2050 Advanced Skills You are Nursing House Supervisor and work with the Nursing Management team at your local hospital. Your hospital is a level 2 Trauma Center and you have access to all resources that are generally acceptable for current health care practices in this environment. Review...
Each of us has a story, a very important and sacred story, in which we and God are always writing. The apostle Paul eloquently stated it this way: “12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more...
In this week, you will build a personal electronic portfolio or “ePortfolio.” An ePortfolio is a purposeful digital collection of artifacts created by a student that includes course-related work and professional achievements, such as papers, certificates, presentations, posters, photographs, videos, and so on. An ePortfolio...
The patient is a 71-year-old widowed man who is seen regularly in the clinic for health maintenance and follow-up of his chronic insomnia and anxiety. He has regular prescriptions for triazolam (Halcion) and clonazepam (Klonopin) for these problems. Recently he has been reporting frequent episodes...
Tomeika is a three-year-old girl. She was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Tomeika is able to make many vocalizations and is able to say one recognizable word. Tomeika will say “juice”, which she pronounces as “oos.” Throughout the day, Tomeika cries and falls...
Jackie is a 31-year-old pregnant patient (2nd child, two different fathers) single mother of a 6- year-old who is coming for prenatal care since she suspects she is pregnant. She is no longer with the father of Robby, her firstborn. She indicates "pretty serious partying"...
Richard is a 62-year-old single man who says that his substance dependence and his bipolar disorder both emerged in his late teens. He says that he started to drink to “feel better” when his episodes of depression made it hard for him to interact with...
After studying Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Mary is 27 years old and has had a history of alcohol dependence for several years. Mary has a daughter Kylie, aged 3 years, who displays signs of fetal alcohol syndrome. Social work services have...
After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Harriet is a 51-year-old married woman with a past history of alcohol and cocaine abuse. She has been attending AA and NA meetings regularly and does not report urges to drink or use drugs during...
After studying Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Tom is a 16-year-old who comes to you to evaluate his lack of attention because his grades are progressively getting worse. When you ask about stress in his life, he notes that his parents are...