Discussion: Positive Regard Carl Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, believed that individuals must feel accepted for who they are in order to have a high level of self-worth (Farber & Doolin, 2011). Rogers coined the term “positive regard” to explain this concept of feeling accepted. Also, he believed that positive regard is essential to personal growth…

The case study is on an 8-year-old boy, manifesting psychiatric symptoms. The mother reported that the client had become very nervous and worried. He also spends most of the time cleaning his hand because he fears his hands could get contaminated and become sick like he previously did. The client has also been avoiding playing…

Post your answers to the following: Explain why a developmental assessment of children and adolescents is important.     Describe two assessment instruments and explain why they are used for children and adolescents but not adults. Describe two treatment options for children and adolescents that may not be used when treating adults.     Explain…

Throughout this course you have focused on practice problems to address in applying nursing and interdisciplinary theories, and in the application of evidence-based practice for quality improvement. This week you begin exploring the components of evidence-based practice by framing a practice problem as a critical question. You will begin a search of the literature for…

Based on your work in previous modules, you will wrap up the course with a Discussion on challenges in translating and applying evidence to implement a quality improvement initiative. Draw on your experience in your current or previous health care settings to consider specific barriers to address and opportunities to leverage in advocating for evidence-based…

Week 1 Discussion Comprehensive psychiatric assessment is a complete evaluation of the patient/client’s appearance, behavior, and motor functions.  This looks at exploring the client’s judgment, mood, affect, thought process, level of insight, speech, memory, and orientation.  For children and adolescents, gaining a comprehensive evaluation is tied to the therapist’s ability to build a therapeutic relation…

Write a critical assessment of your search outcomes that synthesizes the evidence from your literature review. Demonstrate clear connections between the practice problem that informs your critical question, your appraisal of evidence that addresses the critical question,and resulting clarification on the need for a practice change initiative focusing on quality improvement. Be specific and provide…

As a DNP, you will have a significant voice in your health care setting to advocate for evidence-based nursing practice. Understanding how evidence can inform better nursing care and patient outcomes is fundamental to successful advocacy, as are examples of where, why, and how evidence-based practice is needed.   Photo Credit: steheap / Adobe Stock…

EXPLORING EBP QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Continue working on your Module 3 Assignment to complete this week. Keep in mind that the key requirements are to identify a hypothetical practice problem as the focus of an evidence-based quality improvement project; a hypothetical health care setting for the project based on investigating actual sites; stakeholders for project approval…

  Week 1 Discussion: Philosophy of Nursing Practice Imagine the illustrated “cloud” in this image could represent your thoughts as you consider your nursing practice, your nursing experiences, and the influences that shape your attitudes and beliefs about nursing and health care. Then imagine other clouds within view that represent perspectives on nursing practice held…