Category: Nursing

Cardiovascular/Pulmonary PowerPoint Presentation
Goal: Develop a PowerPoint presentation on a cardiovascular/pulmonary disorder/disease discussed in the McCance text.
The presentation must provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level. The presentation must educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder. Patient education for management, cultural, and spiritual considerations for care must also be addressed. The presentation must specifically address how the disease/disorder affects 1 of the following age groups: infant/child, adult, or elderly.
Format Requirements: 
Presentation is original work and logically organized.
Followed APA format including citation of references.
Power point presentation with 10-15 slides were clear and easy to read. Speaker notes expanded upon and clarified content on the slides.
Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).
Content Requirements:
Select a cardiovascular or pulmonary disorder.
Provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level.
Educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder.
Provide patient education for management, cultural, and spiritual considerations for care must also be addressed.
Must specifically address how the disease/disorder affects 1 of the following age groups: infant/child, adult, or elderly.

Prepare an 8–10 page operating budget for a hospital unit.
Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
You are the nurse manager of a 35-bed hospital unit with 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff. You have been given the task of getting the budget under control. Several people have recently left the unit, and you have been working to fill those open positions. Your staff work scheduled overtime and many sign up to work extra shifts. Your unit serves an older population as well, and has incurred expenses associated with this group of patients.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
What major sections would you include in an operating budget?
What are your primary sources of budget information?
Would you include nice-to-have items in your budget? Why or why not?
What factors, such as organizational objectives, policies, and competition for funding, might affect the development and management of an operating budget?
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]. Use this tutorial for the written portion of your operating budget.
Note: The following requirements correspond to the grading criteria in the assessment scoring guide. Be sure that your budget addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Guiding Questions: Preparing and Managing an Operating Budget [DOCX] Download Guiding Questions: Preparing and Managing an Operating Budget [DOCX]to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Prepare and submit an operating budget for your hospital unit.
Prepare the operating budget.
Note: Assemble your budget figures in a table, using a format of your choice. You may use either Microsoft Word or Excel to create your budget table.
Explain how the budget was designed and created.
Develop a strategic plan.
Develop an approach to ongoing budget management.
Present budget data and information clearly and accurately.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support your budget data and information, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
If you use Microsoft Excel to create your budget table, submit the Excel file along with your budget narrative. You may also add the Excel file to your Word document as an embedded object.

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Examining a research study will aide you in addressing course objective:
#1 – Evaluate the basic elements of the research process and models for employing evidence in clinical practice.
Discussion – Examine a Research Study Requirements:
For your original post: 
Identify your PICOT question in the discussion box
Type-in your APA 7th edition formatted reference for your original research study
Attach/embed a full, original research study from a primary source related to your PICOT question to the post.
For your one (1) reply to an original posting.
Please reply to an unaddressed original posting.  Do not ”save” or post ”I’m working on this” as a reply.  Access the original research study presented in your peer’s original post and answer the following (full sentences not required):
State the name of the RN you are responding to
Identify if the information gathered in the original research study was from a primary source or secondary sourceLinks to an external site.
Identify the research approach in the study- quantitative, qualitative, mixed or none of these.
Identify the research design used in the research approach
Identify the data collection method or measurement method in the research study
Identify the population the research study is examining
Identify the study sample size
Identify whether the research study addresses the intervention strategy (I) or the comparison strategy (C) of the PICOT question?  If neither, does it aid in the background of the identified PICOT question? 
Identify a model for employing evidence in clinical practice (the study may not discuss this directly; you will have to select an appropriate model for change).  Provide a link to a scholarly source about the identified model for employing evidence in clinical practice.
Attach an original research study from a primary source to your reply that addresses the other strategy.  For example, if the posted study you accessed addresses the intervention strategy, you are to attach a study from a primary addressing the comparison strategy.  
Assignment Rubric DetailsClose
Rubric
Discussion – Examine a Research Article
Discussion – Examine a Research Article
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOriginal posting
15 to >14.0 pts
Successfully accomplished
PICOT question is posted in the discussion box. APA 7th ed. formatted reference is written without error. A full, original research study related to the PICOT question, from a scholarly, primary source, is attached/embedded and accessible. The original research study is not a review or meta-analysis.
14 to >0 pts
Needs improvement
PICOT question is not posted. APA formatted reference is posted with APA errors. Original study is: not attached, an abstract only, a review, not original research, or not from a scholarly, primary source.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Source (1 & 2)
5 pts
Successfully accomplished
Name of RN responding to is identified. Source is correctly identified as primary or secondary.
3 pts
Partially accomplished
Name of RN responding to is not identified OR source is not correctly identified as primary or secondary.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Research approach (3)
4 pts
Successfully accomplished
The research approach is correctly identified as quantitative, qualitative, mixed or none of these
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The research approach is not correctly identified as quantitative, qualitative, mixed or none of these
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Research design (4)
4 pts
Successfully accomplished
The research design used in the original research is correctly identified
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The research design used is not correctly identified
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Data collection method or measurement method (5)
4 pts
Successfully accomplished
The data collection method or measurement method in the research study is correctly identified
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The data collection method or measurement method in the research study is not correctly identified
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePopulation (6)
3 pts
Successfully accomplished
The population the research study is examining is correctly identified
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The population the research study is examining is not correctly identified
3 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Study sample size (7)
3 pts
Successfully accomplished
The study sample size is correctly identified
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The study sample size is not correctly identified
3 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Strategy (8)
4 pts
Successfully accomplished
The PICOT question strategy (or background) the research study addresses is identified.
2 pts
Partially accomplished
The PICOT question strategy (or background) the research study addresses is nor correctly identified.
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply – Model for employing evidence (9)
8 pts
Successfully accomplished
A model for employing evidence in clinical practice is identified (may or may not be related to the research study). A link to a scholarly source is provided.
5 pts
Partially accomplished
A model for employing evidence in clinical practice is not identified (may or may not be related to the research study) OR a link to a scholarly source is not provided.
8 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAttached original research (10)
15 pts
Successfully accomplished
RN attaches a fully accessible original research study that is not a meta-analysis or review, for the opposing strategy to the post.
10 pts
Partially accomplished
RN does not attach a fully accessible original research study that is not a meta-analysis or review, for the opposing strategy to the post.
15 pts
Total Points: 65

