The past decade has seen an enormous surge in social marketing to convey various messages. Social marketing has also been established as an essential health communications tool to promote health initiatives. Social marketing should not be the only tool to communicate information to the general public, but to complement the existing practices in place. This…
Each advanced care provider role has specific core competencies specific to the specialization. Following are links to websites describing core competencies that are relevant to the South University College of Nursing and Public Health advanced practice role specializations: Indirect Care Provider Roles: Nurse Administrator Nurse Informaticist Nurse Educator Direct Care Provider Roles: NP (Adult, Gerontology,…
This assignment will explore the impact of history on problems and solutions in healthcare. Exploring the past will help stimulate a deeper understanding of the causes and effects of healthcare problems and alternative solutions. In Week 1, you selected and reviewed a public health problem and a policy that addresses this problem. This week, you…
Continuing with the course project you started in Week 1, this week, you will interview a professional nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) who could be a mentor to you. Tasks Interview a professional nurse with a BSN who could be a mentor to you and who exemplifies the type of nurse…
Discussion Question 1 Post a detailed description of your experience of working with a nurse leader. Include the following aspects in your description. Of the leadership theories discussed this week, which one did this nurse leader subscribe to? Why? How has your experience been with the nurse leader? Provide a description of your interactions with…
Identify a professional organization and then complete the following tasks: Analyze and discuss the selected organization’s aim and activities. Explain how the organization meets, supports, or advocates the EBP standards and concepts of professional nursing. In addition, explain the concepts of professional nursing—caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism. Support your responses articles from…
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online…
As healthcare professionals, nurses encounter a range of ethical issues in their day-to-day practice. Here are some of the common ethical issues in nursing: Confidentiality and Privacy: Nurses have a duty to maintain patient confidentiality and privacy. This means that they should not disclose any information about the patient’s health status, medical history or treatment…
When nurses exceed their scope of practice, they violate their nursing license and may be performing tasks that are reserved by statute for another healthcare professional, such as a physician (Fremgen, 2012). Due to the shortage of nurses, their responsibilities are ever increasing, which may lead to actions that result in malpractice. However, nurses have…
In this assignment, you will consider how workforce issues impact on patient safety. Discussion Question 1 Using the South University Online Library, research workforce issues and patient safety. Based on your research, complete the following tasks: Identify and describe the research problems, purpose, objectives, and hypothesis of the research. Evaluate the credibility and validity of…
In the healthcare field, different groups of healthcare professionals adhere to their own codes of ethics. All healthcare professionals are duty-bound to follow a strict code of ethics. This has been true since the fourth or fifth century, when the Hippocratic Oath was penned. While the code has changed with the times, the code of…
discussion 1 Even though I am currently conducting a research for a cardiologist, I was not too familiar of the steps involved prior to conducting a research study. This class has advanced my knowledge of the overall research process. It takes time, knowledge, experience, evidence-based practice and thoroughness when developing a proposed research. My proposed…