Week 13 &14: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize the student with their responsibility to provide safe medication administration. This exercise includes the introductory use of medication resources such as a nursing drug handbook, reputable online medication resources, CPS, etc. The student will identify a beginner’s knowledge of the drug’s generic and trade […]
Discussion: The research study I chose is about the ophthalmic experiments conducted by Josef Mengele. He was known as the Angel of Death and was a German Schutzstaffel officer and doctor during World War II. Although Mengele was not an ophthalmologist, the objective of this study was to find a cure for heterochromia. Mengele had […]
You are the lead Pharmacy Technician at your local trauma center. You are training a new Pharmacy Technician in your unit and have created a scenario to share with them as part of the training strategy. An RN from the Emergency Room (ER) provides a medication order for morphine and states that she needs the […]
Discussion: I chose to look into the hepatitis study done between the years of 1956 and 1970 at the Willowbrook School for Mentally Retarded Children. During this study, experimental vaccines for hepatitis were administered to students of the school without a full explanation of the risks included in the study. New students admitted to the […]
You are part of a team gathered to plan for the growing needs of the hospital surgery department. The hospital you work for is a large non-profit healthcare system in several communities in your state and the system has a good reputation. Your role is a surgery nurse and you have worked in the surgery […]
Describe how you would diagnose this illness-what additional symptoms would you look for, what diagnostic tests you will do, your expected findings, and the subsequent treatment and prognosis. Create a list of at least four other differential diagnoses. Describe the classification of the helminth associated with the assigned disease,
Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. To b classified as a nosocomial infection, the patient must have been treated for reasons other than the infection. He or she must also have shown no signs of the infection when first treated by the physician What Causes Nosocomial Infections? Who […]
A nurse is caring for a client in an acute care mental health unit. The nurse is planning care for a client who has borderline personality disorder. Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 For each potential nursing intervention, click to specify if the potential intervention is anticipated, nonessential, or contraindicated for the Nurses’ Notes client. Day 1 […]
Psychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic Ostacoli, L., Cosma, S., Bevilacqua, F. et al. Psychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 703 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03399-5
Irma is an 82-year-old widow who lives alone. She has a history of hypertension. At the age of 67, she had a mild stroke but recovered with no physical impairments. Lately, she has been complaining of dizziness and fatigue. Irma used to be an avid fan of all the cooking shows and took pride in […]
