(Answered) NR565 week 8 Reflection

Requirements:

  1. Choose one (1) MSN Program Outcome, one (1) MSN Essential, and one (1) NONPF Core Competency from the list below:
    • MSN Program Outcome
      1. Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles.
      2. Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice.
    • MSN Essential

      I. Background for Practice from Science and Humanities

      VIII. Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health

      IX. Master’s Level Nursing Practice

  • NONPF Core Competencies

     Scientific Foundation Competencies

    These competencies ensure that nurse practitioners graduate with a comprehensive background in medical sciences. All nurse practitioner students are required to take foundational pathophysiology and pharmacology, but depending on their specialty, they may take additional courses. Psychiatric nurse practitioners often take courses in neuroscience whereas neonatal nurse practitioners take courses in neonatology. Scientific core competencies also include knowledge and understanding of clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based practice, translational research, and treatment of vulnerable and diverse patient populations.

    The scientific foundation core competencies defined by the NONPF include the following:

    1. Thinks critically about data and applies this evidence to improving practice.
    2. Allows knowledge from the humanities and other disciplines to inform one’s work in nursing.
    3. Incorporates research findings to enhance practice methods and patient outcomes.
    4. Creates fresh evidence-based approaches and techniques, paying thought to research findings, core theory, and experience from practice.

Solution:

This course has enhanced my understanding of pharmacology in various ways. I will highlight some of the ways that I satisfied the outcomes below:

MSN Program Outcome: Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in holistic health principles.

 I achieved this outcome through the week 1 discussion on Pharmacogenomics. I learned the role of genetic testing in providing patient-centered care. For instance, pharmacogenomics is influenced by drug recommendations based on genetic makeup. In the week 1 discussion, the provider genetic testing helped in making an informed decision on the….Please click the icon below to purchase full solution at $5