Assignment: Nursing Ethical Consideration Paper Essay Description A strategic plan is a document used to structure and communicate organizational goals. It is also used to mitigate risks and alleviate the potential for legal cases. Barbara receives information that there is an additional, more pressing issue at a satellite clinic that is not documented in the […]
NU 629 Week 5 Discussion 1: Obesity – An American Epidemic Obesity is a rising epidemic in the United States, leading to significant health complications like hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and cancers. Overweight and obesity are often have detrimental effects on physical and psychological health (Gray et al., 2018). The picture used for this post illustrates […]
NU 629 Week 6 Discussion 1: Men’s Health Planning What are the recommendations and source(s)/options for the colorectal cancer screening test? The recommendations of different organizations are varied when it comes to the age for screening for colorectal cancer. General consensus states average risk adults age 50-75 should be screened for this. Currently, […]
Week 8 Journal 1: Self-Reflection, Spending, Saving, and Life Habits – One Paycheck? Two, Three . . . Ten? Value: 100 points Due: Day 7 Grading Category: Journals Read and Reflect No matter how much you earn, “getting by” is still a struggle for most people these days. Seventy-eight percent of full-time workers indicated that […]
Week 6 Assignment 1: Population-Specific Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Paper Ethnic vulnerable populations are met with a lot of barriers in health and well-being, including health prevention and disease prevention. The Hispanic population is one of the largest vulnerable groups in the United States (Falkner et al.,2018) and yet all their health issues stem […]
NU 629 Week 7 Discussion 1: Trauma-Informed Care as Relating to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initial Post (posting a little early as I will be out of town at the beginning of next week) Definition of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a model of care for healthcare professionals in which trauma-inducing events […]
NU 629 Week 8 Discussion 1: Case Study – Mental Health a Downward Spiral Week 8 Discussion 1: Case Study – Mental Health a Downward Spiral How does homelessness and mental illness intersect? Do you believe homelessness may develop because of a mental health issue or do you believe those who become homeless eventually sink into […]
Week 9 Getting Started: Instructions and Access to CDC Immunization Modules (Zoster, HPV, Pneumococcal, Hep B) Value: No grade this week; 100 points when submitted Due: Week 11, Day 7 Instructions This week, you are being introduced to the following immunization modules from the CDC. These modules are due by the end of Week 11 […]
NU 629 Week 9 Discussion 1: Helping Adults Stay Healthy Screening, gender and age-specific care The screening process in health care is essential to catch and treat illnesses early. Many studies have been done in order to study who needs certain screenings completed. Different diseases are more prevalent in those of a certain age or […]
Week 10 Discussion 1: Elder-Specific Discussion Topics Value: 100 points Due: Create your initial post by Day 3, and reply to your peers by Day 7. Grading Category: Discussions As our elderly population is living longer, patients are living with a multitude of chronic comorbidities. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) predicts that “by […]
