The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of the professional nurse as an educator. You are to prepare a patient scenario based on the required assigned topic. You will choose an already developed and reliable mHealth app to use in the education of your patient.   Based on your accepted Milestone 1 […]

For this assignment, identify an area of focus in community health within your own community.   Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework (p. 130 in your e-text), assess the health risks in your community.   In your community assessment paper, include the following:   Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete […]

Ethical Health Promotion Paper   Find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article no more than four years old that discusses an ethical health promotion-related issue. Use the WCU library databases to search for appropriate articles.   In your paper:   Briefly summarize the presented issue.   Describe your thoughts on the role health care professionals should play […]

DQ1 This discussion prompt refers to the Pathways to Safer Opioid Use simulation.   After participating in the Pathways to Safer Opioid Use simulation exercise, reflect on the following.   Have you empowered a patient to believe they could make needed lifestyle modifications irrespective of the barriers that exist in their environment? Please provide examples. […]

DQ1 Please watch the film, And the Band Played On.  This film may be available on the Internet through free sites such as Youtube and Vimeo (please note: accessing these sites is at your own risk).  You may also view the film for purchase online through sites such as Amazon or HBO.   Movie: And […]

DQ1 What essential elements should be included in a health teaching plan addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges in adolescents?   DQ2 Discuss  factors that contribute to risk-taking behaviors and situations during adolescence.  What impact might stress play on this age group? Do you see any connection between stress and common adolescent risk factors?  […]

DQ1 What methods can nurses use to actively influence health policies and legislation?   DQ2 Discuss the controversy regarding childhood immunization and the potential affect on community health.   Please note: There is an automatic 10% deduction of points for late postings.

DQ1What resources do you use to determine safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine?   DQ2 Discuss some of the psychophysiological aspects of stress. Which evidence-based stress management interventions do you apply to clinical practice? How effective are they?   Please note: There is an automatic 10% deduction of points for late postings.

DQ1 Click here to watch  Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?   What role does your facility play in keeping people healthy? Would the Health Leads program work in your facility? Why or why not?   DQ2 How do the nutrition and fitness goals in Healthy People 2010 compare to those […]

DQ1 How should you use Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns to assess individual health? What health screening interventions do you regularly participate in?   DQ2 What family characteristics may contribute to potential or actual dysfunctional health patterns?   Please note: There is an automatic 10% deduction of points for late postings.