Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

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  • Locate a scholarly journal article and apply the steps of critical analysis found in your textbook.
  • Post your analysis to this discussion board.

Responses need to address all components of the question, Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

It is anticipated that the initial discussion response should be in the range of 250-300 words.

How will you share the information so that the content is clear and concise?

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Using and Synthesizing Information

Topic:

Health and Wellness

Information and digital literacy impact the decision-making process in multiple ways from academic research to personal interest. More than ever before, information is at our fingertips and coming at us with lightning speed. How do we sift and use this information? Step 4 of the Big 6 model relates to our use of information and the process of engaging and extracting relevant information.

Next, Step 5 of the Big 6 approach focuses on synthesis of information.

You will discuss “Health and Wellness” which is of high interest to you.

To begin, select the topic reference source, from the open web, which you deem credible and reliable. Read the source, extract the information, and consider how you will engage members in the topic and information from the source. Be sure to include source attribution.

How will you synthesize and present the content of the source to share? What do you want your members to know, and what do they need to know? How will you share the information so that the content is clear and concise? This is an opportunity for you to practice the use of information and synthesis as you share with one another your own knowledge combined with a supporting source.

350-400 words excluding references, APA style format and a minimum of 3 references

what factors contribute to those who live well beyond the average age?

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Life Expectancy: What Does It Take to Live a Long Life?

According to the CDC, the current average life expectancy is 78.7 years old. Although there are some who live much longer, even up to 120 years. In your opinion, what factors contribute to those who live well beyond the average age? Consider lifelong healthcare regiments, attitudes, and behaviors. Are these factors in agreement with what psychologists find to be common in centenarians? Support your reasoning with information from the text and other course materials.

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Psychologists claim that those in late adulthood are more selective about the company they keep because they are less willing to invest in relationships with emotional risk and they place a higher value on emotional satisfaction. Do you feel this a valuable way to approach social relationships? Why or why not? Could this approach be useful in other periods of development? If so, how? Support your reasoning with information from the text and other course materials.

Discuss signs and symptoms of the chosen condition, disease, disorder. 

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Week 6: Question for Discussion 

(Wk # 6: June 8 to June 14 – Main post under Assignment by Wed, June 10 at 11:59 PM EST).

Students are required to post a minimum of three times per week (1 main post answering the question 100% before Wednesday at 11:59 PM EST and 2 peer responses by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST). The three posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days (same day postings / replies will not be accepted).

Chapter 11 – Hydration and Oral Care.

Chapter 12 – Elimination.

Questions: 

Choose a condition, disease, disorder affecting the elderly discussed in chapter 11 and 12 of your textbook.

1. Discuss signs and symptoms of the chosen condition, disease, disorder.

2. Explain possible treatments.

Guidelines: The answer should be based on the knowledge obtained from reading the book, no just your opinion.

Grading Criteria: Student mentioned a condition, disease, disorder discussed in chapter 11 or 12 of the textbook (25%). Student mentioned at least 3 signs and symptoms of the chosen condition, disease, disorder (45%). Student explained possible treatment(s) of the chosen condition, disease, disorder (30%).

What is the role of the nurse in responding to his request?

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John, an 82-year-old patient with advanced prostate cancer, requests medical marijuana for his nausea and loss of appetite. There is no law in Idaho that allows the use of medical marijuana.

  1. What transcultural theory component is related to the cultural issues John is facing?
  2. What is the role of the nurse in responding to his request?
  3. What are the possible legal implications for the nurse? For example, can health workers be exempt from prosecution if they are allowing medicinal marijuana but not providing it?

Your initial post must include a minimum of 300 words and include proper grammar, punctuation, and reference(s).

Explain how the theory proves the conceptual model.

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Nursing theories are tested and systematic ways to implement nursing practice. Select a nursing theory and its conceptual model.  describe the nursing theory and its conceptual model and demonstrate its application in nursing practice. Include the following:

  1. Present an overview of the nursing theory. Provide evidence that demonstrates support for the model’s efficacy in nursing practice. Explain how the theory proves the conceptual model.
  2. Explain how the nursing theory incorporates the four metaparadigm concepts.
  3. Provide three evidence-based examples that demonstrate how the nursing theory supports nursing practice. Provide support and rationale for each.

