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Advocate for Policies That Improve the Health of the Public and the Profession of Nursing

Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trends 7007.1.1 : Organization and Financing Healthcare The graduate analyzes the organization of healthcare delivery and financing systems in the United States and other nations. 7007.1.2 : Policy Process The graduate analyzes the historical, economic, and political factors that affect healthcare policy development and the impact of those policies on […]

Ethical Theories Applied to Nurses’ Policy Positions

Policy, Politics, and Global Health Trends 7007.1.1 : Organization and Financing Healthcare The graduate analyzes the organization of healthcare delivery and financing systems in the United States and other nations. 7007.1.2 : Policy Process The graduate analyzes the historical, economic, and political factors that affect healthcare policy development and the impact of those policies on […]

Determinants of Health ( Healthy People 2020)

What are some factors that make some people healthy and others ill? Healthy People 2020 identifies five determinants of health that influence the health of individuals and populations. Healthy People 2020 describes them as “a range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018, […]

Pathophysiologic Process of a Disease (Choose a Disease)

Instructions Paper will be 7-9 pages and will discuss the pathophysiologic process of a chosen disease, which is COPD Written assignments must be typed using American Psychological Association APA for the format, in-text citations, and references. Rubric: Underlying pathophysiological process 25% Presenting signs, symptoms, and diagnostic abnormalities 25% Current research as it relates to you […]

COPD ( Congestive Heart Failure)

Paper will be 6 pages and will discuss the pathophysiologic process of a chosen disease, which is COPD Written assignments must be typed using American Psychological Association APA for the format, in-text citations, and references. Rubric: Underlying pathophysiological process 25% Presenting signs, symptoms, and diagnostic abnormalities 25% Current research as it relates to you or […]

Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) Diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools

When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses must be aware of these factors in order to select the most appropriate test or […]