Category: Nursing

PHL 1010 Major Essay 2 Topics

2. In your view, what are the three major phases of Cartesian doubt? Clearly identify the three

major stages, explain how Descartes understands them, and give two examples from your own

life or experience of the presence of this doubt. Please note that Descartes does not identify

which aspects of his doubt are major, so it is up to you to choose which you find the most

important. When writing your essay, adhere to the following guidelines:

Use a standard college format.

Include a cover page with a title and image that reflect your thesis.

Begin with a concise introduction stating your chosen question, your main response to it, and a

preview of how you are going to develop your response. Keep background about the

philosophers or their periods to a minimum in this paragraph; focus on the central logic of your

essay. Background and context are best integrated into the body of the essay.

Be sure that the purpose of each paragraph is clear.

Be sure that the relation between paragraphs is clear.

Summarize the main idea of your essay in your final paragraph. You may also include a final

thought, but avoid adding anything completely new. Try to keep this paragraph concise at no

more than 24 sentences.

Use either MLA or APA style guidelines to format your paper.

You are welcome and encouraged to use visual material in this essay; it may be integrated into

the body of the essay or added as a supplement at the end.

This is a graduate-level (MSc Nursing) research paper. Please review the attached instructions before bidding on this assignment. More importantly, just to let you know, this is an assignment from a Canadian University, so a Canadian context or approach is required. Use many references as relevant and applicable

Select a patient from your clinical experience with concerns for breast health. Construct differential diagnoses of a female patient based on symptomatology, labs, and diagnostic studies. Build into your response test results and what else might be ordered. Include labs and diagnostics. Analyze physical findings to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and signs of pathology to formulate actual and differential diagnoses. Answer the following questions, supporting your findings with evidence-based practice.

1. Provide a brief scenario of your patient, symptoms, your exam, labs and diagnostics.
2. Discuss the mammogram results or possible results, and the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) based on the radiologic findings. What are other features of the mammogram that help guide the classification?
3. How might breast density impact the results?
4. Address your differential diagnoses, initial primary diagnosis and needed follow up, including the outcome if known.

Can you use a 48 year old women in for lump felt in right breast that has been there for 2 months.

Recall an adolescent patient (12-21) visit where either preventative care or further evaluation and follow-up was needed.

1. Did you refer this patient to a specialist or communicate with a specialist to determine the best approach of care?
2. Describe the patients chief complaint and key points of their subjective history and any pertinent physical exam findings. What were the differential diagnoses you were trying to rule in or out with your further evaluation? Include your rationales for differentials and diagnosis.
3. Was the laboratory and/or diagnostic testing ordered for preventative or diagnostic care? What was the rationale for ordering diagnostics and labs?
4. If you ordered for preventative care, how did your documentation differ from ordering a lab or diagnostic for diagnostic care? Was this coded differently? If you ordered for diagnostic care, how did your documentation differ from ordering a lab or diagnostic for preventative care?
5. Was this coded differently?
6. Discuss your responsibilities as an APRN for follow up and reporting of both normal and abnormal results of the adolescents exam.
7. What are the confidentiality/privacy laws surrounding adolescents and reporting diagnostics and lab results to their parents?

Use a 17 year old coming in complaining of right flank pain and two episodes of bloody urine. His mother is at the appointment with him.

Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and record a 10-15 minute video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the BSN Learner Time Reporting Volunteer Experience Form. For this assessment, you’ll present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and reflect on various aspects of your capstone practicum experience. Such reflection will give you a chance to discuss elements of the project of which you are most proud and aspects of the experience that will help you grow in your personal practice and nursing career. Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and (b) record a video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. Part 1 Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group. Plan to spend at least 3 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Be sure you’ve logged all of your practicum hours in BSN Learner Time Reporting. The BSN Capstone Course (NURS-FPX4900 ) requires the completion and documentation of nine (9) practicum hours. All hours must be recorded in the BSN Learner Time Reporting. Please review the BSN Practicum: Program start before January 2025 Campus page for more information. Use the Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF] Download Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF] as a guide to capturing patient, family, or group feedback about your intervention. You’ll include the feedback as part of your capstone reflection video. Part 2 Record a 1015 minute video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. A transcript of your video is not required. You’re welcome to use any tools and software with which you are comfortable, but make sure you’re able to submit the deliverable to your faculty. Capella offers Kaltura, a program that records audio and video. Refer to Using Kaltura for more information about this courseroom tool. The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional requirements for supporting evidence. Assess the contribution of your intervention to patient or family satisfaction and quality of life. Describe feedback received from the patient, family, or group on your intervention as a solution to the problem. Explain how your intervention enhances the patient, family, or group experience. Describe your use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement your capstone project. Explain how the principles of evidence-based practice informed this aspect of your project. Assess the degree to which you successfully leveraged health care technology in your capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with the patient, family, or group. Identify opportunities to improve health care technology use in future practice. Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of your capstone project, as well as any contributions your project made to policy development. Note specific observations related to the baccalaureate-prepared nurse’s role in policy implementation and development. Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched your initial predictions. Discuss the aspects of the project that met, exceeded, or fell short of your expectations. Discuss whether your intervention can, or will be, adopted as a best practice. Describe the generalizability of your intervention outside this particular setting. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the BSN Learner Time Reporting Volunteer Experience Form. Assess your personal and professional growth throughout your capstone project and the RN-to-BSN program. Address your provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards. Identify specific growth areas of which you are most proud or in which you have taken particular satisfaction. Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized video. Cite at least three scholarly or authoritative sources to support your assertions. In addition to your reflection video, submit a separate APA-formatted reference list of your sources. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria: Competency 2: Make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best available evidence. Describe one’s use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement a capstone project. Competency 3: Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient safety, and reduce the cost of care. Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched one’s initial predictions and documents the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the BSN Learner Time Reporting Volunteer Experience Form. Document the completion of nine hours of practicum time. Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to improve patient and systems outcomes. Assess the degree to which one successfully leveraged health care technology in a capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with a patient, family, or group. Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care. Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of one’s capstone project, as well as any contributions the project made to policy development. Competency 7: Implement patient-centered care to improve quality of care and the patient experience. Assess the contribution of an intervention to patient, family, or group satisfaction and quality of life. Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice. Assess one’s personal and professional growth throughout a capstone project and the RN-to-BSN program. Communicate professionally in a clear and well-organized video.

Part 1 (5%)- Write up (2-3 pages total):

Students will analyze the data provided in NJSHAD: age, gender, prevalent location. Utilizing research of location and age prevalence; socioeconomic factors, access to care, you will conduct a root/cause analysis of causative factors associated with the disparity or condition. In addition to the

The paper and all associated references should be written in APA 7 format. Template should be as follows:

Cover page

Introduction (what is the summary of the problem?)

Data Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Summary/Conclusion

References * (in addition to NJ SHAD, at least 2 other scholarly references must be used to support your paper)

Write a 1500- 1750 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment. Using AI, research and apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Choose one communicable disease.

Address each of the following bullet points in your paper using AI as your research platform. Your responses should include the AI reply and your evaluation of the reply.

Indicate whether the reply is accurate and expand on the information given.

A thorough description of the disease, including causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, treatment, and complications. Discuss the demographic most affected incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality.

What are the determinants of health affecting this disease?

Identify the epidemiologic triad, including host, agent, and environmental factors as related to this disease.

Discuss the role of the public health nurse in relation to this disease. How is the public health nurse involved in finding, reporting, collecting, and analysis of data and follow-up? Assignment Expectations

Length: 1500 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment. References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims. Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).