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NRS420-O502 Health Assessment

Week 1 Assignment

Community Outreach Department - Health and Environmental Safety Topics for First Year of Life

You are an RN working in the Community Outreach Department at Utopia Hospital. You have been asked to give a presentation at the local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition program for a group of 15 expectant mothers and interested partners/spouses/caregivers. The WIC Coordinator has asked you to provide a presentation that will cover relevant health and environmental safety topics the parents should know for the first year of life.

In this assignment you will create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint for your presentation, with speaker notes. In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health literacy level of your target audience, as well as the demographics of the expectant mothers and interested partners/spouses/caregivers (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored. Your presentation should be geared towards the community where you currently live taking into account local concerns that may be relevant to your presentation. Include the following in your presentation:

Anticipated developmental milestones achieved in the first year of life.

Safety in the home for an infant.

Safety for the sleeping environment.

Food and nutrition safety.

When to call your pediatrician or doctor.

Interventions and guidance should be supported by evidence-based sources. You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Refer to the resource, "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations," located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 2.2, 2.5, 3.1.

 NRS420-O502 Health Assessment

Week 2 Assignment

Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child

This topic will focus on children and how to assess for and address their developmental needs. The Search Institute is a nonprofit organization that conducts and applies research to promote positive youth development. In 1994, the Search Institute published "What Kids Need to Succeed" with 40 Developmental Assets for raising children. Please review the 40 Developmental Assets documents located in topic Resources.

Based on the first letter of your first name you will create a plan using the nursing process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation [ADPIE]) that will focus on the given age group:

A-F: 3 to 5 years - Early childhood

G-M: 5 to 9 years - Children grades K-3

N-S: 9 to 12 years - Middle childhood

T-Z: 12 to 18 years - Adolescents

Use the attached template based on your assigned age group to successfully complete the assignment from the perspective of a nurse working at your state's Department of Human Services.

You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 1.1, 1.3.

NRS420-O502 Health Assessment

Week 3 Assignment

Adolescence: Contemporary Issues and Resources Assessment Description

Research the range of contemporary issues teenagers face today. Select one issue (besides teen pregnancy) a teenager might come to discuss with a nurse in a health clinic at a local high school. In a 500-750-word paper include the following:

Describe the contemporary issue and explain what external stressors are associated with this issue.

Identify specific questions or assessment tool would you use to screen for this issue.

Outline strategies you, the nurse, would use to establish a therapeutic relationship with the teenager.

Define the legal and ethical parameters regarding what you can and cannot share with the parent or guardian.

Identify specific support options you will you provide for your patient and/or their family to access? Include the contact information for the support option.

You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

NRS420-O502 Health Assessment

Week 4 Assignment

Assessment Description

Benchmark - Human Experience Across the Health-Illness Continuum

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000-word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a holistic perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum by including the following:

Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.

Explain how understanding the health-illness continuum enables you, as a health care provider, to better promote the value and dignity of individuals or groups and to serve others in ways that promote human flourishing and are consistent with the Christian worldview.

Reflect on your overall state of health from a holistic perspective. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health, well-being, and self-care. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum. Describe how you might improve your self-care practices and overall wellness using evidence-based strategies.

Discuss at least two specific options and resources available to you in your community or virtually to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assesses the following programmatic competency:

RN-BSN

10.1: Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 10.1, 2.3 ,3.1 ,4.2, 8.4.

NRS420-O502 Health Assessment

Week 5 Assignment

Health: Comprehensive Assessment

Assessment Description

In this assignment you will conduct a full health assessment on a patient in a single clinic visit. Within the Shadow Health platform, you will have one opportunity to complete the Comprehensive Exam. On average, this assignment should take 180 minutes to complete. Students may need additional time. Upon completion, submit the lab pass through the assignment dropbox.

Please review the "Shadow Health Comprehensive Assessment Documentation" assignment before you begin to ensure you understand the documentation expectations within Shadow Health for this assignment.

After completing this Comprehensive Assessment, you will be awarded a Digital Clinical Experience (DCE) score. The DCE score will appear on your Lab Pass which you will submit to the classroom drop box. The DCE score will be used as your percentage grade for this assignment.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 2.2, 2.3, 2.7.