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Week 1: Discussion Question 2 – Applying Jean Watson’s Theory on Human Caring/Caring Science Core Principles to APN Practice
Discussion Prompt Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring/Caring Science is one theoretical framework used throughout the USU College of Nursing courses. The practice implication of Watson’s Human Caring Theory evolves our thinking and approaches to patient care from a mindset of carative (cure) to one of caritas (care). The core principles/practice are founded on a: Practice of…
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Week 2: Discussion Question 1 – Applying Leadership Skills in Exploring the Roles for APRN Discussion Prompt
The ongoing changes in the health-care landscape are influenced most by globalization, economic and technological factors, and the aging of the population. The complexity of the healthcare environment requires us to examine the leadership needs for the APN roles that are applicable for today and the future (Joel, 2018). In chapter 21 (Leadership for APNs:…
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Tasks: 1. Locate a nursing study that examines the effects of an intervention. Provide a summary of the study, focusing primarily on the intervention. Was the development and implementation of the intervention described in detail? Based on a theoretical framework? Did the design of the study promote investigation of the effects of the study—for example, was there comparison of experimental and control groups? Were there variables that could have impacted the findings that were not part of the intervention? Was there evidence of efforts to monitor the safety of participants? Are there any ways that the study could have been improved?
Module 6 Assignment: Professional Development: Each response to a task below should be 500-1000 words. All responses should be combined into a single document for submission. APA formatting required. Please submit only complete assignments (not partial or “draft” assignments). Submit only the assignments corresponding to this module. Please label each assignment with: Your name Course…
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Assignment Description: For this week assignment, write a 1500-word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 10, which begins “The elderly patient resided at the nursing home for almost a year before she died at the hospital.” Did the lack of documentation in the admitting nurse’s assessment and notes affect the ultimate outcome of this case? Was there negligence on the part of the nursing staff in the care of this patient? What could the nurse have done differently to facilitate a different outcome in this case? How would you decide this case?
Assignment Description: For this week assignment, write a 1500-word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 10, which begins “The elderly patient resided at the nursing home for almost a year before she died at the hospital.” Did the lack of documentation in the admitting…
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Assignment: Please complete ALL THREE of the Professional Development exercises. In the Chapter 7 summary, Staggers and Nelson state, “In a way all of us are already informatics nurses.” Reflect on this summary statement and describe a scenario from your clinical experience where you manipulated data, information, and knowledge to make a wise decision. Focus specifically on the key concepts of data, information, knowledge and wisdom. What do you believe are the advantages and disadvantages of having a single shared consensus-driven model of terminology use? How can a single agreed model of terminology use (with linkages to a single terminology) help to integrate knowledge into routine clinical practice? Hospital C is looking to implement an EHR. It has been suggested that a NIS be hired. This position does not involve direct patient care and the administration is struggling with how to justify the position. How can this position be justified?
Assignment: Please complete ALL THREE of the Professional Development exercises. In the Chapter 7 summary, Staggers and Nelson state, “In a way all of us are already informatics nurses.” Reflect on this summary statement and describe a scenario from your clinical experience where you manipulated data, information, and knowledge to make a wise decision. Focus specifically on the key concepts of data, information, knowledge and wisdom. What do you believe are the advantages and disadvantages of having a single shared consensus-driven model of terminology use? How can a single agreed model of terminology use (with linkages to a single terminology) help to integrate…
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Physical Exam: Vital Signs: 37.2, 72, 15 unlabored, 155/88, 99% RA Ht 5 ft 10 inches Wt 260 lbs BMI 37.3 General: Alert, oriented, ambulatory, appears stated age. Skin: warm, dry, normal cheddar, no petechiae, no ecchymoses, no rash. HEENT: Head: NCAT; Eyes: PERRLA, EOMI, no scleral icterus; Ears: externa
Physical Exam: Vital Signs: 37.2, 72, 15 unlabored, 155/88, 99% RA Ht 5 ft 10 inches Wt 260 lbs BMI 37.3 General: Alert, oriented, ambulatory, appears stated age. Skin: warm, dry, normal cheddar, no petechiae, no ecchymoses, no rash. HEENT: Head: NCAT; Eyes: PERRLA, EOMI, no scleral icterus; Ears: external ear, no tragus tenderness, TM…
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Case Study #1 Osteoarthritis Patients Chief Complaint: I’m having difficulty walking, my joints have been killing me for the past 3 months. My knees and lower back hurts. History of Present Illness: B. is a 71 yo overweight male who presents to your clinic for the first time complaining of months to years of bilateral knee pain that becomes worse with rain and feels better when the weather is warm and dry. He is now concerned because the arthritis symptoms have not an improved this summer. The pain in the right knee is greater than the left knee. He is also concerned about back pain he has had for several years that has recently become worse. He has difficulty using the stairs in his home.
Case Study #1 Osteoarthritis Patients Chief Complaint: I’m having difficulty walking, my joints have been killing me for the past 3 months. My knees and lower back hurts. History of Present Illness: B. is a 71 yo overweight male who presents to your clinic for the first time complaining of months to years of bilateral…
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Shirley is a 76yo female who presents to your office for evaluation of chest pain that has been going on for the past 4 days. She states she occasionally does get chest pain now and again, but she noticed that over the past 4 days, when walking up the stairs, or going on her morning walk to get coffee with her girlfriends, she develops a central chest pressure and pain.
When she stops walking, and rests, the pain completely resolves. When asked to point to where her pain is she points to the are above her left breast. She states it radiated to her left shoulder, and occasionally gets “a strange tingling” in her left arm. She denies any fever, chills, nausea, vomiting or…
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Module 7 Assignment: Signature Assignment, Implementation, and Review – Write a 2500-2700 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Support your ideas with at least five (5) scholarly citations in your essay. Use strict APA guidelines to format the paper. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount and an abstract and table of contents are not necessary and if included are not part of the overall word count
Module 7 Assignment: Signature Assignment, Implementation, and Review – Write a 2500-2700 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Support your ideas with at least five (5) scholarly citations in your essay. Use strict APA guidelines to format the paper. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount…
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Module 5 Discussion Question: Choose a research article and discuss the data collection process and the positive and negative aspects of the process. Module 5 Assignment: Subject Matter Experts and Data Collection- Your interview questions and summaries should be 1500-1750 words and should include at least three (3) citations. Clearly mark each heading to identify the interviews and summaries. Follow the guidelines for APA writing style
Module 5 Discussion Question: Choose a research article and discuss the data collection process and the positive and negative aspects of the process. Module 5 Assignment: Subject Matter Experts and Data Collection- Your interview questions and summaries should be 1500-1750 words and should include at least three (3) citations. Clearly mark each heading to identify…