• Head to Toe Assessment
• Empathetic conversation
• Risk Factors
• Nursing care
• complications
• Care Plan
• Lab tests and rationale
• Diagnostic tests and preparation
• Education
• Burn Assessment
• Skin Assessment

Scenario:

An American Indan woman, 28 years old, staggers into the ED face is black with soot, her right arm and right leg burned, bleeding vaginally,pregnant, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, SOB,very confused, and jaundiced.

Set the scene. Use your imagination and describe this woman, her personal and medical history. You decide the conclusion of this scenario. This is a very detailed scenario, so don't cut it short.

Research and briefly describe oral hygiene for a partial or fully edentulous person. Include in your response:

• Care of dental prosthetics

• Care when cleaning dentures

• Screening for oral health conditions

• Care of oral soft tissues

Assignment of Summative Report of Learning Plan and Micro-Teaching Session

create teaching session about smoking cessation and writ Summative Report of Learning Plan and Micro-Teaching Session

1)      health-related topic is smoking cessation

2) Learning objectives

i.     Identify what information is most important to know/incorporate into clinical practice?

ii.     Consider the topic; what are the focused, critical learning components

What "clinical pearls" can teach that would benefit their patient populations?

3)Teaching strategies

i.     Consider students and available resources when designing teaching strategies. Look to the literature for ideas.

Think about the types of learners in classroom, are they visual, kinesthetic, or perhaps auditory learners, or are they a combination learner? Would the use of technology or simple lecture be most valuable for imparting information to this group?

b.      Evaluation method

          i.     How will evaluate learning outcomes? Think about the brief amount of time will have to present topic, this time must include a method of evaluation for assessing learning- what method could incorporate into lesson to ensure that your audience grasped the key concepts trying to impart?

Using an example drawn from current public health practice in the United States, explain: When and under what circumstances is it acceptable for state or local health departments to infringe upon the liberty of individuals to further the public's health? How should such interventions be conducted in order to be as respectful as possible of the competing and/or shared interests of affected individuals (those whose autonomy is infringed) and others in the community? (700-800 words with 3-4 references)

Consider your area of interest (epidemiology) and the related health issue you have been working on during the first half of the course ( COVID-19).What research would you like to complete to add to the knowledge base? What would be needed to complete your ideal study? Who would you need to include in designing your study?

Identify a family member or a friend, not a client, and conduct a pain assessment using the COLDERR approach/questions. Provide a brief summary of what you found and identify tw/o nursing non-pharmacological interventions that you might recommend.

EXPLAIN/DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS THOROUGHLY.

1. Give the different concepts of nursing according to the Theory of Interpersonal Relations. Discuss.
2. Give the four (4) phases of therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Discuss each.
3. A theorist believes that the “mind and body are inseparable and are interrelated”. What do you mean by that concept? Explain.
4. What do you mean by patient care theory? Give its significance to environmental health. Explain.

1. List five factors that are related to the high rate of obesity and diabetes in school aged children.

2. What are five characteristics of the types of food and meals typically consumed by teenagers?
3. What are three factors that affect teenagers’ eating behaviors?

4. In general, how do the nutritional requirements for older adults compare with those of younger adults?

You encounter a client, 32 y.o., with an early diagnosis of Huntington's Disease. What are some pressing issues and suggested services? Is an employment goal feasible or do you need to concentrate only on Independent Living needs? What about services for his family or support system?\

EXPLAIN/DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS THOROUGHLY.

1. What is the meaning of holistic approach to health care? Give its relevance to nursing.
2. How can nursing theories help to promotion of nursing practice? Discuss.
3. Does caring for patient differ in multi - generations of nurses? Do they exist? How?

Explain.

4. Does caring (nurse caring) deteriorate with time? How? Explain.

Neurology Assignment 4

A previously well 16-year-old African-American young man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with persistent vomiting, severe headaches, and decreased energy of 5 weeks duration. Five weeks earlier, the patient had presented to his pediatrician with headache and vomiting. He was treated with oral amoxicillin for presumed streptococcal pharyngitis, but the group A Streptococcus antigen test was negative. Three weeks later, he presented to a local ED with worsening nausea, vomiting, dizziness, poor oral intake, worsening headaches, neck stiffness and fever. He has a strange affect and belligerent behaviour he is also complaining of neck stiffness.

1. Outline the medical treatment of Meningitis
2. Briefly describe three (3) classes of medications used in the treatment of patients suffering from Meningitis
3. What are the nursing considerations/management
4. Develop a plan of care for this patient. Two (2) actual problems and One (1) potential problem.

EXPLAIN/DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS THOROUGHLY.

