NUR2349 Professional Nursing I
Module 1 Assignment
Patient Falls Worksheet
Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:
Common causes of patient falls
Actions to prevent falls from occurring
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. A minimum of 150 words for each section. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format.
Complete all of your lesson materials and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
• Common Causes of Patient Falls
• Actions to Prevent Falls from Occurring
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. SkyScape is a great suggestion for assistance in completion of this assignment. All citations must be in APA format.1 Point
1. Identify the common causes of patient falls.
2. Define and describe actions to prevent falls from occurring.
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Module 2 Assignment
Communication Techniques Worksheet
Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:
Communication techniques that can be used to promote safety within the healthcare facility.
How communication can assist in providing optimal patient care.
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. A minimum of 150 words in each section. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format.
Complete all of your lesson materials and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
• Communication techniques that can be used to promote safety within the healthcare facility.
• How communication can assist in providing optimalpatient care.
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. SkyScape is a great suggestion for assistance in completion of this assignment. All citations must be in APA format.1 Point
1. Identify and Describe communication techniques that can be used to promote safety within the healthcare facility?
2. Describe how communication can assist in providing optimal patient care?
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Module 3 Assignment
Case Study (Care Plan)
This week you will need to look at the provided case study and develop a care plan for a patient that has a Clostridium difficile Colitis. Please use the provided format for building your care plan. You will need to use your nursing reference materials as you build this care plan.
This week you will need to look at the provided case study and develop a care plan for a patient that has Clostridium difficile Colitis. Please use the provided format for building your care plan. You will need to use your nursing reference materials as you build this care plan. It is required that all students use evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles to support their information for this assignment. It is also a good idea to look back at your lecture materials for additional assistance.
There should not be any single-word answers for this assignment.
"Primary problem" is the same as medical diagnosis.
"Nursing Priority" is the same as nursing diagnosis, pick the highest priority
Rapid Reasoning: Clostridium difficile Colitis
Chief Complaint/History of Present Illness:
Mindy Perkins is a 48 year old woman who presents to the ED with 10-15 loose, liquid stools daily for the past 2 days. She completed a course of oral Amoxacillin seven days ago for a dental infection. In addition to loose stools, she complains of lower abd. pain that began 2 days ago as well. She has not noted any blood in the stool. She denies vomiting or fever/chills. She is on Prednisone for Crohn’s disease as well as Pantaprazole (Protonix) for severe GERD.
Past Medical History:
• Crohn’s disease
• GERD
Your Initial VS:
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WILDA Pain Scale (5th VS)
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Words:
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Crampy
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Intensity:
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7/10
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Location:
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Generalized throughout RLQ-LLQ
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Duration:
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Persistent since onset 2 days ago
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Aggreviate:
Alleviate:
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None None
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T: 100.2 (o)
P: 92
R: 20
BP: 122/78
O2 sats: 98% RA
Ortho BP’s: Lying: 122/78 HR: 92
Standing: 120/70 HR: 114
Your Initial Nursing Assessment:
GENERAL APPEARANCE: appears weak and uncomfortable. Easily fatigued RESP: breath sounds clear with equal aeration bilat., non-labored
CARDIAC: pink, warm & dry, S1S2, no edema, pulses 3+ in all extremities NEURO: alert & oriented x4
GI/GU: active BS in all quads, abd. soft/tender to palpation in lower abd-no rebound tenderness or guarding
MISC: Lips dry, oral mucosa tacky with no shiny saliva present in mouth
Nursing Interventions:
• Orthostatic BP’s (ED standing order)
• Establish PIV (ED standing order)
• Initiate enteric precautions (ED standing order)
Physician Orders:
• 0.9% NS 1000 mL IV bolus
• Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 1 mg IVP
• Stool culture for C. difficile
• BMP, CBC
• Vancomycin 250 mg po
o 1000 mg/20 mL…determine dosage to administer
• Admit to medical unit
Lab/diagnostic Results:
• Stool culture for C. difficile: Positive
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BMP
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Current
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High/Low
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Sodium
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132
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Potassium
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3.5
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Creatinine
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1.45
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BUN
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47
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CO2
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18
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CBC
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Current
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High/Low
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WBC
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12.6
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HGB
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14.5
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PLTS
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188
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Neuts. %
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86
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Lymphs %
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10
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1. What data from the chief complaint, VS & nursing assessment is RELEVANT that must be recognized as clinically significant to the nurse?
RELEVANT data: Chief complaint:
VS/assessment: Rationale:
2. What lab/diagnostic results are RELEVANT that must be recognized as clinically significant to the nurse?
RELEVANT Diagnostic results: Rationale:
3. What is the primary problem that your patient is most likely presenting with?
4. What is the underlying cause /pathophysiology of this concern?
5. What nursing priority will guide your plan of care?
6. What interventions will you initiate based on this priority?
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Nursing Interventions
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Rationale:
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Expected Outcome:
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7. What is the relationship between the following nursing interventions/physician orders and your patient’s primary medical problem?
