S.T. is a 72-year-old female patient. Her husband died 6 months ago, and she lives alone now. She is seeing the health care provider for her annual physical examination. She has a history of hypertension and osteoarthritis. She currently takes the following medications: Furosemide 20 mg PO daily every morning Inderal LA 80 mg PO […]

RR, aged 42 years, with rheumatoid arthritis, visits her general practitioner complaining of nausea and gastric irritation. She has been taking oral methotrexate every Friday in an effort to control her symptoms of pain relating to rheumatoid arthritis. RR visited her general practitioner about a month ago, reporting nausea, and was prescribed prochlorperazine 5 mg […]

Rough Draft Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations “In 20-65 year old patients with DKA does diabetic education decrease readmissions over 6 months? Population: 20 years to 65 years old suffering for DKA and has been Discharged with in 30 days Intervention: Providing individualized diabetes education conducted by a certified diabetes educator (CDE) Comparison: Rate […]

Roslyn, a six-year-old, is attending public school for the first time. Her parents brought her to the clinic and stated, “she appears to have pain in her legs and won’t participate in playtime.” The parents noticed recently Roslyn appears pale and acts weak. Roslyn is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. After her parents and siblings […]

Role in Conflict Management As a nurse leader or manager, you are responsible for conflict management. First Post Describe how you would handle a conflict between two nurses on the unit. Include how you would meet with each nurse and how you will document the situation. Is there anyone else you would ask for assistance […]

Role of the Case Manager You may be acting as a case manager or be familiar with the duties associated with this nursing position. Some of the duties may be the same as those of a nurse in regular staff nursing. Others may be unique to the position of case manager. Discuss the roles and […]

Role Plays Scenario: You are a support worker employed by a disability support service. You have met with each of your clients to review and discuss their personal care plans and seek feedback on how things are going. Two of your clients have indicated areas of concern. There is need for improvement or change to […]

Risk assessment plays a critical role in providing preventive measures and interventions in a timely manner. For this activity, you will assume the role of a member of the quality improvement committee in your local hospital. In this role, you must locate a skin assessment tool to be implemented in nursing practice to improve healthcare […]

Roger, a 55year-old male is evaluated for a 4-month history of… Roger, a 55year-old male is evaluated for a 4-month history of frequent and urgent defecation with loose and bloody stool, mild abdominal cramping and fatigue. He has up to eight bowel movements a day and often wakes at night with symptoms. Prior to onset, […]

Reviewing your literature when developing evidence-based practice and quality improvement projects is an important. It is also important to incorporate a theoretical framework as well. As part of a quality improvement team on a busy medical-surgical floor, you are in charge of decreasing hospital admission for heart failure patients. What are some steps you could […]