Entries by Daphne Hanson

End-of-class celebration plans

Scenario: You are presenting your end-of-class celebration plans to a jury whose sole purpose is to approve or reject end-of-class celebration plans. This jury has decided many such cases, so it is your job to make your case compelling, engaging, exciting, unique, and argumentatively sound. Toward that goal, and in three fully-developed paragraphs, please address […]

Examples of Plagiarism

Located in the topic Resources. List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based practice. Describe two APA resources you will use to ensure academic integrity in your work.

The Emergency Department

Joe came into the Emergency Department after falling from a ladder while trimming trees.  He states that he “landed on his right side when he fell”.  He is complaining of Shortness of Breath and right-sided chest pain.  Upon assessment, the nurse finds HR 115, RR 28, T 99.2, BP 88/52, O2 86% rates his pain […]

Nursing Nutritional Assessment

Nursing Nutritional Assessment Know the difference between nutrition screening and nutrition assessment Know the criteria used to determine nutritional risk Know the difference between objective and subjective data, and be able to give examples Differentiate between diet data collection methods Memorize the equations/calculations that I said you need to memorize (see Assessment practice problem worksheet) […]

Psychiatric symptoms

In the assigned article, you read about ovarian teratomas diagnosis. This diagnosis, although rare, can cause patients to present with psychiatric symptoms. However, if not discovered, the patient can end up in respiratory arrest and/or cardiac arrest on the psychiatric unit. Think back over your experience to a time when a misdiagnosis may have had […]

Delivery in active labor

Carla Hernandez is a 32-year-old female, G2P1 (L1), at 39 5/7 weeks of gestation. She was admitted to labor and delivery in active labor at 0600 hours today, accompanied by her husband Earl. To progress the delivery, artificial rupture of membranes was performed by the provider a few minutes ago. The provider has just left […]