Category: Nursing

Program Track: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 
NU502M5-5: Evaluate nursing theory and ethical decision making to assess, intervene in, and evaluate care.
Bringing it all together!
Nursing theory starts with ideas about what nursing is and what nursing does. Nurses then use nursing theory to improve the care that nurses provide with the goal of improving healthcare outcomes. As nursing theory evolves and expands through research and practice, nursing science and the discipline of nursing matures. Throughout this course, nursing theory has been examined from a variety of perspectives. Most importantly, the importance of nursing theory to advanced nursing roles has been explored.
Directions
In this assessment, you will create a presentation using any form of presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint®, Prezi™, Powtoons™, Slidedog™, etc.) that enables you to present your ideas effectively and meets the requirements. Your presentation will bring together the conceptual framework/grand nursing theory, theoretical model, and middle or practice theory that best fits your concept of advanced nursing practice related to your role after graduation.
Assessment Details
Follow this format for your presentation:
Your title slide will identify you and the title of your presentation.
The introduction slide should include brief information about you and your program track. The slide should also explain to the audience the purpose of the presentation.
The next two (2) slides should describe a grand nursing theory and focus on how the grand nursing theory aligns to your nursing philosophy, worldviews, and applies to your advanced nursing role.
The next two (2) slides should describe your chosen theoretical model with identification of important characteristics of the model that apply to your future advanced nursing role.
The next three (3) slides should describe your chosen middle range or practice level theory, the key concepts of the theory, and how it has been used in research. You will also apply this theory to your advanced nursing role.
The next slide will contain a graphical representation of how your chosen grand nursing theory, theoretical model, and the middle range or practice level theory work together to inform your future advanced nursing role.
The final content slide will be your concluding slide in which you bring it all together as you summarize the most important points and make connections to demonstrate how nursing theory will advance your practice and allow you to provide high quality nursing care.
The last slide will be your reference slide using APA format.
Use this source as guidance as to how to format your presentation in APA style.
Assessment Requirements:
Minimal slide requirement is 10 slides of content (maximum 15 slides) not including the title and reference slides.
Each slide should have an audio narration.
The presentation should be formatted so that it will ‘auto play’ without any need for observer interaction with the program.
Five (5) credible sources of support are required.
Your assessment should:
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the grading rubric to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your assessment should:
be a minimum of 10 slides of content (maximum 15 slides) not including the title and reference slides.
have an audio narration on each slide.
be formatted so that it will ‘auto play’ without any need for observer interaction with the program.
have five (5) credible sources of support are required.
follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
use APA 7th edition format.

I have selected to do the book review over Mary Breckinridge. I have attached the rubric for the assignement 

When reading peer-reviewed research that reports the results of a study, how can you determine whether the results are valid? How can you determine whether a study’s findings are applicable to your patient population or workplace? One way is to assess the study’s sampling methods.  
Sampling methods refer to the procedures used to select participants for a research study, and the method used can have a significant impact on the validity and generalizability of the study results. Evaluating sampling methods is important in nursing research because it ensures that the sample used in a research study is representative of the population being studied. 
In nursing research, it is essential to use appropriate sampling methods to ensure that the study findings can be applied to the broader population of interest. This is particularly important in healthcare research, where study results can inform clinical practice and policy decisions. 
For this Discussion, you analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a quantitative research study and evaluate sampling methods in a quantitative research study.
Post an initial response (500 words minimum) evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the sampling method used in this study. Be specific and provide examples. Did the sampling method used render reliable and valid results? Why or why not? What could the researcher have done to improve the sampling process? Be specific.

