Rather than play outside with friends, Aaron once preferred to sit inside watching TV and munching on chips. As a result, he has become obese. He is now determined to lose excess weight with a reduced-calorie diet. Aaron is likely to have difficulty losing weight while dieting because |
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Define: primary & secondary infection. [3 marks] Provide a specific example to illustrate this. [2 marks]
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What developments exist which indicate that marketing
is bec
oming more of a primary function in healthcare
organizations?
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Barbara Carper introduced ways of knowing in 1978 and the description involves intuitive, empirical, ethical, and esthetic knowing. All revolving around learned knowledge and gut feelings.
Discussion questions
Examine your own intuitive process and describe your ways of knowing. Give examples of intuitive moments
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HIT 120
Evaluate the following E&M codes assignments for accuracy. Defend your answers and provide corrections if necessary.
E&M code assigned: 99203
E&M code assigned: 99214
E&M code assigned: 99204
E&M code assigned: 99336
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Depression, or major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in patients 15-44. It negatively affects the way you think, the way you feel and the way you act towards society. Some symptoms of depression includes feeling sad, trouble sleeping, changes in appetite, feeling worthless and suicidal thoughts. As nurses, its important understand how depression affects the mind and it's reason for onset. " Distinguishing between grief and depression is important and can assist people in getting the help, support or treatment they need." (Torres, 2020). Although, I've never personally treated someone with depression I understand that there are many ways treatment for these patients can go array. Psychotherapy combined with medication suits most depressed patients best, this allows them to decipher their problems and come up with ways to mediate them. Just providing medication without therapy can be one reason a treatment plan is unsuccessful. Some nursing interventions that could be helpful are encouraging the client to express their feelings, this allows the nurse to further understand their patient and allows the client to deal with overwhelming emotions. Antidepressant are prescribed to patients to help modify brain chemistry, they include SSRI's, TCA's and MAOI's. Overall, I believe that patients who only receive medication without some sort of therapy are not safe, they are a great risk for harming themselves because the medication may promote energy before affecting the mood. Referring patients to a psychiatrist will be in the best interest for the patient.
Respond to the above post and explain in 5 sentence if you agree or disagree with how they would handle a client who was having those symptoms. If you do not agree with the post, please provide how they could have approached the client differently.
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Identify two classes of diuretics with regard to mechanism of action, indications, dosage, routes of administration, adverse effects, toxicity, cautions, contraindications, and drug interactions. Using a minimum of two scholarly article to support it, describe how these diuretics work in the kidney and how they lower blood pressure in individuals as well as why they are the drug of choice out of many diuretic medications (pathophysiological correlation).
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Pt is a 52 yr old male. He was admitted for Right Total Hip Arthroplasty and had surgery for hip replacement. He's on telemetry. He has hx of hyperlipedemia, sleep apnea, HTN, PTSD, osteoarthritis, chronic back pain, narcotic dependence. He's allergic to Gabapentin and bee sting (anaphylaxis reaction). Past surgical hx are appendectomy, arthroscopy of left knee, left knee surgery, and tonsillectomy. His vital signs were stable yesterday, afebrile. No bowel movement since his surgery 10/26/20. Dressing to his right hip tegaderm and gauze CDI, no breakthrough drainage. Pt reported continuous 8/10 "burning, tightness, throbbing, radiating" pain to his incision site, lower back, right knee, and groin. Medicated hydromorphone dilaudid 2x and oxycodone 2x as needed. His pain didn't decrease at the end of my shift. Physical therapy came in to ambulate him and transfer him to reclining chair with an abduction pillow. Lidocaine patch to his right leg, using ice pack for comfort. He was not able to take a nap due to the pain. Getting discharge today.
MEDICATIONS:
Mag-Tab Sr tablet 84 mg PO daily
Morphine Sulf ER tablet 15 mg PO BID
Tylenol Tab 975 mg PO TID
Norvasc tab 5 mg PO daily
Protonix tab 40 mg PO daily
Senna 8.6/50mg tab PO daily
Lovenox Inj. 40 mg SQ 0.4mL
Miralax packet 17gm PO daily
Oxycodone 5mg PO Q4HP PRN
Hydromorphone HCL 1mg IVP Q2HP PRN
LAB TEST:
RBC 3.65L
Hgb 11.4L
Hct 35.6L
Neutrophils 76.8H
Lympocytes 12.9L
Creatinine 0.76L
Glucose 162H
- What is the most important nursing diagnosis for this patient?
- What is one biggest problem or biggest concern for this patient? Include "related to" and "as evidenced by".
- What are the goals presented for priority problems listed with measurable outcomes?
- What are the interventions (at least one education intervention) Relationships apparent between interventions and each goal/outcome and problem. Be concise and clear, achievable, relates to the stated diagnosis and client outcome.
- Evaluation: States how client outcome was met, what might have helped or hinder attainment of the outcome, analyzes the care given. If needed, revisions in the care plan done; interventions, assessment, state if should have done something differently in retrospect.
- Labs: (discussed how the labs relates to the patient’s specific condition).
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Read about the different adult education philosophies. Identify
an adult education programme in your community or online and answer
the following questions.
1.Mention the type of adult education philosophy used in the
programme. Motivate your answer as to why you chose the philosophy.
(10)
2.Explain the role of the adult learner in relation to the
activities of the adult education programme. You must relate how
the role of the adult learner is consistent with the applicable
philosophy. (10)
3.Define the role of the adult educator. Describe whether the
practice of the adult educator is compatible with the applicable
philosophy. (10)
4.Discuss whether the educational content is relatable with the
philosophy you chose. (10)
5.Mention the education methodologies which are applied and write
explanatory notes on its effectiveness in terms of the educational
philosophy.
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What should the nurse monitor. Match the ff.
Digoxin____ A. Sleep pattern
Acetaminophen____ B. Respiratory Rate
Glipizide____ C. INR
Morphine____ D. Delayed wound healing
Prednisone____ E. Potassium
Warfarin____ F. Blood glucose
Zolpidem____ G. Temperature
Olanzapine____ H. Culture and Sensitivity
Levofloxacin___ I. Mood
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Which Medication Might Be Given. Match the ff.
____Prevent heart disease A. Atorvastatin
_____ Prevent an MI B. Oxybutynin
____Slow the progression of arthritis C. Clopidogrel
____ Prevent urinary incontinence D. Duloxetine
______Prevent rubella E. Esomeprazole
______ Lower blood pressure F. Etanercept
_____Treat neuropathy G. Montelukast
_____Treat GERD H. Pregabalin
_____Treat bipolar disorder I. Quetiapine
_____ Treat COPD J. Tiotropium
_____ Treat depression K. Valacyclovir
____Decrease symptoms of Herpes Zoster L. Valsartan
_____ Prevent bronchospasm M. MMR Vaccine
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