Purpose The purpose of the Disease Process Presentation is for learners to: Develop professional presentation/communication skills. Demonstrate an advancing understanding of pathophysiological processes of body systems that result in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who present with these disorders in these systems. Demonstrate the ability to analyze the literature to obtain the most current, evidence-based resources on the assigned disease process. Demonstrate and practi...

The purpose of the Week 5 Disease Process Assignment Part 2 is for learners to: Develop professional presentation/communication skills. Link development of initial presenting signs and symptoms of disease to changes to tissue, organ and system functioning. Describe how the disease is diagnosed Describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for disease management. Due Date:  Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of Week 5 Course Outcomes Analyze pathophysiological...

The purpose of the Week 2 Disease Process Assignment Part 1 is for learners to: Develop professional presentation/communication skills. Demonstrate understanding of the risk factors for disease development. Demonstrate understanding of the progression of a disease from the initial injury to the defect in the tissue, organ and system functioning. Describe the role of the health care provider in the prevention of the disease. Due Date:  Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of Week 2 C...

As you are completing Part I of your disease process presentation, tell us about the etiology and risk factors of your assigned disease and what you feel is the role of the family nurse practitioner in preventing the occurrence of this disease.  Solution: Hypertension is one of the most common and highly prevalent primary diagnoses in the healthcare setup. According to Alexander (2019), approximately 90 million adults above the age of 20 years are affected by hypertension in the United States....

Share with the class the name of your disease process assigned to you by your faculty this week. Tell us if this is a disease that you have encountered in caring for patients in your own nursing practice. Feel free to share a practice exemplar.  If this is a completely new disease that you will learn about, tell us if it relates to your nursing practice in terms of the populations for which you care. Solution: My assigned disease for this discussion is hypertension.  According to Gabb et al. (...

Week 8: Discussion - Health Policy and Ethics No unread replies.No replies. Go to your state government web page. Find one health policy enacted within the last two (2) years. Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the policy. (250 words double spaced, APA). Your summary should integrate ANA ethical statements ("The Code"), and course readings, to include a minimum of one course scholarly article (provided within the course). Be sure to speak to the role of advoca...

Take some time now to mindfully reflect over the assignments, readings, discussion board, and web site exploration activities of the course, Population Health, Epidemiology, and Statistical. Next, take a look at the narrative and rubric for the assignment: Reflection on Achievement. You will be constructing a mind map, or concept map, that relates (connects) the activities of the course to the outcome objectives provided for you on the assignment narrative. Also, review the videos provided which...

Please go to a lay press newspaper, for example, The Washington Post, The New York Times, or other national publication.  Locate an article that has global health implications, such as malaria, untreated strep throat or other infectious diseases in developing countries.  Other topic areas may address environmental global health issues, for example, safe water, sanitation, or oral health.  After you locate and read over the article respond to the following prompt: During NR503 the Web of Causa...

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is: Integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout this course Direct application of course content to problem solving of chronic population health problems applied to the learner’s geographic area. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: See weekly outcomes from Weeks 1-6.  Due Date: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6. Total Points Possible: 200 Requirements This ...

Purpose Infectious disease occurs worldwide and must be addressed just as chronic disease is approached. This assignment will offer the opportunity to explore the various communicable diseases, the epidemiological background data as well as the implications of these infections. Course Outcomes Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes. CO 3:  Identify appropriate outcome measures and study designs applicable to epidemiological subfields such as infe...