Week 2: Knowing in Practice Jean Watson’s influence on nursing practice is significant. As all theorists do, she has a perspective through which she views nursing care and practice. This activity will help frame the guiding principles of University of Phoenix curriculum through the application of theory-based thinking. Describe the five patterns of knowledge and […]
There is often the requirement to evaluate descriptive statistics for data within the organization or for health care information. Every year the National Cancer Institute collects and publishes data based on patient demographics. Understanding differences between the groups based upon the collected data often informs health care professionals towards research, treatment options, or patient education. […]
Reading Research Literature Guidelines Updated 7/6/2017 Purpose The student will read research literature to determine the research purpose, question, design, population, sample, limitations, data collection and analysis. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO4 […]
Write a 500‐750‐word essay on the Stages‐of‐Life and the influence of age in health care from a patient’s perspective. Interview a friend or family member about that person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own list of questions. Suggested questions: Do you feel that your stage‐of‐life had any effect on your […]
Topic: Pharmacotherapeutics for Depression Margo is a 49-year-old divorced woman who works as a bank teller. She tells her primary care provider (PCP) that she feels tired all the time and she is gaining weight because she has no interest in her usual exercise activities and has been overeating, not from appetite but out of […]
Dissemination of EBP and research, such as presenting results at a conference or writing an article for a journal, is an important part of professional practice. Identify one professional journal and one nursing or health care conference where you might present your project. Discuss why each of your choices is the best option for you […]
Pregnancy Complications Case Study Jane is a 42 year old G4P2103. Jane is divorced and works hard long hours as a real estate agent. Jane was having irregular and heavy menses for 6 months and then abruptly 3 months ago they completely stopped. Jane has been having nausea and vomiting for 6 weeks but attributed […]
Students are required to maintain weekly reflective narratives throughout the course to combine into one course-long reflective journal that integrates leadership and inquiry into current practice as it applies to the Professional Capstone and Practicum course. In your journal, you will reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout this course. The journal should […]
Review Learning Exercise 17.4 – Calculating Staffing Needs (located in Chapter 17 of the textbook) Calculate the staffing needs for the day shift and answer the following questions: You have on duty one RN and one LPN working 8 hour shifts and a ward clerk for 4 hours. Are you understaffed or overstaffed? If you […]
In this assignment, students will pull together the change proposal project components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. At the conclusion of this project, the student will be able to apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as […]
