Consider the current healthcare delivery models and practice settings. Reflect on how nursing practice is transforming in response to the current demands of the healthcare system and answer one of the following questions: What differentiates the practice of a master's-prepared nurse compared to that of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse? What is the value of a master's degree in nursing? What do you consider to be the most essential professional competency for a master's-prepared nurse pr...

Requirements:  Reflect over the past seven weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet:  MSN program Outcome # 5  MSN Essential # VIII   NONPF Nurse Practitioner Core Competency # 8      Chamberlain College of Nursing Program Outcome #5   Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice. (Extraordinary nursing)    Masters Essential VIII: Clinic...

otal Points Possible: 70 Requirements: Ageism and gender bias can affect to whom and how we ask about sexual health, sexual activity, and concerning symptoms. Depending on your own level of comfort and cultural norms this can be a tough conversation for some providers but this is an important topic. As this week's required NAMS videos discussed, women are wanting us to ask about sexual concerns. This week we also reviewed sexually transmitted diseases and the effects of ageism on the time to d...

See Course Announcement for Assignment   ASSIGNMENT CONTENT  Category  Points  %  Description  Assessment: Primary diagnosis     24   15   Presentation of the case study patient’s primary diagnosis includes the following required elements:   Diagnosis is consistent with the cited guideline recommendations or scholarly reference, ICD10 code is listed, rationale statement includes a one to two sentence paraphrased pathophysiology statement. The rationale s...

Total Points Possible:  70 Requirements:  Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatric problems you will encounter in your primary care practice.  Review this case study  HPI: KF, 56-year-old Caucasian female presents to office with complaints of “no energy and not wanting to go out.” These symptoms have been present for about 3 months and seem worse in the morning and improve slightly through the day. It is hard to get out of bed and get the day started because does not feel reste...

Total Points Possible:  50  Case Study - Part 2 You ordered a CXR and spirometry at the previous visit and he returns today to review the results. Physical exam and symptoms are unchanged since last visit. Vital signs at this visit are: Temp-98.3, P-68, RR-20, BP 152/90, Height 68.9in., Weight 258 pounds, O2sat 94% on RA  CXR Result:  No acute infiltrates or consolidations are seen. Cardiac and mediastinal silhouettes are normal. No hilar enlargement is evident. Osseous thorax is intac...

Case Study - Part 1 Date of visit: November 20,2019  A 62 year-old Caucasian male presents to the office with persistent cough and recent onset of shortness of breath. Upon further questioning you discover the following subjective information regarding the chief complaint.  History of Present Illness  Onset  6 months  Location  Chest  Duration  Cough is intermittent but frequent, worse in the AM  Characteristics  Productive; whitish-yellow phlegm  ...

Requirements:  Your initial discussion post should include the following:  Identify and discuss 2-3 definitions of polypharmacy (there are multiple definitions). Your textbook can count as 1 reference. You must also include an additional reference from an evidence-based practice journal article or national guideline.  Identify three risk factors that can lead to polypharmacy. Explain the rationale for why each listed item is a risk factor. Risk factors are different than adverse drug re...

Requirements:  Step 1:   Review the assigned topics which are listed by student number. For example, if your student number is 2 you will discuss the functional health domain and then respond to a classmate who has posted on the psychological health domain. Your student number:   Your assessment domain  Your peer response domain  1, 5 and 9 Physical health   Socioenvironmental health & quality of life measures  2, 6 and 10 Functional health   Psychological ...

Total Points Possible:  60  Requirements:  For Week 6 of the course there will not be a case study given to you by the faculty. Instead you will be assigned a mental health disorder commonly seen in primary care and you will create a case study based on that disorder. You may create a case study either from a previous clinical patient experience or if you have not had a patient in clinical that represents your assigned topic you may research your disease using the week’s classroom material and...