MY NUMBER ASSIGNED WAS 9 WHICH IS:  Pelvic fractures – types, s/s, and treatment

Each student will be assigned a number randomly.  Whatever your number is, select the corresponding topic below, then post a minimum of 5 bullet points about the topic.  

Your bullet points should address key components of the topic, such as what, how, who, & why.  This information should not be basic things you learned in Med/Surg, but rather advanced critical care based.  

Think about this as a group effort to create a study guide. Use ONLY your textbook, but do not cut & paste from the book.  

Then create, find, or borrow a test style question about your topic & post at the bottom of your bullet points. The format needs to be multiple choice or select all that apply. Think NCLEX style. 

PART 2:

Take a few minutes and ask 2 people about their personal coping mechanisms for dealing with the stress of working in healthcare during this unique time of Covid. Stress can be physical, emotional, spiritual, or any combination of triggers. Ask a diverse variety of people, don’t forget those in other departs at different points of hierarchy. For example, ask your unit manager, environmental services, volunteers, patients, fellow nurses, etc.  Write 2-3 paragraphs on your findings and impressions while respecting the person’s identity. 

   

Week 5  Discussion Forum

   

• What  was your motivation regarding your research study? What have you found  along your research journey that took you in a different direction,  surprised you, or confirmed your ideas? Is there anything you would do  differently if you were to implement your research?

Week 5 Discussion: Gastrointestinal Alterations (USLOs 1, 2, 3, 4)

You are caring for 39-year-old Kali Kim-Collins who arrived for follow-up care at her primary physician's office after being discharged from the emergency department with peptic ulcer disease. Mrs. Collins went to the emergency department after experiencing severe gastric pain for three days. She reported the pain was relieved after eating.

Based on this information, your prior knowledge of this client (refer to medical card from the Collins-Kim family tree interactive), and your knowledge of the pathophysiology of peptic ulcer disease, respond to the following prompts:

1. Thoroughly explain the pathophysiology of peptic ulcer disease. Use a 
scholarly or 
authoritative source to support your answer.

2. Examine each of the following three factors related to this disease process. 
Support all three with a scholarly source.

1. cultural

2. financial

3. environmental implications

3. Identify 3-5 priority nursing interventions for the client after discharge home.

4. Describe labs and diagnostic testing you would anticipate monitoring for the client upon follow-up with her PCP. What are critical indicators? 
Support with a scholarly source.

5. What members of the interdisciplinary team need to be included for holistic patient-centered care? 
Provide a rationale and support with a scholarly source.

 

Mr. Nguyen is a 58-year-old patient that had septic shock and developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. He is orally intubated and on a mechanical ventilator. He is paralyzed and sedated.

• What manifestations might you observe for a patient with ARDS?
• What complications can Mr. Nguyen develop from being mechanically ventilated?
• List priority nursing interventions to prevent complications associated with ventilatory support.
• What interventions can be implemented specifically to prevent the development of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)?
• You are orienting in the ICU, the nurse you are working with is not implementing the VAP interventions. What would you do?

 What do you think nursing contributes to health care? How can a robotic system incorporate the clinical judgment that nurses use? Be as creative as you wish! 

If you can, listen to the following audio clip from National Nurses United’s “Insist on a Registered Nurse” campaign:

https://soundcloud.com/national-nurses-united/radio-ad-robocare

While this is an attempt at humor about a serious situation, it drives a fundamental question: What would health care be without nurses?

Minimum of 250 words.