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Nutritional Assessment

Nutritional Assessment: Yulang Lei, an 82-year-old Vietnamese man, was admitted to your floor with dehydration and a urinary tract infection following a fall at home. He is alert and oriented, but weak. He appears frail. His admission history includes the following. • He lives alone; his wife died 6 months ago. • He states he […]

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Pain Assessment

Pain Assessment: John, a 46-year-old African-American male presents for admission to your hospital for hemi-colectomy for colon polyps. He is complaining of chronic back pain. Patient is on disability from work related injury. History of two (2) previous back surgeries with relief of numbness in RLE but pain has not been relieved. His current medications

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Spirituality and the Nursing Practice

Spirituality and the Nursing Practice For this discussion: Use the unit textbook reading and articles, and describe how methodology can be used to develop a theoretical framework for making spirituality meaningful in nursing practice. How do you envision this process changing future considerations in your nursing practice? Why is this an important consideration when considering

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Concepts in Community and Public Health – Epidemiology and Communicable Diseass

Concepts in Community and Public Health – Epidemiology and Communicable Diseass In a written paper of 1,200-1,500 words, apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1. Chickenpox 2. Tuberculosis 3. Influenza 4. Mononucleosis 5. Hepatitis B 6. HIV Epidemiology

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Professional Standards

Professional Standards There are nursing organizations that help to guide nursing practice in specific settings. Visit one of the organization’s websites and find information about the professional standards and educational requirements. Remember to cite your source for the information. Share this information with the group and consider what challenges might be encountered when trying to

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