An important component of scholarly writing is the use of evidence to support an academic argument. An academic argument is your position, claim about, or interpretation of a topic. Your position should be supported by evidence from the sources you read. For instance,...
65-year-old male presents to your clinic with frequent urination. He complains of painless, frequent urination approximately every 45 minutes to an hour for the past 5 months. He states he hates visiting doctors because they always try to find something wrong with...
A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and environmental allergies, presents to the office with a complaint of persistent dry hacking cough that does not improve with over-the-counter treatment with antitussives and allergy medications. The man...
1. What are your outpatient facility and state policies regarding an inpatient hold in the state of North Carolina/NC? · Does the patient have to be suicidal/homicidal or are there other criteria to place someone on a hold? · How long are these holds for your state of...
You have been working as an outpatient psychiatric nurse practitioner in a busy office for about 6 months. You have a few patients that you know quite well by this point and a few that you are getting to know. Use bullet notes in a word document to complete...
Mr. Zee presents to the clinic with his son Eric for a 14-month well-child visit. He expresses concern that Eric is not walking yet. The APRN reviews Eric’s past medical and birth history in the electronic medical record. Max was born at 34.5 weeks’ gestation via...
· Review your Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form you submitted last week and think about areas for which you would like to gain application-level experience and/or continued growth as an advanced practice nurse. How can your experiences in the practicum help you...
Community Resources Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community....
The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd ed. (ANA et. al, 2022), states the following three key psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nursing roles in a variety of clinical settings (p. 19): · Provision of psychotherapy ·...
One of the key points of learning from experience is to reflect on what you did. Reflect on choosing an article. Answer the following questions in a document of between 250 and 500 words. A. What options do you have for finding literature? B. How can you judge which...
Levels of Measurement: Categorical vs. Continuous Data; Descriptive Statistics and Probability Theory Basics What is the incidence of blood clots from COVID-19 in females over the age of 35? The above question is an example of a research question. A research question...
Students are to look for a specific mental health policy issue in the news: TV, radio (NPR), newspaper, and/or the internet. Two other good resources for keeping informed about mental health policy are: · MHA/Mental Health America (aka National Mental Health...
