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 […]

Week 10/Module 10 Written Assignment Different cultures view death and dying differently. For this assignment you will research a culture, other than your own and using your Culturally Competent Health Care textbook by Larry Purnell or the internet to address the following:  Describe the current views and possible ceremonial processes, honoring the death and dying of their loved ones for the culture you chose to […]

Purpose The Peer Engagement Forum will take place during four weeks in the NR 504 course and is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage and dialogue at a deeper level with a small group of peers. Weeks during which Peer Engagement will occur include weeks two, five, six, and seven. Course Outcomes Throughout the course of the four Peer Engagement Forums, the […]

Delegation in Practice What does your State Board of Nursing say about Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and their role, and the role of the Registered Nurse? Describe the responsibilities of the Registered Nurse when delegating patient care tasks. How does the ICU environment differ from a general medical-surgical unit as far as assigned responsibilities for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel? Assignment Expectations: Length:  1000 words Structure: Include a […]

Module 10 Written Assignment – Death and Dying – Ethical Dilemmas and Nursing Interventions Scoring Rubric: Criteria Points Background/Introduction: Chose a culture, other than their own, to write about, describing the current culture’s views, rituals and ceremonies regarding death and dying. 5 points Values: Described the current culture’s views on death and dying, in contrast to your own similarities or differences in values between them and how […]

The influence of poverty on health is a problem that transcends national borders. This week’s readings discussed some of the political, economic, and ethical issues that lead to health disparities in developed and developing countries. In addition, in this week’s first media presentation, Dr. Mancuso and Dr. Huijer shared insights on working within political systems to bring about positive changes in health care. Think about […]