QUESTION This simulated clinical experience focuses on a patient on an Orthopedic Unit who has had back surgery. On his second postoperative day he is ambulating to the bathroom unassisted when the nurse hears a loud crashing noise coming from his room. On arrival, the nurse finds the patient lying on the floor in cardiopulmonary arrest. Interventions based on current BLS with AED guidelines for […]

QUESTION Human Trafficking – Violence and Abuse   CRNA Today eJournal CE – Human Trafficking in the Healthcare Setting   (https://crnatoday.lmscheckout.com/Course/view/1338615) Fact Sheet on Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence    (https://www.htlegalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Human-Trafficking-and-Domestic-Violence-Fact-Sheet.pdf 1. Have any one received prior training specific to healthcare on human trafficking? If yes – what was included in the training?  Did it differ from your reading in the above articles If no – what […]

QUESTION A child was brought into the office for hallucinations and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The physician prescribed psychiatric medications as part of the treatment plan. The parents are members of the Church of Scientology and declined psychiatric medications based on their beliefs. address the following prompts and/or questions. Explain how a nurse’s bias could impact the care of this client. Discuss the ethical issues […]

QUESTION Studies have shown that when someone suffers 4 or more Adverse Childhood Experiences before the age of 18 years, they are at an increased risk for many complex medical conditions.  Those with 6 or more ACEs may even have a decreased life expectancy of up to 20 years.  This is due to a combination of physical changes and adverse health behaviors such as substance […]

QUESTION Human gene therapy works by manipulating the expression of a gene by altering a cells biological properties. Over the years, several techniques have been developed to implement gene therapy for humans. Gene therapy and scientists hope to be able to eliminate the risk of various inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis, as well as certain acquired disorders such as Alzheimer’s (Arjmand et al., 2019). […]

QUESTION Instructions As a nurse, Think about an information-management problem in your setting. You will use this problem as the foundation to build your database over the next eight weeks. Explain the problem in detail and support the need to solve the problem with scholarly literature (consider patient. nursing practice, management, or education situations). Think about a situation for which you wish to capture data […]

QUESTION Patient D in the community is receiving complex wound care, IV medications, and monitoring intake and output- patient is on indwelling catheter. Patient has a diagnosis of CVA and Lung CA. Spouse is the primary caregiver and expresses burnout feeling and demanding home care to have 24 hours care to the patient as the patient is bedridden and total care. Spouse is not happy […]

QUESTION We are exploring counselling approaches: Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, Humanistic (person-centered), Existential, Reality, and Gestalt In your Reflection post you will respond with: Which of the theories covered in Week 4 and 5 appeals most to you? Try to understand why that is so, in other words, is the appeal more emotional, cognitive, pragmatic, etc. Talk with your classmates or others close to you about the theory you […]

QUESTION The client is a 46-year-old white male who works as a welder at a local steel fabrication factory. He presents today after being referred by his PCP after a trip to the emergency room in which he felt he was having a heart attack. He stated that he felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and feeling of impending doom. He does have some mild […]

QUESTION Imagine you are a Washington lobbyist. What would your main message regarding changes needed in the health system (if any), if you worked for an association representing generalist physicians? What if you worked on behalf of Medicare patients? Nonprofit community hospitals? Critical access hospitals?  Specialty hospitals?  The insurance industry? The chronically ill? Community health clinics that serve the poor and vulnerable populations? How would […]