Entries by Daphne Hanson

Mental Health Seminar

Mental Health Seminar (40%] The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for students to explore mental health implications for a priority population. Consider how we can apply what we have learned in this course to provide strengths-based, recovery-oriented nursing care. In some cases, people considered under the umbrella of priority populations face […]

Drug classes

Opioids, sedatives, osmotic diuretics, hypertonic saline solutions, and barbiturates are drug classes that may be used to normalize ICP and prevent secondary injury. The nurse is caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury.  Give one example from each class, prioritize three nursing considerations for each and prioritize the order of administration. Class Medication […]

Signs and symptoms support on the diagnosis

What clinically relevant signs and symptoms support the diagnosis and What laboratory findings support the diagnosis?     CASE STUDY 15.2 An 80-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right-sided chest pain when he breathes and a productive cough. A sputum sample collected from the patient revealed rust-colored sputum. He also states […]

DPI Project

Christian worldview pertains to the way Christians see the world, their relationship to God, and how they interpret interactions with their environment. In what way did you incorporate your Christian worldview into your work with the DPI Project? Support your position with evidence or scripture.

BLS steps

1. What are the appropriate BLS steps to take when you find your patient in the hospital unresponsive? Refer to BLS Survey by the American Heart Association (AHA) 2. Describe the CPR quality and cycles described by AHA 3. What are the steps in the ACLS algorithim for Adult Cardiac Arrest? 4. Define and describe […]

Experimental protocol

-Describe the experimental protocol you developed and followed when testing the unknown. Be sure to include your hypothesis.1.     Were your hypotheses confirmed by these experiments? If not, what did you find most surprising about the results? 2.     What can you conclude about the unknown solution based on your results? 3.     How did you use parts […]

Increasing cost-effectiveness of medical treatment.

Increasing cost-effectiveness of medical treatment. Develop a way to increase the cost-effectiveness of medical treatment. This may entail the utilization of a less expensive, yet no less effective, pharmacologic agent or treatment plan. Support your proposal using citations from at least two different peer-reviewed journal articles. Initial posts should be between 300-500 words. Please write […]

Concussion

Code: The initial encounter for a 24-year-old male soccer player sustained a concussion with loss of conscious for 15 minutes due to striking head into an oncoming soccer ball from the opposing team while playing the game on a soccer field. (three codes: what, where, and how).