Category: Nursing

Include the following sections:
Address the discussion questions below by using your self-appraisal proficiency/competency skill ratings identified on the TANIC survey.
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Identify a clinical problem for which an NP could advocate for an evidence-based change that is client-focused. Avoid topics that are related to full practice authority, staffing, or burnout. The problem should be centered around clients and the care nurse practitioners provide for the population. 
Describe the scope and impact of the problem. 
Discuss the role of the NP in addressing the problem. 
Explain why the problem is of interest to you. 

see uploaded directions: the first section subject can be inadequate care with patients with psychiatric disorders

Our research paper is due on the due date (TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2024).  Late papers will NOT be accepted.
There is no revision on the research paper.  If you want to submit a draft to me before the due date, I will look at it and provide input.
Your research paper should be 7 to 10 pages.
The research paper follows formatting guidelines for take-home essays.
IT MUST BE TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH ONE-INCH MARGINS AND READABLE FONT (I SUGGEST TIMES NEW ROMAN).
You do not need a title page but the first page should have a heading in the upper left-hand corner including your name, last 4 digits of your MEC ID, course number (ENG150.015), my name, and the date you turned it in.
You need an ORIGINAL title for your paper.
You are required to have AT LEAST FIVE OUTSIDE REFERENCE SOURCES.
These are IN ADDITION to the texts (stories, poems, or plays) you are writing about.
A reference source is an OUTSIDE source of information, such as a book, journal article, magazine or newspaper article, or website.
AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR REFERENCE SOURCES CANNOT BE A WEBSITE; IT HAS TO BE A SOURCE THAT EXISTS IN PRINT FORM (online journals, books, newspapers, and magazines are acceptable as long as they also have a print equivalent).
NO WIKIPEDIA!!!!!
Your reference sources AS WELL AS the texts you are writing about need to be listed in a separate Works Cited page at the end of your paper.
Your Works Cited page needs to be in MLA format.
Your texts and reference sources should be listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the author.
Tips for determining your research paper topic:
Part of the final paper assignment is for you to determine YOUR OWN topic.  Therefore, I will not be giving you a list of topics.
Remember that in this class we have been talking about different methods of critique – various ways of looking at and talking about what we read.  You should apply a method of literary critique to the texts you choose.  Some methods of literary critique we’ve discussed include:
Historicist Critique: discussing how works Giovanni’s Room relates to actual historical events.
Gender/Feminist Critique: discussing how Giovanni’s Room portrays gender (male and female characters).
Psychoanalytic Critique: discussing how Giovanni’s Room portrays human nature and psychology.
Religious/Mythological Critique: discussing how Giovanni’s Room relates to particular religious beliefs and/or mythological systems.
Biographical Critique: discussing Giovanni’s Room works in terms of James Baldwin’s life and background.
Cultural Critique: discussing Giovanni’s Room terms of the culture irt represents or discusses.
Racial Critique: discussing how Giovanni’s Room portrays race.
Socio-economic Critique: discussing what Giovanni’s Room says about social class.
If you are having a lot of trouble coming up with a research paper topic:
Pick your favorite story, play or novel from our class.
Do one of two things:
Find another story, play or novel by the same author.
Find another story, play or novel that deals with a major theme present in the text you picked.
Do some library and online research to find out what other people have said about your texts and/or the author.
Helpful hints:
Think hard about what part of our class was most interesting to you.  You CAN incorporate personal remarks or experiences into your research paper; you will write best about issues that matter to you.
You can always discuss how “non-traditional” forms of expression such as film, rap music, hip-hop, or other types of art forms and expression relate to some of the traditional literature we’ve read in class.
When in doubt, ASK ME!!!!!  I am more than happy to help!

