Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills, or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice.  Be specific and provide examples.  Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.  APA format with references and in-text […]

Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions: Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students. Under which phase […]

T oday’s healthcare industry is no longerwell defined, and traditional strategies and tools do little to adequately respond to the rapidly changing environment. Globalization, technological innovation, regulatory restructuring, demographic shifts, and environmental pressures have all conspired to continually redraw the competitive landscape.1 Rather than create specific strategies for success, we propose that healthcare leaders focus on creating the conditions that will engage and allow the […]

Develop a 4 to 5 page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following: · Identify and review two scholarly resources that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address the national issue of Full Practice Authority Restrictions for Nurse Practitioners · Describe this […]

Planning and Topic Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics: 1. Bioterrorism/Disaster 2. Environmental Issues 3. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 4. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population Planning Before Teaching: Name and Credentials of Teacher: Estimated Time Teaching Will Last: Location of Teaching: Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed: Estimated Cost: Community and Target Aggregate: Topic: Identification of Focus for […]

Respond on to  two different days who selected different immune disorders and/or factors than you, in the following ways: Share insights on how the factor you selected impacts the pathophysiology of the immune disorder your colleague selected. Expand on your colleague’s posting by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.                                                     Main Post                             Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Irritable bowel syndrome is a problem […]

Respond on to  two different days who selected different immune disorders and/or factors than you, in the following ways: Share insights on how the factor you selected impacts the pathophysiology of the immune disorder your colleague selected. Expand on your colleague’s posting by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.                                                        Main Post Maladaptive Responses to Immune Disorders       For this week’s discussion […]

This discussion looks at the life of Emma Gee and the relevance of implementing a Strengths-Based Nursing (SBN) plan in her healthcare as she struggled to recover from a stroke. Emma Gee was an energetic young therapist whose life was turned around after suffering a stroke. Due to the presence of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), doctors scheduled a brain surgery for Emma. It was during […]

Introduction Quantitative research design provides an approach to finding scholarly evidence.  There are a variety of philosophical considerations, strategies of inquiry, and methods of data collection and analysis based on the study question and the types and numbers of variables.  For example, having one or more dependent and/or independent variables is what prescribes the statistical tests needed to answer the study question(s).  It is important […]

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 […]