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health history on a family member

health history on a family member Conduct a health history on a family member or friend. Be sure they give you permission. Using the interviewing techniques learned in Module 2, gather the following information. Use your textbook as your guide. Present Health Past Health Family History While this is only a partial health history, summarize […]

hyperlipidemia

hyperlipidemia JR  is a 56 yo man with h/o asthma, HTN and hyperlipidemia. He presents to  the ER today with h/o shortness of breath for 45 minutes at rest. He  reports that he was feeling well and in his usual state of health until  about an hour ago, when he smelled something burning. 20 minutes […]

spontaneous vaginal delivery

spontaneous vaginal delivery Postpartum: Susan P. had a SVD (spontaneous vaginal delivery) today approximately 2 hours ago. The labor and delivery nurse is calling to give you report. She is new and not sure what you want to know from her. What questions do you need to ask to provide comprehensive care to this patient […]

respiratory history

respiratory history Question 1: Mr. G is a 74-year-old male with no significant past respiratory history except for “asthma” presented to the chest clinic for preoperative clearance for a cholecystectomy. He had a 7-year history of episodic cough productive of white to yellow phlegm, which cleared with antibiotics, but was recurring at more frequent intervals. […]

Psychiatric Nursing

Psychiatric Nursing Explain your state laws for involuntary psychiatric holds for child and adult psychiatric emergencies. Include who can hold a patient and for how long, who can release the emergency hold. And who can pick up the patient after a hold is released. Explain the differences among emergency hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold, inpatient commitment, […]

Acute Healthcare Systems in the US

Acute Healthcare Systems in the US   This project will help explain how health care particularly acute setting is delivered in the United States, what costs are involved, and how the concepts of value and quality influence health care delivery. This project also focuses on the health system delivery issues and how one can help […]

How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes?

How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? 1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action. and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side […]

Transitional nursing

Transitional nursing PHASE 1- PLANNING Introduction to the problem Transitional nursing is Care provided to patients as they transit from one place to another. Transition can be within the hospital setting, between care settings, within health states. And between providers (Warchol et al., 2019). One of the transitions is discharge from the hospital to home […]

Ethical Decision-Making Process

Ethical Decision-Making Process Choose 1 Scenario from the WWYD? section – Answer the question completely using the five-step process. The 5-step Ethical Decision-Making Process is explained fully in your book on Pages 24 – 27. This process is to be used to respond to your WWYD? Assignments. Points will be deducted if your answers do […]

Health Promotion And Community Resource Teaching Project

Health Promotion And Community Resource Teaching Project An important role of nursing is to provide health promotion. And disease prevention. Review the topics and related objectives provided on the Healthy People 2030 website. Choose a topic of interest that you would like to address. In conjunction with a population at-risk for the associated topic. Submit […]