NURS 6541 Week 1 Discussion, Journal Entry

NURS 6541 Week 1 Discussion

NURS 6541 Week 1 Note: Throughout this course, the term parent will be used to represent a pediatric patient’s caregiver, which may include a parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, and so on.

To prepare:

• •Review this week’s  RESOURCES , as well as “Child and Family Health Assessment,” “Cultural Perspectives for Pediatric Primary Care,” and “Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care” in the Burns et al. text.
• •Consider how a provider’s personal definition of family and family roles might impact the assessment of a child and the child’s family.
• •Reflect on how the culture of the provider and/or the patient may further influence the assessment.
• •Think about three strategies that a provider can use to assist families with making health-related decisions for children at different stages of growth and development. Consider how these strategies might change when assessing patients at different stages of growth and development and with different family backgrounds

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1)      An explanation of how a provider’s personal definition of family and family roles might impact the assessment of a child and his or her family.

2)      Then, explain how culture (both the culture of the provider and that of the child and his or her family) may further influence the assessment.

3)      Finally, explain at least three strategies that the provider can use to assist families with making health-related decisions for children at different stages of growth and development.

4)      Also, explain how these strategies might change when assessing patients at different stages of growth and development and with different family backgrounds.

NURS 6541 Week 1 REFERENCES

Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

◦ Chapter 2, “Child and Family Health Assessment” (pp. 10–31)

Chapter 3, “Cultural Perspectives for Pediatric Primary Care” (pp. 32–41)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Healthy people 2020 topics and objectives. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/default.aspx

Hagan, J. F., Jr., Shaw, J. S., Duncan, P. M. (Eds.). (2008). Bright futures: Guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents (3rd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

◦“Promoting Family Support” (pp. 13–37)

NURS 6541 Week 1 JOURNAL ENTRY

Prepare: Prepare this as a  personal Journal and give personal experience example too

• •Explain what most excites and/or concerns you about pediatric clinical experiences. Include a description of your strengths and weaknesses in terms of working with children and how these strengths and weaknesses might impact your Practicum experience.
• •Select and explain a nursing theory to guide your practice with pediatric patients
• •Based on your strengths, weaknesses, and theory of nursing practice, develop goals and objectives for the Practicum experience in this course. Be sure to consider the NAPNAP Position Statement on Age Parameters for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice

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NURS 6541 Week 1 Assignment RESOURCES

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. (2008). NAPNAP position statement on age parameters for pediatric nurse practitioner practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 22(3), e1–e2. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Healthy people 2020 tics and objectives. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/default.aspx

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2012). Guidelines and recommendations. Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/index.html

NURS 6541 Week 2 Assignment Practicum: Journal Entry:  write 1 page journal  on :

Reflect on a patient who presented with a growth and development or psychosocial issue during your Practicum experience as a student nurse practitioner. Describe your experience in assessing and managing the patient and his or her family. Include details of your “aha” moment in identifying the patient’s growth and development or psychosocial issue. Then, explain how the experience connected your classroom studies to the real-world clinical setting.

Use relevant and less than 5 years references

Readings

• Burns, C. E., Dunn, A. M., Brady, M. A., Starr, N. B., & Blosser, C. G. (2013). Pediatric primary care (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

◦ Chapter 5, “Developmental Management of Infants” (pp. 59–75)

◦ Chapter 6, “Developmental Management of Toddlers and Preschoolers” (pp. 76–91)

American Academy of Pediatrics. (2015). Immunization. Retrieved from http://www2.aap.org/immunization/

•Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Vaccines & immunizations. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/