Pathopharmacological Issues in Hypertension

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COMPETENCIES

1. Pathophysiology

The graduate evaluates high volume, high impact disease processes, including associated pharmacological interventions and implications for advanced practice.

2. Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Impact

The graduate analyzes pharmaceutical impacts, including physiological, psychological, financial, and lifestyle factors on the selected disease processes.

3. Managing Care Transitions

The graduate evaluates salient pharmacological issues in managing patient care transitions.

4.Salience

The graduate distinguishes between general information and relevant assessment findings to manage and minimize pathologies and risk factors to promote optimal patient outcomes.

5.Care Management

The graduate integrates relevant patient and population data to develop pathopharmacological management strategies for populations.

INTRODUCTION

As an advanced practice nurse, it is important to diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients who have chronic disease. A nurse must understand how pathology, treatment, regimens, and psycho-social issues affect patients and the care they receive. Disease management is more than just monitoring a medication or treatment; it is evaluating the disease process from the micro to macro level. As a nurse with an advanced degree, you will be expected to assess patients and individual and population responses to chronic illness.

For this assessment, you will investigate pathopharmacological issues related to a specific disease process. You may choose to investigate hypertension. As part of this assessment, you will analyze the various impacts the disease process has on the patients, their families, and populations at a local, national, and international level.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

Professional Communications is a required aspect to pass this task. Completion of a spell check and grammar check prior to submitting your final work is strongly recommended. 

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

  1.  Investigate the following disease processe: hypertension
  2.  Analyze the pathophysiology of the disease process you selected in part A.
  3.  Discuss the standard of practice for the selected disease process.
  4.  Discuss the evidence-based pharmacological treatments in your state and how they affect management of the selected disease in your community.
  5.  Discuss clinical guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and patient education for the selected disease process.
  6.  Compare the standard practice for managing the disease within your community with state or national practices.
  7.  Discuss characteristics of and resources for a patient who manages the selected disease well, including access to care, treatment options, life expectancy, and outcomes.
  8.  Analyze disparities between management of the selected disease on a national and international level.
  9.  Discuss three or four factors (e.g., financial resources, access to care, insured/uninsured, Medicare/Medicaid) that contribute to a patient being able to manage the selected disease.
  10.  Explain how a lack of the factors discussed in part A4 leads to an unmanaged disease process.
  11.  Describe characteristics of a patient with the selected disease that is unmanaged.
  12.  Analyze how the selected disease process affects patients, families, and populations in your community.
  13.  Discuss the financial costs associated with the selected disease process for patients, families, and populations from diagnosis to treatment.
  14.  Discuss how you will promote best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  15.  Discussthree strategies you could use to implement best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  16.  Discuss an appropriate method to evaluate the implementation of each of the strategies from part C1.
  17.  When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment.

Pathopharmacological Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury

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COMPETENCIES

1. Pathophysiology

The graduate evaluates high volume, high impact disease processes, including associated pharmacological interventions and implications for advanced practice.

2. Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Impact

The graduate analyzes pharmaceutical impacts, including physiological, psychological, financial, and lifestyle factors on the selected disease processes.

3. Managing Care Transitions

The graduate evaluates salient pharmacological issues in managing patient care transitions.

4.Salience

The graduate distinguishes between general information and relevant assessment findings to manage and minimize pathologies and risk factors to promote optimal patient outcomes.

5.Care Management

The graduate integrates relevant patient and population data to develop pathopharmacological management strategies for populations.

INTRODUCTION

As an advanced practice nurse, it is important to diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients who have chronic disease. A nurse must understand how pathology, treatment, regimens, and psycho-social issues affect patients and the care they receive. Disease management is more than just monitoring a medication or treatment; it is evaluating the disease process from the micro to macro level. As a nurse with an advanced degree, you will be expected to assess patients and individual and population responses to chronic illness.

For this assessment, you will investigate pathopharmacological issues related to a specific disease process. You may choose to investigate traumatic brain injury. As part of this assessment, you will analyze the various impacts the disease process has on the patients, their families, and populations at a local, national, and international level.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

Professional Communications is a required aspect to pass this task. Completion of a spell check and grammar check prior to submitting your final work is strongly recommended. 