1. What do nurses think about nursing theories? Explain.
2. How can we promote ethics in nursing? Explain.
3. For you, how can we develop communication in nursing practice? Explain.
4. What reference can you use to define "novice nurse" or "new nurse" and "experienced nurse"? Support your answer.

EXPLAIN/DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS THOROUGHLY.

1. What are the similarities and differences of Orem's self care model and Roy's adaptation model? Discuss briefly.
2. What is comfort according to the theorist Katharine Kolkaba? Explain.
3. What is/are the importance of culture care theory in the nursing profession? Support your answer.
4. What are the major concepts of the Roy Adaptation Model? What are its aims and scope? Discuss.

Orthopedic Nursing

Patient Scenario

Mary Jane is an 81-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after a simple fall, complaining of hip pain and inability to walk. The affected right leg appeared internally rotated. Passive motion was painful, and active movement was impossible secondary to pain. The patient has several chronic medical problems including as DM, Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease. Treatment in the Accident and Emergency Department was centered around her diagnosis of a fractured right femur. She lives in a nursing home, although she was independently ambulant. She has now been admitted to your Orthopedic Unit for further management.

Chief Concern:

• Severe, sharp pain on movement 9/10
• Inability to bear weight, sit-up or ambulate

PHH (Past Health History):

• appendectomy age 15, fractured clavicle age 19.
• laminectomy (L4‐5) 17 years ago due to a work-related injury.

Medications History:

• acetaminophen 500 mg PO q6h
• Insulin 70/30 12units SC, AM and PM
• Enalapril 10mg PO BD
• Atenolol 25mg PO OD
• Aspirin 81mg PO OD
• Calcium 600mg PO OD

Physical Exam:

• BP 160/94 P 103 regular R 24 T 37.2
• Conscious and alert but appears anxious, GCS 13/15
• Height 188 cm, weight 118 kg
• IVF in progress, 0.9% Nacl to left anti-cubital fossa
• Skeletal Traction to right leg with 15 pounds weights in place
• Urinary catheter in situ, on free drainage
• TED stocking in place to left lower limb

Social History:

• Trinidadian born, graduated form 5 high school
• worked on an assembly line in manufacturing company; is physically demanding
• smokes 1pk/day x 18 years, occasional marijuana use; drinks beer ~ 2/week.
• recently lost a long‐time friend at the nursing home to cancer
• spouse died 8 years ago (MI)
• no children, 1 sister alive she lives abroad

Family History

• Mother died of heart disease
• Father died of prostate cancer

Assignment

1. What are the patient priorities?
2. Identify and involve an inter-professional team that will be required to provide holistic care for Mrs. Jane.

Orthopedic Nursing

Patient Scenario

Mary Jane is an 81-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after a simple fall, complaining of hip pain and inability to walk. The affected right leg appeared internally rotated. Passive motion was painful, and active movement was impossible secondary to pain. The patient has several chronic medical problems including as DM, Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease. Treatment in the Accident and Emergency Department was centered around her diagnosis of a fractured right femur. She lives in a nursing home, although she was independently ambulant. She has now been admitted to your Orthopedic Unit for further management.

Chief Concern:

• Severe, sharp pain on movement 9/10
• Inability to bear weight, sit-up or ambulate

PHH (Past Health History):

• appendectomy age 15, fractured clavicle age 19.
• laminectomy (L4‐5) 17 years ago due to a work-related injury.

Medications History:

• acetaminophen 500 mg PO q6h
• Insulin 70/30 12units SC, AM and PM
• Enalapril 10mg PO BD
• Atenolol 25mg PO OD
• Aspirin 81mg PO OD
• Calcium 600mg PO OD

Physical Exam:

• BP 160/94 P 103 regular R 24 T 37.2
• Conscious and alert but appears anxious, GCS 13/15
• Height 188 cm, weight 118 kg
• IVF in progress, 0.9% Nacl to left anti-cubital fossa
• Skeletal Traction to right leg with 15 pounds weights in place
• Urinary catheter in situ, on free drainage
• TED stocking in place to left lower limb

Social History:

• Trinidadian born, graduated form 5 high school
• worked on an assembly line in manufacturing company; is physically demanding
• smokes 1pk/day x 18 years, occasional marijuana use; drinks beer ~ 2/week.
• recently lost a long‐time friend at the nursing home to cancer
• spouse died 8 years ago (MI)
• no children, 1 sister alive she lives abroad

Family History

• Mother died of heart disease
• Father died of prostate cancer

Assignment

1. Briefly explain how a femur fracture is diagnosed.
2. Describe the pathophysiology of bone fractures and complications
3. Are the signs and symptoms associated with a femur fracture, consistent with the presentation by Mrs. Jane?