Temporal Arteritis, also know as cranial arteritis or giant cell arteritis (GCA), is a condition that involves the temporal arteries that supply blood to the head and brain. It typically affects the large vessels, but smaller vessels can be involved, as well. These arteries become inflamed and can cause the patient to experience a lot of pain and permanent vision loss. Giant cell arteritis is an ophthalmic emergency and prompt intervention is required to prevent permanent vision loss and significant morbidities (De Smit, et al., 2016).
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Teaching Strategies Commonly Used by a Nurse Informaticist Q&A
Q: As a nurse informaticist what teaching strategies and instructional technologies would you use to implement a new learning scenario? Describe the scenario and how you could incorporate the strategies and technologies into your blog.
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Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
According to Blue (2015), “Gardner defines intelligence as ‘a bio-psychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture'”. The multiple intelligences identified by Gardner are Linguistic, logical-mathematical, naturalistic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and musical (Adcock, 2014, p. 50). Therefore:
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