Tag: Discussions

For this paper you will address the following subjects:
– Identify the various ethical, legal, and safety considerations applicable to your topic of interest.
-What are two major challenges that you see in protecting patient privacy regarding health care information, and specifically your chosen technology, in today’s health care climate?
The paper should include:
– 3 professional references,
– be 3-4 pages long,
-contain an introduction and conclusion,
– in-text citations,
-a cover page,
-and
a reference page
This paper must follow all proper APA formatting requirements.

This is an individual assignment. Please complete and submit your own mini-paper.
Create a table similar to the one in Finkelman p.19 adding a third column to the right. Give the new column the heading “My Practice.” Using information from your readings and the table, write a one to two page mini-paper arguing nursing as a profession or occupation. Include your table after your reference page (see APA Manual Chapter 7 for details on constructing a table).
Use the attached grading rubric as a guide while writing this paper. This paper is to be written in APA Format 7th edition ONLY!
In the last column, briefly jot down your perception of your nursing practice in terms of the items in column one of the Table 1-1 on p. 19. Then decide which you match up more with. Do you think nursing is an occupation, or is it a career? Use that to help get your thoughts going as you write your mini-paper.
A Title Page will be required for this Paper. Please use the Student Title Page format described on page 30, not the Professional style. An example is on page 32. You do not need to use an Author Note.

-Discuss one benefit, according to the literature, of web-based patient education portals?
– Discuss one challenge of web-based patient education portals?
-How do you think nurses should deal with patients who present with web-based health information which may impact their care?
-What information should nurses provide to patients regarding the use of valid internet sources for healthcare information.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Identify and analyze pathophysiology and the clinical manifestations of diseases of the Hematologic system
Anemias
Iron deficiency.
Macrocytic anemia,
Sickle Cell
Thalassemia
Hemochromatosis
Polycythemia Vera
Leukemia
Create and formalize 5 questions related to the topic of the class.

Read the case study (p. 3) and answer the following questions based on the rights of medication administration. For each medication ordered clearly identify the following:
• Right patient:
o Indicate how you would verify you have the right patient
• Right medication & Right reason:
▪ Patient’s medical diagnosis that relates to the medication
▪ The mechanism of action (effect)
▪ The pharmacological class
• Right route:
o Identify the abbreviations indicated in the order
• Right dose:
o Calculate the ordered dosage (show calculation)
o Identify if the dosage is safe (provide rationale)
• Right time:
o indicate if the drug is ordered at the right time and frequency
• Right assessment:
o Identify 1 priority pre-assessment for each medication
o Identify 1 priority post-assessment for each medication. Cannot be the same as the pre-assessment)
• Right patient education
o Indicate 1 teaching point for each medication (teaching information is found in your drug guide)
• Right to refuse:
o Provide one NANDA diagnosis based on a patient refusing their medication (see Box 1.1 Guidelines for Nursing Care Planning p.3 in Lilley et al., Pharmacology textbook)
o Include 1 diagnosis statement
o Include 1 outcome statement
o Include 1 intervention
• Right documentation:
o Indicate when documentation would occur
o Indicate what to be documented
Herbal:
o Explain the patient teaching that would be done for the herbal product.
o Explain why this education is important
Use your required readings for this assignment.
• The 10 rights of medication administration are identified in Lilley et al.
• Drug specific information should be from your drug guide
• Refer to herbal links listed in Moodle if available OR to your textbook
Additional recommended resource.
Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning for creating Nursing Diagnosis, nursing outcome, and interventions
Assignment Requirements:
• Assignment must be typed
• Include a cover page and reference page
• Maximum 3 pages using assignment template
• Follow APA format for title page, reference page and citations
• Please submit in word. (No PDF submissions, zip files, mac pages or Google docs will be acceptable
• See marking guide p. 3

For this reflection, submit your answers to the three questions below with a minimum of one reference in the reference list.
Reflective Journals do not need to be in the APA template but if you choose to do so, the formatting must be correct.
Using the following headings:
Introduction
A good introduction typically begins with a few general sentences about the topic (three to four) followed by a purpose. One example of a purpose sentence for this assignment is: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development, usefulness and history and development of nursing theory.
Development & Usefulness
Discuss why it took so long for nursing theory to develop (list at least two references from the readings). Why theory is useful in current practice.
History and Development
Describe a brief history of nursing theory and is there a link between the history and culture of nursing theory development (list a reference).
Conclusion
A good conclusion summarizes the major points in the paper, no references are used in the conclusion. This conclusion should be at least one paragraph long.
List your reference at the bottom of the page.

Choose a personality trait that you believe describes you.
How might the theories of “Nature” and “Nurture” have contributed to your current personality?
-What kinds of genetic influences may be involved?
-What Kinds of environmental influences may be involved?

Please follow the instructions and discussion prompts to complete the questions. File is attached with the instructions. Thank you

The field of psychology includes five major perspectives. These broad perspectives emphasize different aspects of behavior and mental processes.
List and discuss each of the five psychological perspectives used today.
-Include which perspective you feel is most closely aligned with your views on behavior. Explain your answer.
-Include which perspective you feel is most contrasting to your views on behavior. Explain your answer.

The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.
Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:
Describe the different types of diagnostic methods utilized to identify possibility of cancer. Explain the numeric and Tumor, Node, Metastasized (TNM) method of staging of cancer after the confirmed diagnosis.
Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
Explain what the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide for education and support. What ACS services could a nurse recommend for these patients and why?
Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases demonstrating the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
How does an interdisciplinary research approach (which includes liberal arts, science studies, mathematics, social and physical sciences), build on the foundational nursing knowledge related to cancer research?
You are required to cite a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.