Scenario 2: A 65-year-old patient is 8 days post op after a total knee replacement. Patient suddenly complains of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and palpitations. On arrival to the emergency department, an EKG revealed new onset atrial fibrillation and right ventricular strain pattern – T wave inversions in the right precordial leads (V1-4) […]
Review the case study assigned by your Instructor for this Assignment Reflect on the patient’s symptoms, medical history, and drugs currently prescribed. Think about a possible diagnosis for the patient. Consider whether the patient has a disorder related to the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system or whether the symptoms are the result of a disorder from […]
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: Competency 1: Describe nurses’ and the interdisciplinary team’s role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making. Describe the interdisciplinary team’s role in collecting and […]
A critical care nurse is attempting to educate a family member concerning the recent intubation of their loved one. The family member is crying hysterically. Which factor that inhibits learning does the nurse recognize? Scenario #10: Work-Site Nurse Educator A work-site nurse educator recognizes that they are facilitating the educational needs of people with varied, […]
A public health nurse is leading a health-promotion group with a focus on increased physical activity for well-being. Is the nurse’s primary role a care provider or a facilitator? What is the difference? Scenario #8: Home Health Nurse A home health nurse demonstrates the procedure for self-injection of medication and then asks the patient to […]
The diabetic educator nurse is writing a learning objective for a teaching session. The nurse recognizes that the learning objective is the primary determinant of the content for the teaching session. Which of the following learning objectives meets all of the criteria for a complete and correctly written learning objective? Explain your answer. The client […]
A faith community nurse wants to use Healthy People 2020 as part of the guiding framework for nursing practice. Which statement represents an appropriate rationale for this choice? The mission of Healthy People 2020 is to identify national health improvement priorities. The mission of Healthy People 2020 is to encourage all people to change health […]
A ostomy education nurse encounters a patient with a new ostomy who will not attend scheduled education sessions. Which category of Bloom’s affective domain correlates to a willingness to attend?
A college campus nurse recommends offering a safe driving class following the death of a popular classmate who was killed by a drunk driver. The nurse senses that the students are inspired and that the content is both relevant and valuable at this time. There are eight factors that affect learning (Blais & Hayes, 2016, […]
A community health nurse works for an organization whose primary focus is prevention of illegal drug use among children. Is the nurse working for a health restoration organization or a health promotion organization? What is the difference?
