BLOG: HOW HAS NURSING INFORMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY IMPACTED YOUR PRACTICE? For this Discussion, you will explore the impact of digital technology on nursing practice. Consider the influence these technologies may have on nursing practice, and what skills you might need to hone in on in order to address these needs. To Prepare Consider your nursing…

Clinical Judgment and Compassion Advanced physical assessments across the lifespan require in-depth consideration specific to the individual’s health development and changes: Complete one of the three scenarios. Consider the chief complaint of constant crying in a 6 week old child, of migrant worker parents. or Consider the chief complaint of prolonged sadness in a pregnant…

Assessment of the Older Adult. Advanced physical assessment of special populations require in-depth consideration specific to the health development and changes that occur in these populations. The nurse practitioner will conduct well visit clinical assessments, manage health screening and also assess complaints toward development of a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the…

Assessment of the Pediatric and the Pregnant Patient. Advanced physical assessment of special populations require in-depth consideration specific to the health development and changes that occur in these populations. The nurse practitioner will conduct well visit clinical assessments, manage health screening and also assess complaints toward development of a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective…

Musculoskeletal; Peripheral Vascular Related Exams and Diagnostic Labs. Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints of the musculoskeletal and peripheral vascular systems. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate…

Directions: Create an initial post of at least three paragraphs discussing how you would develop a plan for nurses to intervene when observing unjust, incompetent, or illegal behavior among health care professionals. Relate your plan to moral courage, how you would alleviate moral distress in the situation and incorporate Provision 5 of the Code of…

Advanced physical assessment is used to address complaints generating from the abdominal area and genitourinary system. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate diagnosis. Complete one of the three scenarios.…

Cough, Chest and Thorax Exam and Diagnostics Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints from the chest and thorax areas. This may lead to a diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Additionally these complaints may require diagnostic labs to be performed for an accurate diagnosis. Complete…

HEENT Exam and Diagnostics Advanced physical assessment is used to evaluate complaints from the Head Ears Eyes Nose and Throat. This may lead to a final diagnosis from patient records, a subjective history and the physical exam using clinical reasoning. Conversely some HEENT concerns may require the addition of diagnostic labs to be performed for…

You are a nursing supervisor at a private, critical access hospital offering a variety of clinical care and hospital services to the community. As part of this role, you conduct weekly patient satisfaction phone calls and create patient satisfaction improvement plans for the weekly leadership meetings for any patient concerns. You just completed a disheartening…