Entries by Daphne Hanson

What is Diabetes Insipidus?

What is Diabetes Insipidus? ADH is produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland Its release is affected by serum osmolarity (you should know what that is—it is the amount of solute in relation to the fluid in the bloodstream) When serum osmolarity is high (there are a lot of solutes in […]

What is balanced anesthesia?

What is balanced anesthesia? Opioids/NSAIDs would be given to? Antiemetics would be given to? Benzodiazepines/Barbiturates would be given to? Anticholinergic (prototype atropine) would be given to? Inhaled anesthesia is the main focus of the chapter, How do they work? What are the major adverse effects?  You need to know what to be concerned about when […]

An excellent reputation for nursing care

The nurse was recently selected as the new Chief Nursing Officer in a freestanding community hospital with a high case mix of Medicare patients. The hospital has an excellent reputation for nursing care and has been designated twice as a Magnet hospital. What three strategies may the Chief Nursing Officer implement to continue the hospital’s magnet […]

Congestive Heart Failure

Explain whether the health condition (Congestive Heart Failure) has a direct or indirect effect on the system you chose (Electrical, chemical or sensory systems) explaining why this system was impacted more than the other systems studied during this week.

Email communications from marketers

What do you think the future is for customized products? Think of an example of a product that could reasonably be customized and explain why the target customer would find value in the customization. Why do you think social networks have grown so quickly in countries all over the world? Why are messaging apps attracting […]