QUESTION Alex was a graduate nurse undertaking a transition program in a rural hospital. His first rotation was on a busy medical ward where team nursing was the model of care in use. In his first week, Alex was working with a newly employed assistant in nursing to whom he was required to delegate appropriate tasks. He found this challenging as he was struggling to […]

QUESTION An eleven-month-old infant is brought to the emergency center after a 3-day history of fever, vomiting, diarrhea and anorexia. Physical examination reveals: patient is apathetic, 10% body weight lost, skin turgor is decrised, skin pinch goes back very slowly (recoil>2 seconds), mucous membranes are parched, eyes are deeply sunken, hepatosplenomegaly, liquid greenish stools (like “swampy slime”) containing mucus. Scatological test: undigested cellulose (+), undigested […]

QUESTION An eight-year child is ill for five days. He has jaundice of the skin and sclera, recurrent vomiting, the temperature rises up to 38,30 C. The stool  is light-colored, the urine is dark. The findings of the biochemical analyses of the blood are as follows: total bilirubin – 208,3 mcmol/l, direct bilirubin – 118,1 mcmol/l , inderect bilirubin – 90,2 mcmol/l; PT index – […]

QUESTION A six-year child is ill over 5 days. Among the symptoms are: decreased appetite; nausea, discomfort in the right subcostal region, dark colour of urine. Physical Examination: The child has jaundice of the skin and sclera. The liver enlarge (+3 cm from the costal arch). The findings of the biochemical analyses of blood are as follows: total bilirubin – 68,9 mcmol/l, direct bilirubin – […]

QUESTION An 18-month-old child fell ill abruptly 2 days ago: T 38,8°C, cough, coryza, recurrent vomiting, liquid watery stool 12 times a day. 10 % body weight lost. Blood examination: potassium (K+)- 2,4mmol/L, sodium (Na+)- 96 mmol/L, chloride (Cl-) – 80 mmol/L. Questions: 1. What is your diagnosis? 2. Estimate the data of the laboratory examination. What type of dehydration is it? 3.What laboratory examinations […]

QUESTION A 6-year–old child has had a 2-day history of febrile, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Physical examination reveals: 3% body weight lost, abdominal cramps, tenesmus, and frequent, low-volume stools containing blood, mucus. Blood examination:  potassium (K+)- 5,8 mmol/L, sodium (Na+)- 160 mmol/L, chloride (Cl-) – 120 mmol/L. Questions: What is your diagnosis? Estimate the data of the laboratory examination. What type of dehydration is it? What […]

QUESTION Explain how ethical principles of research (beneficence/harm, justice, privacy, and autonomy) were followed to protect subjects, if that was explained or implied. ANSWER Ethical Principles in Research: Protecting Subjects in a Qualitative Study Introduction Ethical considerations are paramount in any research study involving human subjects. In the context of a qualitative research study, such as the one investigating the impact of colonization and historical […]

QUESTION 1. Write about a research question for a qualitative grounded theory study. 2. Find an example of a primary qualitative or mixed methods study related to your research question published in a peer-reviewed journal in the last 5 years. Include the AMA citation here: Research question: Does colonization and the effects of historical trauma increase alcohol use disorder on the Navajo Nation reservation?   Topic: […]

QUESTION What are the benefits and potential pitfalls of permitting trained but unlicensed individuals to practice medicine? What is your opinion as to whether this licensure should be permitted in more states? and References ANSWER The Pros and Cons of Allowing Trained but Unlicensed Individuals to Practice Medicine Introduction The debate surrounding whether trained but unlicensed individuals should be permitted to practice medicine is a […]

QUESTION Question 2 HE BUSINESS CHILD CARE Textbook reference The Business of Child Care (5th edition) by Karen Kearns Chapter 2 (pp. 40-44) The risk environment is the context in which the organisation operates. It is made up of several elements (inherent risk, external risk, risk appetite, residual risk, speed or velocity of onset and risk tolerance) that together shape the way an organisation conceptualises […]