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 […]
Explain the approach you will take to ensure adequate nutrition for the newborn, with or without breastfeeding
You are the registered nurse performing a health assessment on a newborn infant. From the functional health pattern portion of the assessment, you learn the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her baby. How do you respond? Explain the approach you will take to ensure adequate nutrition for the newborn, with or without breastfeeding. Provide rationale […]
What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following online resources: 1. Key Features of the Affordable Care Act: http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/timeline/index.html 2. Health Care Transformation: the Affordable Care Act and More: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/HealthSystemReform/AffordableCareAct.pdf What are the […]
describe how a researcher would ensure that this principle would be protected for participants of a research study.
Protection of human subject participants in nursing research – In Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015) textbook Box 22.1 on page 516, select one (1) of the Fifteen Ethical Principles of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. Describe the importance of the selected principle to ethical research. In addition, describe how a researcher would ensure […]
What is the nature of nursing practice? • What is the social purpose of nursing?
As the demand for knowledge, technical savvy, compassion, and leadership increases in the field of nursing, it is important to determine what is fundamentally important to you in delivering the best nursing care. By reflecting on your values, morals, and what brought you to the profession originally, you should be able to articulate your own […]
When should the patient return for a follow-up exam, if needed?
Stent Graft for Abdominal aortic aneurysm 1. What should the patient be aware of to alert the physician to a complication after the procedure? 2. When should the patient return for a follow-up exam, if needed? 3. Will the patient have to modify their lifestyle in any way after this procedure?
write your responses to each question as one narrative rather than separating your responses by question number.
Review the following case study and complete the questions that follow. For this assignment, write your responses to each question as one narrative rather than separating your responses by question number. Include an introduction and a conclusion. Submit your answers using APA format, well-written sentences, and detailed explanations. Your analysis must be scientifically sound, necessary, […]
Does a correlation exist between your job description and your practice
For this topic, interview a community-based nurse or nurse practitioner who sees individuals in the home setting. Ask the following questions: What are your job responsibilities? Does a correlation exist between your job description and your practice? Are you involved in policy formulation that affects client services? Do you belong to a professional organization related […]
Discuss the impact of stakeholder roles responsibilities and relationships on patient care outcomes
Scenario: You are the chief nursing officer in a large academic tertiary care center. You have been told that your organization has had an increase in nosocomial infections. As the chief nursing officer you want to combat this problem that is impacting patient care. Note: To complete the requirements below you may use fictitious data […]
Explains the importance of theories and models for health care in the community.
Instructions 1. Find information on “The Salmon White Construct for Public Health Nursing”. 2. Make a brief summary of the information. 3.Explains the importance of theories and models for health care in the community. 4. Share with your colleagues the differences and similarities of the definitions found.
Analyze potential interprofessional alternatives to an initial intervention overview with regard to their possibilities to meet the needs of the project, population, and setting.
For the first section of your final capstone project you will develop a proposal for an intervention plan to fulfill a need within a specific population. This assignment is meant to capture your initial thoughts about the need and impacting factors to help focus your in-depth analysis later on in the course. The discussion from […]