Scenario As a nurse on the ethics committee of a free clinic, you are educating staff on a high-risk or vulnerable population in the community. You focus on a health condition that affects the community and also impacts the population globally. To help explain the topic, you plan to show the staff a concept … Read more
Identify a family member or a friend, not a client, and conduct a pain assessment including the following: Location Duration Quantity Quality Chronology Aggravating factors Alleviating factors Associated phenomena Write a summary of your assessment and identify two non-pharmacological nursing interventions that you might recommend.
Identify one nursing intervention that does not require a doctor’s order for relief of acute or chronic pain. Describe the intervention and discuss any training or information a nurse would need to be able to use this intervention and how this type of intervention works to help relieve pain.
What are the main components of trauma-informed care why is the ACEs model of screening is so important in primary care and psychiatric mental health care for ALL patients? Ressources How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris – YouTube Provider Toolkit | ACEs Aware – Take action. Save lives. Getting to Why: Adverse … Read more
The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature.
For this journal entry: 1. Communication is the heart of nursing. What does that mean to you? 2. What does your own image of caring look like? 3. What types of items would you expect to see at a patients bedside that would alert you to a patients spirituality? 4. Do nurses have a … Read more
According to Sizer, nearly ..17% of children and adolescents have BMI values at or above the 95th percentile are obese” (pg. 524) Discuss the relevancy of the above quote to children, teens, adults, and/or seniors. (#1_Relavancy of obesity). ) Discuss the importance of one chronic disease/disorder resulting from the prevalence of being overweight. (#_Overweight /Chronic … Read more
Select and discuss one Do, and one Don’t related to physical activity during pregnancy. (#1_Do and Do Not) Evaluate the statement that “no level of alcoholic beverage intake is safe or advisable during pregnancy.” (#2_Alcoholic Intake) What is the relationship between childhood obesity and chronic diseases? (#3_Childhood Obesity) Explain why the proportions of energy-yielding nutrients … Read more
Female, 30 years old, with uncontrolled Diabetes, Single Mother of 3 Children (female 2yrs, male 5yrs, male 13 yr.), patient is undocumented with no insurance coverage. The patient stated that she has been struggling to purchase enough food for her family in the last 3 months. Pt works full time and receives cash payments. … Read more
In reviewing the QSEN competencies, which competency do you feel is most important? (There is no right or wrong answer here.) Give specific examples of how you have applied this competency to your current nursing practice with respect to patient safety. How will you apply this competency to your nursing practice as a graduate nurse?