Entries by Daphne Hanson

Connection between leading and coaching/counseling

Brody makes a clear connection between leading and coaching/counseling. In your experience, have leaders and supervisors displayed coaching techniques and used them to better support staff?… Which techniques have been more rarely used by leaders in your own observations and what do you think is the most important specific way that leaders need to act as […]

Advanced physical assessment

Advanced physical assessment: How do Human virtual stimulate patient encounters to help meet the goals of the competencies from the NONPF Independent Practice Competency: 1. Practices independently managing previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients? Describe how this helped accomplish the NONPF Independent Practice Competency: 1. Practices independently managing previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients in detail?  

The lumen of the follicle of the thyroid gland

Normally, iodine is transported from the blood into the lumen of the follicle of the thyroid gland, There, the iodine is attached to the thyroglobulin, also in the lumen of the thyroid follicle, to become iodinated-thyroglobulin. Next, the follicle cell converts the iodinated thyroglobulin into T3 and T4 hormones, which are then secreted into the […]

Advanced disseminated metastatic cancer

A very frail 83-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital after a period of declining health. After examination and a CT scan, it was determined that the patient has advanced disseminated metastatic cancer. There was no prior history of cancer for this patient. The colon was the suspected primary site, but the testing was […]

The menstrual phase of the uterine cycle

The menstrual phase of the uterine cycle occurs: While the endometrium is thickening From days 6-14 of a 28-day cycle When progesterone spikes When estrogen and progesterone are at their lowest levels Question 2 The follicular phase of the ovarian cycle: Lasts from day involves a surge of estrogen secretion Involves activity of the corpus luteum […]

The leading cause of morbidity

The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US is cardiovascular disease. It is commonly a result of years of chronic inflammatory changes to the lining of the blood vessel (endothelium) caused by excessive calories (free radical oxygens from burning fats) and lack of exercise (insulin resistance) and/or smoking. Metabolic syndrome is a constellation […]