Nurses can be an integral part of designing public policy as political leaders. As a registered nurse, you have a professional commitment to improve health care. However, many nurses are not politically active and do not lobby for important aspects of their profession. * What are the reasons many nurses do not actively engage in lobbying efforts? * What actions can nurses take to encourage themselves and their peers to get involved politically and lobby for specific issues such as …
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What are the differences between the following: Positive and Negative Reinforcement? Positive and Negative Punishment? • What are some examples of Defense Mechanisms? • What is the basis for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? …
You are a Senior Manager of JD Sports Fashion Group. The board of directors have asked you to evaluate the following within the company: Organisational Culture Organisational Structure Leadership and Motivation Critically analyse the strategies of the CEO Regis Schultz and the performance of JD Sports. State whether is it due to the current culture, structure, leadership or lack of motivation in that organisation? As a Senior Manager in this organisation, what changes would you make to improve the performance …
Topic: Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse in Adolescents ages 13-18 Students will select three articles on their topic of interest for this course, and write a two page article critique on each article (in the critique you should discuss methodological elements such as research design, hypothesis and variables, sampling, measurement, and data collection with details) Following the three critiques, you should include a 2 page summary of new learning from the articles, and compare/contrast the methodology elements from the …
PSY 328 Module Four Journal Guidelines and Rubric Overview As Abraham Maslow said in The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissance, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail” (1966). In previous modules, we have learned about psychoanalysis, the new wave of psychoanalysis, and the trait tradition. In this module, we have learned about the humanistic approach. This approach challenges a potential cognitive bias in psychoanalysis …
Advanced practice nursing in all specialties is guided by codes of ethics that put the care, rights, duty, health, and safety of the patient first and foremost. PMHNP practice is also guided by ethical codes specifically for psychiatry. These ethical codes are frameworks to guide clinical decision making; they are generally not prescriptive. They also represent the aspirational ideals for the profession. Laws, on the other hand, dictate the requirements that must be followed. In this way, legal codes may …
PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL AND HEPATOBILIARY DISORDERS Gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary disorders affect the structure and function of the GI tract. Many of these disorders often have similar symptoms, such as abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, nausea, bloating, and fatigue. Since multiple disorders can be tied to the same symptoms, it is important for advanced practice nurses to carefully evaluate patients and prescribe a treatment that targets the cause rather than the symptom. Once the underlying cause is identified, an appropriate drug …
Resource Paper: Applying all of the knowledge you have learned so far, and without using your textbook as your only resource (Must have at least two references). Part 1: Describe in stepped order, and using your experiences, the process of Medication Administration beginning with the physician’s order using an electronic information system (EPIC EHR). Part 2: Identify the problems you see related to this process and how the role of a Nursing Informaticist would be key in helping identify solutions …
Steps for Completion: 1. Choose any particular population that is at risk for developing an eating disorder. 2. Survey at least 10 members of this population using the EAT form (link is below) and compare it with the responses from at least 10 individuals from a general or lower-risk group. 3. If needed, you may also use the data previously collected from a survey in lieu of collecting your own. The data is included in a separate spreadsheet (attached). 4. …
Resouces Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Chapter 1, “Prescriptive Authority” (pp. 1–3) Chapter 2, “Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing” (pp. 4–7) Chapter 3, “Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy” (pp. 8–12) Chapter 4, “Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions” (pp. 13–33) Chapter 5, “Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors” (pp. 34–42) Chapter 6, “Individual Variation in Drug Response” (pp. 43–45) American Geriatrics …
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