Symptoms of addictive behavior

If you were the person to discover signs and symptoms of a colleague exhibiting symptoms of addictive behavior, what are your next steps? What signs and symptoms would you look for? How would you approach the subject with your colleague?

Medication material for discharge

1. Why is requesting and Educating patient on compliance and providing printed medication material for discharge (hospital currently uses Micromedex Carenotes) important?
2.Explain importance of bedside shift report emphasis on new medications and electronic medical records programmed explanation with each administration on Name, Purpose, Therapy Duration, Effect Onset, Dosage, Side effects

 

Antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern throughout the world. Read the information posted by the Centers for Disease Control. Describe one key concept that the Center for Disease Control is trying to communicate? In your own words, why is antibiotic resistance a significant problem? Include at least two scholarly references (using APA formatting and style)

Asymmetric information in insurance

1.Describe what is meant by “asymmetric information” and  how the problem of asymmetric information may affect the demand and pricing for health insurance.

2.Explain how the problem of asymmetric information is related to adverse selection.

Surgery for tubal ligation

A 65 kg patient is to have elective surgery for tubal ligation. We have decided to induce and maintain the anesthetic with propofol. We are to induce the patient with 2 mg/kg. We will then run an infusion of 120 mcg/kg/min of propofol. What is the induction dose of this drug, and at how many mL/hr do we run the infusion, given a propofol concentration of 10 mg/mL?

Opiate overdose and substance abuse

You are the medication nurse on a medical-surgical unit. You arrive to the room of a 28- year-old female who was admitted for opiate overdose and substance abuse disorder. You find the client in bed, unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 4.  Explain what is the priority nursing intervention.

Stress and trouble breathing

A 22-year-old female arrives to urgent care. Her mother reports she thinks the client is having trouble breathing and that it started after she broke up with her boyfriend which gave her stress. The client is crying. Her respiratory rate is 36. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

Trouble breathing

A 64-year-old male comes via car to the clinic where you are working. His wife reports he has been having “trouble breathing” for the past several days, but today it is much worse. The client is unable to speak and appears very anxious. His respiratory rate is 48. What is the priority nursing intervention?

Erratic breathing in a patient

A 94-year-old in long-term-care is terminally ill and has been placed on hospice care. Her family summons you because her breathing has become erratic. You observe periods of rapid, deep respiration followed by periods of apnea. What should the nurse do next?

Blood borne pathogen standard

The employer at your clinic told personnel that it was no longer acceptable for them to wear clean exam gloves while transporting patients, nor was it acceptable to wear clean exam gloves when transporting trash and linen to the decontamination area. The rationale offered for this policy was that if the patients were provided and are using clean gowns and linen, there was no need for gloves. Also, if the trash and linen bags were not soiled, then there was no need for gloves. However, an employee believed that she and her coworkers should protect themselves by using clean gloves during all transport. She was advised by her supervisor that she will be counseled on her behavior should she continue to wear clean exam gloves while performing the previously mentioned duties.
1. The employer directive seems at odds with the employee’s understanding of the Blood borne Pathogen standard. Can the employer make this decision? Explain your answer.
2. Should this employee wear new gloves when transporting patients?