Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.   Review the clinical scenario below and address the questions that follow.   Mark is a 37-year-old client with a 15-year history of schizophrenia. When he was first diagnosed, he was prescribed a second-generation antipsychotic medication. He […]

IDENTIFY A GAP IN PRACTICE During the first 2 weeks of the course, you identified a problem in your organization. In your Discussion, you examined this problem with your colleagues. Now, it is time to present this identified gap in practice to your instructor.   Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this […]

Prepare and submit an operating budget for your hospital unit.   Prepare the operating budget. Note: Assemble your budget figures in a table, using a format of your choice. You may use either Microsoft Word or Excel to create your budget table. Explain how the budget was designed and created. Develop a strategic plan. Develop […]

Assessment 4 Topic   • Medication Errors o Description: A medication error is a preventable adverse effect of a patient taking the wrong medication or dosage, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. Medication errors can be a source of serious patient harm, including death. o Interventions: Electronic prescribing, pharmacist reviews, […]

Assessment 02 – Applying Research Skills For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current health care problem. Your selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. Before you complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select one of the following health care problems or issues: • Medication […]

PRACTICE FOCUSED QUESTION “At the heart of evidence-based practice is a clinical question” (Twa, 2016). A practice-focused question can serve as a basis to design an evidence-based study. For this Assignment, you have identified a practice problem and developed practicum objectives. To further guide your practicum experience, you will need to develop a practice-focused question. […]

  TO PREPARE • Review Learning Resources related to the practice question. • Review colleague feedback from the Discussion: Discuss Gap in Practice to apply revisions to your practice-focused question.  THE ASSIGNMENT Construct a practice-focused question.  Question: For nursing staff in an outpatient clinic will education focused on the World Health Organization Guidelines on hand […]

Week 1 Discussion   Discuss barriers to practice as an APN in one’s state from both a state and national perspective.  Research methods to influence policy change from various forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.    Preparing the Discussion Using the readings from this week as well as […]

Using the scenario provided, respond to the critical-thinking questions. Each response should be original (in your own words) and a minimum of three sentences in length.   Scenario A nurse employed by a temporary agency is assigned to a neurology unit for a 12-hour shift. On arrival, she discovers that the registered nurse (RN) assigned […]

CASE: Maggie had called the clinic and stated that she desperately needed someone to talk to as soon as possible. During the call, Maggie sounded panicky and reported that she had broken up with her boyfriend six weeks ago and had trouble sleeping and concentrating at work. This can be attributed to the stress associated […]