Respiratory Alterations In clinical settings, patients often present with various respiratory symptoms such as congestion, coughing, and wheezing. While identifying a symptom’s underlying illness can be challenging, it is essential because even basic symptoms such as persistent coughing can be a sign of a more severe disorder. Advanced practice nurses must be able to differentiate […]

ANEMIA In clinical settings, advanced practice nurses often encounter patients with blood disorders such as anemia. Consider the case of a 17-year-old girl who is rushed to the emergency room after suddenly fainting. The girl’s mother reports that her daughter has had difficulty concentrating for the past week, frequently becomes dizzy, and has not been […]

  assignment mental health disorders A 38-year-old woman presents to the office with complaints of weight loss, fatigue, and insomnia of 3-month duration. She reports that she has been feeling gradually more tired and staying up late at night because she can’t sleep. She does not feel that she is doing as well in her […]

  Purpose This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). CO 1 – Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO 1) CO 2 – Recognize the influence that developmental stages have on physical, […]

  if you were the manager of a global operation, how would you ensure that an employee’s culture did not negatively impact the selection assessment? Note: Make sure you read chapter 6 and be sure to pull information from this chapter.  Pay particular attention to the info starting on page 162.  The section on pages 169-170 will also […]

Assignment 1: Discussion Question   You are the hospital safety officer. A unit nurse has sent an incident report to you about a patient fall. The patient, an 80-year-old man recovering from pneumonia, fell and broke his hip while getting up to go to the restroom.   As the safety officer you know that a […]

   Assignment Introduction View an audio/video introduction to your Assignment. Closed captioning is embedded into the video. Topic: Respiratory Issues Complicated by Economic Disadvantage A mother brings her 8-year-old child to the clinic, stating the child “just isn’t breathing right, doesn’t want to play, just lies on the couch — this happens all the time.” […]

Develop cooperative relationships with clients when teaching concepts concerning pathological states to individuals and families Select one of the case studies below, and include discussion of your strategy for winning the patients cooperation while teaching concepts concerning pathological states to them and their families. Requirements Make sure all of the topics in the case study […]

   300 Words Prior to posting to this discussion, read Chapter 15 in the course text. For this discussion you will pick one of the cases available in the Week Five Discussion – Case Studies document (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and take on the role of the clinician. Review the […]

Assignment 1: Examining Intimate Violence Woman Beaten, Left for Dead by Ex-Husband Woman Tells Harrowing Tale of Abuse July 23, 2004 By all accounts, Teri Jendusa-Nicolai should be dead. The 38-year-old mother of two recalls the assault that nearly ended her life. “I remember clunk, and then I remember kind of coming to and I […]