The stages of development and the nursing implications

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The term growth and development refers to a dynamic process. Growth being the term for physical changes and development being the term that refers to the increase in complexity of the skills a person is able to perform. There are many factors that influence growth and development these can be divided into biological, environmental, and social factors.

Theories are used to organize growth and development that humans experience. It is important that as a health care provider you have an understanding of the appropriate expectations of physical, psychosocial, cognitive, moral and spiritual development.

Choose one of the following theorists and describe the stages of development and the nursing implications: Erickson, Piaget, Kohlberg, or Fowler.

Please make an initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s posts with substantial details that demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, and critical thinking. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics including using proper language, cordiality, and proper grammar and punctuation. If you refer to any outside sources or reference materials be sure to provide proper attribution and/or citation.

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Describe what your job is as a nurse to help these individuals with their challenges. Your answers to each of the following prompts should be at least 2-3 paragraphs in length and should be contained within a single Word document.

  • Remaining independent
  • Maintaining self-esteem
  • Finding outlets for energies and interests
  • Developing a happy lifestyle with financial means
  • Continuing positive relationships with others
  • Meeting all basic human needs
  • Confronting morality

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Module 10 Written Assignment – Types of Hazards in Nursing

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The stages of development and the nursing implications

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The term growth and development refers to a dynamic process. Growth being the term for physical changes and development being the term that refers to the increase in complexity of the skills a person is able to perform. There are many factors that influence growth and development these can be divided into biological, environmental, and social factors.

Theories are used to organize growth and development that humans experience. It is important that as a health care provider you have an understanding of the appropriate expectations of physical, psychosocial, cognitive, moral and spiritual development.

Choose one of the following theorists and describe the stages of development and the nursing implications: Erickson, Piaget, Kohlberg, or Fowler.

Please make an initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s posts with substantial details that demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, and critical thinking. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics including using proper language, cordiality, and proper grammar and punctuation. If you refer to any outside sources or reference materials be sure to provide proper attribution and/or citation.

Scoring Rubric:

Criteria

Points

Describe what your job is as a nurse to help these individuals with their challenges. Your answers to each of the following prompts should be at least 2-3 paragraphs in length and should be contained within a single Word document.

  • Remaining independent
  • Maintaining self-esteem
  • Finding outlets for energies and interests
  • Developing a happy lifestyle with financial means
  • Continuing positive relationships with others
  • Meeting all basic human needs
  • Confronting morality

5

Total

5

Module 10 Written Assignment – Types of Hazards in Nursing

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Role of the Advance Practiced Nurse

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Nursing 5000: Role of the Advance Practiced Nurse

Pulse Check

The “Pulse” Check.  Where are you in your journey and how are you doing?

DQ2 of Week 5 is an opportunity for you to self-assess and reflect on your journey. You can write about it or you can share a created video (you-tube) expressing your navigation through the Role course. Model from the scripts in this week, but be specific to your experience.

Evaluate how you have achieved course competencies and your plans to develop further in these areas. The course competencies for this course are as follows:

1. Explore the historical evolution of the advance practice nurse.

2. Differentiate the roles and scope of practice for nurses working in advanced clinical, education, administration, informatics, research, and health policy arenas.

3. Analyze attributes of the practice arena such as access and availability, degree of consumer choice, competition, and financing that impact advanced practice nurses and their ability to effectively collaborate with other health professionals.

4. Integrate evidence from research and theory into discussions of practice competencies, health promotion and disease prevention strategies, quality improvement, and safety standards.

5. Identify collaborative, organizational, communication, and leadership skills in working with other professionals in healthcare facilities and/or academic institutions.

6. Synthesize knowledge from values theory, ethics, and legal/regulatory statutes in the development of a personal philosophy for a career as an advanced practice nurse.

One page; APA Format

How an outbreak would have affected your community at a systems level

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Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Choose one of the following communicable disease outbreaks that crossed international borders:

•  influenza

•  measles

•  respiratory syndrome coronavirus

•  meningococcal disease
 

A.  Describe the chosen outbreak, including the following information:

•  name of the disease

•  the countries involved

•  the date the outbreak was discovered

•  the dates the disease reached each involved country
 

1.  Analyze the epidemiological determinants of the outbreak.

a.  Discuss the route of transmission of the disease.

b.  Discuss the risk factors involved.  

