After reading Chapters 13 and 14 and watching the videos on the Benefits of Health Informatics and the future of healthcare, using one (1) of the presentation methods: 2-3 pages (Response to all of the initial discussion board questions below) Address ALL below: Choose two patient engagement or connectivity tools and discuss specifically how you […]

  After completing the assigned readings and activities found in Unit 7, visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing website at AACN Essentials linkLinks to an external site. 1. Select and click on the BSN Essentials (free PDF document). 2. In the BSN Essentials document, review the corresponding competencies for each Essential by finding […]

Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may affect their decision to seek treatment. Bipolar disorders can also be difficult to properly diagnose. While clients with a bipolar or […]

TO PREPAREReview this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide on assessing, diagnosing, and treating personality and paraphilic disorders.Select a specific personality or paraphilic disorder from the DSM-5-TR to use for this Assignment.Use the Walden Library to investigate your chosen disorder further, including controversial aspects of the disorder, maintaining the therapeutic relationship, and […]

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY DESIGNS As introduced in the first few weeks of this course, investigators use various epidemiological study designs to study health problems and the effects of health interventions. You have examined several study designs, including descriptive designs (in Week 2) and analytic study designs that are observational (in Week 3) or experimental (this week). […]

LEADERSHIP THEORIES IN PRACTICEA walk through the Business section of any bookstore or a quick Internet search on the topic will reveal a seemingly endless supply of writings on leadership. Formal research literature is also teeming with volumes on the subject.However, your own observation and experiences may suggest these theories are not always so easily […]

Policy models provide the framework for moving policy forward. However, not all policy models will be effective for all priorities. Therefore, it is important to appraise policy models with the specific advocacy priority in mind. For this Assignment, you will choose from three policymaking frameworks, the one that best fits your advocacy priority. You will […]

LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONSYou have recognized a problem change is needed in your practice or organization, but before you can begin implementing your plan for change, have you considered the legal and ethical implications of this implementation? Patient rights, legal parameters, privacy issues, and other legal and ethical concerns must be identified and reviewed before […]

CDC Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative Discussion PaperConstruct a professional paper that outlines the advanced practice role – as a nurse educator, a nurse leader, or a nurse practitioner – to advance the CDC’s antibiotic resistance initiative. The paper needs to be a minimum of six (6) pages [excluding title and reference pages] consistent with APA style […]

Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative ResearchBriefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.Communicate how this research design is used in research.