Conduct an educational technology needs assessment.
Note: If you have not already done so, complete the Vila Health: Educational Technology Needs Assessment challenge.
The needs assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.
Describe how nurses are currently using educational technology within the setting and educational context you have chosen for this assessment.
What information is lacking that would provide you with a more complete or accurate description of current usage?
Is your description based on any particular assumptions?
Compare the current state of educational technology use with the desired state (best practices in nursing education).
Choose any analysis methodology that you are familiar with and comfortable using. For example:
Gap analysis.
SWOT or TOWS analysis.
Appreciative inquiry (discover and dream steps).
Address the following:
What, if any, changes are needed in how nurses currently use the existing technology?
Is there a need for a new technology solution?
On what do you base your conclusions?
Assess the metrics used to determine the benefits of current educational technology use.
Are the metrics sufficient for the intended purpose?
What are the best practices that could help improve the quality, interpretation, and use of the data?
Explain how new or existing educational technology aligns with the strategic mission of the organization.
If needed, locate a public statement of the organization’s mission.
Recommend changes to existing educational technology, or current use of the technology, that will improve nursing education.
How will your recommendations result in improvements in nursing education?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions and recommendations?
Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit?
How or why does particular evidence support a claim?
Will your reader see the connection?
Did you summarize, paraphrase, and quote your sources appropriately?
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Document Format and Length
Format your needs assessment using current APA style.
Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial to help you in writing and formatting your needs assessment. Be sure to include:
A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.
Your needs assessment should be 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least three credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your needs assessment.

Translate into medical terms or abbreviations the common terms found in the history and physical (H&P) of a patient who presented to an emergency room with a number of issues. Spell all medical terms or abbreviations and common terms correctly on the provided template.
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Introduction
This second assessment continues to explore medical terminology related to various body systems, general structures, and functions of the human body, including the digestive and nervous systems, as well as psychiatry terminology. Our focus in this assessment will be on the nervous system. The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that carries messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. The nervous system includes the central peripheral nervous systems. Your suggested resources address how the nervous system functions and what jobs it performs. They also focus on diseases, treatments, and diagnostic studies related to the nervous system.
In the assessment you will review a patient’s history and physical (H&P), another common document found in acute care settings. You will translate the common terms in the H&P into the correct medical terms or abbreviations.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 2: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to general structures and functions of the human body.
Identify common terms related to general structures and functions of the human body correctly.
Translate common terms related to general structures and functions of the human body into medical terms or abbreviations correctly.
Competency 3: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to body systems.
Identify common terms related to body systems correctly.
Translate common terms related to body systems into medical terms or abbreviations correctly.
Competency 6: Spell and pronounce basic medical terms.
Spell common and medical terms or abbreviations correctly.
Competency 7: Communicate in a professional manner.
Provide citations and references in APA style.
Instructions
Review the H&P below for a patient who presented in the emergency room with a number of issues. Pay close attention to the present and past history, medications, allergies, social and family history, review of systems, physician exam, and assessment and plan. Next, download the Patient History and Physical Template [DOCX] and complete all of the following on the template:
Select 15 common terms from the H&P.
Translate the 15 selected common terms into medical terms or abbreviations.
Spell the common and medical terms correctly.
Cite in correct APA style the references you used to perform your translation. Click Evidence and APA for additional guidance on how to ensure your citations and references conform to APA guidelines.
Patient H&P
History of Present Illness:
This is a 54-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with a headache in the back of her head and double vision. She also complains of being able to see only from half of her eye. These symptoms began suddenly while she was out walking her dog about 45 minutes ago. A family member brought patient directly to the emergency room for evaluation.
Past Medical History:
High blood pressure.
High cholesterol.
Irregular, rapid heartbeat.
IBS.
Cholelithiasis with cholcystectomy.
Medications:
Diovan 80 mg with hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg daily.
Allergies:
None.
Social History:
Non-smoker, no alcohol.
Family History:
Both parents and older sibling died from a stroke. Grandparents had extensive colon polyps.
Review of Systems:
She has bilateral vision defects. Denies dizziness, weakness, or numbness. Denies shortness of breath, problems breathing, and chest pain. Denies nausea, vomiting, and blood in stool. No bladder or bowel changes. No edema or skin changes to arms and legs.
Physician Exam:
General: Patient appears to be a well-developed, well-nourished female. Alert and oriented to person, place, and time.
Vital Signs: Stable.
Skin: No discoloration, no tissue breakdown.
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat: Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light; eye muscle movements are intact.
Chest: Clear.
Heart: Irregular, rapid rhythm.
Abdomen: No guarding, some tenderness related to the IBS.
Arms and Legs: No leg swelling.
Assessment and Plan:
Headache in the back of the head with vision changes. Obtain a computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging scan. Depending on test results may need to consider an artery repair procedure.
High blood pressure: Continue home meds.
Irregular, rapid heartbeat: Continue home meds.
Additional Requirements
Format: Ensure you complete all columns on the Patient History and Physical Template.
Scoring Guide: Be sure to review the scoring guide for this assessment so you understand how your faculty member is going to evaluate your work.
Patient History and Physical (H&P) Template
Number
Common Term
Medical Term or Abbreviation
Example 1
The large bone in the upper part of the leg
Femur
Example 2
Excision or removal of a tendon
Tendonectomy
Example 3
Ears, nose, throat
ENT
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References in APA Format  