2.  Discuss how an outbreak would have affected your community at a systems level (i.e., the functioning of schools, local government, businesses, hospitals) if an outbreak had occurred in your community.

3.  Explain what the reporting protocol would be if an outbreak were to occur in your community.

4.  Discuss two strategies (e.g., patient education strategies, community education strategies) that you would recommend to prevent an outbreak in your community. (Florida)

C.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. 

D. Demonstrate Professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Factors That Influence Disease

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Discussion: Factors That Influence Disease

In clinical settings, some of the most common questions that patients ask are Why do I have this? What caused this disorder? Will it ever go away? These emotional questions can be difficult to ask and to answer. However, for patients to come to terms with their diagnoses and adhere to treatment plans, they must have an understanding of factors that might have caused, or continue to impact, their disorders. As an advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to explain disorders, associated alterations and symptoms, and changes that might occur within your patients’ bodies.

To Prepare

· Review this week’s media presentation with Dr. Terry Buttaro. Reflect on the importance of developing an in-depth understanding of pathophysiology.

· Select a disorder from the following list:

· Adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease)

· Atherosclerosis

· Cholelithiasis (gallstones)

· Colon cancer

· Cystic fibrosis

· Hemophilia

· Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)

· Osteoporosis

· Parkinson’s disease

· Tuberculosis

· Select ONE of the following patient factors: Genetics, Gender, Ethnicity, Age, or Behavior.

· Reflect on HOW that factor might impact your selected disorder, as well as potential associated alterations and symptoms.

· Identify the Pathophysiology of the associated alterations, including the normal and altered cellular function. Consider both intra- and extra-cellular changes that occur.

By Day 3

Post a Brief Description of a patient scenario involving the disorder and the factor you selected.

Explain How the factor might impact your selected disorder, as well as potential associated alterations and symptoms.

Finally, Explain the Pathophysiology of the associated alterations, including changes in cellular function.

Note:  For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on  Submit!

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

Servant Leadership

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Unit 2

A.

Visit the “Competitive Advantages” page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website and review the articles indicating ways that servant leadership helps organizations gain competitive advantage. Using that information along with the Topic Materials, discuss how servant leadership contributes to competitive advantage in contemporary organizations. Provide specific industry examples of companies that have thrived as servant leaders.

B.

One of the challenges often faced by nonprofit organizations is financial viability. Consider how the service leadership model can make a nonprofit organization competitive in ways that are not profit driven. In your post, discuss whether or not the value the nonprofit provides to the community and the greater good is professionally appealing enough to make you want to explore as a career opportunity despite the fact that in many cases than the personal and financial gains offered by nonprofits may not match what is available in for-profit organizations.

Electronic Resource

  1. “Servant Leadership” – Serve to Be Great

Read “‘Servant Leadership’ – Serve to Be Great,” located on the Intellisource website (2015).

  1. 1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss

Read “1 Little-Known Advantage Most Investors Miss,” by Lomax, located on The Motley Fool website (2014).

  1. At Their Service

Read “At Their Service,” by Drake, located on the Smart CEO website (2013).

  1. DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership

Read “DOs & DON’Ts of Servant Leadership,” located on the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center website (2015).

  1. Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First

View “Leadership Expert Simon Sinek on Putting Others First,” located on the YouTube website (2014).

  1. Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage

Read “Servant Leadership Sustains Competitive US Manufacturing Advantage,” by Martin, located on the Industry Today website (2012).

  1. Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance

Read “Servant Leadership: A Path to High Performance,” by Hess, from The Washington Post (2013).

Website

  1. America’s Worst Charities

The America’s Worst Charities website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

  1. Charity Navigator

The Charity Navigator website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

  1. Charity Watch

The Top Rated Charities page of the Charity Watch website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

  1. Competitive Advantages

Review the Competitive Advantages page of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website to locate servant leadership articles.

