Entries by Merit Writer

Community Setting

The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed […]

typical characteristics

  I feel that an older adult typically is someone that has experienced many things in life and above 65 years old. Some typical characteristics I would expect to observe in an older adult are mature personality, aged skin such as wrinkles, great insight and advise, retired, some problems with physical ability to walk or […]

Community Assessment Worksheet, Rural Health Group

Community Assessment Worksheet, Rural Health Group For the data and discussion we are using Community Commons, which combines data from the CDC, American Community Survey, census data and more. Website: http://www.communitycommons.org/ DEOMGRAPHICS 1) What do population trends reveal (State, Local and National)?  2) Has there been a change in population in people over 65 or under 5? (GO […]

History of Present Illness

Chief Complaint: “I fell down in my house a week ago and my knee is still hurting”. History of Present Illness: Mr. Peterson is 52-year-old male construction worker who presents to the clinic with symptoms of right knee pain related to a fall sustained at home one week ago while he was coming down the stairs. Patient […]

Psychopharmacology Treatment Algorithm

. Signature Assignment (Psychopharmacology Treatment Algorithm) Using your learning experience from your clinical experience. Preceptor input and evidence-based literature, develop a pharmacology treatment Algorithm of a patient with a DSM diagnosis. You can use your readings to change. And add to your work, but it must be an original and not a copy of an algorithm […]

Cultural Relativism And Moral Action

Instructions For this assignment propose a scenario where you or someone you know are confronted with a moral dilemma relating to cultural diversity. And multiculturalism. It cannot be the same as what was covered in the week one discussion. Cultural diversity refers to religious, sexual, racial. And other forms of social difference. A moral dilemma […]

Informatics Competencies And Advanced Nursing Practice

What were your initial thoughts on reading the AACN Information Systems/Technology Essentials for the DNP graduate? Over the last decade or so there has been fast-paced changes. The government assisted with these changes through the electronic medical records implementation (EMR) to help move us forward. Information technology has been an essential change in today’s medicine. […]

Environmentalism and Moral Concern for Animals

Environmentalism and Moral Concern for Animals Many believe that we are in serious trouble today as human beings plunging headlong into a major climate crisis on planet earth. Our course eText on Environmental Ethics states the following: There is no denying that the global climate is changing, as the level of carbon dioxide in the […]

Test Information Description  

Take Test: Exam – Week 6   Test Information Description This is a 101-question Exam which will assess your knowledge on the  Learning Resources from Weeks 1-5.  Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have  completed the Exam.  Timed Test This test has a time limit of 2 hours and 30 minutes.This […]

The gap between the rich and poor in the United States

  The gap between the rich and poor in the United States Consider the following quote  ”The gap between the rich and poor in the United States …has been widening for some time. In recent years, the gap has been the widest since our government began to keep records on it in 1947” (eText, p.143).  […]