To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use resources from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. You may use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.  TASK Post your initial response to one of the two topics below. […]

 Review the presentations below,  Discuss how health disparities in women could affect their care (for example, geographic location, race, finances, literacy, etc.). Use the UpToDate database as one of your required references and a second scholarly reference of your choice; remember you should have at least two references for each peer post.   Post one An 18-year-old is accompanied by her mother for her first […]

As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers […]

  SELECT ONLY ONE QUESTION TO WORK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ·      Follow the discussion questions participation and submission guidelines. ·      Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per DQ, with a minimum of three sentences each paragraph. ·      All answers or discussions comments submitted must be in APA format according to Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed.) 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5 ·      Minimum of two references, not older […]

  Thank you for your insight response and positions on nursing education requirements. I see a little confusion however when you say that having the associate degree and bachelor degrees are assets and needed, but then stated you support the bachelor degree as the minimum requirement for licensure. We can’t have both. If the BSN was to be required to sit for licensure, the associate […]

Importance of Effective Communication Communication is the cornerstone of healthcare. Effective communication is not only critical to meeting patient needs and providing safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care, it is necessary to how we manage healthcare delivery (James Merlino, 2017). It means that positive patient outcomes have effective communication between the patient and health care providers. Adverse results are likely to have ineffective communication that negatively […]

   Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Group Settings Versus Family Settings As you might recall from Week 5, there are significant differences in the applications of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for families and individuals. The same is true for CBT in group settings and CBT in family settings. In your role, it is essential to understand these differences to appropriately apply this therapeutic approach across multiple settings. […]

  Discussion 9 1. Describe the key concepts underlying community activism and give examples of how each of these concepts applies to a specific context. 2. Examine how Advanced Practice Nurses can engage in community activism to limit further negative health impacts from Big Tobacco in their respective health communities. Attached below is an additional resource, an article, that details various ways by which nursing professionals can […]

   Select one of the following as the focus for the teaching plan: 1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 2. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population 3. Bioterrorism/Disaster 4. Environmental Issues **need to be chosen** Use the “Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal” resource to complete this assignment. This will help you organize your plan and create an outline for the written assignment.  **This is a template that […]

REPLY 1 The functional health patterns are indispensable in enabling a nurse to develop an understanding of the past state of health for a patient and their current conditions. The general health patterns cover aspects such as general health, nutrition, elimination activity, sleep, cognition, living environment, beliefs, hygiene, and self-perception. An examination of the functional health patterns points out that they enable a nurse to […]