How do sensory functions change with aging? Discuss the nursing strategies that can be used to support elderly patients experswnsory impairments.

For this Discussion, you will take on the role of a clinician who is building a health history for one of the following cases. Your instructor will assign you your case number.
Chief              Complaint
(CC) 
A 25-year-old
Hispanic female, computer programmer presents to your clinic complaining of a
12-day history of a runny nose
Subjective
States that her symptoms began about 12 days
ago. She suffers from allergies; she gets a          runny nose during the
spring-time, pollen season. However, in the winter, her allergies are not a
problem.
Objective Data
VS
(BP) 115/75, (P) 89, (RR) 16, (T) 100.4°F
(38°C), O2 sat 98% on room air
General
No signs of acute distress. Patient appears
mildly fatigued. She is breathing through her mouth. Breathing easily. Voice
has a nasal quality to it.
HEENT
Ear canals: normal;
EYES: normal;
NOSE: Bilateral erythema and edema of turbinates
with significant yellow drainage on the right. Nares: Obstructed air passages
Respiratory
CTA AP&L
Neck/            Throat
Posterior pharynx: mildly injected, scant
postnasal drainage (PND), no exudate, tonsils 1+, no
cobblestoning
Heart
Regular rate and rhythm, no murmur, S3, or S4
answer the following questions:
What other subjective data would you obtain?
What other objective findings would you look for?
What diagnostic exams do you want to order?
Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.
Submission Instructions:Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited i  n current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

INSTRUCTIONS
Module Homework 
•At your workplace or clinical practicum site, identify two policy issues that are currently under discussion.
•What is the impetus for those policies?
•Describe your role, or potential role, and the impact that the policy will have on you? (My role is RN, potential role is FNP)
Submit a 1 page document in response to the prompt questions
Assignment Criteria
22 points; The module participation activity was accurately completed and the assignment criteria were addressed.21 points; The module participation activity was completed with one criteria area not addressed.20 points; The module participation activity was completed with two or more criteria areas not addressed.
Submission Due Date
3 points; The participation activity was submitted by the assigned due date 0 points; The participation activity was submitted after the assigned due date 0 points. The participation activity was submitted after the assigned due date.
Rubric:
Assignment Criteria
Proficient
Competent
Novice
Assignment Criteria
22 points; The module participation activity was accurately completed and the assignment criteria were addressed. 21 points; The module participation activity was completed with one criteria area not addressed. 20 points; The module participation activity was completed with two or more criteria areas not addressed.
Submission Due Date
3 points; The participation activity was submitted by the assigned due date 0 points; The participation activity was submitted after the assigned due date. 0 points; The participation activity was submitted after the assigned due date.

Define the role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) when conducting research. Provide an example of a peer-reviewed research article involving human subjects and addressing a nursing practice issue. Discuss the ethical considerations the researchers considered when conducting the study.

What do you think would be the most difficult component of the sexual assault examination for the victim and for the examiner?
How would you put the victim at ease?
How would you cope emotionally with this difficult task?

Instructions: 
Based on your experiences and readings, analyze the roles, empowerment of patients, and values needed to be an effective nurse advocate and policy player.
Discuss the APN role as a change agent. 
Provide an example of a time that you have acted as an advocate or a situation that you are familiar with that involved an APN acting as an advocate.
Additionally, address how the APN role is implemented at an organizations, state, and national level.
The text discusses the limited evidence base for the credibility of advocacy, in your opinion does it work?
Why or why not? Support your thoughts with evidence.
Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.