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Question 1 A large company institutes a new wellness program aimed at improving the health of its 50,000 employees. As a part of the program, all employees are given physical examinations and screening tests. One of the tests given to male employees is the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test with all employees testing positive being referred to their private physician for a thorough examination involving the standard test, a digital rectal examination (DRE). What will happen to the apparent i...

Question 1 A study is planned to investigate the relationship of factors associated with maternal hypertension and the risk of congenital birth defects in children born to these women. Which of the following would be a reason for using a cohort study design? • The need to obtain data on the incidence of early fetal losses due to congenital birth defects • The low rate of congenital birth defects • The development of pregnancy-related hypertension in asymptomatic women • The con...

NR503: Week 2 Discussion-Screening and Reliability Dr. Sue and Class, Colon cancer is considered the nations’ second leading causes of death by cancer with breast cancer being number one. It is the recommendation of the American Cancer Society for those individuals who are considered to be at risk, begin regular colorectal screening at the age of 45 and continue with regular screenings through the age of 75 (American Cancer Society, 2018). Those risks would include a family history of co...

NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: 1. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of Apri...

Healthy People 2023 Impact Paper NAME Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-503: Health, Epidemiology & Stats DATE Identify the problem The topic that I have chosen to discuss for this assignment from the website Healthy People 2020 is that of sexually transmitted diseases. According to Healthy People 2020, STDs refer to more than 35 infectious organisms that are transmitted primarily through sexual activity. These diseases are usually transmitted though sexual contact with...

NR 503 Final Exam with Answers Question 1 Not yet graded / 5 pts How might a nurse practitioner participate in local efforts to reduce infant mortality rates? Your Answer: Nurse practitioners can use primary prevention to reduce infant mortality rates. Education is key. Educating regarding prenatal care in the first trimester, increasing breastfeeding rates. Also, educating regarding tobacco and substance abuse during pregnancy, as well as ensuring infants are not left in cars. Questio...

NR 501Week 6 Discussion: Borrowed (non-nursing) Theories Applied to the Nursing Profession . While the focus of this course is nursing theory, frequently the use of non-nursing or borrowed theories occurs. Identify your future nursing practice area. Discuss how a specific non-nursing (borrowed) theory has been or could be applied by nurses (specific to practice focus) to effectively deal with an issue. Be sure to provide an example of how the non-nursing theory can be used to enhance the selec...

NR 501 Week 4: Nursing Theory Identify your specialty area of professional practice. Select a nursing theory from the list of specialty track specific theories provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following: (1) briefly identify concepts of the nursing metaparadigm (remember the selected theory may not include all four concepts); (2) provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting. Hello...

NR 501 Week 6 Discussion: Discuss how a specific middle-range nursing theory has been or could be applied by nurse leaders or nurse managers to effectively deal with an administrative issue (i.e., staffing, use of supplies, staff performance issues). Include an example from the literature or your own experience to illustrate your points Patricia Benner’s Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing is a middle-range theory that would be considered helpful for nurse managers and leaders to be famil...

NR 501 Week 5: Analysis and Application of a Nursing Model Select either the Patient-Centred Nursing Framework or the Chamberlain Care Model. Consider how the following components would be included in an analysis of the selected model: • Origin of the model - • Meaning of the model – • Logical adequacy of the model - • Usefulness of the model - • Generalizability of the model – • The degree of parsimony within the model - • Testability of the model – • ...

NR501Week 1: Importance of Theory in Nursing 4 For many students enrolled in NR501, this is an initial course for nursing theory. So, let’s have a debate!!! Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession? If you believe that it is important, explain why it is useful. If you do not believe that it is useful, explain why nursing theory is not necessary to the profession? Be sure to provide an example that demonstrates your opinion and a scholarly reference (not using the required t...

Week 8 Course Reflection and Future Application Throughout the discussions occurring within NR 501, a common element has been application of theory. In this our last discussion regarding theory, it is time to focus on you and your capstone experience (yes, it is never too early consider this major project!). While it is too early to identify your project, let’s consider on your future practice area as this is the setting your project will occur in. Based upon your self-reflection and use o...

NR 501 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION, APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORY This week we are focusing on the application of nursing theories to evidence-based practice. In NR 500, you explored an area of interest related to your selected specialty track. You then identified an issue/concern related to that area of interest. For this discussion: select a nursing theory or model that can be used as a framework to support the resolution of your identified issue/concern. In your initial response, address the follow...

NR 501 Week 3 Steps of Concept Analysis Select a nursing concept (be sure to use a nursing theory) and then provide a response to each one of the steps included in a concept analysis regarding your selected concept. This information does not have to be comprehensive but provides a foundation to the upcoming assignment. Be sure to include a scholarly reference. Dr. Carol and Classmates, Nola Pender’s theory of health promotion is Pender’s interpretation of the many facets of an individ...

NR 501 Significance of Nursing Concepts within the Profession (graded) This discussion considers the metaparadigm of nursing and the four concepts of the nursing profession—person, environment, health and nursing profession. Select a practice area of the nursing profession (i.e. education, executive, informatics, healthcare policy, and advanced clinical practice) and apply EACH of the four concepts to the selected area. Be sure to apply EACH of the four concepts and include an example that...

Week 4: Informatics Skills How do the informatics skills you are now developing/expanding upon and validating help you meet current informatics skills levels? How did the TANIC self-assessment change your impression of your current informatics skill levels? Initial post:3/27 I believe the informatics skills we are developing/expanding upon and validating during this course have been eye-opening thus far. It is fascinating how diverse the informatic world is in nursing. Some nurses still ver...

NR 512 Reflection on Second Life Experiences, Nursing Informatics Skills and Impact on Speciality (graded) Discuss how Course Outcomes were supported and met by the activities you have completed in this course. Hello Dr. Bev and Colleagues, This week we are asked to look at the course outcomes and how they were supported by the activities we completed in this course. The course outcomes are as follows: “1. Define key terms in informatics, healthcare informatics, and nursing informati...

NR 512 Week 3: Reflections on Second Life Experiences May 16, 2018 3:17am Brandi Bryant Professor Sargent and Class, This will be my second semester with Second Life and Virtual Learning Environment throughout my nursing education. The VLE has several benefits to learning within the nursing field. A major benefit includes patient safety by allowing the student a chance to learn and practice skills without the opportunity to harm a patient within multiple scenarios. VLE can also continuou...

NR 512 – Wk 5 Knowledge Generation through Informatics What are informatics-related possibilities to accelerate the generation and uptake of new nursing knowledge? Consider this – does your current work environment support use of informatics tools to generate/adopt new nursing knowledge? If so, please provide specific examples. I look forward to your lively discussions this week. Response: Nursing informatics has opened up the field of nursing to an endless amount of possibilities. It...

Nr 512 Hot Topic of the Week Health IT and Impact on Practice What was the HealthIT Hot Topic you selected related to your specialty? Why did you select it? How will this impact your practice? The topic that I selected for the HealthIT Hot Topic was the relevance of social media in the healthcare setting. With the emerging popularity of various social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, healthcare facilities need to recognize the importance of embracing this technology and ...