Daniel is a 16 year old boy who is an identical twin. He and his brother Jeff are very close and do most things together. While Daniel excels at sports he believe his brother is much better at most everything. Daniel, his brother, and their two sisters live with their parents in the Midwest. Recently […]

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has determined nine broad areas of core competence that apply to all nurse practitioners, regardless of specialty or patient population focus. NONPF created the first set of Nurse Practitioner Competencies in 1990; the most recent updates were incorporated in 2017. This course was designed to prepare you […]

Your instructor will be monitoring the Reflection on Learning discussion area but not participating as this is your opportunity to reflect on your personal learning for the week.    **To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board […]

Discuss the similarities and differences between the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Discuss the roles of exposure in each of the treatments and provide examples from the videos and the textbook chapters to support your premise. Ensure that you have at least 2 textbook references to support your statements.   Read: Barlow: […]

1) Use Microsoft Excel* to produce a model of the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve for the following: a) Adult hemoglobin   b) Fetal hemoglobin   c) Model the Bohr shift for adult hemoglobin   *To construct this model, you can produce three separate graphs on Excel, using the   mathematics that you have learned in your […]

The clinical nurse specialist is conducting an initial assessment of a client recently admitted to the acute care setting. When asked about their frequent habit of looking over their shoulder, the client became very anxious and evasive. The nurse says, “I can see that this interview is making you uncomfortable. Would you prefer to continue our […]

A 44-year-old female, TW, with a history of poorly controlled diabetes was admitted today with symptoms of increased urinary frequency/urgency and a fever. Upon initial examination, she complained of flank pain. Vital signs during the initial examination were unremarkable, except for a fever of 102.1◦F. When collecting a urine sample, the urine was noted to […]

With new information continually emerging, professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for practice. Select one current, quantitative scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.   Complete the  Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal ToolLinks to an […]

Ray gains self-confidence from exercising, socializing with the other team workers at his part-time fast-food job, and honing his woodworking skills. He graduated high school. Ray applies to college with the support of his teacher-mentor and gets a full scholarship. He would be the first in his family to attend college. However, his father George […]

Read the attached article entitled Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Adult Sinusitis and answer the questions below. A few notes about the article. It was written for the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation and is a medical article. Normally I’d disallow this article if you used it as a reference but […]