Reflecting on week 9’s lessons in the syllabus, select a patient population (young adult, adult or geriatric), and briefly analyze a common STDs & urological disorder (ex – UTI, Hematuria, Urolithiasis, Urinary Incontinence, Ac. Pyelonephritis, HIV, Bacterial vaginosis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, Syphilis) that may affect this population. Briefly tell how it impacts the patient’s quality of life and analyze the current research evidence on this topic and gold standard of care if any for your chosen population. (You may use an example from your clinical rotation (past or present) that you have encountered). Describe how you, the FNP, can/or have made a difference in the care of patients with this specific condition and tell of one specific patient care teaching the patient can benefit from.Please post your CS directly in the thread so that your colleagues can see it and be sure to read and respond/comment on one of your colleagues  

Describe the levels of evidence and provide an example of the type of practice change that could result from each.

select and read one of the chapters of particular interest to you listed in Assignments under Readings;  

Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment.  

discuss what information you should obtain to develop and implement culturally appropriate plans of care for an individual of this group; and

share a brief case study or exemplar as a way to share your formation.

I chose to read Chapter 10: Transcultural Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing.

Andrews, M. M., & Boyle, J. S. (2016). Transcultural concepts in nursing care (7th ed.). Philadelphia: PA. Wolters Kluwer.

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Provide your discussion in a 450-word paper. Include one journal article supporting your answer. APA format is required for the paper.

Nursing is viewed by the public as a well-respected field of work. I have heard many people say “It takes a special person to be a nurse” or “you have such a big heart to do that, I could never do that”. Their perception of what “nursing” is or does is based on their experiences. I feel like they may not see nursing as what it is.

The different factors that could affect the public’s perception of nursing would include: past experiences, family members that are nurses, stories that have heard or read about, and tv shows that they have seen.

There are different ways to approach how you would educate the public on the professional nurse’s role and scope of practice within a changing health care system. I think it would be neat to have articles posted about the Professional nurse’s role during Nurses week each year. These articles could be up to date with the nurse’s cutting edge evidence-based practice and any new changes that occurred over the last year. Another way to educate the general public would be to be thorough in your nursing practice, by educating your patient and family member. Explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it, helps the patient and family member better understand the nurse’s role and responsibilities.