Study without reflection is a waste of time, Reflection without study is dangerous. —Confucius (Clark, 2011). Reflection of an experience, lesson learned, and/or importance of a role, demonstrates a clear understanding of process, comprehension, and expertise. To reflect requires an ability to consider lessons learned, personal connections, and next steps. As we come to the…
For this assignment, you will prepare a 3 to 4-page review of the literature pertinent to hypertension for healthcare research and use that review to propose a methodology to address the problem. My PICOT is: In adults with hypertension, does advanced practice nurse–led self-management education and follow-up, compared to usual care, improve blood pressure control…
Part I – Compare and contrast how pain is interpreted by children and adults. (30 points) Part II – Describe the characteristics of pain. (15 points) Part III -Research 3 peer-reviewed journal articles discussing how nurses assess pain. Discuss your findings (30 points) Part IV -Compare and contrast acute and chronic pain. (30 points) Part…
The goal of this assignment is to help you develop critical thinking skills by exploring how to approach common clinical complaints that nurses frequently encounter. You will examine possible differential diagnoses and discuss how these conditions are evaluated in different care settings. Complaint: Headache For the above complaint: Identify three (3) differential diagnoses that could…
As future advanced practice clinicians, how are you going to translate your evidence into the health field? Your assignment for this week is to read the attached article and analyze it based on its merit by answering the following questions. Questions: 1- Has the author formulated an appropriate research question based on the problem/issue? 2-…
Week 4: CONCEPT WORKSHEET: Ethics and Plagiarism in Nursing Education Plagiarism in Nursing Education and Clinical Environments [Insert your response here (at least 5 sentences). Indent every new paragraph by ½” by pressing the Tab key once. When you insert the required information into each field, please also remove the brackets.] How Plagiarism Happens in…
Data to support patient care comes from a variety of sources that contain differing data types. Key activities to use clinical data include identifying the sources of data, understanding the data types and associated methods to work with the data, and identifying the necessary resources to complete your IT project. The scope of your IT…
What is the PICOT Format? What is the importance of following the PICOT format when formulating the clinical question? Provide two examples of clinical questions formulated utilizing the PICOT format. REQUIREMENTS You must present your writing double-spaced, in a Times New Roman, with a font size of 12. Pay attention to grammar rules (spelling and…
Discuss a population group that is facing greater challenges and barriers to accessing care in the United States. Include the following in your discussion: Why does that segment of the U.S. population face greater challenges and barriers to accessing care? What programs (local, state, or federal), if any, exist today to attempt to provide access…
Provide a thorough analysis of managed care, and discuss how it, as a delivery method, has facilitated the transfer of health services to outpatient and other nontraditional settings of care. Discuss the impact that managed care has on the access, financing, and delivery of healthcare in the United States.