Food insecurity during covid-19:

How would you conduct a nutrition assessment with these individuals- I.e. What tools would you use/incorporate, ABCDEFG?

Implications, if any on nutritional assessment in the future

Sensory Readiness Activity

Case Study #1: Cataract Surgery

Marcella is a 75-year-old single woman who has had progressive diminished vision and increased difficulty with night driving. Her health care provider suspects that Marcella has a cataract and does a complete eye examination and history.

1. During the health history, the nurse collects data that would indicate whether Marcella has any common factors that contribute to cataract development. What would some of these factors be?

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2. Marcella informed the nurse of visual symptoms she has been having. Which symptoms would the nurse recognize as significant for cataracts?

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3. It is determined that Marcella has cataracts, and she has agreed to have surgery to remove them. What is important for the nurse to include in the post-op teaching for this patient following her surgery?

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describe how you measure for knee and thigh high TEDs ?

Dr. William Halsted was a famous surgeon who was the professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1893 to 1922. He contributed numerous ideas and concepts for Suturing Technique’s used today.

1. Identify his techniques and why they are so important when considering wound closure and wound healing. Your response for this question must be at least 150 words.
2. Identify at least 4 Surgical Staplers used in the past and/or still in use today. Identify when they were first used, why they are used and also a brief description of each stapler. Also include a brief paragraph why staplers are important for wound closure.

Case Study:

Martin, a practical nurse, works in a long-term care facility. He is often the nurse-in-charge of his unit and works with unregulated care providers (UCPs).

He has approached his manger with an idea to improve the care of the residents. This will require a change in the approach to care (model of care) that is currently being used and the UCPs will have added responsibilities. To implement this change, Martin is leading the group working on the new approach to care. He has also learned that some of the UCPs are angry about the proposed change.

1. One day, a small group of UCPs confronts Martin. They are angry and tell him that they are unhappy at work because of the stress they feel from the proposed changes. Martin recognizes that conflict is occurring.

Identify one model of conflict resolution and describe the components.

2. Apply the model to the case scenario and provide statement (verbatim) examples that Martin could apply to each component of the conflict resolution model.

what appropriate techniques that you would use to improve quality of clinical care in the nursing home

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1. How can a public health nurse be involved in disaster preparation? Disaster care?

2. Describe communication challenges in a disaster. What are some solutions?

3. Why does care need to be coordinated in a disaster? What happens when it is not? (Give examples)

Neuro Case Study

Mrs. Greene is a 92-year-old woman who presents to the emergency room with an acute change in mental status and generalized weakness. Her past medical history is unremarkable. She has not had episodes of confusion in the past. Case Study It is determined that Mrs. Greene has a urinary tract infection (UTI) for which she is started on intravenous (IV) levofloxacin (Levaquin). Mrs. Greene’s confusion escalates to visual hallucinations, the pulling out of two IV sites, and restless nights of little sleep. Bilateral soft wrist restraints are prescribed to maintain her safety, the integrity of the IV site, and the Foley catheter. While the nurse is providing care for Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Greene’s son visits. He is very distraught over Mrs. Greene’s state of confusion and her inability to recognize him. Mrs. Greene is unable to answer her son’s questions appropriately and frequently states, “I told you I do not want to cook today.” Visibly upset and tearful, Mr. Greene states, “I don’t understand. She was perfectly normal three days ago. I stopped by to visit and she was outside working in her garden and her conversation with me made perfect sense.”

1. What do you suspect is the reason for Mrs. Greene’s confusion?
2. Would you describe Mrs. Greene’s confusion as delirium or dementia? Provide a rationale for your decision and explain the difference between delirium and dementia.
3. What are three appropriate nursing diagnoses that address Mrs. Greene’s change in mental status?
4. State at least three outcome goals that should be included in the plan of care for Mrs. Greene’s diagnosis of acute confusion
5. Provide five nursing interventions to include in the plan of care for Mrs. Greene’s diagnosis of acute confusion.
6. Briefly discuss strategies that help prevent the need for restraints. List five nursing interventions to include in Mrs. Greene’s plan of care now that she needs bilateral soft wrist restraints for her safety.

1. Explain the reasons why a patient's back type wouldn't match the front type.
2. Explain the reason's and situation where you would have an incompatible crossmatch

What do you think about adult and childhood obesity?  What do you really think is at the “heart” of the weight-loss crisis in America? When you see a 250-pound 10-year-old in public, what do you think? Do you make any assumptions? Do you think the parents are guilty of causing this obesity? If the parents are not guilty, then what are the underlying causes?

What are the local causes of food insecurity in your community, for example in certain population groups, poverty, illness, and disability? If you were invited to speak to your local representatives, what would you recommend to help alleviate the problems of food insecurity and hunger?