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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 222 Final Exam – Question with Answers The nurse is to instruct the client about the long- term consequences of non-compliance to prescribed medication. Which education strategy would be most appropriate for the nurse to use in order to develop the affective learning domain of the client? A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about the levels of prevention. Which example of the tertiary level of prevention should be included in the instruction. A nurse is establishing health pr...

NR 512 Week 3 Discussion, Reflections on Second Life Experiences (Two Version) You are working in Second Life now completing a number of activities. What do you see as a benefit to augmenting course assignments through the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE)? How do you see the advanced practice nurse using VLE in their practice? Professor and class, The use of technology in the nursing profession has become more prominent over the years and is becoming more prevalent in its incorpo...

Week 2: Wisdom Versus Judgment How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to the concept of professional nursing judgment? What is DIKW and how do you "use" it in your practice? Initial post: 3/12 Our text book defines wisdom as “knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions” (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). I believe the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics and the concept of professional nursing judgement work together. Nursing informatics uses ...

Week 1: Integration of Nursing Informatics Skills and Competencies Reflect on your own practice. Discuss how informatics is used in your practice. What is your primary area where you would use informatics? From completing the Pre-TANIC TIGER assessment for this week, what do you plan to achieve in this course? How did you feel your competency level was compared to the assessment? With the fast moving pace of today’s healthcare, informatics continues to grow towards a more relevant aspect o...

NR 222 Practice Quiz Set 1 – Question and Answers Which of the following steps of the nursing process is the enactment of the nursing care plan to elicit behavior change described in expected outcomes? (Points : 1) What is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals? (Points : 1) Which of the following is the model that emphasizes an individual’s belief in being personally capable of performing the behavior re...

NR 222 Practice Quiz 1 Which of the following is considered tertiary prevention? (Points : 1) What is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context? (Points : 1) The nurse is uncomfortable after being assigned to provide care to a close friend. According to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Code of Ethics for Nurses, which of the following options addresses an appropriate solu...

NR 291 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 4 WITH ANSWERS Chapter 10: Analgesic Drugs o Know and apply basic pharmacology principles for pain management o Know WHO Analgesic Ladder and apply to acute pain and chronic pain management o Opioid Drugs: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 (addicts and non-addicts)  Nice to know: • Nursing Considerations: o Medicate pts before the pain becomes severe (Around the Clock, ATC) o Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches to pain o Oral forms should be taken with food...

NR 291 Pharmacology I Study Guide Exam 2 Effects of the Peripheral Vascular System Cholinergic – Parasympathetic Nervous System (feed and breed; rest and digest) Adrenergic – Sympathetic Nervous System (fight or flight) Chapter 36: Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants Know and apply pharmacology treatment for the common cold Antihistamines (-dine) (-iramine) (-tadine) Decongestants Antitussives – only for nonproductive coughs ...

NR 305 DISCUSSION QUESTION WITH ANSWERS WEEK 1 TO 8

NR 305 Week 8 Discussion, Case Study or Share an Experience Please choose one of the patient scenarios below. Next, complete a rapid assessment, and provide a SBAR report to a classmate. Remember to include all concepts of patient safety, standard precautions, and professional standards. 1. You are covering for a coworker who is off the floor for lunch, when you suddenly hear a loud crash coming from a nearby patient room. You quickly run in and discover Mr. Johnson who was admitted yesterday ...

NR305 Week 7 Discussion, Assessment Techniques Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System and Pain First, I would stabilize Fred and provide immediate treatment if necessary. Check his vital signs, postural blood pressure, apical HR and finger stick glucose. By looking at his medical history and his current condition, lab tests like CBC, urinalysis, pulse oximetry, electrolytes and EKG should be performed. Risk factors related to medical conditions or medication use maybe reflected in abnormal ...

Week 6: Providing Culturally Competent Nursing Care Option #1: You are the nurse assessing an Orthodox Jewish client with peptic ulcer. The client is strictly religious and refuses to eat the food provided at the health care facility. 1. Describe how you would further assess and provide care for this client. 2. What steps could you take to increase your cultural competence, if you were not familiar with this faith? Option #2: You are the nurse caring for a client with Crohn's disease. ...

Week 5: Assessing for Family Violence (graded) 4848 unread replies. replies. This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). • (CO #1) - Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO #1) • (CO #4) Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO #3) A 10-year-old child named Eliza...

Week 4: Community Access to Mental Health Services (graded) 6565 unread replies. replies. This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). • (CO #1) - Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO #1) • (CO #4) - Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (PO #2) Access to ...

NR305 Week 2 Discussion, Assessment for Health Promotion General Survey/Skin/Nutrition The areas that I would be observing immediately upon arrival at their home would be Millie’s level of consciousness since she was staring blankly out of the window. Look at her skin color on her bottom since she has been sitting in her wheelchair and she has problems with incontinence, also look at her overall behavior. Like her facial expressions, mood, speech, dress and personal hygiene. I would check...

Week 1: Exploring the Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment (graded) 7070 unread replies. replies. This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). • (CO #1) - Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO #1) • (CO #5) - Explore the professional responsibilities involved in conducting a comprehensive health...

NR351 Week 8 Discussion, ACCN BSN Essentials and Your Future Practice Erin Kramer 8:22am Feb 21 at 8:22am The AACN BSN essential that I selected is Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety. This essential I think encompasses all the things needed to further a career nursing, separate from bedside nursing. It is all about high quality patient care, where leadership is needed; along with ethical and critical decision, this essential includes util...

Application of Nursing Theory to Practice (graded) You are a professional nurse caring for Mr. R, a 58-year-old patient who recently underwent surgery for colon cancer resulting in a temporary colostomy. Select one of the assigned or unassigned nursing theories from our textbook and address the following: • Basic content and terminology of the theory or model you select, and • How you would provide professional nursing care for Mr. R. using that theory. Be sure to use terminology from the...