  1. TopNonprofits

The Top 100 Nonprofits on the Web page of the TopNonprofits website can be used to conduct research for the topic assignment.

Unit 3

A.

Think about how your personal values correlate with the principles of servant leadership. How can you draw on values and servant leadership principles to better establish your followership to better serve those you lead professionally and personally?

B.

Suppose you go to work for an organization that you discover does not align with your personal values. You are in a leadership role and you are not in a position to leave the job. How do you ethically represent the company without compromising your own beliefs? What is the deal breaker for you? How does ethically representing the company demonstrate your ability to be a servant leader?

Electronic Resource

  1. As a Servant Leader, You Can Change the World Commencement Address

Read “‘As a Servant Leader, You Can Change the World’ Commencement Address,” by George, located on the Bill George website (2013).

  1. Chick-fil-A Founder Was Embodiment of Servant Leader Philosophy

Read “Chick-fil-A Founder Was Embodiment of Servant Leader Philosophy,” by Oswald, located on the HR Hero website (2014).

  1. Leading as a Servant

Read “Leading as a Servant,” by Krakowski, from Entrepreneur (2014).

  1. Serving More Than the Bottom Line

Read “Serving More Than the Bottom Line,” by Brodsky, located on the Human Resource Executive Online website (2015).

  1. The Business of Consciousness

Read “The Business of Consciousness,” by McEllin, located on the Examiner website (2013).

A.

Think about the principles of servant leadership and provide two examples of specific ways you can apply them in your current work environment, as member of a community group or organization with which you are involved, or in your personal life. Discuss the specific servant leadership principles you would apply, the methods you would use to apply the principles, and the results you would anticipate seeing as a result of implementing these servant leadership principles.

B.

Conduct research about a biblical figure such as Moses, David, Paul, Joseph, Esther, or Nehemiah to learn about how the biblical leader exemplified servant leadership and see how the principles of servant leadership transcend time and place. Think about the contemporary leader you are researching for the Topic 4 assignment, and discuss the similarities you see between the biblical servant leader and the contemporary servant leader. Provide specific examples to illustrate the similarities you have identified and include discussion about what you think makes the principles of servant leadership applicable regardless of time or place.

  1. ‘Servant’ Leadership Style Is Best for Bosses

Read “‘Servant’ Leadership Style Is Best for Bosses,” by Brooks, located on the Business News Daily website (2015).

Read “10 Tips on How IT Leaders Can Develop a Service-Oriented Perspective,” by Tennant, located on the IT Business Edge website (2014).

  1. 9 Ways to Motivate People Using Servant Leadership

Read “9 Ways to Motivate People Using Servant Leadership,” by McCuistion, located on the About Leaders website (2013).

  1. Being a Servant Leader in the Age of Technology

Read “Being a Servant Leader in the Age of Technology,” by Hollis, located on the Huffington Post website (2015).

  1. Recognizing Servant-Leaders – Not Drum Majors

Read “Recognizing Servant-Leaders – Not Drum Majors,” located on the Dreams InDeed International website.

Other

  1. Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders

The “Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders” resource can be used as a reference for discussion questions throughout the course and for completion of some course assignments.

A.

Learn about current trends in servant leadership by conducting your own research and locating an article that illustrates how the principles of servant leadership are being employed in the workplace, as part of a volunteer or service effort, or in an individual’s personal life. In the Main Forum, post a short summary and a link to the article. Discuss what you learned from reading the article and whether or not you would consider applying servant leadership in a similar way.

B.

The article “Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?” poses the question, “But if servant leadership is as effective as portrayed in recent research, why isn’t it more prevalent?” Using what you have learned about the principles of servant leadership and your own experiences, address this question. Use examples to support your hypotheses.

Electronic Resource

  1. Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe

View “Simon Sinek: Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe,” located on the TED website (2014).

  1. The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a “Servant Leader” Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain

Read “The CEO of Popeye’s Says Becoming a ‘Servant Leader’ Helped Her Turn Around the Struggling Restaurant Chain,” by Goudreau, located on the Business Insider website (2015).

  1. TheThe Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership

View “The Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh Discusses Servant Leadership,” by Smart CEO Magazine, located on the YouTube website (2013).

