NURS 6521 Week 6 Assignment: Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders For your Assignment, your Instructor will assign you one of the decision tree interactive media pieces provided in the Resources. As you examine the patient case studies in this module’s Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting symptoms of neurological…
NURS 6521 Week 2 Assignment Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disorders …heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in America; nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or smoke—some of the leading risk factors for heart disease… —Murphy et al., 2018 Despite the high mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disorders, improved treatment options…
NURS 6521 Week 1 Basic Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts Ethical and Legal Aspects of Prescribing How do beta-blockers work? What exactly do antibiotics do to the bacteria they target? What effects does an anti-depressant have on blood flow? Questions like these are related to the underlying pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of pharmacotherapeutics. As an advanced practice nurse,…
NURS 6050 Week 7 Discussion 1 Evidence Base in Design When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding causes of disease, intervention…
NURS 6050 Assignment: Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them….
NURS 6050 Week 9 Discussion The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy Evaluation In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters? Some nurses…
NURS 6512 Week 11 DQ Ethical Concerns Module 4: Ethics in Assessments What’s Happening In This Module? Module 4: Ethics in Assessments is a 1-week module, Week 11 of the course and the last module in which you examine evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations factor into health assessments. What do I have to do?…
NURS 6512 Week 5 Discussion Assignment 1: Case Study Assignment: Assessing the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Most ear, nose, and throat conditions that arise in non-critical care settings are minor in nature. However, subtle symptoms can sometimes escalate into life-threatening conditions that require prompt assessment and treatment. Nurses conducting assessments of the ears,…
NURS 6501 Week 1 Discussion Alterations in Cellular Processes At its core, pathology is the study of disease. Diseases occur for many reasons. But some, such as cystic fibrosis and Parkinson’s Disease, occur because of alterations that prevent cells from functioning normally. Understanding of signals and symptoms of alterations in cellular processes is a critical…
NURS 6565 Week 1 Assignment Short And Long Term Professional Goals Family nurse practitioner students (FNPS) need to develop realistic and professional goals because they are critical to guide our careers and make the transition from the role working as registered nurses to the advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) successful. As a new APRN, we…
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