Week 1 Discussion Comprehensive psychiatric assessment is a complete evaluation of the patient/client’s appearance, behavior, and motor functions.  This looks at exploring the client’s judgment, mood, affect, thought process, level of insight, speech, memory, and orientation.  For children and adolescents, gaining a comprehensive evaluation is tied to the therapist’s ability to build a therapeutic relation […]

Based on your work in previous modules, you will wrap up the course with a Discussion on challenges in translating and applying evidence to implement a quality improvement initiative. Draw on your experience in your current or previous health care settings to consider specific barriers to address and opportunities to leverage in advocating for evidence-based […]

Throughout this course you have focused on practice problems to address in applying nursing and interdisciplinary theories, and in the application of evidence-based practice for quality improvement. This week you begin exploring the components of evidence-based practice by framing a practice problem as a critical question. You will begin a search of the literature for […]

Write a critical assessment of your search outcomes that synthesizes the evidence from your literature review. Demonstrate clear connections between the practice problem that informs your critical question, your appraisal of evidence that addresses the critical question,and resulting clarification on the need for a practice change initiative focusing on quality improvement. Be specific and provide […]

As a DNP, you will have a significant voice in your health care setting to advocate for evidence-based nursing practice. Understanding how evidence can inform better nursing care and patient outcomes is fundamental to successful advocacy, as are examples of where, why, and how evidence-based practice is needed.   Photo Credit: steheap / Adobe Stock […]

EXPLORING EBP QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Continue working on your Module 3 Assignment to complete this week. Keep in mind that the key requirements are to identify a hypothetical practice problem as the focus of an evidence-based quality improvement project; a hypothetical health care setting for the project based on investigating actual sites; stakeholders for project approval […]

Week 2: Applying Middle Range Theories to Nursing Practice As a registered nurse or APRN, no doubt the issue of managing patient pain is one you have dealt with repeatedly. In identifying successful approaches to addressing and alleviating pain, you may have looked to theories of pain management to inform your practice.   The work […]

  Week 1 Discussion: Philosophy of Nursing Practice Imagine the illustrated “cloud” in this image could represent your thoughts as you consider your nursing practice, your nursing experiences, and the influences that shape your attitudes and beliefs about nursing and health care. Then imagine other clouds within view that represent perspectives on nursing practice held […]

HCS 335 WEEK 2 Code of Ethics Paper Research and select a health care organization in which you locate the mission statement, its code of ethics, and core values.   Possible health care organizations:   American Red Cross U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) American Heart Association A nonprofit health care organization UnitedHealthcare […]

HCS 335 WEEK 3 Administrative Interview Review the code of ethics or ethics code of conduct, mission, vision, and values of the organization you work for.   Select someone in a leadership position at your workplace or at a local health care facility (e.g., pharmacy, medical office, nursing home, or health and wellness office) to […]