CASE STUDY: Discontinuing Antidepressant due to Side Effects in 59-Year-Old

The Issue: Managing side effects so a patient with good response will remain adherent to the treatment plan. Patient History The patient is a 49-year-old married woman with three grown children. She is moderately overweight (BMI 31) and was diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes 10 years ago; she is fairly well managed on an oral hypoglycemic […]

Case Management & Supervision and Teaching

Introduction This journal utilises Borton’s 1970 reflective cycle which the Royal College of Nursing Institute (RCNi) (2016) deems an appropriate tool for developing practitioners, with which I will analyse the two core apprenticeship standard areas: case management, and supervision and teaching, and how these have developed in my time of study. This journal also seeks […]

In Primary care emergencies are sent over from the doctors at any point of the day, the focus of this reflection is a young male that administration of a Nebuliser for 10 minutes (at doctors’ request) before being sent to hospital for further observation and treatment

Case Management In Primary care emergencies are sent over from the doctors at any point of the day, the focus of this reflection is a young male that administration of a Nebuliser for 10 minutes (at doctors’ request) before being sent to hospital for further observation and treatment. A nebuliser is a machine that aids […]

LAW Assignment

Legal Issues in Healthcare Administration Question: Assume that a highly controversial and publicly polarizing bill has been passed by the US House of Representatives and is currently up for vote in the US Senate. If the bill passes through the Senate, outline and describe the process by which the bill will become law, or not […]

Richard and Tammy have been married for 28 years. Tammy is a 49-year-old woman who works as a preschool teacher.

Vignette:  Richard and Tammy have been married for 28 years. Tammy is a 49-year-old woman who works as a preschool teacher. Richard is a 52-year-old man who has worked in construction for most of his life. Based on information gathered you know that they have previously been in therapy (7 years ago). During that time, they […]

CASE STUDY 2 A 49-year-old woman with advanced stage cancer has been admitted to the emergency room with cardiac arrest. Her husband and one of her children accompanied the ambulance.

CASE STUDY 2 A 49-year-old woman with advanced stage cancer has been admitted to the emergency room with cardiac arrest. Her husband and one of her children accompanied the ambulance. As an advanced practice nurse, you will run into situations where a patient’s wishes about his or her health conflict with evidence, your own experience, […]