaboration of client needs. 3. Poverty among persons with mental […]

Health Education Empowerment methodology

-Please give at least three examples of how the Health Education Empowerment methodology (Critical Consciousness) created by Paulo Freire can be applied to the work you are doing with your community.  How will you use these principles to engage and empower your community to work collaboratively to improve their health? -Discuss the role of the […]

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Which of the listed antibiotics is most prone to cause the serious side effect of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea?     Question options:  A)   Cephalexin (Keflex)   B)   Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)   C)   Minocycline (Minocin)   D)   Azithromycin (Zithromax)   E)   Trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)

Standards of care

Question 50 Standards of care are now being set, modified. monitored. and publicized by certain self- appointed consumer-oriented agencies. as well as government agencies, including which of the following? I… A Medicare r. B The Joint Commission The Agency for Healthcare Research and 1″ Quality D All of the above

An amniotomy to induce labor

A patient is to have an amniotomy to induce labor. The nurse recognizes that the priority intervention after the amniotomy is to __________.A.apply clean linens under the womanB.take the patient’s vital signsC.perform a vaginal examD.assess the fetal heart rate (FHR)