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

  1.  Investigate the following disease processe: traumatic brain injury.
  2.  Analyze the pathophysiology of the disease process you selected in part A.
  3.  Discuss the standard of practice for the selected disease process.
  4.  Discuss the evidence-based pharmacological treatments in your state and how they affect management of the selected disease in your community.
  5.  Discuss clinical guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and patient education for the selected disease process.
  6.  Compare the standard practice for managing the disease within your community with state or national practices.
  7.  Discuss characteristics of and resources for a patient who manages the selected disease well, including access to care, treatment options, life expectancy, and outcomes.
  8.  Analyze disparities between management of the selected disease on a national and international level.
  9.  Discuss three or four factors (e.g., financial resources, access to care, insured/uninsured, Medicare/Medicaid) that contribute to a patient being able to manage the selected disease.
  10.  Explain how a lack of the factors discussed in part A4 leads to an unmanaged disease process.
  11.  Describe characteristics of a patient with the selected disease that is unmanaged.
  12.  Analyze how the selected disease process affects patients, families, and populations in your community.
  13.  Discuss the financial costs associated with the selected disease process for patients, families, and populations from diagnosis to treatment.
  14.  Discuss how you will promote best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  15.  Discussthree strategies you could use to implement best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  16.  Discuss an appropriate method to evaluate the implementation of each of the strategies from part C1.
  17.  When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment.

Pathopharmacological Issues in Depression

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COMPETENCIES

1. Pathophysiology

The graduate evaluates high volume, high impact disease processes, including associated pharmacological interventions and implications for advanced practice.

2. Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Impact

The graduate analyzes pharmaceutical impacts, including physiological, psychological, financial, and lifestyle factors on the selected disease processes.

3. Managing Care Transitions

The graduate evaluates salient pharmacological issues in managing patient care transitions.

4.Salience

The graduate distinguishes between general information and relevant assessment findings to manage and minimize pathologies and risk factors to promote optimal patient outcomes.

5.Care Management

The graduate integrates relevant patient and population data to develop pathopharmacological management strategies for populations.

INTRODUCTION

As an advanced practice nurse, it is important to diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients who have chronic disease. A nurse must understand how pathology, treatment, regimens, and psycho-social issues affect patients and the care they receive. Disease management is more than just monitoring a medication or treatment; it is evaluating the disease process from the micro to macro level. As a nurse with an advanced degree, you will be expected to assess patients and individual and population responses to chronic illness.

For this assessment, you will investigate pathopharmacological issues related to a specific disease process. You may choose to investigate  depression. As part of this assessment, you will analyze the various impacts the disease process has on the patients, their families, and populations at a local, national, and international level.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

Professional Communications is a required aspect to pass this task. Completion of a spell check and grammar check prior to submitting your final work is strongly recommended. 

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

  1.  Investigate one of the following disease process: depression.
  2.  Analyze the pathophysiology of the disease process you selected in part A.
  3.  Discuss the standard of practice for the selected disease process.
  4.  Discuss the evidence-based pharmacological treatments in your state and how they affect management of the selected disease in your community.
  5.  Discuss clinical guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and patient education for the selected disease process.
  6.  Compare the standard practice for managing the disease within your community with state or national practices.
  7.  Discuss characteristics of and resources for a patient who manages the selected disease well, including access to care, treatment options, life expectancy, and outcomes.
  8.  Analyze disparities between management of the selected disease on a national and international level.
  9.  Discuss three or four factors (e.g., financial resources, access to care, insured/uninsured, Medicare/Medicaid) that contribute to a patient being able to manage the selected disease.
  10.  Explain how a lack of the factors discussed in part A4 leads to an unmanaged disease process.
  11.  Describe characteristics of a patient with the selected disease that is unmanaged.
  12.  Analyze how the selected disease process affects patients, families, and populations in your community.
  13.  Discuss the financial costs associated with the selected disease process for patients, families, and populations from diagnosis to treatment.
  14.  Discuss how you will promote best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  15.  Discussthree strategies you could use to implement best practices for managing the selected disease in your current healthcare organization.
  16.  Discuss an appropriate method to evaluate the implementation of each of the strategies from part C1.
  17.  When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment.

Leadership Styles and Nursing

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Leadership Styles and Nursing

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.
The purpose of this assignment is to assess leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, establish the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a leader in nursing, and to explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice.
Read the study materials on leadership and complete the topic quiz activities to better understand your leadership qualities.
Upon completion, summarize and share with your group what you learned about your specific leadership qualities, so you can become familiar with how you are similar and different from your peers when it comes to being a leader.
As a group, review the study materials related to servant leadership. Using what you have learned about the tenets of servant leadership and traits and practices of successful leaders, create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. Add an additional slide for
references at the end of your presentation. Include the following in your presentation:
1 Each group member: Create a slide that summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.
2 Compare the personal leadership styles of your group members, including commonalities between group members’ strengths and weaknesses.
3 Explain why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership style, traits, and practices.
4 Discuss what leadership traits and styles are necessary to be an effective communicator.
Explain the importance of leaders adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally (across ancillary departments, vendors, community members).
5 Discuss how nursing professionals can benefit from integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence others as they lead.

6 Discuss how leaders who practice servant leadership and have a strong understanding of their personal leadership traits can successfully lead others and navigate the unique challenges that are part of nursing and health care. Provide two examples that illustrate your main ideas. You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources
must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student
Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

RUBRIC:
Description:
Individual Group Slides. 4%
Slides summarizing leadership styles, traits, and practices of each group member are presented.

