WEEK 15
Briefly discuss how gaining more knowledge of nursing theory through participation in this course has improved your clinical practice thus far. Please be sure to provide specific examples. As a reminder, you do not need to cite scholarly sources as this is a reflection post.
People of Irish Heritage
People of Italian Heritage
People of Puerto Rican Heritage
Read chapter 33, 34 & 23 and review the attached Power Point presentations. Once done answer the following questions;
1. Describe the popular health care beliefs of these three culture and if there is any similarity in their beliefs.
2. How the cultural health care beliefs of these three cultures influence the delivery of health care and how you as a professional nurse can deal with them while providing nursing care.
As always and stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document Arial 12 font. A minimum of 3 evidence based references no older than 5 years. A minimum 500 words are required.
Discussion # 8
Identify a state health policy and the tools used to implement the policy. How do you think the political climate has affected the choice of policy tools and the behavioral assumptions by policymakers? How have professional nursing organizations been involved in this policy issue? If they have not, what recommendations would you make for them to participate? Develop a few talking points to inform other health care professionals regarding this issue.
Weekly project, For week 2, I will ask for you to submit a small 1 page paper, using APA format on the following (Do NOT include a cover page): Many patients ask for nonprescription medications to use for various health problems, such as insomnia, depression, pain, memory, anxiety… Select one patient complaint (for example, insomnia) and review the major herbs that have been recommended for treatment, focus your paper one ONE of those herbs. Review their possible mechanism of action, discuss the intended benefit, document possible adverse effects and interactions and provide a dialogue indicating if you will be recommending that as a treatment in your practice or not and Why? Do not forget to finish the paper with a conclusion/summary of the new information reviewed within the paper.
1. ) The first part of the portfolio:
I.) Cover letter also known as professional letter
II. ) Your Nursing Philosophy
III.) Curriculum Vitae(CV) or Resume (include your license and certifications which are also part of the portfolio)
What is a portfolio?
A professional portfolio is a collection of materials that document the nurse’s competencies and illustrate the nurse expertise.
Why is the portfolio important?
A portfolio is a presentation of you as a professional APRN. Portfolio development at postgraduate level emphasizes linking theory and practice and stresses the importance of reflection on practice. The portfolio can also be used by nurses to develop their clinical career pathways and encourage personal development planning (Joyce, 2005)
Reference
Joyce, P. (2005). A framework for portfolio development in postgraduate nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(4), 456-463.doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01075
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IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PROPER GRAMMAR AND CITATION BE NOTED OR POINTS ARE DEDUCTED.
As in all APA textbook. Citations must include the doi or the website where your article was retrieved from, the journal name is on italics.
Example:
Goodhue, C. J., Burke, R. V., Ferrer, R. R., Chokshi, N. K., Dorey, F., & Upperman, J. S. (2012). Willingness to respond in a disaster: a pediatric nurse practitioner national survey. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 26(4), e7-e20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.11.003
Nurse practitioner
Using the recommendations for the US preventive task force “ the guide to preventive services 2014” please choose 2 screening tools and listed below you feel are the most importance in advanced clinical practice.
. Population
Discuss how health policy and initiatives are used to guide and direct your clinical practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
One page
Provide References.
Do one page.
Provide references.
Please answer to this discussion post with a minimum of 200 words, APA Style. This discussion does not need to be cited.
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Vaccine controversies have occurred since almost 80 years before the terms vaccine and vaccination were introduced, and continue to this day. Despite scientific consensus that recommended vaccines are safe and effective, unsubstantiated scares regarding their safety still occur, resulting in outbreaks and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. Please provide your input regarding this subject.
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