Entries by Daphne Hanson

Chronic disease management

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 […]

Abdominal cholecystectomy

A 42-year-old patient is 3 days post-op from abdominal cholecystectomy. She is currently taking only antibiotics and hydrocodone. Today she complains of left calf pain just below the knee and states it is swollen, warm, and painful to touch. She denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies. Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, […]

Principles of bio medic ethics

Hello professor and class, I hope all is well for everyone. The four principles of bio medic ethics are Autonomy, Justice, Beneficence, and Non-maleficence. These principles are important because they determine whether a medical practice is ethical. While all four are equally important, it is hard to accurately order them. Depending on the case different […]

Cognitive impairment accompanying dementia

Introduction In excess of 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK. This statistic, in conjunction with dementia’s detrimental impact on cognition, demonstrates it to be a prominent and important topic.1 The cognitive impairment accompanying dementia may result in patients holding beliefs that fail to reflect reality, causing individuals to have a distorted understanding of […]

Morbid obesity with disabilities

Identify the risk assessment instrument for a 35-year-old white male with a history of morbid obesity with disabilities in a rural setting and justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient. Please cite and include references to the articles used.

Urinary frequency and dysuria

A 79 yr old woman comes into a walk-in clinic you are working as an NP with a chief complaint of increased urinary frequency and dysuria. Urinalysis reveals pyuria and positive nitrites. She mentions she has a “bit of kidney trouble-not too bad”. A recent evaluation of renal status is unavailable. What would you consider […]