Entries by Daphne Hanson

The Full-Spectrum Nursing Model

Mental Health Home Applying the Full-Spectrum Nursing Model A nurse employed by a temporary agency is assigned to a neurology unit for a 12-hour shift. On arrival, she discovers that the registered nurse (RN) assigned for the shift called in sick, leaving her with two nursing assistive personnel (NAPs) to provide client care and administer […]

Complications of untreated health conditions

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is talking with a legislator about the need for a primary care clinic in an underserved area. Which of the following point should the APRN include to gain the legislator’s support? Select all that apply. Access to a regular primary care provider improves chronic disease management Primary care reduces […]

Healthcare disparities

Healthcare disparities exist across the board; in every city and every state, there are groups of individuals who are more likely to suffer from one or another form of detriment to their health. In my local area, that being Dallas – Fort Worth, I was able to track what I might be more likely to […]

Liver biopsy

The client returns to his room after a liver biopsy. The nurse positions the client on his right side and assesses for bleeding. What is a PRIORITY nursing assessment? Determine adequacy of urinary output. Check pretest prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time values. Observe for frank bleeding.  

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

A client is admitted because of benign prostatic hypertrophy and is scheduled to have a transurethral prostate resection. What assessment data would indicate to the nurse that a complication is developing? The client has difficulty emptying his bladder. The client states he feels like he cannot empty his bladder. The client complains of frequency and […]

Public mental health services

You work in psychiatry practice, and many of your patients with health insurance prefer to pay cash to protect their privacy. If a patient does submit a mental health claim, in what circumstances might that information be disclosed to a third party without the patient’s authorization? How might this practice of paying “off the grid” […]