Replies week 2 – 5400

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I have to write a reply to each of the texts in the document attached below, they must be 200 words each and include references.

Discussion

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  1. What was your biggest “take away” from any/all of the simulations?
  2. What did you find most challenging from the simulations? 
  3. How is what you learned from the assignments applicable to the medical field?
  4. Give examples of how such knowledge can affect your direct patient care. 

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 The patient is a 71-year-old widowed man who is seen regularly in the clinic for health maintenance and follow-up of his chronic insomnia and anxiety. He has regular prescriptions for triazolam (Halcion) and clonazepam (Klonopin) for these problems. Recently he has been reporting frequent episodes of losing his balance and falling, and eight weeks ago was hospitalized for a hip fracture sustained during one of these falls resulting in hip surgery. On this visit, he also complains of becoming increasingly confused. 

discussion 11/1/2023 Nur 605

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EXAMINING NURSING SPECIALTIES

You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire.

Decisions are often not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty within the MSN program. This decision is a critical part of your plan for success, and you no doubt want to get it right. This is yet another area where your network can help, as well as other sources of information that can help you make an informed choice.


Note

: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner.

 

RESOURCES

· Bickford, C. J., Marion, L., & Gazaway, S. (2015). 

Nursing: Scope and standards of practice, third edition – 2015Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/12524

· Cherry, B., Caramanica, L, Everett, L. Q., Fennimore, L., & Elaine, S. (2019).

Leveraging the power of board leadership in professional nursing organizationsLinks to an external site.
. 
JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(11), 517-519.

· Echevarria, I. M. (2018). 

Make connections by joining a professional nursing organizationLinks to an external site.
. 
Nursing, 48(12), 35–38.  

· Truant, R., & Chan, R. J. (2017). 

Future ready: Strengthening oncology nursing leadership in the context of professional oncology nursing organizationsLinks to an external site.
. 
Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 27(1), 2-4.

· Walden University. (n.d.).

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Links to an external site.
. Retrieved November 14, 2018, from https://www.waldenu.edu/masters/master-of-science-in-nursing

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Document:

 Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template


 Download Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template
(Word document)

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Choose among the following to review your specialization’s Scope and Standards of Practice or Competencies:

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Nursing Informatics
Ebook: Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice 

American Nurses Association. (2015). 


Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.)

Links to an external site.
. Silver Spring, MD: Author.

· “The Scope of Nursing Informatics Practice: Functional Areas of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 18–39)

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Nursing Education

Website: Core Competencies for Academic Nurse Eeducators

National League for Nursing. (2022).

Nurse educator core competencyLinks to an external site.
. Retrieved from https://www.nln.org/education/nursing-education-competencies/core-competencies-for-academic-nurse-educators

Note: The competencies for the Academic Nurse Educator do not encompass the competencies or scope and standards of practice for the Nursing Professional Developer. The set of competencies associated with that specific role within the Nurse Education specialization will be examined in future competencies throughout your specialization program of study.

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Nurse Executive

Website: Nurse Executive Competencies

American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (2015). 

AONL Nurse Executive competenciesLinks to an external site.
. Retrieved from https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies

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Public Health Nursing

Website: Public Health Nursing Competencies

Quad Council Coalition. (2018). 

Community/Public Health NursingLinks to an external site.
 [C/PHN] competencies. Retrieved from https://www.cphno.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdf

· American Nurses Association. (2013). 

Public health nursing: Scope and standards of practiceLinks to an external site.
(2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.

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APRN

Website: APRN Consensus Model

APRN Consensus Work Group & the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee. (2008). 


Consensus model for APRN regulation: Licensure, accreditation, certification & education

Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/~4aa7d9/globalassets/certification/aprn_consensus_model_report_7-7-08.pdf

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Adult-Gerontology Acute Care and Primary Care NP Competencies

Website: AGAC and ACPC NP Competencies

Adult-Gerontology NP Competencies Work Group. (2016). 


Adult-gerontology acute care and primary care NP competencies

Links to an external site.
. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/NP_Adult_Geri_competencies_4.pdf

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Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies

Website: Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2012). 

Nurse Practitioner core competenciesLinks to an external site.
. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/npcorecompetenciesfinal2012.pdf

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Nurse Practitioner Programs

Website: Nurse Practitioner Programs

National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education. (2016).

Criteria for evaluation of Nurse Practitioner programsLinks to an external site.
(5th ed.). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Docs/EvalCriteria2016Final.pdf

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Population-Focused NP Competencies

Website: Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies

Population-Focused Competencies Task Force. (2013). 

Population-focused Nurse Practitioner competenciesLinks to an external site.
. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/Competencies/CompilationPopFocusComps2013.pdf

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 



WEEKLY RESOURCES

To Prepare:

Reflect on your decision to pursue a specialty within the MSN program, including your professional and academic goals as they relate to your program/specialization.

BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 10

Post an explanation of your choice of a nursing specialty within the program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 10

Respond to at least 
two of your colleagues' posts by sharing your thoughts on their specialty, supporting their choice or offering suggestions if they have yet to choose.

Nursing Discussion assignment

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Please take a look at the attachment

pathophysiology of fibromyalgia. Include clinical manifestations, evaluation, & treatment.

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  • How does this topic relate to something you might see in clinical practice?
  • How does this topic relate to your presentation
  • Which ideas make the most sense and why?
  •  How does this topic relate to current events?
  • What might make this problem more treatable?

Module 1 week 2 scenario

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Scenario: 

  • A 49-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of a fever.
  • Patient’s current medications include atorvastatin 40 mg at night, methotrexate 10 mg po every Friday morning and prednisone 5 mg po qam.
  • He states that he has had a fever up to 101 degrees F for about a week and admits to chills and sweats.
  • He says he has had more fatigue than usual and reports some chest pain associated with coughing.
  • He admits to having occasional episodes of hemoptysis.
  • He works as a grain inspector at a large farm cooperative.
  • After extensive work-up, the patient was diagnosed with Invasive aspergillosis.

The Assignment

(1- to 2-page case study analysis-this does not include title page and reference page)

Develop a 1- to 2-page case study analysis in which you:

  • Explain why you think the patient presented the symptoms described. (Not a trick question but reflective of a patient on immunosuppressive drugs and a high-risk employment for exposure to Aspergillosis)
  • Identify the genes that may be associated with the development of the disease.
  • Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect it has on body systems.

Developing answers to these 3 questions, each question 1-2 paragraphs will bring you to the 2-page expected limit. 3 pages will not lose points but learning to synthesize points, provide current references (submissions like this would earn 3 primary references) and citations will garner full credit.

Reminder: Include a title page, introduction, summary, and references, done in APA format. Keep references current, 5 yr. from publication please and from primary references (# references to support your points for full credit) like classroom textbook, peer-reviewed journals. 

reflection

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This week, we talked about the Resilience Portfolio Model and profiles of strengths and resilience. We also took a look at the Resilience Portfolio Interview, which can be found here:


There are two tasks for this assignment: One is to reflect on yourself, and the other is to discuss counseling practice applications of assessing resilience. How you do that could be quite variable, however!

(1) For this reflection, ask yourself some of the questions from this interview and share a little about some of your personal resilience factors. Of course, only share what you are comfortable sharing with me. You DO NOT need to answer all of the questions. You could spend the whole paper answering one question in depth (with a story, as they say), or you could answer multiple questions at a more vague level if you prefer. 🙂

(2) If you have experience assessing strengths with clients, talk a little about this experience—was it effective/helpful? Were there any challenges? If you have not assessed strengths with clients, is this something you would consider doing in the future? How might it be incorporated into your work with trauma/PTSD?

Grading Criteria

I'm really not looking to take off points for the reflection assignments. I don't have specific rubrics for them, but if you do not seem to be engaging with the prompt or answering the questions, I may take off points. Each reflection assignment is worth
5 points.

Laboratory for Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness Management

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Students much review the case study and answer all questions with a scholarly response using APA and include 2 scholarly references. Answer both case studies on the same document and upload 1 document to Moodle.

Case Study 1 & 2 topics change every semester. Topics will be determined at due time for this semester

The answers must be in your own words with reference to the journal or book where you found the evidence to your answer. Do not copy-paste or use a past students work as all files submitted in this course are registered and saved in turn it in program.

Turn it in Score must be less than 25 % or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 25 %. Copy-paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.

All answers to case studies must-have reference cited in the text for each answer and a minimum of 2 Scholarly References (Journals, books) (No websites)  per case Study

interview

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Interview with a Culturally Competent Healthcare Professional

Healthcare Professional Interview:

Interview with a culturally competent Registered Nurse, Nursing Leader, or Advanced Practice Nurse. BSN students must select a nursing professional with a BSN or higher degree in nursing practice. The interview must address the following topics:

  • The practitioner’s philosophy regarding cultural diversity. (10 points)
  • Their strategies for providing culturally congruent healthcare. (10 points)
  • How do they address the uniqueness of cultural health practices? (Provide examples). (10 points)
  • How do they address issues such as cultural bias, language barriers, and client conflict? (10 points)
  • The challenges and benefits of addressing healthcare disparities. (Provide examples). (10 points)

This is an all-or-none assignment. Please ensure that all of the concepts listed above are included in your interview. The interview should be at least one page in length and uploaded. Please pay close attention to spelling and grammar.