Entries by Linus

the ethical and moral issues

discussion prompt What are the ethical and moral issues that present themselves when communities/cities/states choose to address or not address the health needs of the underserved populations? Choose one of these populations and discuss what resources may be available to them.

the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation.

In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters? Some nurses may be hesitant to get involved with policy evaluation. The preference may be […]

The immune system acts

Thoughts Thoughts The immune system acts as a defense mechanism to keep us healthy. The immune system reacts when exposed to antigens to fight off pathogens. There are times when our immune system in unable to fight these off causing us to be sick or have some sort of reaction. Hypersensitivity reactions is just another […]

Inflammatory responses

Inflammatory responses are triggered when pathogenic microorganisms invade the body. The inflammation is usually seen in the tissue and includes leukocytes, platelets, basophils and macrophages (Randall, 2018). The immune systems is the body’s safeguard. It safeguards against pathogenic microorganisms (Randall, 2018). The immune system sometimes does not function correctly. This can be a result of […]

assess for a 9-month-old female infant

Consider the following patient scenario: A mother comes in with 9-month-old girl. The infant is 68.5cm in length (25th percentile per CDC growth chart), weighs 6.75kg (5th percentile per CDC growth chart), and has a head circumference of 43cm (25th percentile per CDC growth chart). Describe the developmental markers a nurse should assess for a […]

Definitions of Advanced Nursing Practice

Topic 2: Definitions of Advanced Nursing Practice Identify the three elements of Hamric’s definition of advanced nursing practice that you think are most important. Why did you pick these three? How does this apply to your future nursing advanced practice role and your understanding of the Consensus Model? Please identify one Purdue Global University resource […]

hypertension

Utilize at least two scholarly references per post. What did you learn from your experience with Motivational Interviewing this week that could help your peer better address the preventive guidelines for the women in the scenarios? Scenario 1 In the first scenario, a 34-year-old woman is 36 weeks pregnant. She has one child and this […]

outpatient

Alma Faulkenberger is an 85-year-old female outpatient sitting in the waiting room awaiting an invasive pelvic procedure. The health care professional who will assist in her procedure enters the room and calls “Alma.” There is no reply so the professional retreats to the work area. Fifteen minutes later the professional returns and calls “Alma Frankenberg.” […]

Effect of extremely low birth weight babies on family and communi

Reply 1: The lower your baby’s weight the greater their risk of complications. Low birth weight has higher risk of developmental difficulties, health complications, and premature death than babies born at normal weight. Families of children with very low birth weight experience more distress and burden. Especially in cases of prematurity, neonatal medical complications, and […]

healthcare information system

This week we will be discussing the term “workaround.” Perhaps you have been using a healthcare information system and have found that at times it can be very frustrating and time consuming. Perhaps you have been tempted to find a creative “workaround” this issue. However, you quickly realize that this would be non-compliant with your […]