What is an NP? Discuss the differences between a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and their scope of practice. Why is this important to know as you move from being a nurse into your new role as an NP? Please include...
Describe the mechanisms that confine cells and tissues to a specific anatomic site Discuss four types of cellular adaptations Compare and contrast necrosis and apoptosis This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 15 slides (maximum of 20 slides), including a title,...
Multiple Organ Failure (MOF) generally results from an infection, injury (surgical or accidental), or reduced blood flow which causes an uncontrolled inflammatory response. Identification and consideration to determine the underlying cause of MOF is essential. Though illness or injury may create multisystem issues and may...
Differentiate among several types of shock: cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive, distributive, and septic. Explain the pathophysiology of each. · Discuss the risks of morbidity and mortality and the preparation and prevention measures for one type of natural disaster · Explain how to...
Preventative Care What questions will you want to ask your patients at every visit in order to get the information needed to provide individualized preventive services? How does the age and gender of the patient impact your approach to delivering preventive services and providing health education? How does...
Helping and Healing Relationships Consider the various steps of the nursing process in order to address the following critical thinking questions. As a health care provider, discuss ways in which you will establish a helping hand and healing relationship with your patient and their families. How will you...
Journal: Learning Style The purpose of this Journal exercise is to identify your learning style and discuss how you will time manage and confront the barriers to learning that you will experience as an NP student. Where have you been and where do you want to go? Career...
Protecting Your Scope of Practice Protecting the scope of practice for nurses, particularly advanced practice registered nurses, is a major initiative at the American Nurses Association (ANA) 2016. The ANA is working together with our Constituent Member (State) Associations to help remove geographic and practice setting...
Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration: The future of health care delivery will require multidisciplinary teams of health care professionals that collaborate to provide patient-centered care. The key to high performance in multidisciplinary teams is an understanding of the distinctive roles, skills, and values and ethics of all...
Health Maintenance and Screening Plans Clinical preventive services, such as routine disease screening and scheduled immunizations, are key to reducing death and disability and improving the Nation’s health. Yet, despite the fact that these services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans under...