Tetralogy of Fallot
A 1-year-old boy who attends day care has been diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot. What is this condition, and what information should be provided to his parents and to the childcare staff?
Types of information systems in Healthcare
Describe the type of technology that exists today that could be converted into new types of information systems to be used in healthcare and how it could be used in your area of practice.
Ethics in healthcare and psychology of personality
Explain how ethics in healthcare and psychology of personality improve nurses in the following. Firstly, in promoting optimum quality of care for patients. Secondly, in ensuring personal growth for nurses, thirdly, improving interprofessional collaboration and lastly in integrating professional standards and values into practice as a nurse.
Acts of workplace
I Need help with this essay. Acts of workplace violence can take various forms, including verbal and physical abuse, bulling, harassment, intimidation, and can be caused by a range of individuals, including patients and nursing colleagues. In a recent article, Al-Qadi (2021) References the American Nurses Association stating, ” Approximately 25% of registered nurses report being physically assaulted by a patient or family member, while over 50& reported exposure to verbal abuse or bullying” (p.1). Describe the concept of workplace violence in nursing and discuss the psychological, physical, and professional consequences.
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Serum lab value
An increase in which serum lab value indicates to the nurse that a prescription for atorvastatin is having the desired effect for a client at risk for coronary artery disease?
A. Creatine phosphokinase (CK)
B. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
C. High-density lipoprotein(HDL)
D. Prothrombin time (PT)
Versed (midazolam)
1.Versed (midazolam) 3mg IM is ordered. Versed is available as 5ml.
How many milliliters would the nurse administer?
Auditory hallucinations
A client on an inpatient psychiatric unit has had several episodes of auditory hallucinations. Currently, the client is not having hallucinations and is interacting appropriately. Which nursing assessment is a priority?
A. Client anxiety levels throughout the day
B. Compliance with medications over the past 6 months
C. Characteristics and tone of the last hallucination
D. Deficits in cognitive function
Medication
Please use the template below for each medication listed below. Please note that the turn it in score must be less than 20% for the assignment to be graded. Drug Name and Classification Indications for use Contraindications for use Side Effects Nursing Considerations Emergency Medications . Epinephrine . Albuterol . Magnesium Chronic Asthma/COPD Control . Ipratropium (Atrovent) . Beclomethasone (Qvar) . Prednisone . Montelukast (Singulair) . Salmeterol . Theophylline Upper Respiratory Tract Issues . Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) . Guaifenesin [Expectorants) . Acetylcysteine (Mucolytics) . Ativan (Antitussive) . Robitussin (Antitussive)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
How does polycystic ovarian syndrome affect a woman’s fertility or infertility?
The intermediate care unit
You are the nurse on duty on the intermediate care unit, and you are scheduled to take the next admission. The ED nurse calls to give you the following report:
“This is Barb in the ED, and we have a 42-year-old male, K.L., with a lower GI bleed. He is a sandblaster with a 12-year history of silicosis. He takes prednisone 40mg PO per day. During the night he developed severe diarrhea. He was unable to get out of bed fast enough and had a large maroon-colored stool (hematochezia) in the bed. His wife ‘freaked’ and call the paramedics. He is coming to you. His vital signs (VS) are stable B/P 110/64, P 110, RR 28, T 36.8, but he is a little agitated. He has not had any stools since admission, but his rectal exam was guaiac positive and he is pale and diaphoretic. We have him on 3 L O2 per NC. We have started a 18G PIV with LR at 125ml/hr. He has a 18G salem sump to continuous low suction and the drainage is guaiac positive. We have done a CBC with dif, CBC, PT/INR, and PTT, T&C (type & crossmatch) for 4 units of PRBCs, and a UA. He is all ready for you.”
- What are you on alert for today with this patient? (Predicting)
- Explain why this is important.
K.L. arrives to your unit. As you help him transfer from the ED stretcher to the bed, K.L. becomes very dyspneic and expels 800ml of maroon stool.
- What are the first three actions you should take? Why?
K.L. reports that he is getting nauseated but not thirsty. VS are 106/68, 116, 32.
- What complication(s) are you worried about?
- What additional interventions should you implement? List three with rationales.
Arterial Blood gas (ABG) results are ph: 7.45, PACO2: 33, PAo2: 65, HCO3: 23.
- Interpret the ABG. What does it tell you?
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