Comparison of Leadership Styles 4%
A concise and well-developed comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is
presented. The commonalities and various strengths and weaknesses among the group
members are clear and insightful.
Importance of Awareness of Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices for Nursing Professionals
8%
A well-supported explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their
personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is is presented. An understanding of the
importance of personal awareness in leadership professionals is evident.
Leadership Traits and Styles of Effective Communicators and Adapting Communication
Approaches When Working Interprofessionally 8%
A well-supported and thorough discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective
communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working
interprofessionally, is presented.
Benefits of Integrating Tenets of Servant Leadership to Empower and Influence 8%
The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing
leaders are thoroughly discussed. Strong support and rationale are provided.

The Understanding of Personal Leadership Traits and Servant Leadership in Leading and
Navigating Challenges in Nursing and Health Care. 8%
A well-supported discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand
personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is
presented.
Presentation of Content. 40%
The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other.
The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the
audience a clear sense of the main idea.
Layout. 5%
The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of
headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience
and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.
Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.) 5%
The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in
distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5%
Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to
assignment and style) 5%
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and
format is free of error

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) / NEW Aged Care Quality Standards Assignment

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Instructions

Format: Written
Length: 1200 – 1500 words
Curriculum Mode: Report
Rationale:
It is essential when working as a Health Professional that you have a clear understanding of the legislative frameworks that are relevant to your workplace and industry. The National Disability  Insurance Scheme and the Aged Care Quality Standards are two frameworks that you are likely to work within during your professional life. This assessment task enables you to develop an understanding of one of the frameworks and to explore how the framework applies in practice.
Task
Students are required to write a report on one of these two main frameworks that are central to working within Aged Care and Disability Services. You can choose to write your report on either the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or the NEW Aged Care Quality Standards. The word limit is 1500 words. The report must include the following:
Introduction (approx. 200 words): this section (one paragraph) provides a context for the assignment by introducing the topic, presenting the reasons for selecting the framework to be discussed, stating the purpose of the assignment and providing a structure for the assignment.
Body (approx. 1100 words):

this section should cover the following:
Explanation of what the framework is and what it involves.
Who the framework affects?
What are the desired outcomes of the framework for clients, staff and other stakeholders?
How the framework is monitored?
Where does therapeutic recreation fit within the framework

Conclusion (approx. 200 words):

this is the last paragraph of your report. In this paragraph you need to summarise the main points of the report and make a concluding statement of its relevance to TR
References (not included in the word count): List all sources used in your report. Please use APA style when completing this list

Disorder of Joints. Joint Disorders

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Disorder of Joints. Joint Disorders

There are many disorders associated with our Joints. Some of these disorders are genetic in origin while others result from injuries or overuse. Choose ONE of the disorders below and write a brief description for each of these categories as it pertains to the disease you choose:

  • Pathophysiology – how does the disorder affect the body
  • Etiology – when does the disorder first show up and how does it progress
  • Signs and Symptoms – how does the disorder manifest itself (Note: signs and symptoms are
    NOT the same!)
  • Diagnostic Tools – how do doctors diagnose this disorder
  • Treatment Options – how is the disorder managed
  • Disorders to choose from (unless there is something you would rather research):
    Osteoarthritis
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Gout
    Ankylosing Spondylitis
    Writing Requirements:
    APA essay format with proper paragraphs and punctuation.
    Minimum of two scholarly resources (No Wickipedia!)
    Less than 10% can be direct quotations
    No word minimum but answers need to be thorough

 

Quality and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

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Quality and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Module #7: Final Paper Assignment

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Write your paper in a Word document using APA style. Consult the exemplar papers included in the Module 7 readings and the examples at the end of each chapter of the textbook. It is highly recommended that you use the headings and subheadings suggested below. You may add additional headings or subheadings if needed. Refrain from the overuse of quoted material; instead paraphrase the content into your own words and properly cite. Save direct quotes for powerful passages. Consult the grading rubric to be sure you address the key topics. As always, include citations to support your work. It is expected that you will have at minimum of 10 citations – you may have many more. There is no absolute page requirement; your goal should be to write concisely and clearly.  All papers will be submitted via the Turnitin program. The final paper is worth 35% of your grade – your grade on this assignment may impact your final grade positively or negatively by a full letter grade.

 

FINAL PAPER OUTLINE

Title Page

ABSTRACT

  • Limit the abstract to 300 words. Include five keywords at the end of the abstract.
  • The abstract and keywords go on a single page.

STEP 0: THE SPIRIT OF INQUIRY IGNITED

  • Write the Introduction and Background to your clinical problem.

Ethical Considerations

  • Include a subheading in Section 0 to address the ethical considerations pertinent to the clinical problem.

