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  • NSG-322: Behavioral Health Nursing

    NSG-322: Behavioral Health Nursing

    Course Description

    In this course, students utilize the nursing process to provide behavioral health care in community and acute inpatient settings for individuals, families, and community groups. Emphasis is placed on primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of behavioral health care, including pharmacotherapy and nursing interventions for clients in crisis and clients with serious and persistent mental illness. Concepts including therapeutic communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, client-centered coping-skills, and affective skills of critical thinking are integrated with biopsychosocial, spiritual, and cultural aspects of behavioral health nursing practice. Prerequisites: NSG-300, NSG-300C, NSG-310, NSG-316, and NSG-318. Co-Requisite: NSG-322C. NSG-322: Behavioral Health Nursing

  • NSG-432C: Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical

    NSG-432C: Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical

    Course Description

    In this clinical course, students use the nursing process to analyze clinical data, knowledge of pharmacology, pathophysiology, evidence-based practice, and assessment findings to collaboratively plan, prioritize, and implement client care in assigned health care settings related to the childbearing family. Students are expected to integrate the principles of cultural awareness, quality and safety, and evidence-based practice in providing holistic, client-centered care. Obstetric nursing skills necessary for providing care are introduced and practiced in laboratory and simulated settings. Clinical hours: 36. Prerequisites: NSG-320, NSG-320C, NSG-322, NSG-322C, and NSG-324. Co-Requisite: NSG-432. NSG-432C: Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Clinical

  • NSG-324: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

    NSG-324: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

    Course Description

    In this writing-intensive course, students are introduced to the research process and methodologies using qualitative and quantitative data. Students examine the processes required to integrate evidence into nursing practice. Emphasis is on evaluation and application of scientific evidence affecting nurse-sensitive quality indicators. Students differentiate types and levels of evidence and identify appropriate sources that inform nursing practice. Strategies for implementation, methods of evaluation, and dissemination of research findings are discussed. This course also expands on informatics technology used to support data, information, and knowledge needs in the delivery of nursing and health care. Prerequisites: NSG-300, NSG-300C, NSG-310, NSG-316, and NSG-318. NSG-324: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

  • NSG-448: Evidence-Based Project Capstone

    NSG-448: Evidence-Based Project Capstone

    Course Description

    This writing-intensive capstone provides students a culminating professional experience synthesizing a clinical change project as a means of improving clinical practice and quality of care. This course assists students as they develop into effective change agents and advocates for improvements and quality care. Theories and concepts from liberal arts education, nursing practice, and PICOT principles are included as students progress through the final development and presentation of a clinical change project. Emphasis is placed on applying evidence-based practice in the clinical setting. Prerequisites: NSG-430, NSG-430C, NSG-432, NSG-432C, NSG-434, NSG-434C, and NSG-436. NSG-448: Evidence-Based Project Capstone

  • Pros and/or cons of the current Institutional Review Board system

    Pros and/or cons of the current Institutional Review Board system

    debate the pros and/or cons of the current Institutional Review Board system. Provide solid, detailed evidence to support your stance on the issue.

    You should have at minimum 3 references for this discussion board (point deductions may be taken if this requirement is not met). Be sure to read your reference material critically, question it, and then defend, refute, or provide a new view.

    Things to consider to get you started:  Do IRBs effectively protect the rights and welfare of human subjects? Why or why not? Is there an effective model for reviewing research protocols (full review by all members or primary/secondary reviewers)? Is there more or less efficiency with local IRBs or central IRBs? Are there differences from the institution’s perspective? From the PIs’ perspective? Are IRB members sufficiently qualified to perform reviews? Who determines and how is it determined?

    Pros and/or cons of the current Institutional Review Board system

  • Nurse manager

    Nurse manager

    Isaac has worked as a staff nurse on the telemetry floor for over 15 years. He holds seniority in the unit. His patient care is satisfactory; however, his interpersonal behaviors are becoming an increasing issue for his coworkers. He throws papers around the unit, gives short answers to questions, and seems generally miserable. He tells the staff that they are lazy and stupid. He is constantly questioning their decisions. You have come from another local hospital in the role of the assistant nurse manager. Based on your observations, you have met with Isaac informally and discussed his behaviors, but they have not changed. Now three new nurses have already come to you saying that this unit is a great match for them, except for one problem. Although they have not identified Isaac by name, they have told you that one of the nurses is extremely abusive verbally, and they have been calling in sick on the days they are scheduled to work with this person.

    1. What are your responsibilities as an assistant nurse manager in regard to Isaac’s behavior problem?

    2. What is the next step in dealing with Isaac’s behaviors?

    3. How will you, as the manager, have Isaac develop more effective people skills?

    This is your first position as a nurse manager. The holidays are rapidly approaching, and the hospital policy states that each unit will negotiate holiday coverage individually. You are already getting requests via e-mail and on Post-it notes for holiday time. Several staff members have come to you stating that they “never” seem to get their requests for holidays. Discussion among the staff members is creating dissension and conflict.  1. Discuss the potential impact of this problem on you and the unit staff.

