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Urinary Frequency

Urinary Frequency Urinary frequency is a genitourinary disorder that presents problems for adults across the lifespan. It can be the result of various systemic disorders such as diabetes, urinary tract infections, enlarged prostates, kidney infections, or prostate cancer. Many of these disorders have very serious implications requiring thorough patient evaluations. When evaluating patients, it is […]

Relationship Between Theory and Nursing Practice, Research, Management, and Education

After completing this module, you will be able to do the following: Articulate the relationship between theory and nursing practice, research, management, and education Appraise a study using the “Guidelines for Application of Theory in Nursing Practice.” Formulate a plan to reduce the theory-practice gap Compare and contrast the types of theory used in research […]

Epidemiology

Week 6: Epidemiological Applications, Part 2 and Data Interpretation Can a person’s experience with racial discrimination impact aging and his or her physical health? The answer may be yes, according to a preliminary epidemiologic research study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Health (Szanton et al., 2011; NIH, […]

Collaborative Decision Making Through Shared Governance

Attend a committee meeting in your health care organization. If you are not currently employed in a health care setting, you may elect to attend a committee meeting at another company, a community center, a local school, local chamber of commerce or other professional organization. Observe the interactions between committee members and the process used […]

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 500 word description of the disease. The description will be in APA format, (Word document, double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman. Three sources, one from Des Jardins, Terry, Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 7th Ed., 2016, Elsevier. Second source from Wilkins, Stroller, Kacmarek, Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 11th […]

Nursing Leadership and Management

The goal of this paper is to apply the concepts emphasized in this week’s class activities to a nursing organization that students work at, or are familiar with from past clinical or work experiences. There are resources for most of the agencies on the web for further research but be aware that students must have […]

Nursing Theory. Nursing Philosophy

Nursing Theory. Nursing Philosophy Identify your specialty area of NP practice. Select a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following: Origin Meaning and scope Logical adequacy Usefulness and simplicity Generalizability Testability Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used […]