Research Critique Guidelines – Part I Use this document to organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, and reference content from the studies in your responses. Qualitative Studies Background of Study 1. Summary of studies. Include problem, significance to nursing, purpose, objective, and research question. How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you […]

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is explore the assigned topic related to information systems in healthcare, research and analyze the topic, and describe how you will apply your new found knowledge to your nursing practice. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet one or more of the following Course Outcomes depending on the topic selected. CO1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to […]

Benchmark – Policy Brief The benchmark assesses the following competencies: 1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care. Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its […]

  Purpose Community health nurses practice in a variety of settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe the community setting and analyze the role of a nurse in the assigned setting. Health promotion nursing interventions and a professional nursing organization related to this role will also be examined.  The topic for this paper is the role of a nurse in a faith community setting. […]

NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology Arthritis Lorie Valentin RN, BSN Arthritis             Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are both diseases of the joints. Each is characterized by pain, swelling and stiffening of joints throughout the body (Huether & McCance, 2017). The most common joints affected are the hands, knees, hips and spine (Huether & McCance, 2017). In OA the breakdown of cartilage within the joints […]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease             Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for chronic inflammation of the bowel that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. Possible causes and risks for IBD are gene susceptibility, environmental, epithelial cell barrier function alteration, and altered immune response to intestinal microflora (Huether & McCance, 2017). The mucosal epithelium loses its ability to discern normal intestinal antigens from harmful ones and […]

LWW/JNCQ JNCQ-D-13-00147 July 28, 2014 16:24 J Nurs Care Qual Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 318–326 Copyright c© 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Analysis of Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes Using Comprehensive Nurse Staffing Characteristics in Acute Care Nursing Units Sung-Heui Bae, PhD, MPH, RN; Maureen Kelly, MS, RN; Carol S. Brewer, PhD, RN, FAAN; Alexandra Spencer, MSN, RN Associations between […]

 Lyme Disease Case Study A 38-year-old male had a 3-week history of fatigue and lethargy with intermittent complaints of headache, fever, chills, myalgia, and arthralgia. According to the history, the patient’s symptoms began shortly after a camping vacation. He recalled a bug bite and rash on his thigh immediately after the trip. The following studies were ordered: Studies Results Lyme disease test, Elevated IgM antibody […]

L.N. is a 49-year-old white woman with a history of type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and migraine headaches. The patient was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 9 years ago when she presented with mild polyuria and polydipsia. L.N. is 5′4″ and has always been on the large side, with her weight fluctuating between 165 and 185 lb. Initial treatment for her diabetes consisted of an […]

Write a paper of 800-1,000 words that describes the national and international implications of Childhood obesity and diabetes. Include the following: Scope and depth of the problem. Countries that are faring better or worse than others. How the United States ranks on this issue in relation to other countries. Efforts of the World Health Organization and other agencies on this issue. Existing disparities (include race, […]