Entries by Lucy Shiko

Discuss three common End-of-life documents

After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention in older adults. Share an example from your personal experience as a RN. Name and elaborate on at least three screening/preventive procedure that must be done in older adults. Define and discuss three […]

Explore the reasons to achieve Nursing certification

2.   Introduce the topic of nursing certification a.    Explore the reasons to achieve Nursing certification b.    Discuss your particular work setting or future work settings position on certification. i.    Work site incentives for nurses to become certified ii.    Work site educational programs leading to certification iii.    Work site mentorship and […]

What additional information should the nurse obtain from the client?

Case Study: A 25-year-old presented to the labor and delivery unit with complaints of uterine cramping and lower back pain. The client denied any vaginal bleeding and had a history of preterm birth at 32 weeks (about 7 and a half months) gestation with her last pregnancy. The baby from that pregnancy is three years old […]

What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient

  The Link http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_10/index.html#:~:text=Mr.%20Akkad%20is,Psychological%20Assessment%20Resources. Review the interactive media piece above. Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media piece above. Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study you were assigned.. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning […]

Describe the nurse’s role in health promotion

Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention in older adults. Share an example from your personal experience as a RN. Name and elaborate on at least three screening/preventive procedure that must be done in older adults. Define and discuss three common End-of-life documents that you as nurse must be familiar […]

What search engines or databases are you using to identify the articles. Discuss

What search engines or databases are you using to identify the articles for Article Summary assignments? What key words are you using for your search? Have they been effective in finding articles that are relevant to your clinical practice? Include rationale.What search engines or databases are you using to identify the articles for Article Summary […]

What databases are you using to identify the articles for your Weekly Article Summary assignment?

What databases are you using to identify the articles for your Weekly Article Summary assignment? What keywords and parameters are you using for your search? Have they been effective in finding articles that are relevant to your clinical practice?   Submission Instructions: Create a one-page power-point slide and post it under the discussion. References are not […]

Share a skill that you have used while conducting research

Week 2 Discussion: Beginning Your Research Discussion Weight: 5% Learning Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 Review the Week 2 Discussion Rubric here MAIN POST For this discussion complete the following readings. Then, answer the three questions that follow in a separate paragraph for each question. The Norton Field Guide Chapter 47 (pp. 479-488); Chapter 48 […]

Explains each of the 2 criteria and why it is important

Introduces topic (1), cites article to be appraised, and appraisal tool utilized (1), provides 2-3 sentences summarizing the overarching strengths and weaknesses of the article (2), and includes summary statement that indicates that the article was “include”, “seek further information” or “exclude” (1) Chooses 2 criteria from the assigned appraisal tool that were found to […]

Global Burden of Disease and National Practice Problems

The purpose of this discussion is for you to demonstrate an understanding and ability to search the library for quantitative research related to the practice problem. Use the focus of the Global Burden of Disease and National Practice Problems to guide your search for a quantitative article. Choose a quantitative research article about one of […]