Lippincott week 5 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 1 Q1 Discuss the differences between research, research utilization, and evidence­based practice. You may want to link this to the historical evolution of research in nursing. Nursing research simply defined is a “systematic process of inquiry that uses rigorous guidelines to produce unbiased, trustworthy answers to questions about nursing practice” ( Houser, 2018, p. 5). If there is a question that needs to be answered in regards to nursing, the question is posed and then the i...

NR 501 Week 5 Discussion: Culture and Caring Theories NR 501 Week 5 discussion: Select a nursing practice area then identify a non-nursing (borrowed) theory; and apply it to the area you have selected. Be sure to provide an example of how the non-nursing theory can be used to enhance the selected practice area. Non-nursing or borrowed theories play an important role in nursing today. Borrowed theories are equally as important as nursing theories in clinical practice today. They provide know...

Application-Level Item Application-level items test your ability to apply knowledge to a specific scenario. These questions draw on your ability to know and understand nursing content, and to then apply this information to a specific scenario or situation (see Fig. 2.10). Figure 2.10 Sample Application-Level Item Strategies for Answering Application- Level Questions Read the question and consider what information you already know and how that information should be used to answer this particu...

Preparing for the Exam As you prepare to take the National Council Licensure Examination, you may feel over- whelmed and frustrated. There is so much material to review and so many decisions to make. Where do I begin? Most graduates feel that way. This chapter will help you to become aware of the NCLEX® test plan and to know the types of questions you will encounter on the exam. The NCLEX-PN® consists of questions from the cognitive levels of knowledge, compre- hension, application, and anal...

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...

VNR 507 Week 3: Cardiovascular, Cellular, and Hematologic Disorders - Discussion Part One Loading... Discussion This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states. (PO 1) Differentiate the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of specific disease processes. (PO 1) Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptiv...

VNR 507 Week 7: Behavioral, Neurologic, and Digestive Disorders - Discussion Part Two Discussion Part Two (graded) Your patient is a 77-year-old woman who has been more socially withdrawn lately and told her daughter she had not been feeling well. Her daughter has noticed a stepwise decline. While shopping for groceries with her daughter she became separated from daughter in the aisles. She became confused and angry when store employees and others tried to assist her. Her current medicatio...

NURS 201 Medical Surgical Nursing-Promoting Wellness FAII VR-8W FAII 2021 Section VR-8W 11/01/2021 to 01/23/2022 Modified 10/16/2021 Meeting Times Class Length: 10 weeks For every 1 hour in a theory class, it is expected that students complete 2–3 hours of study in preparation for class. For this course, it is expected that a minimum of 10–15 hours of study outside of class is completed each week. Please check your Student Portal for specific class meeting times, dates, and lo...

Los Angeles · West Coast University NURS 201 Medical Surgical Nursing-Promoting Wellness FAII VR-8W FAII 2021 Section VR-8W 11/01/2021 to 01/23/2022 Modified 10/16/2021 Meeting Times Class Length: 10 weeks For every 1 hour in a theory class, it is expected that students complete 2–3 hours of study in preparation for class. For this course, it is expected that a minimum of 10–15 hours of study outside of class is completed each week. Please check your Student Portal for speci...

Core Curriculum for Maternal- Newborn Nursing This page intentionally left blank Core Curriculum for Maternal- Newborn Nursing Fourth Edition Edited by: Susan Mattson, RNC-OB, CTN, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Judy E. Smith, PhD, RNC-WHNP Professor School of Nursing California State University—Long Beach Long Beach, California 3251 Riverport Lane Saint Louis, ...