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Nsg. Interventions/MD orders:
Orthostatic BP’s
(ED standing order)
Establish PIV
(ED standing order)
Initiate enteric precautions
(ED standing order)
0.9% NS 1000 mL IV bolus
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 1 mg IVP
Stool culture for C. difficile BMP
CBC
Vancomycin 250 mg po Admit to medical unit
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Rationale:
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Expected Outcome:
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8. What body system(s) will you most thoroughly assess based on the patient’s chief complaint and primary/priority concern?
9. What is the worst possible complication to anticipate? (start with A-B-C priorities)
10. What nursing assessment(s) will you need to initiate to identify and respond to quickly if this complication develops?
11. What is the patient likely experiencing/feeling right now in this situation?
12. What can you do to engage yourself with this patient’s experience, and show that they matter to you as a person?
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Module 4 Assignment
Improving Patient Care Worksheet
Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:
An example of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project
How EBP projects can improve patient care
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Minimum 150 words for each section. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format.
Complete all of your lesson materials and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
• An example of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project
• How EBP projects can improve patient care
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. SkyScape is a great suggestion for assistance in completion of this assignment.
1. Give an example of an evidence-based practice (EBP) project that you have either been a part of or have knowledge regarding.
2. Describe how the EBP project can improve patient care.
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Module 5 Assignment
Care Plan
You are the nurse receiving report on your patient that was admitted as an emergency earlier in the day. A 64-year-old female underwent a right colectomy. The right side of her colon was removed due to cancer. She has a history of smoking & no other health problems. She is currently being transferred to you in PACU. She has a midline incision with a Penrose drain, a stab wound w/ a Jackson Pratt drain to incision. She also has a NG tube, attached to intermittent suction. She is alert, oriented and can move all 4 extremities. BP is 110/68, Respiratory rate is 14, O2 stats are at 93% w/ additional oxygen given via nasal cannula.
All labs are normal. You are asked to change the dressings daily and document the drainage. What precautions will you take to prevent this patient from obtaining a nosocomial infection? (Write at least 1 paragraph to support this response).
Please answer the questions and develop a care plan for a patient that will be having an elective surgery. Please use the provided format for building your care plan. You will need to use your nursing reference materials as you build this care plan.
Go to ATI website to active learning templates - choose systems disorder.
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Module 6 Assignment
Stress and Immunity
Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:
What are the different types of immunities and give an example of each
Describe how stress impacts the immunity of a person
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Module 7 Assignment
C-Diff
Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:
You are caring for a patient with c-diff as part of your workload assignment. Discuss what c-diff is and how it is transmitted (how you can get it)?
What actions will you take as a nurse to protect yourself and the other patients on the unit when taking care of your patient?
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Module 8 Assignment
Fluid Imbalances
Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:
Describe what a fluid and electrolyte imbalance is and how this is important to the function of the body?
Pick a fluid or electrolyte imbalance and describe how the patient would present, in addition to the treatment (nursing and expected medical)?
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Module 9 Assignment
Differences between Acute and Chronic Pain Worksheet
Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:
The differences between acute and chronic pain
Reasons that a patient would experience acute versus chronic pain and patient presentation examples of each.
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Minimum of 150 words per section. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format.
Complete all of your lesson materials and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
• The differences between acute and chronic pain
• Reasons that a patient would experience acute versus chronic pain and patient presentation examples of each.
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. SkyScape is a great suggestion for assistance in completion of this assignment. All citations must be in APA format.1 Point
1. Describe the difference between acute and chronic pain?
2. List some reasons that a patient would experience acute versus chronic pain and give the patient presentation for each example?
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Module 10 Assignment
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Worksheet
Your written assignment for this module is a worksheet that describes the following:
The difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia and the impact to the patient?
Patient education for client and family in order to avoid extreme temperature variations?
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Minimum of 150 words for each section. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format.
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Complete all of your lesson materials and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
• The difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia and the impact to the patient?
• Patient education for client and family in order to avoid extreme temperature variations?
You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. SkyScape is a great suggestion for assistance in completion of this assignment. All citations must be in APA format.1 Point
1. What is the difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia and how does each one impact the patient?
2. What education can you give to your patient and family to avoid the extreme temperature variations?
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Module 11 Assignment
Comprehensive Final
Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:
What did you learn from this course that you did not already know?
How will you apply what you learned to your patient care?
You should include a minimum of 2 references. Include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page in APA format.
