Mrs. Williams is a 27-year-old female diagnosed with breast cancer. She is currently in pharmacy school. She does not have children, but hopes to have them someday. She has been tested and has a genetic predisposition for this disease. What treatment options does she have? What are the advantages and disadvantages of those treatment options? […]
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Mrs. Smith is a 42-year-old woman with a smoking history of a pack per day for 20 years. She works at a high-stress job and does not have any children. Mrs. Smith states she tries to eat a healthy diet, but she has limited time and often turns to processed food for quick meals. She
Mrs. Smith is a 42-year-old woman with a smoking history of a pack per day for 20 years. She works at a high-stress job and does not have any children. Mrs. Smith states she tries to eat a healthy diet, but she has limited time and often turns to processed food for quick meals. She
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Mr. Jones is an 80-year-old client admitted to the hospital for vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. The client’s blood pressure is low and he appears confused. The care team suspects dehydration. Referring to this scenario, address the following in your initial post: Identify factors in the scenario that are likely contributing the client’s dehydration. Describe additional
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Mr. Jones is an 80-year-old client admitted to the hospital for vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. The client’s blood pressure is low and he appears confused. The care team suspects dehydration. Referring to this scenario, address the following in your initial post: Identify factors in the scenario that are likely contributing the client’s dehydration. Describe additional
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Today’s health care environment gives nurses many reasons to be conflicted. Genetic testing, abortion, and end of life care are just some of the areas in which nurses may face ethical dilemmas. Consider how you feel about the following issues: Respecting the wishes of a suffering client that he is permitted to die with dignity,
Today’s health care environment gives nurses many reasons to be conflicted. Genetic testing, abortion, and end of life care are just some of the areas in which nurses may face ethical dilemmas. Consider how you feel about the following issues: Respecting the wishes of a suffering client that he is permitted to die with dignity,
Nurses conducting assessments of the ears, nose, and throat must be able to identify the small differences between life-threatening conditions and benign ones. For instance, if a patient with a sore throat and a runny nose also has inflamed lymph nodes, the inflammation is probably due to the pathogen causing the sore throat rather than
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Create a discussion about anemia related to right sided colon cancer, What patient education would you provide for a patient recently diagnosed? what recommendations would you give him? 400 words and at least 2 scholarly references not older than 5 years. Title: Anemia and Right-Sided Colon Cancer: Patient Education and Recommendations Introduction Anemia is a
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Read and respond to the scenario. You are interviewing for an assistant nurse manager position with the nurse manager of your unit. She asks you to answer the following questions: Explain a time you had to take charge, formally or informally, on your clinical unit (be specific). Describe the management style you used and the
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