Discuss what your workup and treatment plan would be for a patient with chest pain. Discuss the reasons that your treatment plan for a patient with an ST elevation myocardial infarction might differ from a patient without electrocardiogram changes. Describe the indications for transfer to the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

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Chest pain

Acute Coronary Syndrome

A patient is admitted with chest pain, and a workup for myocardial infarction is completed.

1. Discuss what your workup and treatment plan would be for a patient with chest pain.
2.Discuss the reasons that your treatment plan for a patient with an ST elevation myocardial infarction might differ from a patient without electrocardiogram changes.
3.Describe the indications for transfer to the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
4. 3 peer reviewed references less than 5 years old.

Develop a diagram of the basic neuroanatomy of the brain and at the bottom give some brief information about the implications for mental disorders. Develop a flow chart of the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system and briefly include the importance of the functions of these systems. Briefly explain the synapse, the chemical communication of neurotransmitters, and the implications for mental disorders.

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ASSIGNMENT #2

Instructions: use the available resources that the student has: books, magazines, internet.
I. Develop a diagram of the basic neuroanatomy of the brain and at the bottom give some brief information about the implications for mental disorders.
II. Develop a flow chart of the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system and briefly include the importance of the functions of these systems.
III. Briefly explain the synapse, the chemical communication of neurotransmitters, and the implications for mental disorders.

Prepare a statement reflecting your goals and purpose for pursuing graduate study. Include relationship between your career goals and past and current clinical experience including work experience or future plans to work in rural areas and/or with medically underserved populations. Ideas for your Doctoral Applied Project in your planned area of clinical expertise.

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Goal Statement

Prepare a statement reflecting your goals and purpose for pursuing graduate study. For admission purposes, goals will be judged for clarity and congruity with graduate education, congruity with selected nursing role in the DNP and congruity with past and current work experience. Limit to no more than 500 words. Include the following in your statement:

Relationship of your identified area of study, your career goals, and specific outcomes you want to accomplish from graduate study
Relationship between your career goals and past and current clinical experience including work experience or future plans to work in rural areas and/or with medically underserved populations.
Ideas for your Doctoral Applied Project in your planned area of clinical expertise.

Why are research and evidence-based practice important for professional nursing? How do research and evidence-based practice impact quality and safety in the healthcare delivery? What is one example where research or evidence-based practice is improving health outcomes in your area of practice or in your organization?

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Week 1: Evidence-based Practice and Implications for Nursing NR505

Why are research and evidence-based practice important for professional nursing?
How do research and evidence-based practice impact quality and safety in the healthcare delivery?
What is one example where research or evidence-based practice is improving health outcomes in your area of practice or in your organization?
If you were to conduct an evidence-based practice initiative, what practice-related issue would you address, and why?
What theoretical framework, model, or nursing theory would you use to guide the evidence-based practice initiative?

Evaluate the ethical aspects of the study. What did researchers do well with consideration to the ethical treatment of participants? Is there anything they could have done differently?

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Ethical treatment of participants

Evaluate the ethical aspects of the study. What did researchers do well with consideration to the ethical treatment of participants? Is there anything they could have done differently? Be sure to use specific course content in your discussion. (200-250 words).

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Weeks 3-4. Reflect on how change management is handled in your professional life. How is this related to strategic management principles? Explain your answer and provide an example.

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Assessment Description

Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following:

Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Weeks 3-4.

Application of Leadership: Reflect on how change management is handled in your professional life. How is this related to strategic management principles? Explain your answer and provide an example.

Practicum Project Preparation: Explain how your project goals align with the mission and vision of your organization, as well as with the organizational needs. Is it important that these align? Provide your rationale.

Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Authority” video.

What is the underlying cause of psoriasis? What are the common signs and symptoms of this disease?

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Skin and Breast

Part 1: Skin
KM is a 38-year-old white woman with a 6-year history of psoriasis. Her family history includes allergies and asthma and her mother with psoriasis. KM returns today for an increase in symptoms, and she wants to improve the appearance of her skin. Discuss the following:

What is the underlying cause of psoriasis?
What are the common signs and symptoms of this disease?

Part 2: Breasts
Define, Compare and Contrast the following conditions:

  • Fibrocystic breast disease
  • Fibroadenoma
  • Malignant breast tumor.

Submission Instructions:
Paper it to be submitted in APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Paper needs to be written from a registered nurse perspective.

Complete a comprehensive history and Physical Examination. What physical findings are you looking for to help determine a presumptive nursing diagnosis? Support your findings with peer reviewed articles.

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Case Study Presentation

Goal:

To conduct an assessment of health promotion while applying the nursing process and evidence based research to disseminate findings to course colleagues.

Case:

Jessica is a 32 y/old math teacher who presents to the ER with a friend for evaluation of sudden decrease of vision in the left eye. She denies any trauma or injury. It started this morning when she woke up and has progressively worsened over the past few hours. She had some blurring of her vision 1 month ago and thinks that may have been related to getting overheated, since it improved when she was able to get in a cool, air-conditioned environment. She has some pain if she tries to move her eye, but none when she just rests. She is also unable to determine colors. She denies tearing or redness or exposure to any chemicals. Nothing has made it better or worse.

She denies fever, chills, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue, headache, changes in hearing, sore throat, nasal or sinus congestion, neck pain or stiffness, chest pain or palpitations, shortness of breath or cough, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, dysuria, vaginal discharge, swelling in the legs, polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia.

Patient is alert; she appears anxious. BP 135/85 mm Hg; HR 64bpm and regular, RR 16 per minute, T: 98.5F. Visual acuity 20/200 in the left eye and 20/30 in the right eye. Sclera white, conjunctivae clear. Unable to assess visual fields in the left side; visual fields on the right eye are intact. Pupil response to light is diminished in the left eye and brisk in the right eye. The optic disc is swollen. Full range of motions; no swelling or deformity. Mental status: Oriented x 3. Cranial nerves: I-XII intact; horizontal nystagmus is present. Muscles with normal bulk and tone; Normal finger to nose, negative Romberg. Intact to temperature, vibration, and two-point discrimination in upper and lower extremities. Reflexes: 2+ and symmetric in biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, patellar, and Achiles tendons; no Babinski.

Submission Instructions:

-Complete a comprehensive history and Physical Examination.
-What physical findings are you looking for to help determine a presumptive nursing diagnosis?
-Support your findings with peer reviewed articles.

How will you use a current theory or envision a new theory that can be used to support evidence-based change related to your practice as an advanced practice nurse.

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WEEK 8

As we bring this class to a close, reflect on this course. How will you use a current theory or envision a new theory that can be used to support evidence-based change related to your practice as an advanced practice nurse.

Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the activities you have completed in this course. What changes did you note in your post-TANIC TIGER assessment from when you started this course in week 1?

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Reflection on Nursing Informatics Skills and Impact on Specialty

Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the activities you have completed in this course. What changes did you note in your post-TANIC TIGER assessment from when you started this course in week 1?