What do you do if you are covering inpatient psychiatric consults and are called to see a patient in the ICU who overdosed on prescription medication requiring intubation?
Assignment : Practicum Journal: Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment PMHNPs may find themselves working in a wide variety of settings—each having their own unique challenges and inherent legal issues. For instance, what do you do in your state of practice when you are providing a therapy/treatment session and a client reports active suicidal ideation? What do […]
What are some prevalent medical conditions that can also be accompanied by psychiatric symptoms or complications?
In completing the case study, students will be addressing the following learning objectives: Identify common medical conditions that can have accompanying psychiatric complications or symptoms. Describe general nursing implications for clients experiencing psychiatric disorders that are intertwined with other nonpsychiatric illnesses. 1. Carla, a 27-year-old white single mother of two preschool-age children, is in the […]
provide strengths and limitations of the training models in professional psychology
Question description Clinical psychology as a profession is relatively new. Although human beings have been thinking about disturbances in behavior for thousands of years, it is only within the last 75 years that clinical psychology emerged as a unique specialization within psychology. During the years following World War II, psychologists working with mentally ill, developmentally […]
Provide a definition for both reliability and validity in relation to measurement and data collection in research.
For this discussion, you will: • Provide a definition for both reliability and validity in relation to measurement and data collection in research. • Select a nursing research article and describe how the researcher evaluated and reported the reliability and validity for the measurement instrument(s). • Discuss two factors that may compromise the reliability of […]
What is decontamination? What, in your opinion, is the best way to decontaminate an individual? Why?
Search the South University Online library or the Internet for information on standards and guidelines for healthcare facilities in emergency situations. You can search for accrediting agencies, emergency response plans, National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), or various real-life scenarios to aid you in answering the questions for the given scenario: You are the administrator of […]
Identify personal leadership style
Leadership is such an important aspect of nursing. In this course, we considered various aspects of nursing that require strong, knowledgeable, flexible and compassionate leaders. While many nurses do not set out to be the “leader” on their floor, unit or facility, nurses must be the “leader” in sometimes even the smallest tasks or situations. […]
Describe the course of action that you will take to confirm this suspicion and prevent further decline.
Esther Jackson is a 56-year-old black female who is 1-day post-op following a left radical mastectomy. During morning rounds, the off-going nurse shares with you during bedside report that the patient has been experiencing increased discomfort in her back throughout the night and has required frequent help with repositioning. She states that the patient was […]
What do we mean when we say that the long-term care system is reimbursement-driven?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The following are the Discussion Questions found at the end of this chapter along with answers to those questions. 1. What do we mean when we say that the long-term care system is reimbursement-driven? 2. Who is covered by Medicare? Medicaid? • Medicare: • Medicaid: 3. What long-term care services does […]
What comparisons can be found between the university Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies
What comparisons can be found between the university Mission and Domains/CON Mission and Program Competencies (for your selected specialty track, links located in the Course Materials) with the AACN’s Essentials for Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (link located in the Week 1 Topic Materials)? Explain your rational.
Describe one situation you have encountered where your actions were guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics.
Describe one situation you have encountered where your actions were guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics. If you have never encountered such a situation, imagine a possible situation you could face in the future. Link this experience to one of the elements in the code of ethics found at http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics.
How could the career planning process help you to be successful in an advanced nurse role?
In this unit you will learn about the importance of creating a career plan for yourself. Nursing is a universal profession which touches human life from conception to death in so many ways. The nursing shortage has received a great deal of interest by the nation in response to concerns about safe and effective healthcare […]
Describe a department or unit within a health care organization using systems theory terminology. Include a description of inputs, throughput, output, cycles of events, and negative feedback.
To prepare: • Review the Meyer article, “Nursing Services Delivery Theory: An Open System Approach,” in this week’s Learning Resources. Focus especially on the information presented in Table 1 (p. 2831) and Figure 2 (p. 2833). • Reflect on your organization or one with which you are familiar. Within a particular department or unit in […]