Assignment: Position Paper on Health Policy Now that you have analyzed many different aspects of health care policy, you are better able to form a comprehensive evidence-based opinion on its effectiveness. The policy you chose to focus on, like all policy, as you now well know, is a conglomeration of many different facets. Each of those facets is integral to the policy’s success, efficiency, and […]

 For your Assignment, your Instructor will assign you one of the decision tree interactive media pieces provided in the Resources. As you examine the patient case studies in this module’s Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting symptoms of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders    To Prepare Review the interactive media piece assigned by your Instructor.  Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects […]

  To Prepare: Review the Resources and consider the importance of critically appraising research evidence. Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3.  Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tools document provided in the Resources. The Assignment (Evidence-Based Project) Part 4A: Critical Appraisal of Research Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles  you selected and […]

  Learning styles represent the different approaches to learning based on preferences, weaknesses, and strengths. For learners to best achieve the desired educational outcome, learning styles must be considered when creating a plan. Complete “The VARK Questionnaire,”( http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ ) located on the VARK website, and then complete the following: Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review […]

Introduction Many doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and other health care workers are involved in medical research. The field of medicine is not limited to the direct treatment of patients but also involves the continued expansion of medical research. A large part of such research is clinical research, which puts patients into the role of experimental subjects. This raises a number of challenging questions for health […]

Create a 1-2-page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to EBP around a diagnosis you chose and could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP. Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the best evidence available to guide optimal nursing care, with a goal to enhance safety and quality. EBP is crucial to nursing practice because it incorporates the best evidence from current […]

  Demonstration of Proficiency By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: Lead people and processes to improve patient, systems, and population outcomes. Explain the ways in which leadership of people and processes was utilized while designing an intervention and its implementation. Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best […]

   Discussion: Building a Health History Effective communication is vital to constructing an accurate and detailed patient history. A patient’s health or illness is influenced by many factors, including age, gender, ethnicity, and environmental setting. As an advanced practice nurse, you must be aware of these factors and tailor your communication techniques accordingly. Doing so will not only help you establish rapport with your patients, […]

 The purpose of this assignment is to examine the concept of governance within a health care organization  Discuss corporate structure and how it affects the effectiveness of governance. Determine various roles of governance within organizations and how they should interact within a team setting (e.g., board meetings, committee meetings, oversight, compliance meetings). Describe concerns to consider when developing and strengthening a team culture. For example: Team […]

Create a SOAP NOTE using the guidelines and template provided below. CC:  My period is 22 days, I have pelvic pain and also noted some dark vaginal bleeding since yesterday.     Guidelines: Subjective Information: “CC”, HPI :OPQRST IF f/u: health status since the last visit, response to therapies. PMH, PSH, FH, ROS complete. Objective Information: Complete physical exam with critical elements related to subjective […]