Entries by Daphne Hanson

PRBCs

Mr. Davis’s physician has just wrote an order for him to receive 4 mg of Zofran IV x1 now, to help with all of the nausea he has been experiencing. Mr. Davis needs a peripheral IV placed since PRBCs are infusing through his single lumen PICC line. Answer the Following Questions: 3. Mr. Davis has […]

Post Operative Case Scenario

Post Operative Case ScenarioKelly Patel is 65-year-old client admitted to through the emergency department 5 days ago with abdominal pain, abdominal distention, nausea, and vomiting x 3 days. The patient/client was diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction and underwent a small bowel resection. The patient/client is postoperative day (POD) # 3. The patient/client’s condition was […]

Tabbners’s Nursing Care

According to Tabbners’s Nursing Care: theory and practice (7 th e.d.)  Chapter 3, there are 17 steps in the research process when conducting either quantitative or qualitative research. List each of the 17 steps and briefly describe how to use them:

Diagnosis

A 13-year-old boy. presents to the emergency room by ambulance from a city park. An elderly couple noted his bizarre behavior and called 911. He arrives disoriented and complaining of double vision. He is noted by the triage nurse to have flushed skin and excessive salivation. His parents soon arrive and report that he has […]

sensory receptors

list the six types of sensory receptors classified based on the type of stimulus they detect and describe the types of stimuli that each type can detect. Classify the three types of sensory receptors categorized based on their location; identify the origin of stimuli that activate them; and describe the nature of the stimuli that […]

Infection

-A patient appears to have an infection but is not sure if the infection is bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic.  Which blood test should be ordered and how would the causative agent of the infection be determined?

Dietary assessment tool

 Find a dietary assessment tool that can be used either generally or for a specific alteration in health.     When you have found your assessment tool, answer the following questions: What is the purpose of this tool? Do you believe that the purpose is fulfilled based on the questions being asked? Why? In what […]

Used Drugs In The Clinical Setting

Most Commonly Used Drugs In The Clinical Setting (n = 25) Acetaminophen Ceftriaxone Hydrocodone- Losartan Potassium Chloride Albuterol Enoxaparin sodium Acetaminophen potassium Prednisone Amlodipine Furosemide Ibuprofen Metformin HCL Simvastatin Besylate Gabapentin Insulin (Regular) Metoprolol Sulfamethoxazole / Atorvastatin Hydrochlorothiazid Levothyroxine sodium Omeprazole Trimethoprim Calcium e Lisinopril Ondansetron Tramadol Azithromycin This list is not exhaustive, and students […]