Nursing

Advocacy Through Legislation Identify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity to be advocated through legislation. Research the issue and complete the sections below. For each topic that requires the listing of criteria, a minimum of two criteria should be identified and discussed. Add more rows as is […]

Community Teaching Plan Teaching Plan: Teacher Credentials:    Estimated Presentation Time:  1 hour (10-minute break in between) Location of Teaching:  Conference Room at Grand Canyon University Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:  Pamphlets from public health centers, pens and paper, snacks, utensils, projector, coffee/tea Estimated Cost:  300$ Community and Target Aggregate:  Family members with young kids or

Community Assets IDENTIFYING ONESELF AND PURPOSE I am contacting a kindergarten teacher, Kimmie Peay, BSN, who has worked at James M. Brown Elem School for over 12 years.  She will be the contact/resource.  I am contacting her to see there are any current programs/outreaches in place that revolve around healthy eating habits.  She has already

Communicable Diseases Influenza Illnesses that are caused by bacteria or viruses that people spread amongst themselves via contact with bodily fluids, contaminated surfaces, blood products, animal bites or via the air are called communicable diseases (Wang et al., 2019). An example of a communicable disease is influenza (flu), a contagious disease caused by influenza viruses.

Telehealth Analysis Role as a Telenurse Telenursing is the use of various technological tools to deliver effective nursing care. The role of a telenurse is to use technological solutions to plan, assess, intervene and evaluate the outcomes of the care provided. While technology changes the medium of delivery of nursing care, the scope of practice

Teaching Activity for Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Option B Introduction This paper proposes a teaching activity I could undertake to help patients in their self-management of type 2 diabetes. The teaching activity is designed to train two learners who will be referred to as Sam and Mary, which are not real names of the

Developing Reflexive Practitioner Reflection Part A: Introduction and Research Design Research aim The aim of this research is to make sense of feelings and emotions. In any practice, emotions and feelings are significant in that they can affect the decision-making process. When a decision has to observe fairness and ethical practice as prescribed in the

Defensive Medicine New healthcare reforms have been brought about by the increase in healthcare costs due to the current economic environment. One of these reforms that is an issue of debate involves defensive medicine and its effect on the healthcare system. Defensive medicine is the practice of running medical tests, consultations or procedures of uncertain

Critical Competence Review Introduction The critical analysis will focus on the competences of collaborative practice, teamwork and leadership as they are fundamental in ensuring patient safety as dictated by the Francis Report. While collaborative practises, teamwork and leadership are necessary for healthcare; my gap analysis proforma reveals that these are my weak points per the

Family Assessment The health behavior of an individual is primarily influenced by the interactions within their family system.  The family relationship across generations set precedent in an individual’s health behavior as well as that of the family (Fadlon and Nielsen). It is with this in mind that I created a questionnaire to carry out a