Describe food/fluid restrictions appropriate for diet or food/fluids encouraged to meet nutritional needs?

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Teaching Project Guidelines

Topic: Fat restricted and cholesterol restricted-

· Purpose: The purpose of the patient/family teaching project is to develop and implement a teaching plan for a geriatric patient utilizing teaching learning principles.

· Objectives: By the conclusion of the presentation, the students will be able to:

· State the various indications for a specified diet

· Explain the scientific rationale for a prescribed diet

· Describe food/fluid restrictions appropriate for diet or food/fluids encouraged to meet nutritional needs?

· Describe how to present a short nutritional teaching plan to a patient& family with cultural differences.

· Apply current research related to the nutrition topic.

· Requirements:

· Utilize teaching experience rubric for essential criteria.

· The paper should be between 3-5 pages (not including title page and references).

· The paper must be typed and conform to APA format.

· A minimum of two references are required.

· Written paper is due during the 7th week on the assigned clinical day.

Nutritional Guidelines

The student will be assigned one therapeutic diet from the following list.

1. Diabetic diet

2. Fat restricted and cholesterol restricted

3. Enteral nutrition

4. Sodium restricted

5. Total parental nutrition

6. Modified fiber and bland diets

7. Full and clear liquid diets

8. Nutrition in wasting diseases

9. Modified calcium and potassium diets

10. Dysphagic diet

11. Protein restricted diet

12. Anticoagulant diet

13. Follow the teaching/nutrition project evaluation tool criteria.

Please mention how health care beliefs affect the delivery of evidence-based health care.

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Please review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Read content chapters 7 and 8 of the class textbook. Once done, please present an essay discussing the health care beliefs of both heritages and if there is any similarity in both heritages’ health care.  Please mention how health care beliefs affect the delivery of evidence-based health care. The assignment must include at least 2 evidence-based references (excluding the class textbook).  Reference should not be older than five years. A minimum of 700 words

What are ways of possible integration of the evidence that you found into clinical practice as a nurse both on an individual and organizational level

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Your paper for the course project should be a 2page APA paper (not including title page and the reference page)

Q: Would increasing the ratio of nurses to patients decrease nurse burnout related injuries in the health care setting as opposed to a ratio where there are more patients to each nurse?

1]    What the current research says about your topic (must use two different relevant scholarly journal articles written within the last three years)

2]     What are ways of possible integration of the evidence that you found into clinical practice as a nurse both on an individual and organizational level

3]       How can you present this best practice as client education?

Mention at least 3 common changes in late life that the gerontological nurse needs to have in consideration during a physical assessment.

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1) Minimum 5full pages  

                 Part 1: minimum 3 pages

                 Part 2: minimum 1 page

                Part 3: minimum 1 page

           

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms, please use headers

All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

            Bulleted responses are not accepted

            Dont write in the first person 

Dont copy and pase the questions.

Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

           Submit 1 document per part

3) It will be verified by Turnitin and SafeAssign

4) Minimum 7references not older than 5 years

Part 1: minimum 3 references

Part 2: minimum 2 references

Part 3: minimum 2 references

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

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Part 1: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction;Cultural Diversity and Community Nursing;Environmental Health

 

  1.  Discuss various theories of health promotion, including Pender’s Health Promotion Model, The Health Belief Model, the Transtheoretical Theory, and the Theory of Reasoned Action.
  2.  List and discuss health behaviors for health promotion and disease prevention.
  3.  Apply and discuss the principles of transcultural nursing to community health nursing.
  4. Apply and discuss the basic concepts of critical theory to environmental health nursing problems.

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Part 2:  Posttraumatic Stress

There are different treatments used for the diagnosis of PTSD. The textbook mentions several.

1. Select one of PTSD treatments and discuss it.

2. Explain why you selected that particular treatment.

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Part 3:  Nursing and the Aging

The gerontological nurse is responsible to conduct a complete “head-to-toe” physical assessment. There are several considerations of common changes in late life during physical assessment discussed in your textbook.

1.  Mention at least 3 common changes in late life that the gerontological nurse needs to have in consideration during a physical assessment.

-Height and weight

-Blood pressure

– Vision

2. Explain each one of them.