Entries by Merit Writer

Maternal-Child Nursing

The nursing student should be able to identify seizure activity, how to educate the family and or caregiver of the pediatric patient on what to do if a seizure occurs and what medications to administer, implement safety to prevent injury and treatment of fracture. Develop education to support discharge based on assessment of data. Competency […]

Cardiac disease

 Cardiac disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Since it is so prevalent, you want to ensure your co-workers are fully prepared to care for patients. You are hosting a lunch to provide a refresher on heart disease and how to care for patients. During lunch, you will present […]

 Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications

 Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications Week7 Discussion Ebook attached below: Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach 7th Edition Take a look at the presentation and answer those two questions: What food items within the current daycare menus for each school was culturally significant to your various cultural group presented? What are some of the differences […]

Quality in Healthcare Systems

HA4120D – Management of Continuum Care Services   Assignment 08: Quality in Healthcare Systems     Prepare a 3 page, that addresses the following:   This activity is designed to provide you with insight regarding quality measures implemented in healthcare facilities in your community. You may choose two facilities for comparison in your area to […]

Fall Prevention in Healthcare facilities 

Develop a 1,250 written project on the topic Fall Prevention in Healthcare facilities that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal: Background Clinical problem statement. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system. […]

advocates for the vulnerable populations

1. What role can providers play as advocates for the vulnerable populations. 2.After reading the posted article, “Nurses Need Not be Guilty Bystanders: Caring for Immigrant Populations”, what did you learn from this article and how can you affect change for the better to help eliminate stereotyping based on ethnicity? 3.Define what you think constitutes […]

Overview of Transcultural Nursing

Case Study, Chapter 7, Overview of Transcultural Nursing 1. Mrs. Perez, 32 years of age, is a Hispanic patient who is admitted for early stage cancer of the uterus. The surgeon stated that in order to treat Mrs. Perez’s cancer successfully, the uterus will need to be removed surgically through a procedure called a simple […]

Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation

Case Study, Chapter 6, Individual and Family Homeostasis, Stress, and Adaptation 1. Mr. Smith, a 52-year old patient, is admitted to the coronary care unit with the diagnosis of acute inferior myocardial infarction. The patient has a history of smoking two packs per day of cigarettes for 35 years, and he drinks a six-pack of […]

Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment

Case Study, Chapter 5, Adult Health and Nutritional Assessment 1. Mrs. Jones, a 40-year-old female patient, is presenting for a history and physical. The nurse gathers a family history from the patient. She shares that her mother died at 70 years of age of colon cancer and had adult onset diabetes controlled with oral agents, […]

Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing

Case Study, Chapter 8, Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing 1. A patient who is 38 years of age is diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary disease that results in fluid-filled cysts occupying space in the kidneys. The cysts can interfere with the function of the kidney and may burst and […]