Using supporting documentation from at least one nursing publication, describe how evidence-based practice is different from research.  How would you identify a research project as being an evidence-based intervention project versus the creation of knowledge in a nursing research project?

this is a reflective journal assignment. Links, questions, and rubric are in the word document attached to this file. APA 7th edition format 

**Previous assignement attached**
In this assessment, you will develop a presentation to stakeholders for the strategic plan you developed in previous assignment.
Present your plan in a professional and respectful way, with the goal of garnering support for your plan and building partnerships for implementation.
Address stakeholders’ needs and concerns.
Communicate the need to work collaboratively on implementation.
Present your plan in a professional and respectful way, with the goal of garnering support for your plan and building partnerships for implementation.
Address stakeholders’ needs and concerns.
Communicate the need to work collaboratively on implementation
Explain how you will communicate your plan to those stakeholders and constituencies who are essential to implementing your plan and sustaining strategic direction.
Identify the key individuals or groups with whom you must communicate.
Identify the cultural or ethical factors, if any, that are relevant to the design of your communication plan, including how key individuals or groups typically prefer to be contacted.
Describe the actions you will take to align your care setting’s structure, systems, shared values, management style, staff, and skills with your strategic goals.
Describe the changes that are needed to achieve your goals.
Describe the goals and processes for on-boarding relevant individuals or groups.
Explain how you will evaluate the success of your strategic plan.
Define successful implementation.
Describe the successful outcomes for this project.
Explain how you will compare outcomes to current performance benchmarks.
Explain how you will collect data to evaluate whether you have achieved specific goals and outcomes.
Identify your priorities, assuming you cannot accomplish everything.
Explain how relevant cultural, ethical, and regulatory considerations influenced the design of your strategic plan and strategies for its implementation.
Explain your role, as a nurse leader, in successfully implementing your proposed plan and sustaining strategic direction.
Explain how leadership and health care theories support your role.
Explain why your leadership qualities and skills will enable you to successfully implement your plan and sustain strategic direction.
Explain why you should be the one to lead this initiative.
Explain how you have demonstrated some or all of these qualities in past work.

Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.( Mental health, depression)
In your health care career, you will be confronted with many problems that demand a solution. By using research skills, you can learn what others are doing and saying about similar problems. Then, you can analyze the problem and the people and systems it affects. You can also examine potential solutions and their ramifications. This assessment allows you to practice this approach with a real-world problem.
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.
As you describe the topic you explored in Assessment 2, use the first four steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking. This approach was introduced in Assessment 2.
Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.
Use scholarly information to describe and explain the health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic.
You may find the How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library guide helpful in locating appropriate references.
You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2 or you may search the Capella library for other articles.
You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research Guide helpful in your search.
Review the Think Critically About Source Quality to help you complete the following:
Assess the credibility of the information sources.
Assess the relevance of the information sources.
Analyze the health care problem or issue.
Describe the setting or context for the problem or issue.
Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.
Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
Provide examples that support your analysis of the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the health care problem or issue.
Describe what would be required to implement a solution.
Describe potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.
Explain the ethical principles that need to be considered (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if the potential solution was implemented.
Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Length: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
APA tutorial: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA style.
References: Integrate information from outside sources to include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three in-text citations within the paper.
APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:
Title page. A separate page.
Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the purpose of the paper.
Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the problem or issue or question.
Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.
Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or answers.
Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.
Conclusion. One paragraph.

Explain the role of nursing in achieving one objective set forth in the current Healthy People 2030 agenda (CO 5,6).
Use the reading and your current/past nursing practice as a framework for your analysis (CO 5,6).