    2. Describe a minimum of one positive consequence and one negative consequence of this conflict.

    3. Select a model of conflict resolution and explain how you, as a nurse manager, might resolve this conflict.

    APA Format.    -Introduction or abstract page    -Summary or Conclusion page    -Four Pages Minimum, not included Introduction or abstract, Conclusion or Summary , and Bibliographic pages.    -Completely unacceptable Copy and Paste from Internet, or other resources.    – Bibliographic have to be in APA Format, minimum 3 references citations with 3 years old  or less. Nurse manager.

  • Nursing Leadership And Management – Library Assignment

    Nursing Leadership And Management – Library Assignment

    Isaac has worked as a staff nurse on the telemetry floor for over 15 years. He holds seniority in the unit. His patient care is satisfactory; however, his interpersonal behaviors are becoming an increasing issue for his coworkers. He throws papers around the unit, gives short answers to questions, and seems generally miserable. He tells the staff that they are lazy and stupid. He is constantly questioning their decisions. You have come from another local hospital in the role of the assistant nurse manager. Based on your observations, you have met with Isaac informally and discussed his behaviors, but they have not changed. Now three new nurses have already come to you saying that this unit is a great match for them, except for one problem. Although they have not identified Isaac by name, they have told you that one of the nurses is extremely abusive verbally, and they have been calling in sick on the days they are scheduled to work with this person.

    1. What are your responsibilities as an assistant nurse manager in regard to Isaac’s behavior problem?

    2. What is the next step in dealing with Isaac’s behaviors?

    3. How will you, as the manager, have Isaac develop more effective people skills?

    This is your first position as a nurse manager. The holidays are rapidly approaching, and the hospital policy states that each unit will negotiate holiday coverage individually. You are already getting requests via e-mail and on Post-it notes for holiday time. Several staff members have come to you stating that they “never” seem to get their requests for holidays. Discussion among the staff members is creating dissension and conflict.

    1. Discuss the potential impact of this problem on you and the unit staff.

    2. Describe a minimum of one positive consequence and one negative consequence of this conflict.

    3. Select a model of conflict resolution and explain how you, as a nurse manager, might resolve this conflict.

    -APA Format.    

    -Introduction or abstract page    

    -Conclusion page    

    -Four Pages Minimum, not included Introduction or abstract, Conclusion or Summary , and Bibliographic pages.    

    -Completely unacceptable Copy and Paste from Internet, or other resources.    

    – Bibliographic have to be in APA Format, minimum 3 references citations with 3 years old  or less.

    Nursing Leadership And Management – Library Assignment

  • Nursing journal entry

    Nursing journal entry

    For each day that you volunteer, create a new journal entry in which the
    First Line is the Day, Date,

    and Time Period
    that you worked that day.
    Please put this information
    in Bold Font
    .
    Write a paragraph that describes the type of duties you carried out that day (what you did, who else was there, whether you were a part of a team or were working alone, etc.).

    Once each week, focus on one particular event or aspect of your work that week and describe why you found this particular task or event to be unusual or of special interest
    (Laundry of the patient’s’ clothes in the Adult Unit).

    In a 250-300-Word entry
    , relate this aspect of your volunteer experience to some specific knowledge that you have previously gained in your coursework to this point. Nursing journal entry

  • Nurse Manager Skills Inventory

    Nurse Manager Skills Inventory

    Rate yourself using the results from the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory”:

    http://www.aone.org/resources/nurse-manager-skills-inventory.pdf

    Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

    Personal and professional accountability

    Career planning

    Personal journey disciplines

    Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

    Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

    Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

    A minimum of Five scholarly references are required for this assignment. solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, an abstract is not required, CITE WEBSITE SOURCE. Nurse Manager Skills Inventory

  • Infections

    Infections

    What are the potential consequences of being a healthcare worker who is unresponsive to the hepatitis B vaccine?

    For an HIV vaccine to be effective, it almost certainly will have to be a live attenuated virus. What is a major concern related to the use of this type of vaccine for HIV?

    If an individual is immunocompromised, what might be the risk of giving a live attenuated virus vaccine (e.g., rubella)?

    New and more effective antimicrobials are developed every year. Many of these are effective in treating common ailments such as bronchitis and sinusitis, as well as more serious systemic infections. What are some potential consequences of the development of new antimicrobials?

    Why do you think that the United States and other nations have not yet distributed a vaccine to prevent the spread of avian flu? Are there any other factors you can think of that have contributed to this rise? Infections