· Identify and select appropriate interventions including diagnostic tests and nursing interventions. · Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness and treatment modalities Purpose:  Examine case studies related to neurologic disease and answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help refine your clinical/critical thinking skills. Assignment Description:  · Describe the pathophysiology of extradural and subdural hematomas. · Identify the surgical emergency and provided rationale […]

Creating Your Professional Identity Competency · Determine the attributes that help form the professional nurses’ identity. · Apply principles of professional identity and professionalism. Scenario As a nursing student, you have a vision of your core values and expectations as a professional nurse. In this assignment, create a plan to guide you as you form […]

 1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of handwashing on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in acute care settings. An article presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This indicates that A) the control group and the experimental group were more than 99% similar. […]

Insomnia 31-year-old Male BACKGROUND This week, we examine a 31-year-old male who presents to the office with a chief complaint of insomnia. SUBJECTIVE Patient is a 31-year-old male. He states that his insomnia has gotten progressively worse over the past 6 months. Per the patient, he has never been a “great sleeper” but is now […]

Comorbid Addiction (ETOH and Gambling) 53-year-old Puerto Rican Female     BACKGROUND Mrs. Maria Perez is a 53 year old Puerto Rican female who presents today due to a rather “embarrassing problem.” SUBJECTIVE Mrs. Perez admits that she has had “problems” with alcohol since her father died in her late teens. She reports that she […]