1) Many vulnerable populations exist in the United States. Which vulnerable population do you think is the most challenging to care for, and how might your nursing care change when caring for this population as opposed to individual clients? 

 Examples of Vulnerable Population

* Pregnant Teenagers
* Migrant Farmworkers
* Homeless persons
* Persons in poverty
* Substance abusers
* Individuals with mental illness
* Persons living with HIV/AIDS
* Victims of abuse/violence
* Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender populations

1st 

 

The Theory of Goal Attainment and Transactional process is a theory that guides nurses to practice nursing based on a personal approach. It is a Grand Theory based on Interactive Process.  The purpose of this theory is to be able to achieve patients’ goals by forming a relationship with the client or patient. To be able to form a relationship with a patient/client there are several factors that have to be consider.  One of the main factors that has to be consider is the fact that the patient is a unique individual and as such nurses must think how to approach this patient to form a therapeutic relationship that will involve the patient in his/her own healthcare goals.

The goal of attainment has impacted research, education, and the nursing. However, it has impacted nursing education in particular. “For example, it served as a frame work for the baccalaureate program at the Ohio State University School of Nursing where it determined the content and process taught at each level of the program” (McEwen & Wills,2023, p. 177).

The development of this theory was created by Imogene King in the 1960’s.  “During this time nursing practice was not so much based on theory.  Nursing practice was generally prescribed by others and highlighted by traditional, ritualistic tasks with little regard to rational” (McEwen & Wills, 2023, p.25).

It is interesting to know that this theory has been used not only for the purpose of education, research and nursing practice but it has also help to develop other theories.   “In addition to application in practice and research described previously, King’s work has been the basis for development of several middle-range nursing theories.  For example, was used by Rooda (1992)  to develop a model for multicultural nursing practice” (McEwen & Wills, 2023, p. 117)> 

2nd 

Virginia Henderson was born in Missouri and raised in Virginia. She grew up to receive her diploma in nursing from the Amy School of Nursing located at Walter Reed Hospital. Within two years of working as a bedside nurse her passion for the profession grew immensely.  She applied to and was offered a nurse educator position at a hospital in Virginia. From that day Henderson embarked on a lifelong mission to educate nurses on her concept of the nursing profession. Over a decade she had  went on to obtain her Bachelors of Nursing degree in 1932 and her Master’s degree in 1934. Her concept and theories evolved and was imitative of her passion, practice and education. 

The philosophical and structural components of her theory was focused on educating nurses and providing patient care in an encouraging environment. Henderson was introduced to physiologic principles during her graduate education. The study of these principles was the fundamental basis of her framework for patient care (Henderson, 1965, 1991). The physiologic principle implies that the patient’s biology, psychology and sociology (biopsychosocial) all had to be taken into consideration when providing care. As her studies and work experience progressed, she was also introduced to “Thorndike’s fundamental needs of a man” (McEwen, Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs 2022), in which she gave credit to as having a direct influence on her beliefs. Another major concept of her theory is that nurses should assist patients with otherwise daily activities of life in times of illness until the patient is back to their optimistic level of health. Overall, helping the patient to regain independence by providing a supportive environment. Her concept of nursing included the nurse assisting the patient with 14 activities.

Henderson’s theory of nursing has immensely affected nursing education, nursing research and nursing practice.  Lucier (2018), for example, described how Henderson’s model could be used to enhance the nurse−patient relationship to provide holistic care at the end of life. Similarly, Waller-Wise (2013) found that Henderson’s theory assisted nurses in attaining excellence in childbirth education, and Miranda et al. (2018) used Henderson’s assumptions and model in their analysis of the concept of “nursing care of overweight children.” (McEwen, Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs 2022). Her contribution to nursing textbooks extended from 1930-1990’s. Her contributions to nursing had a global impact by strengthening the focus on nursing practice and confirming the value of tested interventions in assisting individuals to regain health (McEwen, Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs 2022). Researchers internationally continue to be influenced by Henderson’s model as a framework.

