CLINICAL CASE: # 3 Carrie Williams has been admitted to the Psychiatric Unit at Bayshores Treatment Facility. She is eight-and-one-half months pregnant and in a manic state. She has not slept for three days, is hyperactive and hypervoluble. When you come on duty, she is running all over the Day Room, jumping from chairs and standing on tables saying to everyone: “I am Cicely Tyson […]

Among the Resources in this module is the Rutherford (2008) article Standardized Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice? In this article, the author recounts a visit to a local hospital to view the recent implementation of a new coding system. During the visit, one of the nurses commented to her, “We document our care using standardized nursing languages but we don’t fully understand why […]

Course Project, Transcultural Assessment Milestone 1: Individual’s Profile (graded, 100 points) Updated 9/2018 Purpose The purpose of the Course Project is to give the student the opportunity to apply concepts in transcultural nursing by performing a transcultural nursing assessment. The purpose of Milestone 1 is to identify an adult who is not a relative who is willing to participate in the transcultural assessment and to […]

 In your initial post, using the NONPF core competency- which is “Independent Practice ” . Discuss ways you as a student have or can begin to exemplify this competency ( independent practice) . These exemplars can be from clinical experiences over the past year, course work or assignments completed in other classes, and internal (employment) and external (regional, state, national) professional activities.  In this initial […]

   Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions.  Please provide  rationales for your answers.  Make sure to provide a citation for your answers.  CASE STUDY: An Older Immigrant Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Arahan Mr. and Mrs. Arahan, an older couple in their seventies, have been living with their oldest daughter,  her husband of 15 years, and their two children, ages 12 and […]

Two recommendations for nursing education that will help create change in the health care industry are interprofessional education and defining core competencies. Following these recommendations would show an increase in initial care-based knowledge and more effective communication in work settings. Interprofessional education is extremely important to the industry and would help develop better working relationships and a better understanding of professional roles. Shared learning environments […]

  Evaluating Culture From the Nursing Perspective This week, we will examine a case study about smokers in Poland. As noted in the Center for Global Development and Jassem, Przewozniak, & Zatonski (2014), prior to 1989, Poland had the highest rate of smoking in the world, with three-fourths of all men aged 20–60 smoking every day at a rate of 3,500 cigarettes per person per […]

  Write a 1,250-1,500 word paper in which you explore decision making methods that can be used to resolve an ethical dilemma using the scenario provided in the assigned reading, “An Unconscious Patient With a DNR Tattoo.” Describe how to use the principles of ethical decision making (reviewed in this topic) to help resolve this ethical dilemma. Address the scenario to generate your conclusions about […]

Topic: Respiratory Issues Complicated by Economic Disadvantage A mother brings her 8-year-old child to the clinic, stating the child “just isn’t breathing right, doesn’t want to play, just lies on the couch — this happens all the time.” The appearance of both mother and child is disheveled. The child’s wheezing can be heard across the room. When asked if the child is better at any […]

  In the realm of marketing, a successful branding strategy is one of the most important contributors to organizational success. A solid branding strategy can help add visibility and credibility to a company’s products. Similarly, nurse-scholars can build a personal brand to add visibility and credibility to their work. You can begin building your brand by developing and maintaining an academic portfolio. Such an activity […]