Entries by Daphne Hanson

The U.S. health care system

The U.S. health care system has undergone many changes in its history. What do you believe is the greatest achievement that the health care industry has made from both the patient and provider perspectives? Why? Do you believe that there is too much or too little redundancy in our health care delivery system? Where does most of […]

Access to mental health care in rural areas through telemedicine

Post a discussion. “I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student, and I am interested in facilitating access to mental health care in rural areas through telemedicine”. Please review the above information. Select one scholarly journal publication – examine one research article in terms of ‘reliability’. Post a concise note sharing your thoughts.

A Third-degree heart block

The nurse is caring for a client who received a pacemaker for a third-degree heart block two weeks ago. The client’s face and neck are swollen, and the client s coughing and complaining of difficulty swallowing. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the client’s plan of care? A Monitor telemetry […]

Discuss Skin Cancer

Discuss Skin Cancer based on the following: Define health problem. Pathophysiology. Etiology and staging. Risk factors Various Treatment Prevention and promotion Research Nursing teaching and invention Patient Discharge education

Physiological conditions that correlate with alcoholism

Discuss physiological conditions that correlate with alcoholism. How does alcohol affect liver function? A client has been admitted to the inpatient mental health unit, exhibiting withdrawal symptoms associated with heroin addiction. Explain the common symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Which medications may be used to help manage these withdrawal symptoms? A 35-year-old man has been abusing […]

 Instrument/ Tool criteria

 Instrument/ Tool criteria:  List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument. Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice. Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers […]