Question for Discussion Chapter 3 – The Intervention and Assessment ModelsChapter 4 – Tools of the Trade Question(s): Case of Elizabeth. Maria is a 48-year-old white female who is recently divorced. She is not doing well in her love life and comes to you to get some immediate help because she is depressed and thinking about suicide. She spends the first ten minutes weeping uncontrollably […]

  This week your have due the first peer response to the first discussion: Health care reform and the role of the APRN. Your response should be professional, not only agree or disagree with your classmates but elaborate why or why not agree by using scholarly article, cite, and reference them on your response post. This week will review the health care transformation changes and […]

Chapter 3 – The Intervention and Assessment ModelsChapter 4 – Tools of the Trade Question(s): Case of Elizabeth.  Maria is a 48-year-old white female who is recently divorced. She is not doing well in her love life and comes to you to get some immediate help because she is depressed and thinking about suicide. She spends the first ten minutes weeping uncontrollably and has a […]

  Week 8: Reflection Assignment Submit Assignment Due Saturday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a file upload Purpose  The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on achievements in this course based on three criterion: Program Outcome, MSN Essential, NONPF Core Competency.   Activity Learning Outcomes  Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:  Reflect on personal and professional growth toward achieving competence as a […]

Culturally Competent Nursing Care Read chapter 2 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation.  Once done write an essay (700 words minimum) about and encounter you have had with a patient or friend that made you realize you have not understood his or her culture.               a.  Integrate the concepts of cultural baggage, stigma, prejudice, and discrimination into […]

  Assignment 2.1: Food Journal Step 1: Track your food over the course of a minimum of 5-7 days  Keep a record of journal entry: ·      Include ALL of your food – meals and snacks ·      Include ALL of your beverages – alcoholic and non-alcoholic ·      Include a full weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) ·      Include all exercise Step 2: Take your food log and import […]

Peer 1  In comparing the UK healthcare system to that of the US, UK seems to be doing better based on different objective indicators. The United Kingdom has shown great interest in learning from the US healthcare system, and this shows different healthcare ideas can be adopted through partnership and simply not through copying (Ham, 2005). Comparing the access to healthcare between these two, In […]

discussion 1 Clinical case scenario A 39-year-old homeless man presents to the emergency department for cough and fever. He says that his illness has been worsening over the past 2 weeks. He originally had dyspnea on exertion and now is short of breath at rest. On questioning, he tells you that he lives in a homeless shelter when he can, but he frequently sleeps on […]

   Advanced practice nurses often treat patients with vein and artery disorders such as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT). While the symptoms of both disorders are noticeable, these symptoms are sometimes mistaken for signs of other conditions, making the disorders difficult to diagnose. Nurses must examine all symptoms and rule out other potential disorders before diagnosing and prescribing treatment for patients. […]

  The Case of Will Smithers: To Exhume or not Exhume, that is the Question A surprising amount of information can be gleaned about an individual just from one’s tissues. In this case, you have been assigned to shadow histopathologist Dr. Jonas Riehm as he attempts to identify the cause of death of 42-year-old Will Smithers. Mr. Smithers’s body was discovered sitting in his car […]