To Prepare:
Review the Resources and identify one change that you believe is called for in your organization/workplace.
This may be a change necessary to effectively address one or more of the issues you addressed in the Workplace Environment Assessment you submitted in Module 4 (See attached files for previously completed assessment). It may also be a change in response to something not addressed in your previous efforts. It may be beneficial to discuss your ideas with your organizational leadership and/or colleagues to help identify and vet these ideas.
Reflect on how you might implement this change and how you might communicate this change to organizational leadership.
The Assignment (5-6-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation):
Change Implementation and Management Plan
Create a 5- or 6-slide narrated PowerPoint that presents a comprehensive plan to implement changes you propose. 
Your narrated presentation should be 5–6 minutes in length.
Your Change Implementation and Management Plan should include the following:
An executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting your organization/workplace (This can include the work you completed in your Workplace Environment Assessment previously submitted, if relevant.)
A description of the change being proposed
Justifications for the change, including why addressing it will have a positive impact on your organization/workplace
Details about the type and scope of the proposed change
Identification of the stakeholders impacted by the change
Identification of a change management team (by title/role)
A plan for communicating the change you propose
A description of risk mitigation plans you would recommend to address the risks anticipated by the change you propose

Compose a short reflection of one situation of complex patient care (including clinical judgment) from your own practice (and professional identity) that builds a picture of the multi-faceted concepts supporting what the ‘art’ of nursing means to you.  Focus on the ‘meaningful learning’ you experienced from this situation.

Mr. and Mrs. Kim, a couple in their late 50s, are concerned about their son, John, who is 14 years old. John is a tall, outgoing, cheerful-appearing adolescent, who is nevertheless nervous about having his parents accompany him as they seek advice about his possible problems. Mr. and Mrs. Kim have no other children.
John’s penis and testicles are small for a 14-year-old. His testicles have not matured with puberty, and retain the appearance of those of a child. Mr. Kim says that John has gotten into trouble with school authorities over fighting with other boys in gym class and in the school hallways. This is a new problem during the current school year, but there have been other behavioral difficulties earlier in John’s school career.
“People make fun of me,” John says. “I’m getting tired of it.” On examination, it is noted that John’s legs are exceptionally long in proportion to his trunk, which is short and stocky. In addition to the small testicles and penis, John has gynecomastia. His facial features are those of a normal 14-year-old. John is scheduled for lab tests to determine his hormone levels and also to have chromosomal testing.
What is the likely diagnosis for John? What lead you to this diagnosis?
What recommendations would be made for John and his parents?
The answer is Klinefelter’s Syndrome.
I only need speaker notes for 3-5 minutes of talking.
Please look at the rubric for the directions. Two scholarly recourses are needed from the lat 5 years.

Option 1: During adolescence, there is an imbalance between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex. What causes this imbalance? How does this imbalance affect the behaviors of adolescents? 

The Assignment (1- to 2-page case study analysis)
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:
The factors that affect fertility (STDs).
Why inflammatory markers rise in STD/PID.
Why prostatitis and infection happens. Also explain the causes of systemic reaction.
Patient is a 58-year-old man who presents to the clinic with complaints of not being able to obtain an erection.  He reports that the symptoms have been worsening and his wife told him to be seen by the provider.  The patient denies any dysuria, fever, or abdominal pain.  He has a history of diabetes type 2 and hypertension.  The patient is currently taking Metformin 500 mg po twice daily and Lisinopril 20 mg po daily.  He reports that he has been having some issues at work and is under a lot of stress.  Upon exam peripheral and femoral pulses are present.  Scrotum is normal.  Normal size testes.  Penis is circumcised.  UA is unremarkable.

You are an RN working in the Community Outreach Department at Utopia Hospital. You have been asked to give a presentation at the local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition program for a group of 15 expectant mothers and interested partners/spouses/caregivers. The WIC Coordinator has asked you to provide a presentation that will cover relevant health and environmental safety topics the parents should know for the first year of life.
In this assignment you will create a 8-10 slide PowerPoint for your presentation, with speaker notes. In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health literacy level of your target audience, as well as the demographics of the expectant mothers and interested partners/spouses/caregivers (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored. Your presentation should be geared towards the community where you currently live taking into account local concerns that may be relevant to your presentation. Include the following in your presentation:
Anticipated developmental milestones achieved in the first year of life.
Safety in the home for an infant.
Safety for the sleeping environment.
Food and nutrition safety.
When to call your pediatrician or doctor.
Interventions and guidance should be supported by evidence-based sources. You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

What are the takeaways as you move forward as a DNP, in your role as a policy advocate? What resonates with you and how will you use it?
How I Will Use What I Learned to Enhance My Nursing Practice?
. My Concluding Thoughts