Case Study 1 Zainab is a 24-year-old law student. She grew up in Lakemba in New South Wales and moved to Glebe when she was 18. Zainab began a relationship with a fellow university student, Sam, when she was 19. Zainab and Sam were together for almost 3 years. During their relationship, Zainab and Sam […]
In this activity you will meet Mrs. Aneesh Ayman, a 42-year-old woman admitted for abdominal pain for investigation. Mrs. Ayman was granted refugee status two years ago after fleeing from her home in Syria. Mrs. Ayman’s primary language is Arabic, and she is of Muslim faith. Understanding Mrs. Ayman’s cultural needs is critical to the […]
Disorders of Hemostasis Leona, a 52-year-old overweight smoker with atherosclerosis, developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) shortly after arriving in Sydney, Australia for a long-awaited vacation. Several factors contributed to the development of this thrombotic event. Prolonged immobility during air travel predisposes individuals to hypercoagulability, a condition characterized by an increased tendency for abnormal blood […]
Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse. Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with chief complaint of insomnia. Patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten worse as […]
Adaptive Response in Advanced Pathophysiology Adaptive Response As an advanced practice nurse, you will examine patients presenting with a variety of disorders. You must, therefore, understand how the body normally functions so that you can identify when it is reacting to changes. Often, when changes occur in body systems, the body reacts with compensatory mechanisms. […]
A 74-year-old African American woman, Ms. Richardson, was brought to the hospital emergency room by the police. She is unkempt, dirty, and foul-smelling. She does not look at the interviewer and is apparently confused and unresponsive to most of his questions. She knows her name and address, but not the day of the month. She […]
Crisis Intervention and Safety Planning for the Adult/Geriatric Patient Mr. Z, age 68, is a new resident of a long-term care facility in the Alzheimer Unit. He was recently taken by his family for evaluation in the Emergency Department after he was found to be confused, physically aggressive with family members, threatening to burn the […]
Module 11 Discussion – Reflection/Associate Degree In Nursing Capstone. Directions: Reflection Initial Post Areas for reflection: Write My Essay | Papers Writing Service Online by Essay Hub Experts- Describe how you achieved each course competency, including at least one example of new knowledge, gained related to that competency. Write My Essay | Papers Writing Service […]
A 53-year-old male presents to you with a 4-week history of low back pain. He does not have an identified traumatic event. He requests something for pain. He has history of alcohol abuse but has abstained for 5 years. He has a 25-pack-year smoking history and is a current smoker. He takes fluoxetine 20 mg […]
Case Study: You are working in the emergency department when a 15-year-old female presents with obvious bruising of the face and upper extremities. She is crying and reports that her boyfriend punched her in the face and grabbed her by the arms last night during a fight they had. What are your priority actions? What […]