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 are caring for a 13-year old adolescent girl admitted and diagnosed two days ago to your pediatric unit with Type 1 diabetes. Her primary care giver is her mother who is present at the bedside. Case Study Analysis Assignment Outline: Introduction Brief overview of the pathophysiology of the disease. Include: What lab abnormalities would…
This week’s assignment will provide you with the outline for your Patient Education Brochure that you will develop later in the course. By completing the Health Promotion Plan templateLinks to an external site., you will: Identify a short-term goal that indicates what the reader can accomplish by reading your brochure. List three objectives you want…
Discussion Prompt Explore the difference between telemedicine and telehealth and address when it is appropriate to use each of these by addressing the benefits and limitations of each. Expectations Initial Post: Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years
Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met. Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.
Address a current problem that your organization is facing utilizing a PDCA methodology and write a research paper to improve safety and quality in your organization. The references must be published within the last 5 years.
For your final paper, due in Week 16, you will write a PERSUASIVE RESEARCH PAPER on the topic of your choosing. In Week 14 you will need to submit a rough publish (minimum of 6 pages with 3-5 proposed academic sources) and participate in peer reviews. For this discussion, you will post your proposed outline…
Discussion Prompt Healthy People 2030 identifies objectives related to exercise and fitness. Identify ways the nurse practitioner can promote healthy lifestyles and improved exercise compliance of their patients. What technologies are available that can assist patients and providers? Expectations Initial Post: Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references Citations: At least one high-level…
In this assignment, you will identify the risk factors that influenced the consequences of an INTERNATIONAL natural or man-made disaster and propose a plan to improve the disaster response for similar disasters. Step 1: Choose a disaster that occurred in a country (outside the United States) within the past 50 years (COVID-19 but has to…
Describe the steps of the evidence-based research process and the importance of using them. In the initial stages of an EBP project, where do nurses in your specialty go to locate sources of information that help them to determine whether or not a practice problem is appropriate for an evidence-based practice change proposal. Include two…