In this assignment, you will write a short (1-2 page), opinion paper. The paper is informal in that it is based on your own experiences and opinions. It is not necessary to reference outside resources or to include a cover page or reference list. However, you should critically reflect on your personal experiences and/or apply what you have learned in the module to your current […]

Attend a committee meeting in your health care organization. If you are not currently employed in a health care setting, you may elect to attend a committee meeting at another company, a community center, a local school, local chamber of commerce or other professional organization. Observe the interactions between committee members and the process used by the committee to arrive at decisions. In 500-750 words, […]

Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child The needs of the pediatric patient differ depending on age, as do the stages of development and the expected assessment findings for each stage. In a 500-750-word paper, examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following: Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children. Describe how you would […]

Scenario for Week 7 Case: You are a PMHNP working in a large intercity hospital. You receive a call from the answering service informing you that a “stat” consult has been ordered by one of the hospitalists in the ICU. Upon arriving in the ICU, you learn that your consult is a 14 year old male who overdosed on approximately 50 Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride) tablets […]

ASSIGNMENT WEEK 3 Part 3: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics. Nurse-scholars have a significant obligation to their community as well. Their work must have academic and professional integrity. Their efforts are designed to add to the body of knowledge, advance the profession, and ultimately help in the care of patients. Work that lacks integrity is subject to quickly erode…or worse. Fortunately, there […]

Respond  using one or more of the following approaches: Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence. Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings. Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.                                                          Main Post Qualitative research utilizes a research design that takes shape over […]

In this course you will learn about software applications in healthcare that are used specifically to manage patient encounters and record patient health information in electronic form, commonly referred to as the electronic health record (EHR).  You will have the opportunity to practice using an application for several tasks in the healthcare facility.  Most healthcare facilities, large and small, have implemented the EHR systems.  There […]

In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include: The purpose of the program […]

Nursing practice started as far back as 250 B.C. Most of the early nursing professionals were men of God. Then they slowly became men associated with the military. During the Crimean War, nursing took a dive for the worst. “Nursing had become a job for the “undesirables” in society — the immoral, the alcoholic, and the illiterate” (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). The income for people […]

  According to Stacey Whitney in eBook Dynamics in Nursing Art and Science of Professional Practice she defines a theory as the following. A theory is a collection of statements that explain a relationship between two or more ideas. Theory maintains a central role in the evolution of the nursing discipline. (Grand Canyon University,2018). She later describes a conceptual model as, “Conceptual models explain a […]