Murphy’s Law says that “anything that can go wrong will.” In primary care, Murphy’s Law seems to strike most often on a Friday afternoon. Sometimes it’s patients requesting to be seen at the last-minute or critical labs that need to be filled. Of course, everyone remembers they need refills on Fridays. One busy Friday afternoon…

In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held. You will be focusing on this case for…

Develop a 10-minute video presentation of a PowerPoint for an audience, highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Create a detailed narrative script on a word document to accompany your presentation. This is a Kaltura recorded presentation showing a PPT with a detailed, narrative script (Word Doc) included in the submission. Collapse All Introduction This…

Develop and record a 10–12 PowerPoint slide, 10-minute presentation, with audio, intended for a healthcare organization with colleagues and leadership as the audience. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation. Collapse All Introduction This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a healthcare organization, which provides an overview of ethical…

What is the difference between research and evidence-based practice? How might one affect the other? Research and evidence-based practice are interconnected in nursing. Nursing research generates new knowledge, which can then be applied in evidence-based practice to guide clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes. For this Discussion, you use the course readings and resources to…

Focused SOAP Note for Anxiety, PTSD, and OCD In assessing patients with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma and stressor-related disorders, you will continue the practice of looking to understand chief symptomology in order to develop a diagnosis. With a differential diagnosis in mind, you can then move to a treatment and follow-up plan that may involve…

Focused SOAP Note for Schizophrenia Spectrum, Other Psychotic, and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders Psychotic disorders change one’s sense of reality and cause abnormal thinking and perception. Patients presenting with psychotic disorders may suffer from delusions or hallucinations or may display negative symptoms such as lack of emotion or withdraw from social situations or relationships. Symptoms of…

Controversy Associated with Personality and Paraphilic Disorders Between 10% and 20% of the population experience personality disorders. They are difficult to treat as individuals with personality disorders are less likely to seek help than individuals with other mental health disorders. Treatment can be challenging as they do not see their symptoms as painful to themselves…

Maryland Board Of Nursing Certification and Licensure Plan Now that you are in the final course in your program, it is time to turn in earnest to preparing for certification and licensure. You will need to take and pass the national PMHNP certification exam. Once certified, you will then be eligible to apply for licensure…

Your organization wants suggestions on improving quality and safety. Select either a Joint Commission or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality measure or safety initiative that can be measured using the electronic health record (EHR) as the basis for your proposal. What are the benefits of this initiative? How would it improve safety…