Assignment: NURS 6551 Week 1 JOURNAL
Assignment: NURS 6551 Week 1 JOURNAL
NURS 6551 Practicum – Journal Entry week 1: As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your Practicum Experience. By applying the concepts you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week you complete an Assignment such as Journal Entries or SOAP Notes that prompts you to reflect on your Practicum Experiences and relate them to the material presented in the classroom. This week you begin documenting your Practicum Experiences in your Practicum Journal.
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To prepare for this course’s Practicum Experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal: This is a Women’s Health Course
- Select and explain a nursing theory or feminist perspective to guide your clinical practice.
- Develop goals and objectives for the Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep women’s health guidelines and best practices in mind.
- Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
NURS 6551 Practicum – Journal Entry week 1
NURS 6531 Wk JOURNAL
Practicum Journal Entry
- Include references immediately following the content.
- Use APA style for your journal entry and references.
As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your Practicum Experience. By applying the concepts that you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency
To prepare for this course’s Practicum Experience, address the following in your Practicum Journal: 1 to 2 page Jounal:
- •Select and describe a nursing theory to guide your practice.
- •Develop goals and objectives for your Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep the seven domains of practice in mind.
- •Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements.
References
Readings
- •Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby
. ◦Part 1, “Introduction” (pp. 1–48)
◦Consensus Model for APRN Regulation
◦National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties Competencies
•Visit the NONPF website for the Core Competencies:
•For Family/Across the Lifespan competencies:
NURS 6531 WK 8 ASSIGN 1
To prepare:
- Review Chapter 149 in Part 13 of the Buttaro et al. text in this week’s Learning Resources and other references . Reflect on the clinical presentation of chronic kidney disease.
- Think about how you might diagnose a patient with chronic kidney disease. Consider the role that patient history, physical exams, and diagnostics play in diagnosis.
- Reflect on potential treatment options for chronic kidney disease including the implications of prescribed drugs.
- Consider the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior. Think about how these factors might impact the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.
To complete:
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
- •Describe the clinical presentation of chronic kidney disease.
- •Explain how you might diagnose a patient with chronic kidney disease including the role that patient history, physical exams, and diagnostics play in diagnosis.
- •Explain implications of potential treatment options for this disease including prescribed drugs.
- •Describe how patient factors might impact the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.
Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references.
Reference
Readings
- •Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
◦Part 13, “Evaluation and Management of Genitourinary Disorders” (For review pp. 723–793)
Adams, D., de Jonge, R., van der Cammen, T., Zietse, R., & Hoorn, E. J. (2011). Acute kidney injury in patients presenting with hyponatremia. Journal of Nephrology, 24(6), 749–755.
National Kidney Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2012, from http://www.kidney.org/index.cfm
