Category: Nursing

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 1 of your fellow classmates with at least a 250-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

All sources should be cited using APA format. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format should be correct and professional.

Discussion Board Rubric

PLEASE READ THE POST AND RESPOND During my time as an emergency room nurse, I have seen EMRs and electronic medication administration systems drastically improve care. Nurses care for numerous patients simultaneously in the ER. Many patients who arrive have complex medical histories or unknown problems. Using the EMR allows me to quickly view patient allergies, previous visits to that facility, medication lists, and labs. This process is especially important when receiving medications to administer. I use an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) with barcode scanning functionality daily. In the midst of a fast-moving shift, when I’m juggling multiple tasks, scanning the patient’s ID and medications keeps me focused on the “five rights.” I have witnessed a drastic reduction in medication errors since utilizing this technology during times of chaos. A further advantage of EMRs, in my ER experience, is their role in accurate patient identification. In emergency medicine, we come into contact with patients that are often confused, combative, intoxicated, or comatose. Barcode scanning allows me to properly identify my patient regardless of their ability to respond appropriately.

Based on my observations, electronic medical records are key to improving patient outcomes and overall safety in the emergency department. EMRs allow me to quickly access patient information and make decisions rapidly. For instance, I am able to view medications previously administered to the patient and confirm if they have any documented allergies before giving any medications. Access to updated information allows me to provide safer care to my patients. Communication between other providers, nurses, and specialists is another area that I have seen improved with EMRs. Because everyone is able to view what others have written in real-time, there is less delay in getting questions answered or information relayed. According to research conducted by Goh et al. (2025), integration between electronic medical records can decrease wait times and reduce duplicate testing. In the emergency room, reducing wait times is important because we care for patients that need to be worked up quickly, yet still receive safe care. Duplication of lab testing can also be uncomfortable for patients and a waste of resources. Access to patient data can also help alert nurses to patients who may be at risk for future complications (Johnson et al., 2024). EMRs allow us to identify at-risk patients sooner and potentially intervene to prevent harm.

One quality improvement initiative that my facility is working on that is tracked through our EMR is sepsis screening and management. Sepsis is common in the ER and can rapidly deteriorate if not identified in a timely manner. Our EMR is programmed to alert nurses when a patient meets certain vital criteria or symptoms of sepsis. After receiving a sepsis alert, I must complete a sepsis screening on my patient and begin sepsis interventions. These interventions may include obtaining labs, administering fluids, and administering antibiotics all within one hour. Our EMR tracks if we are following bundled sepsis interventions, such as administering antibiotics within one hour of presentation.

Our EMR has allowed for excellent data collection for this quality improvement initiative. Everything is documented at the time that it occurs, so we are able to track when sepsis screenings are completed and when interventions are started. Leadership can easily identify if patients are receiving bundled care by looking at the time stamps related to each intervention. Based on my experience, when data is made easily accessible, we as nurses are held more accountable for providing timely care. We are also able to evaluate patient outcomes when sepsis interventions are completed within the required time frames versus if they are delayed.

I do not think this initiative would be as successful if it utilized written charts. Our ER moves quickly, and if we were using paper charting, it would be difficult to track the time that each intervention was started. Things can easily be forgotten or delayed if we were to use written documentation. With EMRs, there are reminders and automatic time stamps when we begin each task.

In conclusion, working as an ER nurse has allowed me to see how EMRs can improve patient care. From properly identifying patients to decreasing medication administration errors, EMRs allow nurses to provide safe, quality care each shift. Although sometimes frustrating when multitasking during busy shifts, I strongly believe EMRs have a positive impact on patient care in the emergency department.

References

Goh, K. H., Yeow, A. Y. K., Wang, L., Poh, H., Ng, H. J. H., Tan, G. Y. H., Wee, S. K., Lim, E. L., & DSouza, J. L. A. (2025). The benefits of integrating electronic medical record systems between primary and specialist care institutions: Mixed methods cohort study. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 27 , e49363.

Johnson, R., Smith, T., & Lee, A. (2024). Using primary health care electronic medical records to predict hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and mortality: A systematic review. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine , 37 (4), 583595.

• Integumentary and Musculoskeletal

Select a nursing’ topic related to the class and complete a research paper.

Guidelines:

• APA Format
• MUST utilize credible data sources such as CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase, ClinicalKey, The Cochrane Library. Library resources can be accessed from the Library page at the FNU.edu website. FNU Librarians are available to assist each student with retrieving the required scholarly content.
• Research paper must be 300 words.
• 3 or more scholarly sources must be utilized
• Sources must be within the last 5 years
• Must have a minimum of 2 Sources
• All article sources must be cited by including them in reference sheet (separate).

Compare the primary care NP role with other APN roles. What are the similarities among the roles, what are the differences, and how would you communicate the role to a healthcare provider and a consumer? This discussion gets submitted through AI and turnitin detectors and it has to have less than 20% similarity score.

In a 2-3 page, write a paper in which you address the following:

• Describe the organization type and the gap in practice or practice change that you selected for this Assignment.
• Identify the four Domains from The Essentials you identified which closely align with the gap in practice or practice change.
• Justify your Domain choices, explaining how each aligns with the gap in practice or practice change you selected.

Make this PEDIATRIC care plan based on any disease or illness that you wish. Patient is a nicklaus childrens hospital ED. Use valid information for the disease(s). let me know if you have any questions. dont skip any sections. i need 3 NANDA’s in order from most critical/important to least. keep it in same format as doc attached, include the genogram at end doesn’t need to be super specific. i have attached an example from another class so try to follow that to the best of your ability.

1. Select one qualitative and one quantitative nursing research study (preferably published within the last five years).
2. Critically appraise each studys design, addressing aspects such as:
   • Research purpose and alignment with design
   • Sampling strategy and adequacy
   • Data collection and analysis methods
   • Rigor, trustworthiness (qualitative), or validity/reliability (quantitative)
   • Ethical considerations
3. Compare and contrast the two approaches in terms of how they contribute to nursing theory, evidence-based practice, and patient outcomes.
4. Reflect on how understanding both designs strengthens your ability to evaluate and apply research findings in your advanced nursing role (e.g., practitioner, educator, or leader).
5. This discussion gets submitted through AI and turnitin detectors and it has to have less than 20% similarity score.

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Include the following sections:

1. ApplicationofCourseKnowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

• • Describe one source of big data that you are likely to use in your future advanced practice nursing role.
  • Identify the types of information that can be obtained from this source.
  • Examine three ways data from this source can be used to impact client care.
  • Discuss the role of the advanced practice nurse in data stewardship.

1. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:

• • Respond to at least one peer.
  • Respond to a second peer post.
  • Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.

1. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
2. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provideasubstantiveresponse to the collaboration caftopic (notaresponseto a peer),byWednesday,11:59 p.m. MTofeach week.
3. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to studentpeers)on two different days during the week.