Cultural Bias, Self-Awareness, and Professional Code of Ethics The article by Kocet (2006) in the studies for this unit reflects on some changes in language and the expansion of definitions related to family and support networks and client identity in the ACA Code of Ethics. Your textbook discusses Western social and cultural biases. Review the […]
Resolving a Complex Patient Complaint Imagine the following scenario: A 45-year-old man is admitted through the emergency department and taken to the operating room before being admitted for 1 night in the intensive care unit and then transferred to the medical-surgical unit. On day 4 of his hospitalization, the patient and his spouse have become […]
Externalizing Disorders. Reflect on your first experience treating a toddler, school-aged child, or adolescent with a mood or anxiety disorder. Describe a clinical situation, in detail. (Who was it, when did it happen, what happened, what caused it to happen, where did it happen, how did it happen). Describing the clinical experience should take less […]
Client Room 59, she is 79-year-old admitted for high blood pressure, dizziness headache. Primary diagnosed with brain mass. – Code states: limited resuscitation – Allergies: codeine – History of COPD, tobacco use, and type 2 diabetes mellitus – Vital signs were stable, but blood pressure was 179/97 in the morning and improved to 138/72 in […]
Goal: To conduct an assessment of health promotion while applying the nursing process and evidence based research to disseminate findings to course colleagues. Case: Jessica is a 32 y/old math teacher who presents to the ER with a friend for Assessment of sudden decrease of vision in the left eye. She denies any trauma or […]
: John is a 19-year-old college football player who presents with sneezing, itchy eyes, and nasal congestion that worsens at night. He states that he has a history of asthma, eczema and allergies to pollen. There is also one other person on the football team that has similar symptoms. His vitals are BP 110/70, […]
Make a SOAP Note Not a narrative essay: Ankle Pain Note: Your Discussion post should be in the SOAP Note format, rather than the traditional narrative style Discussion posting format. Refer to the Comprehensive SOAP Template in the attachments below for guidance. CASE: Ankle Pain A 46-year-old female reports pain in both of her ankles, […]
Imagine you are the chief of staff for the chairman of the board of supervisors responsible for the stadium district of your county. The professional sports team who uses the stadium believes that the 20-year-old stadium is in need of upgrades to stay competitive with other teams around the league. They are demanding that the […]
Discussion: Provider–Patient Confidentiality With School-Age Children and Adolescents When treating pediatric patients in clinical settings, you also treat patients’ families. With younger patients, this tends to be a seamless process. However, as patients age and grow into the adolescent years, the provider-patient-family relationship becomes more complex. The change in this dynamic often creates questions in […]
MN551 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan Unit 3 quiz Question 3. A nurse practitioner is teaching a student NP about the physiologic basis for damage to the circulatory and neurological systems that can accompany hypotension. Which of the following responses by the student would warrant correction by the nurse practitioner? “As vessel wall […]
