Share with the class the name of your disease process assigned to you by your faculty this week. Tell us if this is a disease that you have encountered in caring for patients in your own nursing practice. Feel free to share a practice exemplar.  If this is a completely new disease that you will […]

The purpose of this discussion is to reflect over the past 8 weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #1, MSN Essential I, and Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies # 1 Scientific Foundation Competencies   Activity Learning Outcomes   Through this […]

Develop professional presentation/communication skills. Demonstrate an advancing understanding of pathophysiological processes of body systems that result in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who present with these disorders in these systems.   Demonstrate the ability to analyze the literature to obtain the most current, evidence-based resources on the assigned disease process   Demonstrate and practice […]

The purpose of this discussion is to apply pathophysiological concepts to a child presenting with dermatological dysfunction (urticaria). Related concepts will also be applied that includes alterations in immunity/inflammation, fluid and electrolytes, acid/base balance and pulmonary function.   Activity Learning Outcomes   Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:   Explore age-specific […]

Describe the presentation you would expect to see in a three-month-old baby boy with pyloric stenosis.    What is the etiology of pyloric stenosis?   How does the pathophysiological process of pyloric stenosis lead to the signs and symptoms?   What teaching would the FNP provide to the parents who are managing this infant at […]

This week, we are covering Alterations in Renal and Urinary Function. As you reflect on the concepts of fluid and electrolytes and acid/base balance covered in the last two weeks, tell us one alteration that could occur in fluid and electrolyte and acid/base balance due to a renal or urinary disorder.

Perception of messages is not as straightforward as we need it to be, nor as easy. Additionally, in our changing society, we are learning how to interact with people who culturally have different beliefs, values, and attitudes. For the initial post, address the following questions. Use the provided headings, and, under each heading, answer the […]

How would applying the core values and concepts of the Baldridge Performance Excellence Framework (Health Care) improve healthcare quality?  What role does analytics play?   (See critical concept 2.1 in Spath text).   OR   Think about your most recent healthcare encounter. Without disclosing the nature of the encounter, what aspects of care or service were […]

This week we will look at how healthcare in the US has evolved into the system that exists today. We will consider the resources and processes that make up the current system and take a look forward to the future of healthcare delivery.   Using the chart on how to tell the difference between Scholarly […]

In this assignment, you will choose one of the topics below from this week’s reading and describe it in a slide presentation. Slide presentations are a standard way professionals communicate and a common assignment in this graduate program. This week’s assignment will help you to develop the skill needed to present information in a slide […]