How do you handle the call? 2. After the husband’s appointment with the physician, what type of appointment do you anticipate scheduling for the wife? 3. A review of your notes from the in-service leads you to suspect that the husband could be describing obsessive behaviour resulting from anxiety. Additionally, after reviewing office guidelines on anxiety disorders, what diagnostic procedures do you anticipate being ordered? 4. Again, referring to your in-service notes, what treatment do you anticipate being prescribed? 5. What opportunities do you anticipate for patient teaching

A nursing student is required to prepare a report on the history of an HIV-positive client admitted to the hospital. The report should contain the client’s medical history and personal information. The student has used the name of the client in the report. The nursing student also talks to another nurse about the client’s health condition in the presence of the client’s friend.1. What is the nursing student’s mistake? 2. Is the nurse assigned to the client liable to face legal action? Why or why not?

Clinical case: Mrs. P, patient with neurological signs suggesting meningitis . Your 45 year old patient (who has recently moved from Great Britain where sey were born and raised) presents with severe headaches, stiffness in the neck, confusion and drowsiness. • You suspect meningitis, a life threatening infection of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. • You take a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample from the patient and send it to the micro lab for examination and culturing. • Later that day the micro lab reports that no bacteria nor fungi were observed on a direct smear of the CSF. In 3 days, the lab reports that no The lab also ran PCR for the most common viruses causing meningitis and all were negative. • ELISA's checking for helminth and protozoal infections were also negative. • Blood work suggests there is no immune response to the pathogen causing the patients clinical signs and symptoms. nor fungi grew in cultures. Based on these results, you believe the pathogen…

Use the brain injury key terms to fill in the blank complete the sentences below Answers used once KEY TERMS   extension short term memory loss comatose dilated nystagmus flexion A person who is unable to be aroused, even by vigorous painful stimuli, is _______________. Persistent jerky movements of the eyes is known as _________________. Decorticate posturing is demonstrated, in part, by abnormal _________________ of the elbow. Decerebrate posturing is demonstrated, in part, by abnormal _____________ of the elbow. Cognitive impairment is associated with _________________. Increased intracranial pressure can cause fixed, ____________ pupils.

Your 30-year old patient reports having several recent experiences of unprotected sex and reports genital itching and discharge.  What condition(s) might you suspect? What are risk factors for this condition? What further assessment should be performed? What patient education would you provide if your suspected diagnosis is confirmed?

4. Louise is a midwife working in the community and was making her final visit to a woman who had recently given birth to her second child. Louise delivered the woman first child five years ago and has established a professional relationship with the woman and her family. During the visit the woman indicated that she would like to continue visiting Louise on an ongoing basis just to have coffee and hang out. Is it appropriate for Louise to continue her relationship with the woman? Dicuss your answer

Patient is a 36 year old female with a chief complain of tingling and numbness in her first 3 fingers and thumb of both wrists, mild burning sensations heading proximally in her right arm, trouble grasping objects, and having issues making a fist. The patient has been working as a secretary for the last 10 years.   Past medical history Herniated disc between C6-C7.   Family history: Moher died of bladder cancer and father has coronary artery disease.   Social History Social alcohol usage (a glass of wine every one-two weeks) with friends and family. No Tabaco or recreational drug history.   Allergies None   Medications Ibuprofen 400 mg when needed. Birth control pill   Key Labs, images, or procedures performed in relation to current diagnosis. Nerve conduction study:  Median nerve impulse were slower than normal Tinel’s test: Positive. Phalen’s test: Positive   Key Physical Examination findings: Tenderness when the wrist was overextended. 1. Provide the diagnosis *   2.…

why does UTI symptoms occur? (simple and easy)

Which definition would a nurse use to describe photophobia? Double vision. Foreign body sensation Persistent abnormal intolerance to light Gradual or sudden inability to see clearly

A patient has been given a diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection. What discharge instructions are you going to discuss with this patient?