STEP 1: THE PICOT QUESTION

  • Include your PICOT question from Module 1. Incorporate any feedback you received to strengthen your PICOT question. Include the background and foreground questions. Clearly identify each of the components of the PICOT.

STEP 2: SEARCH STRATEGY CONDUCTED

  • Summarize and synthesize your search strategy.
  • Include keywords and MeSH terms.
  • Identify the databases searched.
  • Include the number and type of articles found.

STEP 3: cRITICAL aPPRAISAL OF THE EVIDENCE

  • Describe your process of critically appraising the evidence.
  • Include the level of evidence.
  • You may choose to present the research evidence in a table format (recommended). You may present the table in landscape orientation to facilitate readability. You may include it in the body of the paper or as an appendix.
  • The emphasis in this section is on synthesizing and summarizing the research evidence. It is not enough to simply include a table of the evidence; you must critically synthesize and summarize the research evidence (see the exemplars).

Step 4: Evidence Integrated with Patient Preferences and Clinical Expertise

  • Identify how you will incorporate patient preferences and clinical expertise into your project.
  • Address how this project addresses the triple aim of healthcare (improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health care).

Step 5: PLAN TO Guide/Implement YOUR PROJECT

  • Describe the next steps in your project.
  • Identify the important stakeholders pertinent to your project. How will you include their input in the implementation stage of your project?
  • Identify any barriers (patient, clinician, healthcare system) to implementing your project and how you will address them.
  • Does your project require IRB approval? If so, which IRB? Describe any pre-implementation activities that you will need to complete to begin your project and your plan to do so.

Step 6: Potential Funding Mechanisms for your Project

  • Identify at least one source of funding which could support your project.

Step 7: Plan to Disseminate Your Project

  • Describe your plans to present your project. This may include poster or podium presentations, panel discussions, publications, etc. Note: the project does not have to be completed to present and discuss your plans with professional colleagues.

REFERENCES

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT

  • SAVE YOUR PAPER as a PDF, using the class file naming convention:

Module 7_lastname.doc

  • SUBMIT the completed document via Canvas, under the Assignments tab
  • DUE: 4/24/19 by 11:59 pm

 

GRADES

Submissions will be graded according to the Module 7 Final Paper Assignment rubric.

The final paper must be turned in on time to meet the deadline for final grade submission. Late papers will not be accepted unless proactive arrangements have been made with the instructor. In addition, the following point deductions will apply:  five points for each day after submission deadline.

Diagnosing Chronic Diseases and Prescribing Medications

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Diagnosing Diseases and Prescribing Medications

Directions

You are provided with symptoms of a certain disease, age of the person, and other details such as heart rate (HR), blood pressure(B/P) respiration (R), temperature (T), and so forth.

Requirements:

Using Evidence Based practice, answer the following questions thoroughly. Be sure to use APA formatting.

  • What is the pertinent positive and negative findings in this patient assessment?
  • Create a list of differentials with rationales for this patient?
  • Discuss a medication regimen for this patient considering his financial status?
  • What is the priority concern for this patient?
  • How does this patient’s comorbid diagnosis impact his current symptoms?
  • Discuss how the patient’s’ health beliefs, culture and behaviors impact the potential outcomes for the patient.

 

 

Stakeholders and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Stakeholders Affected by Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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Stakeholders and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Course Outcome covered in this Assignment:
 Synthesize the effect healthcare reform has on stakeholders
Directions
For this Assignment, you will examine the stakeholders impacted by the implementation of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA). Your paper must include the following topics:
Differentiate between at least three groups of stakeholders impacted by the ACA.
Examine the financial impact of the ACA on each group of stakeholders.
Summarize benefits of the ACA on each group of stakeholders.
Summarize drawbacks of the ACA on each group of stakeholders.
The word count for your paper, excluding the title page and references page, will be 800-1200
words. You must include a minimum of (5) different scholarly references.

Literature Search, Rapid Critical Appraisal, and Summarization (PICOT Questions)

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Literature Search, Rapid Critical Appraisal, and Summarization

For this assignment, you will locate a minimum of 4 research articles related to the topic and PICOT questions that you developed in Week 2. The articles must be current (2002 to the present), and two articles must be quantitative, and two articles must be qualitative. These articles should be somewh related to your PICOT questions. Articles used for one assignment can’t be used for the other assignments(students should find new research articles for each assignment).

The selected articles should be original research articles. Review articles, meta-analysis, metasynthesis, and systemic review should not be used.

Mixed-methods studies should not be used.
There are two parts to this assignment.
Part 1: Complete a Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist chart for each research article (4 total).Downlo
the following files in the Worksheets, Forms, and Templates area at left:
Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist (pdf)
Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist (doc)
Part II: Write a summary (2–3 pages)
Describe the similarities and differences among the four research articles.
You should:
Use current APA format to style your paper and to cite your sources.
Submit the 4 completed charts along with your summary.