QUESTION Progressing from last week’s information: During morning care you notice that Mr. Beardley has a pressure ulcer on his left hip from lying in bed all day and not eating well. The nursing staff is finding he is resistive when they try to turn him in bed and want to get him up more for programs on the unit. 1. Looking from the different aspects of each interprofessional team […]

QUESTION As a certified FNP, you hold an Illinois and Wisconsin RN/APRN license. You are asked to float to an Illinois clinic during your next weekend to work. You have a 53-year-old African American female who hands you her new Illinois Medicaid insurance card and presents to the clinic today with complaints of a persistent non-productive cough, causing insomnia. She denies chest pain and has […]

QUESTION You are treating a patient complaining of chest pain. Upon placing a 4 lead EKG you identify the patient to be profoundly bradycardic with a narrow QRS, and complete dissociation between the QRS and P waves. You inform your partner this patient is in a third-degree heart block, but your partner disagrees and states that third-degree heart blocks must have a wide QRS. Your […]

QUESTION A colleague tells you she has found an excellent research article titled, “Psychological Distress and Workplace Bullying Among Registered Nurses” (Berry et al., 2016) that she feels would be a good resource. She is excited about this and asks for your help in breaking down the components of the article to present to staff. What is the background of this study? What is the […]

QUESTION In California, there are RN to patient ratios, for example: 1 RN to 5 Med/surgical patients.  California law requires the ratios must be in place at all times which was a challenge during the Covid pandemic. 1. Research your chosen US state to find their RN-pt ratios and how they are implemented in 3 areas of the hospital (you choose which 3 areas). 2. […]

QUESTION critical articla research published in PLOS one in 2018 about Tuberculosis during pregnancy in the Unites States: Racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy complications and in hospital deaths make a General Issues Presentation  Was the report well-written, organized, and sufficiently detailed for critical analysis? In intervention studies, was a CONSORT flowchart provided to show the flow of participants in the study? Was the report written in […]

QUESTION Rupesh: Hi, I’m Rupesh, my pronoun is he, and this is Duncan, my partner, pronouns also he. No, we aren’t married. Yes, we live together—we have a life commitment, and I’m asexual. Just wanted to get that out there upfront because I know you are going to ask. Rupesh: [sighs deeply] Remember your first months as a new nurse? I just finished orientation and […]

QUESTION JJ, a 60-year-old woman, presents to her primary care office with complaints of heartburn, occurring mainly after eating and especially at night. The patient also reports experiencing nausea, regurgitation, and severe burning in her chest after eating spicy food. After a complete physical examination and referral for tests to rule out other causes, JJ is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The patient also […]

QUESTION A Position Paper, also known as a White Paper, is a tool to educate and inform the public on a specific health issue. This authoritative document takes a specific position or recommends a specific approach to solving an identified problem. Choose a White Paper and include the link. In this discussion, students will evaluate the White Paper and consider the quality and source of the message. The […]

QUESTION Access to health care and healthcare affordability: discussion of the policy or practice issue and your concern/perspective that guide the development of your report. Discussion of the policy or practice issue from the perspective of a nurse stakeholder. Identification of two or three policy goals with related arguments in favor and those opposing the policy or change. Also consider ethical issues related to the […]