For many individuals and couples, family planning is an important and sometimes stressful process, whether the pregnancy itself is planned or unplanned. “Nearly half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, 1 and unintended pregnancy is linked to many negative outcomes for both women and infants” (Healthy People). Healthy People 2030 focuses on reducing unintended pregnancy by increasing use of birth control and family planning services. I chose family planning as my topic because...

NR 361 Week 6 Course Project Milestone 3 Healthy Behaviors

Week 8Discussion Question Prior to posting your answer, complete theWeek 8 AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.) linked here. Compare your scores from Week 1to Week 8. How far have you come? How will you apply this information to continue to improve your informatics knowledge in nursing practice?

Week 7 discussion: Poorly secured information systems can threaten record confidentiality, because records may be accessed from multiple sites with immediate dissemination of information, making clients vulnerable to the redisclosure of sensitive information.

NR 361 Week 6 Discussion: Distractors in our Environment Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and various interruptions that disrupt your clinical practice. Give an example of an ethical or legal issue that may arise if a patient has a poor outcome or sentinel event because of a distraction such as alarm fatigue. What does evidence reveal about alarm fatigue and distractions in healthcare when it comes to patient ...

NR 361 Week 4 Discussion: Your Patient Has a Personal Health Record . . . Now What Case Study: A 65-year-old woman has just been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She was informed of this diagnosis in her primary care physician’s office. She leaves her physician's office and goes home to review all of her tests and lab results with her family. She goes home and logs into her PHR. She is only able to pull up a portion of her test results. She calls her physician’s office wit...

NR 361 Week 7 Discussion: Use of Personal Communication Devices in Patient Care Settings This week, we will discuss personal communication devices and their use in healthcare. As we focus on this topic, please address the questions below in the discussion. • How can the use of the nurse's personal communication device(s) impact patient care positively and/or negatively? • What are the ethical and legal implications of the use of personal devices? • What does the professional literatu...