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Comprehensive Health History

"Obtaining a comprehensive health history for new patients in all healthcare settings is essential. This allows the nurse to gather personalized information about the patient, providing a complete picture of the patient's health status and health promotion and risk reduction needs. It also helps establish a baseline for future assessments. It is essential always to document the date and time when obtaining the health history and ensure that the record is accurate and thorough."

For additional reference, please review all the  Communication and Interpersonal SkillsLinks to an external site.  videos.

For this assignment, you will demonstrate your knowledge of:

· Interviewing skills

· Components of a health history

· Recording historical data

You are asked to submit a detailed subjective health history of a volunteering adult. Please re-read Chapter 4 - The Health History as a guide. This assignment is  worth 15% of your overall grade.

Instructions:

1. Find a patient, such as a friend or family member, to conduct an entire health history interview.

2. Use the  Health History Guideline Download Health History Guideline  to gather patient information. (Patient's information will be secured, kept confidential, and only viewed by the instructor).

3. Record the history data in a Word document.

4. Your paper should be:

· Presented with factual information.

· Subjective, meaning that you are only to document what the patient tells you.

· Written professionally and concisely.

· Typed in  APA style Links to an external site. format with title page, margins, page numbers, headings, subheadings, and citations.

Module 3 - Discussion (Chapter 19: Mental Health)

Mental Health

The mental health of adolescents is more at risk than ever due to a significant change in their behaviors in recent years. All nurses should have the knowledge to assess and intervene, even if they are not trained mental health professionals. Below is a brief nursing encounter with a patient:

A nurse in a busy emergency department was assigned to a 15-year-old male patient who had been brought in by his parents. The parents were concerned because they were unable to wake their son and keep him awake.

Instructions:

1. After reading about this nurse encounter, answer the following questions: Discuss the nurse’s role in assessing the risk of suicide for this population, given the unique challenges adolescents face.

List pertinent questions the nurse should ask the family members.

2. Initial Post: Post your response with:

. At least 100-150 words 

. Writing free of grammatical, spelling, &/or punctuation errors.

. Cite your references with the  APA style guideLinks to an external site.  (not included in the length of the post.

3. Peer Response: Respond to at least one (1) of your classmates' posts with:

. Minimum of 100 words

. Cite your references using the  APA style guideLinks to an external site. .

A Written Monologue Related to an Ethical Issues Paper

Submit your Monologue Ethical Issue Paper here.

Instructions:

1. Look up the word "Monologue" to obtain a clear definition and description of the word.

2. Read the articles and visit the website regarding standards and ethics (located in Major Project #2 - Description)

3. Then write a monologue that relates to an ethical issue.

See the suggested list of topics (also located in Major Project #2 - Description)

4. Your paper should also be:

· your original work

· five (5) pages (including the cover page and the reference page)

· typed according to  APA styleLinks to an external site.  for margins, formatting and spacing standards

5. Type your philosophy paper in a Word document and save the file.

6. Upload the file by clicking " Upload File".

Major Project #2 - Description

A Written Monologue Related to an Ethical Issues Paper

In this paper, the goal is to apply ethical concepts previously learned to a specific ethical dilemma. Or, you may choose to do write an Opt-Ed paper.

First, you might want to google the word "monologue" for clear definition and description of the word.

Before completing this assignment, please read the following articles and website:

· An Integrated ethical decision-making model for nurses Download An Integrated ethical decision-making model for nurses

· Nurses' experiences of ethical dilemmas: A review Download Nurses' experiences of ethical dilemmas: A review

· The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses Links to an external site.

Below are suggested topics for your ethical issues paper:

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· Artificial Intelligence in nursing

· Ethical issues in research

· Genetics in Nursing

· Horizontal fashion incivility and vertical incivility

· Incivility in the profession - Example: Expert RN towards Novice Nurses

· Informatics in Nursing

· Resources for Impaired Nurses

· Robotics

· Scholarship in Nursing by Boyer

· The new competencies for BSN degree nurses

· Violence - Example: “bullying”

The paper should be organized and systematic in manner. The content should:

· be your original work

· flow and be easy to read

· be no more than 5 pages (including the cover page and the reference page)

· adhere to  APA style Links to an external site.  (includes introduction, body, conclusion) with correct grammar and spelling are expected

Module 3.1 - Discussion

   Image of Nursing

Instructions:

1. Read the article  "What Do Nurses Really Do?" Links to an external site. , and then answer the following questions:

a. What do you think nurses actually do?

b. What do you think of the current image of nursing?

c. What do you think of about the effect of the focus on caring over knowledge of nurses?

2. Your post should be at least one (1) paragraph.

Major Project #3 - Submit

A Slide Presentation: Transitions to Professional Nursing Practice Presentation

Submit your Slide Presentation here.

Instructions:

1. Develop a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that depict your transition into the role of the professional nurse.

2. Your presentation should be no more than 10 – 15 slides, and include the following:

· a title page

· brief introduction description of the transition model being used

· how the model relates to you/career

· indicate your choice for a mentor or source you found helpful

· describe the support you have/need to ensure your success

· conclude with a conclusion and a reference list

· adhere to  APA style Links to an external site.  with correct grammar and spelling

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