Entries by Daphne Hanson

Stress and Coping Learning Guide

How is a patient’s mood, and affected behavior assessed? Stress and Coping Learning Guide. What is the difference between psychotherapy and therapeutic communication? Define the pathophysiology, s/s, and treatments for the following disorders: Pathophysiology Signs/Symptoms Treatments Generalized anxiety disorder     PTSD     Obsessive- Compulsive disorder         Describe the levels of […]

Identify the Etiology of obesity?

Discuss why it is difficult to identify the etiology of obesity?  What are the ways that obesity is classified?   What is BMI?  What is considered to be normal BMI? What is classified as overweight? What is considered obese?    Health risks increase if the waist circumference is > ____ inches in a female and […]

Osteoarthritis Degenerative joint disease

Osteoarthritis degenerative joint disease (DJD). What other concepts are related to Mobility? List 5 and give an example of each one. Exemplar: Osteoarthritis AKA degenerative joint disease (DJD)   Describe the pathophysiology and etiology of OA?     Discuss early symptoms and the progression to later symptoms.     Fill in the table below based […]

Allegation of malpractice in a court of law

There are four required elements to move an allegation of malpractice in a court of law. Describe one example of actual or potential malpractice you have observed, been involved in, or heard about during your career. Explain how each of the four elements was met as you describe the event. What processes were put in place […]

Requisitions accompanying the Urine specimens

The requisitions accompanying the urine specimens indicate that all three require a UA. Rosa performs the physical analysis and notes that Mrs. Carpenter’s urine, which requires the pregnancy test, is amber, whereas the other two specimens are pale yellow. What are possible explanations for Rosa’s observations? Should Rosa be concerned about the darker color of […]

Care of clients with Acquired hypothyroidism

Compare and contrast the care of clients with acquired hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s disease ). Please include assessments ( including diagnostic testing), care measures ( including medications name), and teaching needed for each client. 1. Gretchen is an 11-year-old who is short in stature but overweight. 2. Keisha is a 31-year-old woman with a TSH level of […]