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 […]

   Start by reading and following these instructions: Note that in this course, due to the nature of the assignments, you are permitted to use first person, such as: “I, Me”, in all assignments and discussion posts.    1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus. 2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional […]

  Work with your preceptor to assess the organization for required resources needed for the strategic plan if the change proposal were to be implemented. Review your strategic plan and determine what resources would be needed if the change proposal were to be implemented. Write a list of at least four resources you will need in order to implement your change proposal. The assignment will […]

   BACKGROUND Mrs. Maria Perez is a 53 year old Puerto Rican female who presents to your office today due to a rather “embarrassing problem.”    SUBJECTIVE Mrs. Perez admits that she has had “problems” with alcohol since her father died in her late teens. She reports that she has struggled with alcohol since her 20’s and has been involved with Alcoholics Anonymous “on and […]

 Details: In this assignment, students will pull together the change proposal project components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. At the conclusion of this project, the student will be able to apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or […]

Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the course textbook) InstructionsThis assignment is the first step in a three part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a rough draft of all or even part of the entire project here in week three. That […]

Discussion: Prescribing for Older Adults and Pregnant Women After assessing and diagnosing a patient, PMHNPs must take into consideration special characteristics of the patient before determining an appropriate course of treatment. For pharmacological treatments that are not FDA-approved for a particular use or population, off-label use may be considered when the potential benefits could outweigh the risks. In this Discussion, you will investigate a specific […]

  Please, use the link below to pick one nursing related article not later than 2017, from the article write something interesting about the article and how your classmates can benefit from it.  https://www.mdlinx.com/nursing/journals.cfm  Please, pick a nursing article that is not less than 2017and do a discussion on it. Also explain how your classmates (Nursing Students) can benefit from it. Let me emphasize again. […]

Question Week 1 Quiz Question 1 A patient has a blood serum drug level of 50 units/mL. The drug’s half-life is 1 hour. If concentrations above 25 units/mL are toxic and no more of the drug is given, how long will it take for the blood level to reach the nontoxic range? Question 2 During a clinic visit, a patient complains of having frequent muscle cramps in […]

                                                      Practicum: Decision Tree For this Assignment, you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how you might assess and treat pediatric clients presenting with symptoms noted in the case. Note:  For these assignments, you will be required to make decisions about how to assess and treat clients. Each of your decisions will have a consequence. Some consequences will be insignificant, and […]