Blood tubes transportation

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Explain how each of the blood tubes is prepared for transportation to the lab.

Risk Factors Hormones Cancer

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What causes cancer? Risk Factors Hormones Cancer- Causing It is often Substances Physical difficult to Activity determine exactly why someone has developed cancer. Diet Genetics Overall, some cancer Age risk factors are avoidable and some are not. What can cause cancer? Genetics #1: TP53 and PTEN #2: BRCA . Produce protein that suppresses tumor . Associated with increased risk of breast growth and ovarian cancer across the lifetime . Associated with increased risk of breast, . Early surveillance and prophylactic thyroid, and endometrial cancer surgery may reduce risk of developing cancer but come with own risks

Complete blood count meaning

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When the patient asks you “what is a Complete Blood Count meaning”, how will you respond?

Patient fasting status

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Does this patient need to be fasting for either of these blood tests?  If so, how would you question the patient about their fasting status?

Proper order of draw

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If more than one color tube is required, what is the proper order of draw?

Complete Blood Count

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What color blood tube(s) would be used to do a Complete Blood Count and a Chemistry Panel?

Crabbit Old Woman

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Reflect on the video, “Crabbit Old Woman.”What did you think about the film? How did it make you feel?

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  • How does this video relate to ageism?
  • How can you use communication and interaction skills in caring for elderly patients to provide more positive and compassionate patient-centered care?

Patient Advocacy and activism

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Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care. Please put references used for information.

Financial statements in healthcare

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What are the financial statements in healthcare organizations?

Phenylephrine Nasal Spray

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1 A nurse is caring for a client prescribed phenylephrine nasal spray who is experiencing rebound congestion after using this medication.  List one (1) action to teach the client as a preventative measure to prevent rebound congestion

2) What effect does increased gastric emptying time have on medication absorption?

3) What should the nurse do when the client has an INR of 4 and is scheduled to receive warfarin during morning medications?

4)  For the client taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), what are the signs and symptoms of possible adverse effects and what are measures to minimize or prevent them?