Module 09 Discussion – Brain Death: Ethical Considerations Your patient is a 23-year-old female with a history of headaches. This morning she was experiencing a really bad headache as her boyfriend was driving her to the university. He thought she was sleeping and by the time they got to the school, 45 minutes later, she was not waking up. She was diagnosed with a cerebral […]

In an essay of 1500 to 2000 words, using at least 2 APA style cited references, write an essay in APA style on: Discuss the three levels of prevention. Of the examples given in your textbook, describe how one of each would be different based on the age of the individual. School nurses are called upon to collaborate with many different groups. Chapter 9 describes […]

Nurses often become motivated to change aspects within the larger health care system based on their real-world experience. As such, many nurses take on an advocacy role to influence a change in regulations, policies, and laws that govern the larger health care system. For this assignment, identify a problem or concern in your state (Florida), community (Miami), or organization that has the capacity for advocacy […]

TASK Post your initial response to one of the two topics below. Implementing Change (Nursing) Topic 1 Change in our work and personal lives is often a stress inducing event. The goal of the change agent should be to mitigate stress as much as possible. ·  Share your experience with change, good or bad. ·  If it was “good” experience, what made it good? · […]

The benchmark assesses the following competency: 4.2 Communicate therapeutically with patients. The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which […]

  Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors. Scenario You are feeling passionate about developing information to share with your clients and families that have positive genetic testing results. A young couple approaches you concerned that they may have a child with Down syndrome as both the male and female in the relationship have siblings with Down syndrome. You decide to […]

  Discuss the safety and effectiveness of alternative and complementary medicine for the treatment of specific illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension.  Share your opinions about holistic and allopathic care. Would have any conflicts or concerns supporting a patient who chooses holistic or allopathic medicine? Instructions:  Post your discussion to the Moodle Discussion Forum.  Word limit 500 words.  Support your answers with the literature and provide citations […]

This Act is interpreted with the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 483). Such improvements include less use of antipsychotic drugs, a reduction in chemical and physical restraint use, and a reduction in inappropriate use of indwelling urinary catheters. Mandates The quality of care mandates contained within OBRA, and the regulations, require that a nursing home must provide services and activities to attain or […]

  Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing […]

   A 23-year-old male patient is admitted with a fracture of C6 and C7 that has resulted in quadriplegia. He was injured during a football game at the university where he is currently a senior. His career as a quarterback had been very promising. At the time of the injury, contract negotiations were in progress with a leading professional football team. 1. Use Roy’s criteria to […]