Anxiety and depression and has suicidal ideation
A client with colon cancer experiences an increase in feelings of anxiety and depression and has suicidal ideation. The nurse realizes that these feelings occur during which stage of the disease?
Entries by Daphne Hanson
The ANA Standards of Professional Practice
The ANA Scope and Standards of Practice describe how registered nurses use the nursing process as the foundation for decision-making and care delivery. These are the standards of care you will be held accountable to as an RN. They are the basis for evaluating the appropriateness and quality of your nursing care in the event […]
Posttraumatic stress disorder
A client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder is readmitted for suicidal thoughts and continued trouble sleeping. She states that when she closes her eyes, she has vivid memories of being awakened at night. “My dad would be on top of me trying to have sex with me. I couldn’t breathe.” Which suggestions would be appropriate […]
Types of 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 […]
Nursing shortage factor
Accurately predicting staffing needs is a crucial part of a manager’s job. Discuss why predicting staffing needs is important and how third-party reimbursement is tied to staffing needs. What is the relationship between nursing hours, staffing mix, and quality of care? How does a nursing shortage factor into predicting these needs? Why is it important […]
Central Nervous System Stimulants and Related Drugs
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 teaching […]
The use of the 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 the use of the Biased Care Model can help to facilitate change and improve clinical care.
Down syndrome and congenital heart disease
Dylan’s mother is only four weeks postpartum, and in addition to her physical and emotional needs, 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 […]
Subcostal and intercostal retractions
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 antenatal care and had a normal integrated prenatal screening (IPS), normal 20-week ultrasound, and protective serology, including rubella immune, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative, venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) negative, […]
The prevention of adverse treatment and health promotion
Create a plan of care for a client diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia-must list at least two priority diagnoses (one of them physiological and one health promotion). The care plan must include the following: For each diagnosis provide at least 3 interventions; at least three goals/plans; at least 3 evaluation criteria; at least three interventions for […]
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