PURPOSE As you learned in NR302, before any nursing plan of care or intervention can be implemented or evaluated, the nurse conducts an assessment, collecting subjective and objective data from an individual. The data collected are used to determine areas of need or problems to be addressed by the nursing care plan. This assignment will […]

Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on ways of knowing and the use of metaparadigm in the NP role. Provide one specific example of how you achieved the weekly objectives. What do you value most about your learning this week? What else about the weekly topics do you need to explore to further grow as a future […]

Week 5: Strategic Planning “For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” –African proverb As this course has emphasized, healthcare leaders and managers typically have oversight of a vast array of responsibilities and outcomes. Like a general of an army or a physician helping a patient through a long-term disease, they must […]

Because the Earth rotates, the Coriolis effect causes deflection of water and air currents in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Below is a diagram showing some of the resulting deflection caused by the Earth’s rotation and the Coriolis effect. Solid arrows show the initial direction of motion of the material (water, air), and dashed […]

Assignment: Integration of Health Systems Intermountain Healthcare is a high-performing integrated health system with facilities in Utah and Idaho. The health system has a long-standing clinical integration structure that encourages professional collaboration. Despite this, in 1999, many physicians at Intermountain Healthcare found it difficult to fulfill the needs of patients with co-occurring physical and mental […]