Assignments

Mary Turner stepped on a nail 5 days ago and sustained a puncture about 1 inch deep. She immediately cleaned the area with soap and water and hydrogen peroxide, and applied triple antibiotic ointment to the site. Today she comes to the clinic with complaints of increased pain and swelling in her foot. On assessment,…

The registered nurse prepares to conduct a nutritional assessment on Mrs. Varner, a 52-year-old Caucasian female who describes herself as “overweight most of my adult life.” The client states that her health is good. She works part time as a receptionist and volunteers about 10 hours per week in her church. The nurse obtains Mrs….

The community health nurse is planning a health promotion workshop for a high school PTSO (Parent-Teacher-Student Organization). The choice of topics was suggested by the high school’s registered nurse who has observed a gradual increase in student obesity. The two nurses have collaborated to develop this workshop to provide parents, students, and teachers with information…

What leadership theories and styles do you see in the reading  material? Were there any leadership strategies you identified? What would have been a helpful strategy in the reading material? Discuss constructive and destructive conflict. How do they differ? What did you see with relation to these concepts in the reading material ? How would…

Mrs. Johnson, a 67-year-old female patient, has recently been discharged from the hospital following an admission for COPD. She has a past medical history of a colon resection related to acute diverticulitis. She developed a surgical wound infection that requires daily wet to dry wound packing and IV Zosyn. Mrs. Johnson was discharged with home…

Located on Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park, Many Glacier Hotel was built in 1915 by the Great Northern Railway. In an effort to supplement its lodging revenue, the hotel decided in 2003 to begin manufacturing and selling small wooden canoes decorated with symbols hand painted by Native Americans living near the park. Due to…

(TCOs 2, 4, 5, 6) The idea that the assisted suicide of terminally ill patients should be always prohibited reflects what type of ethics? (Points : 5) ( ) Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean ( ) Kant’s Categorical Imperative in the 1st Formulation) ( ) Hobbes’ concept of the State of Nature ( ) Thomas…

There are many topics you can consider for your paper. You may find that your topic is very general and you will then need to narrow it down. Some topics could include: gun control, media perceptions, death penalty, undocumented workers, New Jim Crow, gender exploitation, social media, police corruption, gambling in athletics, cheating in academic…

Some of the most significant current information on patient care in nursing comes from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals and articles. Within this category of information sources, we can further divide studies into qualitative and quantitative sources, each with their own set of methods and standards. Within each of these categories, nurses must be able to differentiate…

1. When people are just concerned with compliance with laws or professional standards (e.g. codes of ethics), what level of ethics is involved? b. aspirational c. mandatory d. principled e. unprincipled 2. Which one of the following statements is NOT CONSISTENT with the philosophy of Nietzsche? a. the theory of evolution b. we should be…

Think about the following before you start writing your paper. You have learned about various theoretical works in nursing including Nightingale’s Environmental Theory, and Jean Watson Philosophy and Science of Caring, Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing among others. Which nursing theory most closely matches your beliefs? Why are philosophies of nursing, conceptual models, grand…

Role of Change Theory in Social Change Role of Change Theory in Social Change An understanding of change theory is critical to the success of human  and social services professionals. A classic model of change theory  consists of three phases: (a) unfreezing, (b) movement, and (c)  refreezing (Lewin, 1951). Another model describes the differences  between…