2. Conrad Jackson is a 28-year-old man who presents to the emergency department with severe fatigue and dehydration secondary to a 4-day history of vomiting. During the interview, he describes attending a family reunion and states that perhaps he “ate something bad.” Upon admission his vital signs are a temperature of 102.7°F, heart rate of […]
Question description You’re almost at the end of your part of the project! (and everyone is *still* alive 😉 You’ve received some feedback about your business process and capability models and user stories so let’s take that feedback, along with what you’ve learned from the readings and podcasts and videos from Weeks 10 and 11, and turn […]
Health Variations 3 – Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Conditions Credit Points: 10 Unit Level: 2 Assumed Knowledge: Primary health care, foundational knowledge of human biological sciences including human body systems, basic concepts in pharmacology and pathophysiology and the National Health Priorities and the relationship to nursing practice. Note: Students with any problems, concerns or doubts […]
cold case simulator Introduction You will be investigating a cold case: a 1989 homicide that is being reactivated because evidence in a recent robbery has been linked to the unsolved killing. This simulation is presented in the form of a binder that serves as your case file. To open the binder and begin your investigation, […]
Case Description: Doris The case is of a 65-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension and depression. She comes in today because she is worried about her diabetes because a friend started dialysis. The past three years she has noticed a burning, tingling pain in her feet that keeps her up at night, as well as swelling […]
CASE STUDY A PERSONAL CRUSADE The senior leaders of DM Bicycle Company led into the conference room, their hands full of coffee containers, BlackBerrys, and the agenda for that morning’s meeting. With the end of the scal year in sight, the CEO, Gino Duncan, wanted to discuss sales projections for FY11. “Good morning, everyone,” he […]
Topic: DB 7 Order Description Consider the following case study: A 52-year-old African American male presents to an urgent care center complaining of urinary frequency and nocturia. The symptoms have been present for several months and have increased in frequency over the past week. He has been unable to sleep because of the need to […]
From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (LC) From “The Tyranny of Things” by Elizabeth Morris Once upon a time, when I was very tired, I chanced to go away to a little house by the sea. “It is empty,” they said, “but you can easily furnish it.” Empty! Yes, thank Heaven! Furnish […]
Question 1 Tom was a part of the senior management team of a global hospitality group. He was regularly featured in the news as a “an aggressive businessman with a good eye for spotting business opportunities”. He had been posted to many countries to oversee the expansion of the group’s operations. In January 2014, Tom […]