History: A 68-year-old man with chronic renal failure was in the hospital in serious condition recovering from a heart attack. He had just undergone “balloon angioplasty” to redilate his left coronary artery and was thus on an “NPO” diet (i.e.,...
· Please read each one of the scenarios offered, including the accompanying questions. Please choose the one that is most interesting to you. This will serve as the basis for your initial response. · Your initial response will consist of responses to the selected set...
Imagine that you are a DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the past three months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have...
Chapter 12 of the course textbook discusses the issues of identity development during adolescence. Based in part on the textbook readings and the 60 Minutes videos listed as Required References for this week, consider what you learned about the topic and your reaction...
JT is a 3-year-old male that was seen 3 days ago for acute otitis media. He weights 15 kg. Utilizing the dosage calculator in Medscape, write a prescription for liquid amoxicillin. If the patient develops a rash and is presumed to have an allergy, what alternative...
Edgar is a 6-year-old boy seen in the clinic today. His mother states he woke up this morning with his right eye red and swollen with a crusty yellow discharge. He has been diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis of the right eye. The mother asks if this is the same...
Lydia is a 24-year-old single female presenting with vaginal discharge for 1 week. She is sexually active and has had unprotected sex with a new male partner for the last month. Her gonorrhea culture is positive. This patient is allergic to sulfa drugs. What is the...
Sarah Johnson is a 32-year-old pregnant female at 24 weeks gestation. PMH consists of hypertension x 3 years and acne treated with isotretinoin and spironolactone 50 mg po daily. She denies smoking and alcohol but drinks 3 cups of coffee per day. Lisinopril 10mg daily...
For your week 9 case studies, evaluate drug treatment plans for patients with various disorders and justify drug therapy plans based on patient history and diagnosis. To Prepare: · Review assignment rubric and case studies. Be sure to thoroughly answer ALL questions....
You are a staff nurse voted as the nursing delegate to sit on the Emerging Innovations Steering Committee. In preparing for your first committee meeting you have read through the last year of meeting minutes and determined what the past nursing delegate had achieved...
Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about diagnosing and treating PTSD. · View the media Presentation Example: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and assess the client in the case study. · For guidance on assessing the...
Peer Responses · Read and respond to at least two classmates’ posts who have discussed different cancer types from your own. · In your responses: · Compare and contrast the pathophysiology and treatment approaches between the cancers. · Discuss any new insights...
