Why is a philosophy of science important to nursing? Provide examples from your clinical practice that demonstrate how the scientific method influences nursing knowledge, and in turn, practice? (Essentials I, III, VI, VIII and IX)

Discussion Rubric

The initial post will be regarding the topic of the week and will be a minimum of 250 words. Make sure you provide appropriate references and utilize APA style. Peer posts will be a minimum of 75-100 words, otherwise will be counted as 0. There will be a total of 8 discussion posts worth 1.25 points each or 10 points of your grade. In order to obtain full credit students must follow the above requirements. Each discussion will be allocated to a specific Master’s Essential.

Criteria

1.25 Point

1 Point

0.75 Point

0

Participation

Weight 25.00%

100 %

3 Posts

80 %

2 Posts

60 %

1 Posts

0 %

0 Posts

Quality of informtaion

Weight 25.00%

100 %

Information is clear and relates to topic

80 %

Information is somewhat clear and might relate to topic

60 %

Information has little relation to topic and is not clearly displayed

0 %

Information is not clear and it does not relate to topic

Resources

Weight 25.00%

100 %

Provides relevant resources using APA guidelines

80 %

Provides relevant resources without APA guidelines

60 %

Limited on the resources provided with major errors in APA

0 %

Does not provide any resources

Critical Thinking

Weight 25.00%

100 %

Enhances the critical thinking process through premise reflection

80 %

Enhances the critical thinking process without premise reflection

60 %

Does enhance the critical thinking process in a very limited manner

0 %

Does not enhance the critical thinking process

 

Discussion: Ethical Issues With an Aging Population

According to the CDC, “in the United States, the proportion of the population aged >65 years is projected to increase from 12.4% in 2000 to 19.6% in 2030,” (CDC, 2003, para. 2). Caring for this aging population is going to be one of the greatest challenges facing the health care industry. Not only will the number of individuals requiring care rise, but so will the cost. As poignantly stated by Crippen and Barnato, “unless we change the practice of medicine and reduce future costs, and explicitly address the ethical dilemmas we face, there may come a time when our kids simply cannot afford us” (2011, p. 128).

In this Discussion, you will examine the ethical issues that the United States and other nations must address when faced with the health care challenges of an aging population.

To prepare:

Consider the ethical aspects of health care and health policy for an aging population.

Review the Hayutin, Dietz, and Mitchell report presented in the Learning Resources. The authors pose the question, “What are the economic consequences, now and for future generations of taxpayers if we fail to adapt our policies to the changing reality of an older population?” (p. 21). Consider how you would respond to this question. In addition, reflect on the ethical decisions that arise when dispersing limited funds.

Contemplate the impact of failing to adjust policy in accordance with the changing reality of an older population.

Reflect on the ethical dilemmas that arise when determining expenditures on end-of-life health care.

Due 8/3/17

Discussion: What Can Nurses Do?

Many people, most of them in tropical countries of the Third World, die of preventable, curable diseases. . . . Malaria, tuberculosis, acute lower-respiratory infections—in 1998, these claimed 6.1 million lives. People died because the drugs to treat those illnesses are nonexistent or are no longer effective. They died because it doesn’t pay to keep them alive.

–Ken Silverstein, Millions for Viagra. Pennies for Diseases of the Poor, The Nation, July 19, 1999

Unfortunately, since 1998, little has changed. For many individuals living in impoverished underdeveloped countries, even basic medical care is difficult to obtain. Although international agencies sponsor outreach programs and corporations, and although nonprofit organizations donate goods and services, the level of health care remains far below what is necessary to meet the needs of struggling populations. Polluted water supplies, unsanitary conditions, and poor nutrition only exacerbate the poor health prevalent in these environments. Nurses working in developed nations have many opportunities/advantages that typically are not available to those in underdeveloped countries. What can nurses do to support their international colleagues and advocate for the poor and underserved of the world?

In this Discussion, you will consider the challenges of providing health care for the world’s neediest citizens, as well as how nurses can advocate for these citizens.

To prepare:

Consider the challenges of providing health care in underdeveloped countries.

Consider the factors that impact the ability of individuals in underdeveloped nations to obtain adequate health care.

Consider strategies nurses can use to advocate for health care at the global level. What can one nurse do to make a difference?

