By Day 3 Respond to the following: Identify your subtopic and provide a brief summary of your journal article on how this topic relates to nursing practice. What is the nurse’s role in providing care in relation to your subtopic and the overarching theme of advocacy? What ethical implications should be considered with regard to genetics and genomics for nursing practice? Why? Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature. Solution: The select...

Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” This is most definitely true when it comes to diseases and how to prevent and treat them. As a nurse, you are charged with teaching patients how to prevent infectious diseases and what to do if they become infected. A powerful tool in your arsenal is the Fact Sheet. Usually comprised of one page of easy-to-read content, these leaflets can be distributed easily and can effectively inform your practice. To prepare for this Assignment: Select on...

Requirements: Provide the following information (if more than one list them each separately): Name of site Location (city, state) of the practicum location Type of practice (i.e., IM, Peds, FP) Are there any age restrictions for patients at this office? (i.e., this office does not see children under the age of 12, etc.) What is your tentative clinical schedule at the practicum? Does your preceptor(s) have any other students at the same time? Discuss your feeling...

Purpose Problem-based learning is a methodology designed to help students develop the reasoning process used in clinical practice through problem solving actual patient problems in the same manner as they occur in practice.  The purpose of this activity is to develop students’ clinical reasoning skills using a case-based learning exercise. Through participation in an online discussion forum, students identify learning issues in a self-directed manner which facilitates learning for the entire ...

Week 6: Clinical Case Study Part One Discussion No unread replies.No replies. Purpose Problem-based learning is a methodology designed to help students develop the reasoning process used in clinical practice through problem solving actual patient problems in the same manner as they occur in practice.  The purpose of this activity is to develop students’ clinical reasoning skills using a case-based learning exercise. Through participation in an online discussion forum, students identify ...

Students will select a Healthy People 2020 objective and after approval by the instructor, the student will write a paper demonstrating comprehension of the specific topic/area to be addressed, and describe plans for a project for implementation and evaluation of the objective.  Each student will also give a presentation about the project in class. Please note that the power point presentation for the 8221 Seminar should reflect the paper contents following the health promotion paper and present...

DQ2 Consider current telehealth strategies and alternatives. Evaluate current implementation strategies for telehealth systems and provide an assessment of the pros and cons. Identify a particular practice area (e.g., clinic, hospital, primary care site) and discuss how you as a health care leader might you implement a similar strategy in that area? Solution: In recent years, evidence on the positive impacts of Telehealth has increased consistently.  Nonetheless, few studies have explored i...

DQ-1 A patient of your choice is being discharged to home and will use telehealth technology. Post the technology your patient will use at home and how will you connect with the patient using this technology. Solution: In recent years, Telehealth has emerged as a fundamental component in the healthcare industry.  This is given that it has the potential to positively impact the current healthcare challenges such as access to care, cost-efficient care as well as ensure distribution of lim...

Purpose The final week will focus on Global Policy Reform and the impact on patient care.  Students read the Berwick article and respond to the required discussions.  In addition, students reflect on what they have learned in NR506NP and how it is applicable to their upcoming clinical courses. Activity Learning Outcomes Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to: Understand the role of advanced practice nursing in the International Context (CO2) Research glob...

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to discuss healthcare policy of the APN profession and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes. This week’s assignment focuses on the APN as a Health Policy Leader, one of the nine NONPF NP competencies.  Students will analyze how health policy may affect NP practice and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes. Activity Learning Outcomes Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the...