Rubric

 

 

Criteria for Grading Discussion Participation
Interactions should be thorough, thoughtful and facilitate the learning community’s growth.
Behaviors will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Contribution toward the course grade total
will be based on the pattern of demonstrating these characteristics.
Please remember, initial posts should be submitted by midnight by deadline. Your
responses to two of your peers’ initial posts should be made by deadlines, and then
responses to questions or comments made to you on your posts or discussion responses
should be made by deadlines also, per syllabus above.
Rubric for evaluating Discussion Participation
Characteristic of the Response Point Value
 No response 0
 Responses are noncontributory (e.g., “I agree with the comment;”
“I was thinking the same thing:” “I had a similar experience.”
2
 On-time response to all points
 Response is not relevant to other statements or the discussion
thesis
 Response shows minimal understanding of the topic
4
 On-time response to all discussion points
 Response reflects the point being discussed; builds on ideas of
other participants
 Facts and examples are appropriate to each thesis and are
accurate
 Rules of communication, language, etc. are utilized so as not to
distract the flow of discussion
6
 All elements in the 6-point division (above) and
 Responses reflect complete understanding of topic and assigned
readings
 Uses greater detail, examples and other sources to support
discussion
 Initiates another question (which may/may not be discussed by
group0
8
 All elements in the 8-point division (above) and
 Analyses, discussions and conclusions explicitly linked to the
10

 

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A little about myself

I am behavioral health nurse for 6 years, I am currently doing my masters in psychiatric nursing. 

Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Outline

Assignment

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

· Textbook: Chapter 11, 12

· Lesson

· Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Instructions

This assignment is comprised of 2 parts, the first of which is due this week. Part II will be due in Week 7.

In Part I this week, choose a case from your state that involves civil rights or civil liberties that was decided by the United States Supreme Court. If your state does not have a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court, choose a civil rights case from another state for which the United States Supreme Court issued a decision.

Here is a brief description of civil rights and civil liberties: Civil rights refers to equal social opportunities under the law. It gives you these freedoms such as the right to vote, the right to public education, or a fair trial, among other things, regardless of your wealth or race. Civil liberties mean freedom of religion, equal treatment and due process under the law, and the right to privacy.

You should be able to go online and look up your state and famous cases decided by the Supreme Court. For example,
Brown v Board of Education (1951) started in Topeka, Kansas, and ended up in the Supreme Court of the United States. Another example would be
Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada (2020) that started in Nevada and ended up the United States Supreme Court. A good source of information about cases decided by the United States Supreme Court is www.scotusblog.com. Other sources can be researched online using search terms for “civil rights cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.” Be sure to use a case
actually decided by the United States Supreme Court, and not a case decided by your state’s supreme court or a different court. A case that is still pending before the United States Supreme Court should
not be used. If you are unsure, please contact your Professor
BEFORE you pick your case and submit the assignment
as this is a significant part of your overall grade.

Research your court case and write an outline of the case that you will be using to prepare a presentation, which will either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor.
If you are unsure, then verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.

This week's assignment should include (a) summary of the case; (b) a case outline; and a summary.

Summary of the Case

In one or two paragraphs, provide a general overview of the case that serves as a snapshot of what the case is about and how it ended up in your state high court. A summary is using your words to write a brief history of the case. Do not give your opinion or your interpretation but stick to the facts only.

Case Outline

Your court case outline should include:

Title: Name of the case

Facts of the case: Provide key facts involving the case.

History of the case: What legal action was taken based on what your state laws say about this case?

Legal questions: What were the legal issues the court had to decide?

Decision or holdings: Did the court decide for the plaintiff or the defendant? Explain the reason behind the decision?

Verdict and opinion (judgement): What were the concurring and dissenting opinions? How many judges decided for the defendant and how many justices decided against the defendant? What was the final verdict from the judge or the jury, if it was a jury trial?

Conclusion:

What was the resulting impact of the ruling? How did the citizens of your state benefit from it? Was this a good decision?

Requirements

· The length of your outline will vary. Usually an outline is anywhere from 1-3 pages long. Make sure to write full sentences to explain your case. It is a concise list to be used as a reference for you during the presentation.
Using the outline, you will be describing the court case in your presentation and the scenario around the court case. The use of Wikipedia as a primary source of information is to be avoided – it is not a reliable source of information.

Search for an example of a case outline in the Internet. Without going into much detail at this state, each of the items listed above has a subject sentence with 3-6 bullet points that can help you expand on the topic.
For Week 7, you will be creating a narrated PowerPoint, or a video as approved by your instructor, from this week's outline.

· 1-inch margins

· Double spaced

· 12-point Times New Roman font

· Title page

· References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to textbook if cited)

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