A physician hands you a critical lab value result for a female patient with a low potassium level (an electrolyte important in heart function). He asks you to contact the patient right away and gives you a list of instructions to give to the patient. It is Friday evening and the office does not open […]
Describe in detail a clinical scenario you experienced including all relevant information within these iterative stages of the Clinical Judgment Model. Recognize and Analyze Cues External cues Internal cues Cluster relevant cues with a description of cue analysis for importance and immediate concern Relevant cues must be linked to the client’s clinical presentation and ordered […]
What does think most of our medical terms for pathology have to do with? Remember that pathology is a result of the dysfunction of a body system. Give two examples from what you currently know. Skin is the largest organ and the largest part of the immune system! Can you think of some terms that […]
The obesity epidemic is a global health crisis of staggering proportions. Excess body weight is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 Diabetes. The prevalence of obesity is increasing in recent decades and is driven by a complex interplay of economic, environmental, and biological factors. In the United […]
An elderly patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency room in cardiac arrest suffered at home. The erectile dysfunction physician provides and documents care services to the patient for a total duration of two hours before the patient is handed off to an attending physician who admits him to the cardiac care unit ( […]
Centers for Disease Control estimates the overall viral suppression rate in the United States is 53%. Therefore, a key strategy to prevent new Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmissions is increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus who are virally suppressed. What does increasing the proportion of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus mean?
How have the roles of outpatient services and hospitals evolved from historical times to the present? This has shifted greatly in the past 10 years. Identify three functions shared by both outpatient services and hospitals. How do outpatient services and hospitals differ in their approach to these functions? How are they similar? Why are these […]
While you are at your son’s baseball game, one of the other players slides into second base and then lies there without moving. Another player yells for help. The other parents know you are a nurse and ask you to check on the player while they call 911. When you approach the child, you note […]
Nursing staff participation in end‐of‐life nutrition and hydration decision‐making in a nursing home. Explain why a qualitative research design is best suited to support this research question. Describe potential ethical considerations you should keep in mind in relation to your qualitative research question. Be specific and provide examples.
A man is admitted to the hospital for intravenous antibiotic therapy related to osteomyelitis. The nurse begins the admission process by taking a detailed history. The nurse asks the patient about his current symptoms and complaints, previous infections, and response to antibiotic therapy. When the nurse asks the patient about any history of sexually transmitted […]
