History: Vincent Miller, a 62-year-old accountant, has had a “drinking problem” throughout most of his adult life. He drinks about a half-case of beer each day. He has lost several jobs over the years for drinking at the workplace or showing up for work...
History: A 68-year-old man with chronic renal failure was in the hospital in serious condition recovering from a heart attack. He had just undergone “balloon angioplasty” to redilate his left coronary artery and was thus on an “NPO” diet (i.e.,...
· Please read each one of the scenarios offered, including the accompanying questions. Please choose the one that is most interesting to you. This will serve as the basis for your initial response. · Your initial response will consist of responses to the selected set...
Imagine that you are a DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the past three months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have...
Chapter 12 of the course textbook discusses the issues of identity development during adolescence. Based in part on the textbook readings and the 60 Minutes videos listed as Required References for this week, consider what you learned about the topic and your reaction...
JT is a 3-year-old male that was seen 3 days ago for acute otitis media. He weights 15 kg. Utilizing the dosage calculator in Medscape, write a prescription for liquid amoxicillin. If the patient develops a rash and is presumed to have an allergy, what alternative...
