Week 2 - Discussion Question 1
Sister Mary is a patient in Level 2 Emergency Department. She must have a neural examination, physical assessment, radiographs of her facial bones, and a computed tomography scan of the head. Taking into consideration that she is a Roman Catholic nun, what would be the ideal course of patient education as this woman progresses from department to department?
Week 2 - Discussion Question 2
What possible reservations could a health care professional have in workin..
Week 3 - Discussion Question 1
Discuss a patient of another culture. How can the health care professional communicate in presenting patient education? Consider language, family, cultural differences, and method of communication.
Week 3 - Discussion Question 2
Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation...
Week 4 - Discussion Question 1
How has the patient's control over his own health care changed?
Week 4 - Discussion Question 2
What part does negotiation play in patient education?..
Week 5 - Discussion Question 1
Using the NIH website, how would you describe CAM and the typical person who uses CAM?
Week 5 - Discussion Question 2
What are the percentages of people using CAM with prayer and those who do not?..
Week 1Discussion Question 1: Intentional Torts In Healthcare (Graded)Select one of the intentional torts discussed in your text
and provide an example of how this tort takes place in healthcare. As leader of
your own healthcare facility, what steps could you take and what processes
could you implement to reduce the risk of this tort occurring in your own
facility?
Discussion Question 2: Most Pressing Ethical Issues (Graded)
What do you see as the most pressing ethical issue in healthcare
today?..
Week 2
Discussion Question 1: Delineation Of Clinical Privileges (Graded)
How does a hospital medical staff determine that a physician applicant is qualified and competent to perform all procedures requested on his or her delineation of clinical privileges? By way of process, what happens next once the medical staff has completed this assessment process? Why is regular reappointment to the medical staff important for patient safety?
Discussion Question 2: Ethics Committee (Graded)Identify an is..
Week 3
Discussion Question 1: Roe V. Wade (Graded)What were the key elements of the court's holding in Roe v. Wade? Should the stage of pregnancy determine a woman's right to an abortion? What are the rights of fathers? Regardless of your personal opinions and religious beliefs on abortion, try to identify the legal principles and parameters outlined in your readings. We'll refer to these as we continue our discussion this week.
Discussion Question
2: New Reproductive Technologies (Grade..
Week 4
Discussion Question 1: Informed Consent (Graded)
Explore what is meant by informed consent from a legal perspective. What are the key elements that must be covered in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?
Discussion Question 2: Patient Self-Determination Act (Graded)
What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation enacted and what wer..
Week 5
Discussion Question 1: Death With Dignity Act (Graded)
Discuss the legal and moral implications of physician-assisted suicide. What are the key provisions of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act? What has been the experience with this process in Oregon since passage of the act in 1997?
Discussion Question
2: Schiavo Case (Graded)
Read the account of the 2003 Terri Schiavo case in your supplemental textbook. If you were the CEO of the organization that cared for Terri Schiavo, ..
Week 6
Discussion Question 1: Professional Liability (Graded)How does the existing U.S. legal system, as well as the need for professional liability insurance coverage, impact patient care, physician behavior, and healthcare costs?
Discussion Question 2: Risk Management (Graded)You’ve been appointed as chair of your hospital’s risk management committee. Describe the most pressing issues that should be considered by your committee related to risk management, corporate liability, ethical com..
Week 7
Discussion Question 1: Healthcare Reform (Graded)
Based upon your learning in this course and your own personal and/or professional experiences, what are the essential reforms that must occur in the U.S. healthcare system in order to improve access, cost, and quality of care for all Americans? What does this legislation look like?
Discussion Question 2: Healthcare War Rooms (Graded)
What is a healthcare war room? As CEO of your own healthcare facility, how would you go about..
Week 8
Discussion Question 1: Looking Ahead (Graded)
Class, looking back over the Course Objectives, what are you
looking forward to learn as you move forward with your education and career?..
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USA Immigration (Version 2)For this discussion, you will use VoiceThread technology. Under the Introduction and Resources area there is a link to VoiceThread that includes videos on how to use this technology. For this discussion, first find or create a data set. Then, create a graph from those data. Your post should be a VoiceThread that explains how you created the graph and why you selected the graph that you did. In your responses to other students, discuss the type of data as well as what o..
Week 2 Discussion 2: Pre-Tanic Self-Assessment Reflection Questions - Version 1
Reflect upon your current or most recent clinical practice and answer the following:
How is informatics used?
Regarding the Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency level prior to the self-assessment compare to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail.
What competencies do you use in your current clinical role? Provide at least..
Week 2 Discussion 2: Pre-Tanic Self-Assessment Reflection Questions - Version 2
Reflect upon your current or most recent clinical practice and answer the following:
How is informatics used?
Regarding the Pre-TANIC Self-Assessment for this week, how did your perceived competency level prior to the self-assessment compare to after the self-assessment? Explain in detail.
What competencies do you use in your current clinical role? Provide at least..
Topic 1: Discussion Question 1
Describe the nurse's role and responsibility as a health educator. What strategies, besides the use of learning styles, can a nurse educator consider when developing tailored individual care plans, or for educational programs in health promotion? When should behavioral objectives be utilized in a care plan or health promotion?
