Week 5: Professional Organizations and Journals for the Nurse Executive 22 unread replies.22 replies. As alluded to in the lesson introduction, this week’s discussion will focus on relevant professional organizations and scholarly journals of interest and value to the nurse executive. You can choose to focus on one of the following directions for your discussion this week. Executive leadership practice: Identify at least one […]

  Patients are frequently uncomfortable discussing with healthcare professional’s issues that involve the genitalia and rectum; however, gathering an adequate history and properly conducting a physical exam are vital. Examining case studies of genital and rectal abnormalities can help prepare advanced practice nurses to accurately assess patients with problems in these areas. In this Lab Assignment, you will analyze an Episodic note case study that […]

             There is often the requirement to evaluate descriptive statistics for data within the organization or for health care information. Every year the National Cancer Institute collects and publishes data based on patient demographics. Understanding differences between the groups based upon the collected data often inform health care professionals towards research, treatment options, or patient education. Using the data on the “National Cancer Institute Data” […]

   Week 6 Assignment Instructions  Tutor MUST have a good command of the English language Tutor MUST have a good command of the English language Sources need to be less than five years old and journal/scholarly articles.  Use only articles that are published between 2014-2018 (except for your theory articles which will be older as you must cite primary sources). No textbook or direct quotes […]

   The first step of the evidence-based practice process is to evaluate a nursing practice environment to identify a nursing problem in the clinical area. When a nursing problem is discovered, the nurse researcher develops a clinical guiding question to address that nursing practice problem. For this assignment, you will create a clinical guiding question know as a PICOT question. The PICOT question must be […]

   Answer Critical Thinking Questions 1-3 for Chapter 18 on page 526 and Clinical Application Question 1-4 for Chapter 19 on page 557. Answers should be submitted in a word document with any associated references used.  Answer Critical Thinking Questions 1-3 for Chapter 18 on page 526 and 1) What problem are associated with the use of live attenuated vaccines? 2) Many of the serological […]

Research Paper Instructions   In the Research Paper, you will apply the sources from your Annotated Bibliography (and others you may find after submitting the Annotated Bibliography) to explore the legal, social, ethical, and biblical aspects of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in healthcare, including options for Bible-based dispute resolution. You will specifically address the issues raised in using ADR to resolve malpractice claims without, or […]

   For the Course Project, you identify and apply relevant research to a specific nursing topic or problem. You begin by formulating an answerable question that is relevant to nursing and evidence-based practice. In later weeks of this course, you continue the Course Project by conducting a literature review and then determining how the evidence from the literature can be applied to nursing practice.  Before […]

  Assignment: Policy/Regulation Fact Sheet As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise. With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other stakeholders. In this Assignment, […]

   To prepare for this Assignment: Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess and treat clients requiring therapy for dementia. The Assignment Examine Case Study: An Elderly Iranian Man With Alzheimer’s Disease. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. At […]