Social determinants of health nursing essay

Give a positive response to the following Social determinants of health nursing essay;
Health is extremely important to be able to live a long, prosperous life. Health can be influenced by many different things such as the environment, economic status, education, etc. Because children are just like adults, but smaller and with less developed organ function, their health can be very vulnerable at times. As adults, the body is already fully developed and each organ and cell in the body is able to perform at the optimal level. This is not the same for children as children are still going through the developmental stages. Their bodies are still getting developed which may make them vulnerable to certain illnesses. Their health can be influenced by the environment and economic status greatly. When looking at links to poverty and economic status, obesity could be the result from these issues.
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Obesity is a growing illness that is affecting children of all ages. Because fast food is so readily available and cheap, families will turn to this option for those reasons. Healthy food can be expensive and time consuming to produce and make, so people who are living in poverty are trying to work a lot to earn a living and they may not want to spend all of their money on healthy food because they don’t have that option. When looking at environmental influences, respiratory diseases are common among children. According to Jarvis (2015), “the relatively smaller size and immaturity of children’s pulmonary systems and the presence of parents and caregivers who smoke result in enormous vulnerability and increased risks to child health.” In the environment there is pollution that may be a hazard to many young children. Not only that, but a lot of smokers exist in the world and second hand smoking can adversely affect children as it does to adults. According to Creel (2002), indoor air pollution includes “biomass fuels, wood, animal dung, or crop residues” as outdoor air pollution is “sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds [that] come from motor vehicle exhaust, power plant emissions, open burning of solid waste, and construction.” All of these pollution lead to respiratory diseases such as asthma, lung cancer, etc. Social determinants of health nursing essay.
References
Creel, L. (2002). Children’s Environmental Health: Risks and Remedies. Retrieved from http://www.prb.org/Publications/Reports/2002/ChildrensEnvironmentalHealthRisksandRemedies.aspx
Jarvis, C. (2015). Physical Examination and Health Assessment. Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/#/books/9781455728107/cfi/6/2!/4/6@0.00:0.00

 
PCN-540 Topic 5: Short Answer Questions

Details:
Complete the “Topic 5 Short Answer Questions” document.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment,  solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources  should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be  found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the  directions in the Student Success Center.
This assignment meets the following CACREP Standards:
2.F.8.a. The importance of research in advancing the counseling    profession, including how to critique research to inform counseling practice.
2.F.8.g. Designs used in research and program evaluation.

Directions: Provide short answers of 100-150 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 200 words for your response. Use the textbook, and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include at least two to three peer-reviewed journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings.
1. What are the features of quasi-experimental variables and designs? Under what conditions would this type of approach be appropriate? Provide at least one example in your response.
2. What is the primary role and function of action research as applied to counseling psychology?
References


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Essay Topic:
According to what you heard in class and the arguments presented in the articles, do you believe that Andrew Jackson’s removal policy for Native Americans motivated by humanitarian impulses? You must support your answer using only the readings and primary source documents. In the introduction, summarize the arguments of the historians in the reading and choose a side on the issue (thesis statement). The essay should include an introductory paragraph with a strong thesis statement, several body paragraphs supporting your argument, and a clear conclusion that sums up the point of the essay.
Guidelines for Essay:
1) A digital .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) document must be submitted on Canvas by midnight November 16, 2020.
2) The essay must be no less than THREE and no more than FOUR pages long, and typed in 12 point font, Cambria; double-spaced with one inch margins—no other lengths or formats will be accepted.
3) The only sources to be used for this assignment are the readingsposted on Canvas. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES. You can use lecture material, but you must introduce that material appropriately. If you use a reference from the reading, YOU MUST CITE IT! Not giving credit to the original author/publisher is plagiarism. Please use parenthesis and cite the proper page at the end of the sentence. If you are using direct quotes, please use quotation marks. A simple pair of parentheses before the period of the sentence with the page number will suffice. For example:
District Judge Bill Knowles, in his memoir, declared “beyond a reasonable doubt the man was guilty” (42).
4) Please include an engaging title and first sentence with your essay. No title page or works cited page, however, is necessary.
 
Essay Option #3: Indian Removal
Click HERE to read the Response Essay Three Topic and Guidelines
Primary Documents: John Burnett-“The Trail of Tears”
Robert V. Remini, “Brothers, Listen . . . You Must Submit” Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in American History, Eighth Edition, Volume One. (Guilford, CT: Dushkin-McGraw Hill, 2000), 162-171.
Anthony F.C. Wallace, “The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians.” Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in American History, Eighth Edition, Volume One. (Guilford, CT: Dushkin-McGraw Hill, 2000), 172-179.
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 Nursing homework help
1. What kinds of foods provide fiber in the diet and what does fiber help with?
2. What are the different kinds of fats and some properties of them?
3. Why do we need water in our diet?
4. How is obesity defined?
5. What is the most prevalent underlying source of death in the United States?
6. What happens when a person goes on a very low calorie diet?
7. How many calories do one pound of fat represent?
8. What are the daily-suggested lower limits of calorie consumption for both men and women?
9. What happens when you exercise at a low-intensity rate as compared to a high intensity rate as far as types of calories burned?
10. What causes blood cholesterol to be raised?
11. How many calories does a gram of fat, protein or carbohydrate contain?
12. What are some risk factors for coronary heart disease?
13.  How does cancer start in the body?
14.  How many minutes of daily activity are required to prevent weight gain and to maintain substantial weight loss?
15. What kind of results can be expected when a person exercises and exhibits good lifestyle choices?
16. What mechanism seems to regulate how much a person weighs?
17. What are some results of sleep deprivation?
18. What are the different types of stresses?
19. What causes the stress response to occur?
20. What is the purpose of the “stress response” and what are some of the manifestations it has been turned on?
21. Are certain types of individuals at a greater risk of disease related to stress?
22. What are some good techniques to deal with stress?

