Author Archive: l Mutheu
Diversity And Health Assessments
In this Discussion, you will consider different socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors that should be taken into considerations when building a health history for patients with diverse backgrounds. Case 1 JC, an at-risk 86-year-old Asian male is physically and financially dependent on his daughter, a single mother who has little time or money […]
The New York Times
In May 2012, Alice Randall wrote an article for The New York Times on the cultural factors that encouraged black women to maintain a weight above what is considered healthy. Randall explained—from her observations and her personal experience as a black woman—that many African-American communities and cultures consider women who are overweight to be more […]
Assessing and Treating Clients
Bipolar disorder is a unique disorder that causes shifts in mood and energy, which results in depression and mania for clients. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is often a challenge for two reasons: 1) clients often present as depressive or manic, but may have both; and 2) many symptoms of bipolar disorder are similar to […]
APA formatting
As a nurse embarking on an advanced degree, you are developing the characteristics of a scholar-practitioner, which includes strong communication skills. Writing in a scholarly manner involves supporting your thoughts with evidence from the literature and appropriately using APA formatting. One of the challenges of scholarly writing is paraphrasing the thoughts of others in your […]
Directional Strategy Report
· Overview Create a 3–5-page directional strategy report, as if you were preparing to present your assessment to a representative panel of employee stakeholders of a health care organization. Note: The assessments in this course are presented in sequence and must be completed in order. Directional strategies allow organizational leaders to define what the organization […]
NR 508 Final Exam
Question Question 1 2 / 2 pts A patient who has diabetes reports intense discomfort when needing to void. A urinalysis is normal. To treat this, the primary care NP should consider prescribing: flavoxate (Urispas). bethanechol (Urecholine). phenazopyridine (Pyridium). oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan XL). Question 2 2 / 2 pts A patient reports difficulty returning to […]
Short Term Goals
Short term goals can usually be achieved by the end of your shift. Long term goals are usually achieved by discharge. Write one short term and one long term goal for the following nursing diagnosis. Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired physical mobility related to ventilation-perfusion mismatch as evidenced by shortness of breath on ambulation and inability to ambulate […]
Diagnosis and Management of Eye
Kaitlyn is a 4-year-old with a 2-day history of nasal congestion and cough in the early morning. Her mother reports thick, green nasal discharge. She is afebrile, and appetite and sleep are normal. Physical examination reveals: lungs clear to auscultation, tympanic membranes pearly gray without fluid in a neutral position, no cervical adenopathy, nasal turbinates […]
Nursing theory
· Chapter 6: Overview of Grand Nursing Theories · Chapter 10: Introduction to Middle Range Nursing Theories There are global areas of knowledge in professional nursing that provide an organizing structure to theory and knowledge development. Nursing is organized by a metaparadigm, which consists of four concepts that define the discipline. The concepts within a […]
Advanced Pathophysiology
Factors That Influence Disease In clinical settings, some of the most common questions that patients ask are Why do I have this? What caused this disorder? Will it ever go away? These emotional questions can be difficult to ask and to answer. However, for patients to come to terms with their diagnoses and adhere to […]