Topic 1: Discussion Question 2
Describe a health promotion model used to initiate behavioral changes. How does this model help in teachin..
Topic 1: Discussion Question 2
Describe a health promotion model used to initiate behavioral changes. How does this model help in teaching behavioral changes? What are some of the barriers that affect a patient's ability to learn? How does a patient's readiness to learn, or readiness to change, affect learning outcomes?
Answer:
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health promotion as “The process of enabling people to increase control over...
Reply 1: Thank you for this informati..
Topic 2: Discussion Question 1
What is a definition of family that encompasses the different family structures prevalent today? Discuss the importance of acknowledging nontraditional family structures. Explain how family systems theory can be used to better understand the interactions of a modern family (traditional or nontraditional).
Topic 2: Discussion Question 2
Why is the concept of family health important? Consider the various strategies for health promotion. How does a nurse determine ..
Topic 3: Discussion Question 1
Discuss how the concept of “health” has changed overtime. Discuss how the concept has evolved to include wellness, illness, and overall well-being. How has health promotion changed over time? Why is it important that nurses implement health promotion interventions based on evidence-based practice?
Topic 3: Discussion Question 2
Compare and contrast the three different levels of health promotion (primary, secondary, tertiary). Discuss how the levels of prevention..
Topic 4: Discussion Question 1
What are the methods a nurse can use to gather cultural information from patients? How does cultural competence relate to better patient care? Discuss the ways in which a nurse demonstrates cultural competency in nursing practice.
Topic 4: Discussion Question 2
Discuss why nutrition is a central component in health promotion. What are some of the nutritional challenges for emerging populations? What roles do nutritional deficiency and nutritional excess play in ..
Topic 5: Discussion Question 1
Explain the role of health education in health promotion. How is the nursing process used in developing health education? Describe a contemporary issue, local or global, that a family may experience today. What steps would the nurse take to address these as part of a health education plan?
Topic 5: Discussion Question 2
What characteristics would lead a provider to suspect domestic violence, child abuse, or elder abuse is taking place within a family? Discuss yo..
Week 1 Discussion Question 1
Discuss why you have decided to complete your BSN at this time, and the concerns you have about completing your baccalaureate degree. Based on the readings in the course materials, what strategies can you implement to be a successful student?
Week 1 Discussion Question 2
List three examples of plagiarism and discuss how plagiarizing as a student affects the integrity of a baccalaureate degree, the public perception of the nursing profession, and evidence-based p..
Week 2 Discussion Question 1
Define critical thinking and evidence-based practice. Discuss what critical thinking in nursing practice entails and explain why it is important. Discuss the role of critical thinking and evidence-based practice as they relate to patient outcomes.
Week 2 Discussion Question 2
Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public. Discuss factors that influence the public's perception of nursing? Describe ways to educate the general public on the pr..
Week 3 Discussion Question 1
How has nursing practice evolved over time? Discuss the key leaders and historical events that have influenced the advancement of nursing, nursing education, and nursing roles that are now part of the contemporary nursing profession.
Week 3 Discussion Question 2
Discuss the difference between a nursing conceptual model and a nursing theory. Select a nursing theory and provide a concise summary of it. Provide an example in nursing practice where the nursing theor..
Week 4 Discussion Question 1
Outline the process for the development of nursing standards of practice for your state, including discussion of the entities involved in developing the standards of practice and how the standards of practice influence the nursing process for your areas of specialty.
Week 4 Discussion Question 2
Outline the concept of professional accountability as it pertains to nursing. Provide examples of how a nurse demonstrates professional accountability in clinical expert..
Week 5 Discussion Question 1
Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care.
Week 5 Discussion Question 2
Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. What is the nurse's role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the advocacy..
Week 1 Discussion Question 1
Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing practice problem.
Week 1 Discussion Question 2
Nursing research is used to study a dilemma or a problem in nursing. Examine a problem you have seen in nursing. Provide an overview of the problem and discuss why the problem should be studied. Provide rational and support for ..
Week 2 Discussion Question 1
Qualitative data has been described as voluminous and sometimes overwhelming to the researcher. Discuss two strategies that would help a researcher manage and organize the data.
Week 2 Discussion Question 2
The three types of qualitative research are phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnographic research. Compare the differences and similarities between two of the three types of qualitative studies and give an example of each.
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Week 3 Discussion Question 1
Provide examples of experimental and nonexperimental research design. Contrast the levels of control applied to each.
Week 3 Discussion Question 2
Describe sampling theory and provide examples to illustrate your definition. Discuss generalizability asit applies to nursing research.
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Week 4 Discussion Question 1
Compare independent variables, dependent variables, and extraneous variables. Describe two ways that researchers attempt to control extraneous variables. Support your answer with peer-reviewed articles.
Week 4 Discussion Question 2
Describe the “levels of evidence” and provide an example of the type of practice change that could result from each.
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Week 5 Discussion Question 1
The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature.
Week 5 Discussion Question 2
According to the textbook, nurses in various settings are adopting a research..