NURSING

NURS6051 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology Week 2 Assignment The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, …

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NURS6052 Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice Week 5 Assignment  Evidence-Based Project, Part 3: Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews Your quest to purchase a new car begins with an identification of the factors important to you. As you conduct a search of cars that rate high on those factors, you collect evidence and try …

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NURS6052 Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice Week 7 Assignment  Evidence-Based Project, Part 4: Critical Appraisal of Research Realtors rely on detailed property appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers and sellers to set prices and initiate offers. Research appraisal is not that different. The …

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NURS6052 Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice Week 9 Assignment  Evidence-Based Project, Part 5: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare practitioners collect evidence …

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NSG 6435 Ped week 5 discussion 1 / NSG6435 Peds week 5 discussion 1How would you evaluate and manage a pediatric patient who has a painful swelling of the hands and feet, fatigue, or fussiness? Which diagnostic studies would you recommend for this patient and why? What physical exam findings and diagnostic results would be …

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NR523 Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education Week 7 Discussion DQ1 Preparation for the NCLEX® Exam The Curriculum Committee is struggling with another issue in nursing education. The dean is very concerned about achieving a high NCLEX® pass rate; though, so far your school is above 90%.Think outside the box. Recognizing that part of your …

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NR523 Assessment and Evaluation Techniques in Education Week 8 Discussion The Faculty Role in Assessment and Evaluation Now that you have served on a Curriculum Committee, describe your future roles in learning assessment, overall program evaluation, and communicating with important stakeholders. How will you use the concepts you have learned in this course to identify, …

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NR599 Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice Week 1 Discussion Online courses can seem impersonal. One way to build community is to get to know one another. We are going to use an introduction discussion forum to start building our course community. Course Outcomes This assignment is guided by the following Course Outcome (CO):CO4 Exemplify professional …

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NURS530 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Week 1 Discussion DQ1 Select one of the following discussion prompts to address: Analyze how calcium and phosphate are hormonally regulated and describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation and treatments for hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia. Describe the clinical manifestations, similarities, and differences of the following vitamin deficiencies: niacin, riboflavin (B2), thiamine …

Discuss how and when each of the buffer systems responds to compensate/correct for acid-base imbalances. Read More »

NURS530 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Week 1 Assignment  Genetics Paper Begin by selecting a topic pertaining to genes and gene-environment interaction from one of the following resources: Refer to chapters 4 and 5 of your text, unit II Select a topic from the list below Look for ideas in the WCU Library databases Conduct a …

Identify any evidence-based support for the claims made in the literature. Read More »