  1. Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com

Read “Top Midsize Workplace: AutomationDirect.com,” by Tierney, located on the AJC.com website (2014).

  1. Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?

Read “Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?” by Heskett, from Forbes.

A.

Think about Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership and what you have learned about the biblical foundation of servant leadership. Identify specific principles of servant leadership that, when employed effectively, can proliferate respect for multiculturalism and diversity within the organizations and communities they serve? Provide specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

B.

Research an international servant leader or international servant leadership organization to examine the similarities and differences in the way servant leadership is executed in Western culture and Christianity when compared with other cultures and religions. Summarize the similarities and differences you discovered and discuss which principles of servant leadership you think are universal, regardless of religious and cultural differences. Provide examples to support your opinions.

Electronic Resource

  1. Effective Leadership Within a Multinational Environment

Read “Effective Leadership Within a Multinational Environment,” by Rentfrow, located on the Leadership Advance Online website (2007).

e-Library Resource

  1. Servant Leadership and World Values

Read “Servant Leadership and World Values,” by Rubio-Sanchez, Bosco, and Melchar, from Global Studies Journal (2013).

A.

In the Topic Materials you read several examples of ways that servant leadership can be displayed through true volunteerism and acts of service to others. Research an historic or current servant leader who is a true volunteer in service to others. In what ways does the person inspire leadership while building his or her own character and integrity? How does this leader exemplify the moral obligation to lead through kindness, compassion, and justice?

B.

Share the servant leadership volunteer opportunity you are completing. Discuss how you think this experience will help you develop your own character and give you experience in leading through exhibiting kindness, compassion, and justice.

  1. When Servant Becomes Leader: The Corazon C. Aquino Success Story as a Beacon for Business Leaders

Read “When Servant Becomes Leader: The Corazon C. Aquino Success Story as a Beacon for Business Leaders,” by Udani and Lorenzo-Molo, from Journal of Business Ethics (2013).

A.

Now that you have participated in your servant leadership opportunity, discuss how the experience affected your understanding of how through serving others one actually leads. Support your ideas with specific examples from your volunteer experience.

B.

Watch the video “Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt.” Discuss why this is a good example of leadership through acts of service in terms of the way the actions of the leader demonstrate integrity and personal character building while also establishing followership and pushing others to grow professionally through emulating his actions. Discuss how this example embraces both Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership and the call to service evident in Christianity.

RESOURCES

Electronic Resource

  1. Drew Dudley “Everyday Leadership” – TED Talks

View “Drew Dudley ‘Everyday Leadership’ – TED Talks,” located on the YouTube website (2013).

  1. Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt

View “Servant Leadership – Joe Schmitt” located on the YouTube website (2014).

Factors that should be taken into considerations when building a health history for patients with diverse backgrounds

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Discussion: Diversity and Health Assessments

In May 2012, Alice Randall wrote an article for The New York Times on the cultural factors that encouraged black women to maintain a weight above what is considered healthy. Randall explained—from her observations and her personal experience as a black woman—that many African-American communities and cultures consider women who are overweight to be more beautiful and desirable than women at a healthier weight. As she put it, “Many black women are fat because we want to be” (Randall, 2012).

Randall’s statements sparked a great deal of controversy and debate; however, they emphasize an underlying reality in the health care field: different populations, cultures, and groups have diverse beliefs and practices that impact their health. Nurses and health care professionals should be aware of this reality and adapt their health assessment techniques and recommendations to accommodate diversity.

In this Discussion, you will consider different socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors that should be taken into considerations when building a health history for patients with diverse backgrounds.

Case 1

JC, an at-risk 86-year-old Asian male is physically and financially dependent on his daughter, a single mother who has little time or money for her father’s health needs. He has a hx of hypertension (HTN), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), b12 deficiency, and chronic prostatitis. He currently takes Lisinopril 10mg QD, Prilosec 20mg QD, B12 injections monthly, and Cipro 100mg QD. He comes to you for an annual exam and states “I came for my annual physical exam, but do not want to be a burden to my daughter.”

