Entries by Daphne Hanson

Disability & Rehabilitation

Cruz, A. de O., Santana, S. M. M., Costa, C. M., Gomes da Costa, L. V., & Ferraz, D. D. (2020). Prevalence of falls in frail elderly users of ambulatory assistive devices: a comparative study. Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(5), 510-514. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2019.1587016 Read the article above and prepare to discuss the following Discussion Prompts: […]

Using the competencies from The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials Domain

Using the competencies from The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials Domain 1 1.2g Apply a systematic and defendable approach to nursing practice decisions describe how the iHuman virtual patient aid in your learning in this course to meet the advanced-level nursing education competency. Provide at least two specific examples in the human aided in […]

State the assessment for the patient’s neurovascular status, including the phenomenon of compartment syndrome

State the assessment for the patient’s neurovascular status, including the phenomenon of compartment syndrome. 9. Describe and demonstrate range-of-motion exercises and explain their purpose. 10. Identify complications caused by inactivity. er 11. Relate appropriate body mechanics to the techniques for turning, moving, and lifting the patient. 12. Discuss use of the continuous passive motion machines. […]

A nursing home patient diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia

A nursing home patient diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. Could you have performed a bedside evaluation on this patient or were not able to clear their sections? Would do you think about giving the patient a dose of vancomycin? The patients Creatinine was elevated, but what is her baseline? Is there some AKI going on? Yes […]