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96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and Capacity
View Case Study: 96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and CapacityAlex is a 27 year old resident in a supported living facility. She has a diagnosis of developmental delay. She is close with her younger brother, Anton. Alex has identified…
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75. Case: Cultural Competence: Truth and Reconciliation in Action
View Case Study: 75. Case: Cultural Competence: Truth and Reconciliation in ActionCase 75: Cultural Competence: Truth and Reconciliation in Action Alex Sylliboy has been referred to the diabetes clinic and this is his first appointment. He identifies as Indigenous on…
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66. Case: Blood Transfusions
View Case Study: 66. Case: Blood TransfusionsJoyce Skinner is a 38 year old woman with non-curative leukemia. She is the single mother of two children, ages 11 and 8, and her ex-husband is ‘out of the…
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54. Case: Professional Role
View Case Study: 54. Case: Professional RoleWhile doing a weekday home visit to an elderly patient, a VON nurse in a small community finds the patient’s son at home. The patient has mentioned that her son…
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51. Case: Confidentiality and Privacy
View Case Study: 51. Case: Confidentiality and PrivacyJoanne Baker, a nurse practitioner in a small community, prescribed a partial opiate agonist to a young man, Brian, for treatment of prescription opiate dependence. Brian is talented and plays…
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48. Case: Shared Experience
View Case Study: 48. Case: Shared ExperienceYou have recently started working as an RN in cardiology at the local pediatric health centre. One of the first cases you are involved with hits a little close to…
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47. Case: Collegial Responsibilities
View Case Study: 47. Case: Collegial ResponsibilitiesYou are a pediatric critical care specialist working in the ICU taking care of a newborn infant who suffered a severe, prolonged reduction in blood flow to his brain at…
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36. Case: Fee-For-Service Care (Complementary/ Alternative Practices)
View Case Study: 36. Case: Fee-For-Service Care (Complementary/ Alternative Practices)A registered nurse is also a registered massage therapist and runs a private practice out of her home. Physicians often refer patients to her privately for massage therapy, but have…
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