Public Health Data Collection Methods

Since the inception of public health programs, vital statistics have been a critical factor in the effort to improve sanitation and to control disease. Today, mortality and morbidity data are used more generally to study trends and differentials in all kinds of causes of death and illness. The availability of mortality and morbidity statistics for small geographic units has contributed uniquely to the value of these data for epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, and informatics.

  • List and explain at least three of the five major challenges posed by current methods of collecting morbidity data with respect to data accuracy and data reliability.
  • Why it is important for those collecting morbidity data to be able to ensure confidentiality for respondents, and list the legislative and administrative requirements imposed on the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) with respect to data confidentiality.
  • Morbidity and mortality statistical reporting come from, in part, coded medical data transmitted through electronic data interchange (EDI) from Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) to PHIS. These data have all been standardized under HIPAA. Explain what it means to use coded data in data collections from the HIMS and/or PHIS.

Write your response in a minimum of 300–400 words, providing relevant references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

Assignment Details

NU310-6: Synthesize research evidence for best practice to improve patient outcomes.

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The purpose of this assignment is for you to incorporate research evidence into a clinical model for a practice change. Using the Iowa Model for Evidence Based Practice as a guide, develop a concept map/schematic that shows the pathways necessary for a clinical change that you would like to see implemented in your current practice setting.

The concept map should include the 7 steps below in schematic format:

1. Formulate a clinical problem that is nursing sensitive and patient focused. Develop a PICO statement to articulate a research question>

P=Population (Who is your population of interest to be affected?)

 I= Intervention (What intervention will you implement to address the clinical problem?)

C= Comparison (Will you be comparing one intervention with another or an intervention with existing protocols?)

O= Outcome (What is the desired outcome from the intervention?)

T= Time (How long will the change take to implement?)

2. Determine organizational commitment

3. Develop a team to gather and appraise evidence

4. Determine if reasonable evidence exists to implement the clinical change

5. Implement a pilot change to test the feasibility

6. Evaluate the change/plan

7. Disseminate the results.

  1. The schematic/concept map should fit on one page. On a separate page, explain the rationale and process of each step of your model (briefly), incorporating references as cite sources in correct 6th edition APA style and format. You do not need to include a title page for this assignment. Provide your reference list on a separate page, with between 4-5 current scholarly references. The total submission should be no more than 3 pages. Record the hours that you spent completing each aspect of this assignment (preparation, reading, writing, etc.) on the Practice Experience Log. Submit this log along with your assignment to the Dropbox.

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     Excellent   Good   Fair   Poor       Continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development  Plan by appending the original document you began in Week 1 to develop  the second component: academic resources and strategies. To do this:

·   Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.          Points Range:     23 (23%) – 25 (25%)   The response clearly identifies and  accurately describes in detail at least three academic resources or  strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.        Points Range:     20 (20%) – 22 (22%)   The response partially identifies  and partially describes at least three academic resources or strategies  that can be applied to the MSN program.        Points Range:     18 (18%) – 19 (19%)   The response vaguely identifies and  vaguely describes at least two academic resources or strategies that  can be applied to the MSN program.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 17 (17%)   The response only vaguely and  inaccurately identifies one academic resource or strategy or the three  academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program  are vague and inaccurate, or is missing.     ·   Identify and describe at least three professional resources that  can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your  specialty in particular.          Points Range:     23 (23%) – 25 (25%)   The response clearly identifies and  accurately describes in detail at least three professional resources  that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a  specialty.        Points Range:     20 (20%) – 22 (22%)   The response partially identifies  and partially describes at least three professional resources that can  be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty.        Points Range:     18 (18%) – 19 (19%)   The response vaguely identifies and  vaguely describes at least two professional resources that can be  applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 17 (17%)   The response only vaguely and  inaccurately identifies and vaguely describes one professional resource  or the three professional resources that can be applied to success in  nursing practice in general or in a specialty are vague and inaccurate,  or is missing.     ·   Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.          Points Range:     32 (32%) – 35 (35%)   Response clearly and thoroughly  explains in detail the intended use of these resources, including a  detailed explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and  professionally.        Points Range:     28 (28%) – 31 (31%)   Response explains the intended use  of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be  beneficial academically and professionally.        Points Range:     25 (25%) – 27 (27%)   Explanation of the intended use of  these resources, including an explanation of how they might be  beneficial academically and professionally is vague or inaccurate.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 24 (24%)   Explanation of the intended use of  these resources, including an explanation of how they might be  beneficial academically and professionally is vague and inaccurate, or  is missing.     Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph and Sentence Structure:

Paragraphs  make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically,  and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully  focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.  A  clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided  which delineates all required criteria.          Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)   Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.

A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.        Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)   Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.     

Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.        Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)   Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.      

Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)   Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.

No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.   Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation          Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)   Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.        Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)   Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.        Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)   Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)   Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.   Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows  correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins,  indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text  citations, and reference list.          Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)   Uses correct APA format with no errors.        Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)   Contains a few (1-2) APA format errors.        Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)   Contains several (3-4) APA format errors.        Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)   Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.          Total Points: 100         

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