Critical reflection on your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting helps you identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills, while also recognizing your strengths and successes. Use this Journal to reflect on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement,...
Compare the primary care NP role with other APN roles. What are the similarities among the roles, what are the differences, and how would you communicate the role to a healthcare provider and a consumer?...
Introduction Safety and infection prevention are foundational elements of nursing practice, critical to ensuring positive patient outcomes and protecting vulnerable populations. Nurses must identify risk factors, implement evidence-based interventions, and respond to complications to reduce harm. Whether managing environmental hazards, preventing falls, or controlling infectious diseases,...
Introduction The immune system is a complex network that protects the body from infection and abnormal cells. When functioning optimally, it identifies foreign invaders and mounts a targeted response. However, in clients with immune disorders—ranging from autoimmune conditions to HIV/AIDS—this protective system becomes compromised or overactive....
Write a 4–5-page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who would focus on improving health care outcomes. SCENARIO For this assessment, assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses association. A nurse informaticist conducted a presentation...
Discuss sources of lipids in our food. Be sure to address each of the following: saturated vs unsaturated, and types of lipids (triglycerides, fatty acids, phospholipids, and sterols). (USLO 5.1) Outline process of lipid digestion, absorption, and transportation in the body. (USLO 5.2) Differentiate LDL and HDL...
Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and...
After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: · Focusing on women's health: · Name and describe the components and rationale of the gynecological health history. · Define and describe each component of the GTPAL system used to document pregnancy history. · Following the guidelines...
Describe your clinical experience for this week. · Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they? Seeing the strategies of diagnosing and assessing in the gynecologist office. · Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of...
Your nursing leader has asked you to provide her with information regarding the legislation on California’s nursing union negotiated staffing ratios. You will prepare a policy briefing document that details the process and outcome associated with this piece of legislation. Your nursing leader will use...