care management tool used by many MCOs is evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. AHRQ provides a national clearinghouse for summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The clearinghouse is a public resource that is organized by clinical specialty. Access the clearinghouse at https://www.guideline.gov. Select a clinical specialty and then an evidence-based clinical guideline that you find interesting. […]

1: Chapter 2 discusses the agenda-setting theory and the cumulative effects theory. Please choose either of those two theories, define it, and give a current example of this taking place in the media. 2: There are currently so many examples of outrageous media hype on TV, social media, in our newspapers, and online. Please share […]

Nursing has a long history of health advocacy and social justice (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021). The American Nurses Association (ANA) has long supported efforts to end discrimination in healthcare and states that accomplishing this begins at the level of individual nurses (ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights, 2018). First, nurses […]

It can be challenging to identify personal biases present when providing care. The nurse’s view is subjective and personal perception critically can affect providing adequate care to the population being served. It is important to be aware of these implicit biases and stereotypes to provide fair, compassionate, respectful, and empathetic care. Furthermore, recognition of these […]

Advanced registered nursing graduates are entering the profession at dynamic time when roles and scope of practice are shifting based on developments in legislation and policy in response to the evolving needs of the health care system. Professional nursing organizations play an important role in making sure the perspectives of advanced registered nurses are heard, […]

Purpose The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse and consider what you learned in this course and how this knowledge will impact your practice. Instructions Each week, you have been reminded that reflective inquiry allows for expansion of self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and […]

Looking at all of the information you collected in the 8 Areas of Needs, Environmental Checklist, and Questions to Consider answer the following questions. 1. What are some really good things that are occurring in this person’s life? 2. What are some things that are not going so well for this person that could be […]

1: Chapter 2 discusses the agenda-setting theory and the cumulative effects theory. Please choose either of those two theories, define it, and give a current example of this taking place in the media. 2: There are currently so many examples of outrageous media hype on TV, social media, in our newspapers, and online. Please share […]

Respond to the following for this week’s post: What was your favorite folktale or children’s story that you watched this week from the African Folktales page? Why? What spoke to you the most or stood out to you? How do folktales and oral tradition capture, and keep alive, African culture? Connect your thoughts here to […]

By far, the type of writing that we encounter, both in secular and academic settings, fall into the category of being “informational/Observatory”. The intent of research writing is different. Research writing is usually centered around advancing understanding of a topical problem/issue, and for a “community”. Research writings, therefore, leverage the work of prior research or […]