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Wilma Carpenter was a 55-year-old woman who underwent a total hip replacement surgery.  The surgery seemed to go uneventful.  However, in recovery, she had an epidural catheter placed for pain management following an episode of hypotension.  Kelly, an RN was assigned to the patient and unfamiliar to the floor. Mrs. Carpenter developed a reaction to respiratory therapy, which caused nausea and vomiting.  According to Kelly, Joseph, an LPN, found her blue and unresponsive.  A code was called.  Mrs. Carpenter was intubated and cardiac resuscitation was initiated.  She was transferred to Intensive Care.  Mrs. Carpenter eventually became unresponsive, declared brain dead and taken off the respirator.

Post Operative skills include monitoring, assessment and observation skills (Liddle, C., 2013).  Kelly stated she had assessed the patient, checked IV’s, and questioned her about pain.  She stated the patient as responsive, alert to place and was stable.  It is uncertain whether vital signs or epidural site were assessed. Although she stated a motor and sensory level assessment were done and found fine.

 

This case shows a lack of communication between the recovery room and the RN, Kelly.  It also states that Kelly had never worked on that unit before and was providing care for the entire floor.  Staffing may not have been adequate. There are also discrepancies, of details, between Kelly and Joseph.  Litigations, in this case, can be on grounds of staffing, scope of practice, standards of care, assessment, communication, and documentation.  A nurse can be held liable for negligence and can face restrictions or revocation of their license (Westrick, S. J., 2014).

                                                            References

Liddle, C. (2013). Principles of monitoring postoperative patients. NursingTimes.Net.  Retrieved from http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/specialisms/critical-care/principles-of-monitoring-postoperative-patients/5059272.article

 

Westrick, S. J. (2014). Regulation of Nursing Practice.  Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics. Burlington, MA: Jones and Barlett Learning.

Homework Set 4
Complete the following homework problems from your textbook Conceptual Integrated Science:
 
•         Page 640, #69
•         Page 700, #41
•         Page 701, #5, #7, and #10
•         Page 727, #36
•         Page 728, #1 and #5
 
Page 640, #69
Why can’t an ecosystem’s energy pyramid be inverted (that is, upside down)?

Page 700, #41
Identify a natural cycle other than the rock cycle.

Page 701, #5
Igneous rocks are the most common of the three types of rocks. Yet they are not often observed because they are typically buried under
(a) metamorphic rocks.
(b) sedimentary rocks.
(c) minerals.

Page 701, #7
During the early stages of Earth’s development, when the entire planet was molten, there were no rocks. What kind of rocks must have been the first to form?
a. igneous
b. sedimentary
c. metamorphic

Page 701, #10
An igneous rock can be transformed into a metamorphic rock by
a. weathering, erosion, deposition, then compaction to become a sedimentary rock, then heat and pressure.
b. being squeezed by great tectonic forces such as occur at a convergent plate boundary.
c. being heated by magma flowing nearby.
d. all of these.

Page 727, #36
A factory emits steam into the air. How could those same water molecules eventually reside in the ocean? In a river? In groundwater? In a bear’s body?

Page 728, #1
Snow becomes glacial ice when it is subjected to
a. decreasing temperature.
b. pressure.
c. rain.
d. plastic deformation.

Page 728, #5
Which process in the water cycle requires enormous energy input from the Sun?
a. precipitation
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. percolation

Homework Set 3
Complete the following homework problems from your textbook Conceptual Integrated Science:
 
•         Page 242, #4 and #10
•         Page 268, #25
•         Page 294, #50
•         Page 332, #48
•         Page 335, #1 and #8
•         Page 369, #10 and #11
•         Page 403, #3
 
Submit your answers in a Word document to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Page 242, #4
If an atom has 43 electrons, 56 neutrons, and 43 protons, what is its approximate atomic mass? What is the name of this element?
  (a) 137 amu; barium
  (b)  99 amu; technetium
  (c)  99 amu; radon
  (d)  142 amu; einsteinium

Page 242, #10
How many electrons are in the third shell of sodium, Na (atomic number 11)? (a)0, (b)1, (c)2, (d)3

Page 268, #25
What kind of nuclear power is responsible for sunshine?

Page 294, #50
Which has stronger attractions among its submicroscopic particles, a solid at 25°C, or a gas at 25°C? Explain.

Page 332, #48
How many more electrons can fit in the valence shell of a hydrogen atom?

Page 335, #1
An atom loses an electron to another atom. This is an example of a, (a)chemical change involving the formation of ions., (b)physical change involving the formation of ions., (c)chemical change involving the formation of covalent bonds., (d)physical change involving the formation of covalent bonds.

Page 335, #8
What is the difference between a compound and a mixture? (a) Both consist of atoms of different elements. (b) The difference is in the way their atoms are bonded together. (c) The components of a mixture are not chemically bonded together. (d) One is a solid and the other is a liquid.

Page 369, #10
How is an acid different than a base?

Page 369, #11
When an acid is dissolved in water, what ion does the water form?

Page 403, #3
What physical property of hydrocarbons is used in fractional distillation?

Its in 2 parts and should be labled that way:

 

Part 1:

 

Deliverable Length:

400-600 words

Details:

Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Wednesday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Sunday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Briefly discuss the economic, political, educational, family, and marital systems of a country of your choice. Include a response to the following questions in your discussion: If your company was to do business in your chosen country, what kind of social hierarchies and social interactions should you be aware of? What kind of management style would you use to be most effective given the cultural attributes of the country? How would you overcome the barriers to communication? Do you agree with the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” when it comes to doing business with another country?

Part 2:

 

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• Explain the impact of an individual’s personality on work performance.
• Identify at least 3 strategies an organization can use to maximize the contribution of individuals.

 

 

Article Critique

 

Directions: For this assignment, you will select and critique one article from a popular media source (e.g., newspaper, magazine, news journal, etc.) that provides information regarding a health disparity within a population group and complete the questions below. Please make sure to use complete sentences when answering each question. Make sure the health disparity is different from your research assignment. In addition, the article must have been published within the last 2 years.

 

1)      Provide the article reference and link. 

 

 

2)      What health disparity is the article highlighting? 

 

 

3)      Why is this information newsworthy? How would it benefit the public health community? 

 

 

4)      What causes and factors contributed to the health disparity? 

 

 

5)      How does the health disparity affect health outcomes? 

 

 

6)      Does the article make any recommendations or suggest resources that could benefit the public? If not, what suggestions or recommendations would you suggest? 

 

 

7)      Was the article well-written? Justify your rationale? 

 

 

8)      Did it include all pertinent information? Justify your rationale? 

 

 

9)      Was there information or a perspective that the article should have included? If so, what? What else would you have like to have seen?