WEEK 2 DISCUSSION: STARTING THE RESEARCH PROCESS You are a pediatric nurse working with a facility to increase awareness and understanding concerning childhood immunizations. You notice there is a lack of understanding from parents about the benefit of these immunizations, and you begin to consider how you might research ways to improve immunization rates. You […]

DIVERSITY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS  May 2012, Alice Randall wrote an article for The New York Times on the cultural factors that encouraged black women to maintain a weight above what is considered healthy. Randall explained—from her observations and her personal experience as a black woman—that many African-American communities and cultures consider women who are overweight […]

ADVOCACY PRIORITIES Identifying barriers and challenges that impact vulnerable and marginalized groups is an important first step, but advocates cannot stop there. What can be done to address the inequities, the challenges, and the barriers? How might an advocate use policy to enact change? The Allegory of the Orchard requires you to consider the barriers […]

  Which of the culture and caring theories most resonates with you for your practice as an NP?  How does the theory integrate the nursing paradigm?  What parts of the theory do you identify with? How does the theory help to meet CLAS standards to advance health equity?

What quality metrics will you put into place and monitor to track the quality of your health care service? Provide evidence from your research on practices and programs used by health care organizations to monitor quality in the delivery of care. Explain your findings.

The purpose of this analysis is to increase your awareness regarding multicultural competence as a counselor in training. Write a three-part analysis in which you address the content criteria provided in the “Social and Cultural Diversity Analysis Instructions” attachment. Your paper should be 1,000-1,250 words excluding the reference and title page. The paper must include […]

Post a brief explanation of three important components of the psychiatric interview and why you consider these elements important. Explain the psychometric properties of the rating scale you were assigned. Explain when it is appropriate to use this rating scale with clients during the psychiatric interview and how the scale is helpful to a nurse […]

a brief explanation of three important components of the psychiatric interview and why you consider these elements important. Explain the psychometric properties of the rating scale you were assigned. Explain when it is appropriate to use this rating scale with clients during the psychiatric interview and how the scale is helpful to a nurse practitioner’s […]

TO PREPARE: Topic: Adult with Bipolar II disorder. – Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide. – Select a child/adolescent or adult patient from your clinical experience that presents with a significant concern (adult with Bipolar II disorder). – Create a focused SOAP note for this patient using the template in […]

John has enrolled in an art class and is learning how to convey depth perception in his drawings. John had thought about Gestalt principles of vision perception. He claims that these principles are applicable only to textbook illustrations and therefore are not very useful.   Describe the three things John can do in his drawings […]