Reflection Reflect on your current knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in your state or review your acts, rules, and regulations by going to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing at https://www.ncsbn.org/npa.htm (Links to an external site.) How familiar are you with your state's Nurse Practice Act? What did you learn that you didn't know before today? How does this knowledge assist you as a leader or manager? Solution: My state of practice in New York (NY). I am s...

Directions for Part 2 For this part of the direct care project, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the topic and problem identified in Part 1. View the Direct Care Project Part 2 Tutorial (Click to here to view) (Links to an external site.). Download the template below and create a PowerPoint presentation for your selected group. Create speaker notes for the PowerPoint presentation. These will assist you as you present and will be part of your assignment submis...

Discussion Step 1: Read the following case study: A nurse has an order to complete a procedure on a patient. After reading the procedure, the nurse notices that it is not best practice and it has not been updated for 6 years. The nurse takes this issue to the nurse leader (charge nurse) and the nurse manager (unit manager). Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would answer the nurse manager question. Ple...

Directions for Part 1 Review the Direct Care Project Overview above. View the Direct Care Project Part 1 Tutorial (Click here to view) (Links to an external site.). Download the Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis template under Templates below. Please address the following areas on the provided template: State the clinical certification and target population including setting that were approved by your instructor in the Week 2: Direct Care Part 1: Assessment an...

Reflection Question Based on the results you obtained from the Foundation of Nursing Leadership self-assessment in Week 1 Lesson, reflect on the questions below and share in a post. What is your current leadership style? How does your leadership style impact your decision making in nursing care? How will you further develop your leadership skills? Solution: My current leadership style is transformational leadership. The attributes that describe me as a transformational lead...

Directions Access the Athena Washington Case Assignment in iHuman by clicking on the "Load Assignment in a New Window" button at the bottom of this assignment page. If prompted, select to load the case in a new browser window. Note: It may take a few moments for iHuman cases to load in your web browser, so please be patient. Complete the prework questions associated with the case. Begin the case and complete these sections: (100 points total, immediate feedback/grade will be ...

Directions Access the Amka Oxendine Case Assignment in iHuman by clicking on the "Load Assignment in a New Window" button at the bottom of this assignment page. If prompted, select to load the case in a new browser window. Note: It may take a few moments for iHuman cases to load in your web browser, so please be patient. Complete the prework questions associated with the case. Begin the case and complete these sections: (100 points total, immediate feedback/grade will be prov...

Developing self-awareness starts with taking time to reflect on your own strengths and weaknesses, what distresses you, and what you find most comfortable in social work practice with your clients and colleagues. You have read about many theories and models at this point. There may have been theories and models that you were more inclined to use. Or there may have been theories and models you were not comfortable using. The Theoretical Evaluation Self-Test (TEST) was developed by Daniel Colem...

According to Garland (2013), there is skepticism about mindfulness as an effective intervention. Often, because of its philosophical roots in Buddhism, practitioners and scholars equate mindfulness with “New Age” beliefs. As a result, some may wonder how effective mindfulness interventions are. Recall from Week 1 that it is important to answer the question about the effectiveness of interventions by using empirical evidence rather than experiences or intuition. You may not have experienced or...

Upon hearing the stories of sometimes horrific atrocities clients or client families have experienced, you as a social worker may find yourself confronting existential questions such as Why? For example, Why do horrible events happen to good people? Why do people abuse their children? Trying to make sense of such trauma is not easy, and you may seek answers to these existential questions your whole life. And yet, there are opportunities for growth despite trauma for both clients and social wo...