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Assignment: Part 1: 1. Jeff is 11 years old and slightly overweight. His father is a truck driver who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His mother is a licensed practical nurse at the local hospital. At a recent health science fair at his school, a student-led screening clinic documented Jeff's blood pressure at 140/92 mm Hg.

a. Is Jeff at risk? If so, for what?

b. Utilizing the Guidelines for High Blood Pressure in Adults (American College of Cardiology, 2017), what is Jeff's future risk from adolescence through adulthood?

c. How does epidemiologic data define hypertension in a child of Jeff's age?

d. Are there health promotion activities that you would recommend?

Part 2: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

There are different treatments used for the diagnosis of PTSD.

Please, select one of them (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

1. Discuss it.

2. Explain why you selected that particular treatment.

Part 3: The gerontological nurse is responsible to conduct a complete "head-to-toe" physical assessment. There are several considerations of common changes in late life during physical assessment discussed in your textbook.

1. Mention at least 3 common changes in late life that the gerontological nurse needs to have in consideration during a physical assessment.

2. Explain each one of them.

Part 4: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare by strengthening the healthcare workforce, building healthy communities, and achieving health equity.

Integrated care involves a team of primary care, dental, and behavioral health practitioners working together using a systematic, cost-effective approach to patient care.

1. Discuss what are the 4 main recommendations given on this report and the rationales for each one (See file 2)

Part 5: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare by strengthening the healthcare workforce, building healthy communities, and achieving health equity.

Integrated care involves a team of primary care, dental, and behavioral health practitioners working together using a systematic, cost-effective approach to patient care.

1. Discuss what are the 4 main recommendations given on this report and the rationales for each one (See file 2)

Part 6: CS/SB 614 authorizes an ARNP to prescribe, dispense, administer, or order any drug, which would include controlled substances.

ARNP disciplinary sanctions are added to the bill in s. 456.072, F.S., (Section 5) to mirror a physician's sanctions for prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance other in the course of professional practice or failing to meet practice standards. Additional acts for which discipline may be taken against an ARNP relating to practicing with controlled substances that are added to the Nurse Practice Act (Section 10) include:

- Presigning blank prescription forms.

- Prescribing a Schedule II for office use.

- Prescribing, dispensing, or administering an amphetamine or sympathomimetic amine drug, except for specified conditions.

- Prescribing, dispensing, or administering certain hormones for muscle-building or athletic performance.

- Promoting or advertising a pharmacy on a prescription form unless the form also states that the prescription may be filled at the pharmacy of your choice.

- Prescribing, dispensing, or administering drugs, including controlled substances, other than in the course of his or her professional practice.

- Prescribing, dispensing, or administering a controlled substance to himself or herself.

- Prescribing, dispensing, or administering laetrile.

- Dispensing a controlled substance listed in Schedule II or Schedule III in violation of the requirements for dispensing practitioners in the Pharmacy Practice Act.

- Promoting or advertising controlled substances.

Identify what issues may arise with prescriptive authority of controlled substances and how you may avoid these situations?

Part 7: Considering today's forces, trends, and issues that influence curriculum development and the changing demands in healthcare delivery.

1. Discuss how you think the nursing curricula needs to change in order to prepare nurse graduates for their future role as practicing nurses.

Part 8: Revisit your personal philosophy of teaching.

1. What learning strategies (discussed in chapter 7) that are influenced by your personal philosophy of teaching might you integrate into the curricula?

2. Discuss how the learning strategies you described align with your personal philosophy of teaching.

Part 9: Research topic: Nursing professional care in the prevention of infections associated with health care in intensive care units.

Problem question: What is the nursing professional's care in preventing infections associated with health care in an adult Intensive Care Unit, according to the scientific literature review?

Appropriate sampling is a critical component in developing a good research project. Using your approved research questions and research topic,

Explain your anticipated sampling method (Intentional non-probability sampling method) and why this is appropriate for your research proposal.

Part 10: When you develop a research project, you need to have a reliable and valid method of measurement in your study.

1. Using your anticipated research proposal, how will you address the issues of reliability and validity?

2. What concerns do you have over reliability and validity in your study and how will you overcome these concerns?

3. Do you have any recommendations for improving reliability and validity?