Entries by Daphne Hanson

What is the value of caring for patients with other healthcare professionals?

What is the value of caring for patients with other healthcare professionals? What are the benefits of and challenges to working together? How will you apply what you learned in this assignment about other members of the healthcare team to your future clinical practice? Remember to always relate direct references to concepts you are learning […]

Briefly mention and describe five categories of clinical questions

Briefly mention and describe five categories of clinical questions and formulate a PICOT question under each clearly indicating what represents P,I,C, O,T.  Eg. Qn. In patients recovering from abdominal surgery, is there evidence that suggests gum-chewing postoperatively, compared to not chewing gum, impacts postoperative ileus? P – Patients recovering from abdominal surgery I – Gum […]

Children’s learning and skill development

Learning & Skill Development Before. Kindergarten Predictions After reading the article “Mind the kinder-gap: New data on children’s math and reading skills as they enter kindergarten’ by Christine M.T. Pitts and Megan Kuhfeld (September 2020) located in Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, please address the following: While the authors indicate the extent of children’s […]

The pathophysiology of DMII

The nurse understands the pathophysiology of DMII and the agents that are available to patients, and Match the drug class with the correct description. sitagliptin-Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 Inhibitors A. MOA- Simulate release of insulin from beta cells of the pancreas and diminish glucose production and metabolism of insulin by the liver. In general, this medication […]

Using the OARS strategy for communication

Using the OARS strategy for communication, Write 3 open-ended questions, 3 affirmations, and 1 reflection statement for each scenario below: Scenarios for round 2: 1. Resident has just moved to long-term-care. He is mentally intact but has been weak and falling at home. His children live far away and have just left after moving him […]

The types of skin grafts

Compare and contrast the meanings of word elements that describe the types of skin grafts. Fill in the blank with the correct term. LO 4.6, 4.7 1. A graft from another species is a xenograft and a 2. A graft from another person is an allograft and a 3. A graft is taken from one […]

Conflict-management techniques

What Are Some Techniques for Handling Difficult People? Now that we have discussed conflict-management techniques, we are ready to look at techniques for handling difficult people. How do you deal with an abusive physician or supervisor? How do you react when someone constantly complains and grips about something? How do you handle the know-it-all who […]

The evaluation phase of the nursing process

The nurse is administering a medication noted to be vicious. What additional step must be added? 0 Insert the needle at a 90-degree angle 0 Pull the skin laterally 0 Immediately remove the needle after the injection is complete. 0 Pull the skin taut What action best matches the evaluation phase of the nursing process? […]