Case 2

TJ, a 32-year-old pregnant lesbian, is being seen for an annual physical exam and has been having vaginal discharge. Her pregnancy has been without complication thus far. She has been receiving prenatal care from an obstetrician. She received sperm from a local sperm bank. She is currently taking prenatal vitamins and takes Tylenol over the counter for aches and pains on occasion. She a strong family history of diabetes. Gravida 1; Para 0; Abortions 0.

Case 3

MR, a 23-year-old Native American male comes in to see you because he has been having anxiety and wants something to help him. He has been smoking “pot” and says he drinks to help him too. He tells you he is afraid that he will not get into Heaven if he continues in this lifestyle. He is not taking any prescriptions medications and denies drug use. He has a positive family history of diabetes, hypertension, and alcoholism.

To prepare:

· Reflect on your experiences as a nurse and on the information provided in this week’s Learning Resources on diversity issues in health assessments.

· Select one of the three case studies. Reflect on the provided patient information.

· Reflect on the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors related to the health of the patient you selected.

· Consider how you would build a health history for the patient. What questions would you ask, and how would you frame them to be sensitive to the patient’s background, lifestyle, and culture? Develop five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.

· Think about the challenges associated with communicating with patients from a variety of specific populations. What strategies can you as a nurse employ to be sensitive to different cultural factors while gathering the pertinent information?

By Day 3

Write Plsease include subheading

an explanation of the specific socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle, and other cultural factors associated with the patient you selected. 

Explain the issues that you would need to be sensitive to when interacting with the patient, and why. 

Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient to build his or her health history and to assess his or her health risks.

Policy Brief

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Select a public health issue and write a 750-1,000 word policy brief that provides a brief summary of the issue, options to solve the issue, and the best way to solve this issue. Select a public health issue from one of the following American Public Health Association websites: Climate Change or Topics and Issues.

Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:

Identify issue.

Background information – (a) Population effected; (b) Local, state or national level; and (c) Evidence about the issues supported by resources

Problem statement.

Suggestions for addressing the issue (solutions) – (a) Including necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator); and (b) Include budget or funding considerations, if applicable

Impact on the Health Care Delivery System

Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support the policy brief.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Assess clients presenting for psychotherapy

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Learning Objectives Students will:  •Assess clients presenting for psychotherapy • Develop genograms for clients presenting for psychotherapy 

                                                                                                                                                                                   To prepare: • Select a client whom you have observed or counseled at your practicum site. • Review pages 137–142 of the Wheeler text and the Hernandez Family Genogram video in this week’s Learning Resources. Reflect on elements of writing a Comprehensive Client Assessment and creating a genogram for the client you selected.  

The Assignment 

Part 1: Comprehensive Client Family Assessment With this client in mind, address the following in a Comprehensive ClientAssessment (without violating HIPAA regulations):  •Demographic information  •Presenting problem  •History or present illness  •Past psychiatric history   •Medical history • Substance use history  •Developmental history  •Family psychiatric history   •Psychosocial history  •History of abuse/trauma  •Review of systems   •Physical assessment  •Mental status exam  •Differential diagnosis  •Case formulation  •Treatment plan 

Part 2: Family Genogram Prepare a genogram for the client you selected. The genogram should extend back by at least three generations (great grandparents, grandparents, and parents). 

Required Readings: 

(1) Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

ATTACHED WITH THIS HOMEWORK IS A SAMPLE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AND REMEMBER IT HAS TWO  PARTS.

The Purnell Model For Cultural Competence

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The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence

Please read chapter 2 of the class textbook and review the attached Power Point Presentation. Once done answer the following questions;

  1. In your own words discuss the empirical framework of the Purnell Model and what are the purposes of this model.
  2. Please mention and discuss the macro aspects of the model.
  3. What is the role of the head of household and genders according to this model?
  4. In your own words define the domain biocultural ecology and discuss one variation of this domain.

As indicated in the syllabus the assignment must be presented in an APA format, word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum title “Week 2 discussion questions” in the discussion board. A minimum of 2 evidence based references besides the class textbook no older than 5 years are required. Assignment must contained a minimum of 500 words without counting the first and reference page.