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Week 8: Course Reflection and Future Application Throughout the discussion occurring in this course, a common element has been application of theory. For this final discussion, identify your future professional practice role. Identify one emerging trend related to your future professional practice area. Discuss a current theory or envision a new theory that can be used to support evidence-based change related to the identified emerging change. Remember to use outside scholarly sources to suppor...

NR 501 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION, APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORY Hello classmates and Dr. Wass I have witnessed how the current epidemic crisis that we all experienced as a nation has brought the best and worst in humanity. Nobody wanted this to happen, but it did. Now that we are fighting for our survival against an enemy that is invisible, our responsive capability and adaptability as individuals are being put to the test. For this reason, I have chosen to utilize as a nurse manager and a future nu...

NR 501 Week 6 Discussion, Middle Range Theory 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 hel...

NR 503 Midterm Exam EPI – Question and Answers Which of the following statements best describe efficacy? A study is conducted for a pharmaceutical agent that has shown promise for reducing heart disease among women. In order to more fully test the agent, an additional study is done restricting the participants to be randomized to those who have a history of hypertension. Which of the following advantages cannot be claimed by the researchers? What is the main advantage of the randomization...

NR 503 Midterm Exam – Question and Answers NR 503 Chapter 2 to 4 Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? Chicken pox is a highly communicable disease. It may be transmitted by direct contact with a person infected with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The typical incubation time is between 10 to 20 days. A boy started school 2 weeks after showing symptoms of chicken pox including mild fever, skin rash, and fluid-filled blisters. One month aft...

NR 503 Midterm Exam with Answers The nurse practitioner is reviewing a recent study that utilizes analytic epidemiology by means of a cohort study design. The cohort study design informs the practitioner about which of the following: A group of providers have implemented population-based interventions and are now assessing the efficacy of the intervention. Which of the following would be an example of a population based outcome? Appraisal of research publications is critical as providers ...

NR 503 Final Exam with Answers How might a nurse practitioner participate in local efforts to reduce infant mortality rates? How does the ANA Code of Ethics relate to health policy? As a nurse practitioner, you must understand the concept of “risk” and the ways it is expressed. Which term below are used to assess the strength of association between risk factor and outcome? How can you better advocate for minority groups who have poorer health outcomes? Why is the field of Genomics cr...

Week 5: Analysis and Application of a Nursing Model Select either the PCN 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 • Degree of parsimony within the model • Testability of the model What rationale can you provide which validates the selected model ...

NR501 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 1, THEORY AND SPECIALTY AREA OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (TWO VERSIONS) 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 eval...

NR501 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION, STEPS OF CONCEPT ANALYSIS (TWO VERSIONS) • Definition of concept and discussion of concept in the nurse practitioner role  • Identification of three attributes of the concept  • Description of one antecedent and one consequence of the concept  • Identification of two empirical referents  • A brief explanation of theoretical applications of the concept (How is the concept relevant to a nursing theory?)  A concept analysis ascertains character...