Assignment: Regulation For Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

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Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.

To Prepare:

  • Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
  • Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (8- to 9-slide PowerPoint presentation)

Develop a 8- to 9-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

  • Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
  • Describe the board for your specific region/area.
    • Who is on the board?
    • How does one become a member of the board?
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • Include Speaker Notes on Each Slide (except on the title page and reference page) please my state board is Maryland

Case Study Assignment: Assessing Neurological Symptoms

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CASE STUDY 2: Forgetfulness

A 70-year-old female comes to your clinic with complaints of forgetfulness. She noticed it about a year ago and it has progressively gotten worse. She sometimes forgets what she is going to do when she gets to another room. Her family has noticed the problem with her forgetfulness, but she is still able to manage her finances and drive, per her report.

 

Assignment 1: Case Study Assignment: Assessing Neurological Symptoms

 

Imagine not being able to form new memories. This is the reality patients with anterograde amnesia face. Although this form of amnesia is rare, it can result from severe brain trauma. Anterograde amnesia demonstrates just how impactful brain disorders can be to a patient’s quality of living. Accurately assessing neurological symptoms is a complex process that involves the analysis of many factors.

In this Case Study Assignment, you will consider case studies that describe abnormal findings in patients seen in a clinical setting.

To Prepare

· By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned to a specific case study for this Case Study Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your assignment from your Instructor.

· Also, your Case Study Assignment should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than the traditional narrative style format. Refer to Chapter 2 of the Sullivan text and the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template in the Week 5 Learning Resources for guidance. Remember that all Episodic/Focused SOAP notes have specific data included in every patient case.

With regard to the case study you were assigned:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources, and consider the insights they provide about the case study.

· Consider what history would be necessary to collect from the patient in the case study you were assigned.

· Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. How would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

· Identify at least five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.

The Case Study Assignment

Use the Episodic/Focused SOAP Template and create an episodic/focused note about the patient in the case study to which you were assigned using the episodic/focused note template provided in the Week 5 resources. Provide evidence from the literature to support diagnostic tests that would be appropriate for each case. List five different possible conditions for the patient’s differential diagnosis, and justify why you selected each.

Statistics

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Before beginning this assignment be sure to watch the Scales of Measurement video. Observational experience to identify data based on people, events, and behaviors that represent a specific population. Go to a coffee shop in your neighborhood, spend a minimum of two hours. Upon arrive gather observations about the environment,

  • Noise
  • Perceptions related to people’s behaviors
  • Number of people present
  • Number of staff
  • Facial expressions on customers
  • Facial expressions on staff
  • Number of laptops and tablets
  • Number of perceived business meetings
  • Sitting along vs 2 or more

Create a chart with of the above-named categories and fill in the numbers upon arrival, and every 15 minutes for a total of eight observations. Using this data set, calculate the mean, mode, and median along with the percent of change that occurs every 15 minutes per observation. Notate if the data being measured is nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio.

Write a 500-750-word paper, based on your observation, identify three things you learned about data and statistics. How might this newly acquired skill translate into patient care?

Assignment Expectations

Length: 500-750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Be sure to include the chart, your findings, and the write up.

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.

References: Use at least one APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions.

Explain your belief of caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and profession)

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Module 10 content

Submit a Grammarly report with a plagiarism score of <15% with your paper

Module 10 Course Project – Final Submission

Prepare a two to three page written assignment that includes the following:

  • Introduction to the assignment (sections of the assignment: caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
  • Explain your belief of caring in nursing (self, nursing, environment, and profession)
  • Describe your professional identity including your beliefs, values, motives, and experiences
  • Discuss one to two professional organizations/associations you plan to be involved in during your nursing career
  • Conclusion (reflect on the criteria of the assignment; caring, professional identity, and professional organizations/associations)
  • Use at least two credible resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the website for a professional organization or association, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using at least two in-text citations. Be sure to use proper APA format and style.

The document linked below contains the project rubric as well as helpful resources.

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Title of Paper

 

Your Name

Rasmussen College

COURSE#: Course Title

Professor’s Name

Assignment Due Date

 

Title of Paper

NO LONGER THAN 2-3 PAGES, INCLUDE CITATIONS AND REFERENCE PAGE

Introduction (add paragraph with literature support)

Caring (add paragraph with literature support)

Professional Identity (add paragraph with literature support)

Professional Organization (add paragraph with literature support)

Conclusion

 

References

Author’s Last Name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, Volume Number(Issue number), Page numbers.