As you finish this capstone in your degree program, think about where you want to be as a health care professional in 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years. Lifelong learning will be essential to your professional growth and meeting your career goals. Research the professional organizations, certifications, and continuing education that you think will […]

Episodic/Focused SOAP Note Template Patient Information: Initials, Age, Sex, Race S. CC (chief complaint) a BRIEF statement identifying why the patient is here – in the patient’s own words – for instance “headache”, NOT “bad headache for 3 days”. HPI: This is the symptom analysis section of your note. Thorough documentation in this section is […]

Assignment Content Imagine the following: Now that you have completed your review of the Stevens District Hospital Strategic-Planning Scenario in previous weeks’ assignments, you have been asked to give a presentation to the hospital’s governing board. This board is comprised of the hospital’s president, 4 business leaders from the community, and 3 medical staff leaders. […]

Case Brief Guidelines and Rubric Overview Many issues in the United States are focused on the application of force in the field of law enforcement. Questions have been raised as to whether criminal justice professionals are applying the least amount of force necessary to gain compliance from an unwilling subject. Because of several recent controversies […]

COURSE DESCRIPTION : This course examines the progression from nursing inquiry to nursing practice under the framework of nursing theory. Students will examine the historical foundations of nursing theory and the impact of these models on nursing research. Students will examine the role of nursing research in advanced nursing practice and evaluate models used to […]

PSYCHOLOGICAL SELF-ASSESSMENT: Everybody should take the tests listed below. On BB, in the Psychological Self-Assessment Folder, you will find links to the tests and instructions for completing them. As with the Psychometrics Lab Exercises, you should be conscientious about doing this assignment because it is worth 15% of your final grade. The last part of […]

MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson are two prominent psychologists in the field of human growth and development. Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development and Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development provide a background for understanding the developmental context of clients. Life-span development theory states that individuals continue to develop from infancy to late adulthood. Therefore, […]

Dimensions of Nursing Practice Developing a Philosophy of Nursing Module 04 Content 1. The definition of a philosophy is having a personal and specific outlook and approach you can use to make decisions and take actions. Your nursing philosophy could include your attitudes about working in healthcare facilities, working as part of a team or […]

PROVIDING GENETIC NURSING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES There are several chronic health problems with genetic/genomic components that plague the population. These health problems are very difficult and challenging diseases to manage. Evidenced-based nursing practice must include genetic and genomic information when planning patient care. Nurses, through their knowledge and support, play an important […]

Module 6 Assignment Community Teaching Plan & Evaluation ________________________________________ After reviewing Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources, explain approaches to community intervention and evaluation. Implement a teaching and evaluation plan. 1. Choose one topic from the prevention strategies and intervention recommendations identified in Module 4 Assignment. 2. Develop a teaching plan, including objective, content outline, […]