Entries by Daphne Hanson

Laboring gravida

You are called to the delivery room at 2:00 a.m. for a laboring gravida 1 para 0 mother at 28 weeks’ gestation. The mother had good an- tenatal care and had a normal integrated prenatal screening (IPS), normal 20-week ultrasound, and protective serology, including rubella immune, human immonodeficiency virus (HIV) negative, venereal disease research laboratory […]

Down syndrome and congenital heart disease

Dylan’s mother is only four weeks postpartum, and in addition to her physical and emotional need, she has to cope with the extraordinary need of a child with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease. She may experience postpartum “blues” or postpartum depression. Discuss and describe postpartum “blues” and depression. How may the nurse identify these […]

Legislative Letter

Can someone offer an example for this assignment. Looking for something dealing with healthcare. Trying to figure out how to get started. For this assignment, you will draft a Legislative Letter to a specific legislator and offer support or a constructive argument against pending or passed policy or legislation that you are passionate about.

Biased Care Model

The Biased Care Model offers different routes to improve clinical care that can be utilized. Provide an example of a biased perception in minority healthcare that may impact patient outcomes and how use of the Biased Care Model can help to facilitate change and improve clinical care.

Fluticasone (Flovent) inhaler

You are working at a primary care office, when Mr. Jackson, a 35-year-old male, presents for a routine well visit.  His medical history includes asthma for which he is currently prescribed an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler.  During your data collection, Mr. Jackson reveals that he feels that his asthma is not very well controlled.  He reports […]

Population of women

Define a specific population of women. Identify at least 4 health disparities that may impact this population. Provide a 2-5 sentence explanation of why this is a health disparity for this population for each disparity mentioned. Include a reference for each health disparity. Make sure to clearly identify which reference is for which disparity by […]

Central Nervous System Stimulants

Case Study Chapter 13 Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs Nancy has been unsuccessful in preventing migraine headaches and has been prescribed a selective serotonin receptor agonist (SSRA), sumatriptan (Imitrex). Question 1 What patient teaching would be included for Nancy regarding the action and route of administration of sumatriptan?   Question 2 What patient […]

Cultural and ethical considerations

1. When conducting research, knowledge of cultural and ethical considerations are necessary. (One to two sentences for each) A) Explain the importance of cultural and ethical considerations are important in nursing research B) Describe how a researcher might address cultural safety in nursing research C) Describe how a researcher might address ethical issues in nursing research […]