Entries by Daphne Hanson

Redevelopment of the once-dilapidated Newton Falls

Just look at the redevelopment of the once-dilapidated Newton Falls area – it has attracted not only middle- and upper-income residents but is also supporting a burgeoning tourist industry. The need for medical care – more doctors, more hospital beds, more outpatient clinics – will grow, and looking ahead only as far as the end-of-year […]

Acute medical care

The slated closure of Hillside Hospital is just Shutting Hillside’s doors means that more people will be a greater distance from acute medical care. So far the government is refusing to re-think its decision, but it is still not too late to put up a good fight. Closing this hospital violates common sense at a […]

Atrial fibrillation

Julia is a 91yo widow living alone in her suburban home. She has atrial fibrillation and is anticoagulated on Coumadin. Her INR is 2.9.  She drives to church and the grocery store. She is able to manage her own finances. She hires someone to mow her lawn and clean her home. Julia falls during and […]

Special Care Unit with clients who have dementia

Case Scenario Scenario Description: Vanessa is an HCA who works in a Special Care Unit with clients who have dementia. She loves her work but often feels tired with low energy. She is a smoker and finds little time for exercise besides walking to and from the bus stop and the walking she does at […]

Dysmorphic features

A condition with several dysmorphic features that can be attributed to a single genetic cause is known as  A) Single nucleotide polymorphism Syndrome Mutation Malformation

Value chain analysis and resource-based competitive advantage

To start a new business, the knowledge of strategic management is key in understanding the value chain analysis and resource-based competitive advantage.  You decided to start a new business. You see an opportunity to open up a drive-in movie theater. With the dramatic rise in gas prices, people are not traveling very far, and they […]

Nursing Informatics Competencies for All Nurses

While exploring basic Nursing Informatics Competencies for All Nurses, this week’s assigned reading addresses the current state of competency evaluation for informatics. It examines potential strategies for the future that can align with recommended models for developing competencies committed to defining the future role of nursing to improve health care continuously. McBride and Tietze (2018, […]

Nursing Informatics Roles

Nursing Informatics continues to grow and evolve as it works to create its own knowledge base. Nursing Informatics has its own research agenda that holds interest and benefits for all nurses because NI supports all areas of nursing practice. The National Institute for Nursing Research Strategic Plan addresses the use of informatics and informatics-based solutions […]

Future use of computer vision and privacy concerns

Review several government-sponsored research projects in Computer Vision. What are the future use of computer vision and privacy concerns? The future use of Computer Vision is both exciting and concerning. “An estimated 30 million security cameras in the U.S. alone are collecting data constantly, yielding infinite potential to enhance public safety operations.” “Eventually, we want […]