Assessing abuse

Assessing abuse

1. You successfully convinced your colleagues to assess routinely for abuse, and now they want to know how to do it. How would you go about teaching them to assess for child abuse? Intimate partner abuse? Older adult abuse?

2.A colleague who has witnessed a child being abused states, “I don’t think it’s any of our business what people do in the privacy of their own homes.” What would you be legally required to do? What are your ethical responsibilities?

 

Health promotion program

Discuss the role of leadership and management in a health promotion program that will help fight hunger for children. Based on the program you are creating, describe the most important roles and responsibilities of the program leadership.

Hemodialysis

Dialysis

  • Provide a description of Hemodialysis (HD) in layman terms It is acceptable to use analogies and non-medical terms. Be sure to include what it involves, general treatment times/routines and why a multi-faceted healthcare team approach is often used.
  • Why do hemodialysis (HD) patients require a high protein diet?
  • What are the other dietary recommendations for a hemodialysis patient?

Renal failure

Renal Failure

  • Discuss the main differences between acute and chronic renal failure.
  • Explain how and why poorly controlled diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes for End Stage Renal Disease.

Lymphatic system

The lymphatic system is like the body’s drainage system. Explain what is the function of the lymphatic system and also what  role does it play in the immune system?

Hormones intake

Male or female hormones intake. Prepare a report on the nursing diagnoses particular to a patient taking male or female hormones. Explain widely the advantages and also the side effects of the same. Cite references.

Interviews review: Allwood & Berry (2006)

Select three of the interviews conducted by Allwood & Berry (2006) on indigenous psychology that you found most interesting and discuss each in terms of the four questions posed by the authors. Discuss the strengths and limitations of Allwood & Berry’s (2006) work.

Estrogen replacement therapy

A 46-year-old woman who is undergoing estrogen replacement therapy is worried about the long-term effects of the therapy. She tells the nurse that she is skeptical about the outcomes of the therapy because she read an article that mentioned that estrogen replacement therapy may lead to uterine and breast cancer. What information should the nurse provide for this patient?

Gastric and duodenal ulcers

A patient with gastric and duodenal ulcers is administered proton pump inhibitors. The patient is also given sucralfate for the management of gastrointestinal distress. What adverse reactions should the nurse look for in the patient? What could be the effect of the interaction between proton pump inhibitors and the sucralfate drug?

Maternal and child nursing

What are the goals and philosophies of maternal and child nursing? Explain the philosophies and state if they have been implemented in the current health care system(Cite reference).