Author Archive: l Mutheu
Earache right ear
HPI: Patient is an 11-year-old Caucasian boy who was brought in by his grandmother after complaining about having a mild earache for the past two days. Patient states that the pain is worse when he falls asleep and that it has become harder for him to hear, grandmother believes that he feels warm but has […]
Deliverable 01 – English Composition
Competency Identify and illustrate steps of the writing process in composing written exercises. Instructions Compose a single body descriptive paragraph in formal written English. Be sure to include the following: Topic sentence that provides the main idea for the descriptive paragraph. Body sentences that discuss the main idea for the descriptive paragraph using explanation, examples, […]
Analyzing an Ethical Decision
In your role as a PMHNP, you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not be a clear-cut answer of how to address the issue, but your ethical decision making must be based on […]
Practicum experience
As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your didactic experience to your Practicum experience. By applying the concepts you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you better prepare yourself for your future professional career. Each week, you complete an assignment that prompts you to reflect on […]
Nursing Theory
Callista Roy and Betty Neuman’s theories view the person (individual, group, or community) as a holistic adaptive system that constantly interacts with the internal and external environments. Both theories view the person as being the center of nursing and present health/wellness and illness as parts of the same continuum, however there are some key assumptions […]
A Culturally Competent Approach
Copyright © 2013 F.A. Davis Company Chinese American Culture Larry Purnell, PhD, RN, FAAN Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, 4th Edition Copyright © 2013 F.A. Davis Company Chinese Overview/Heritage ▪ China’s population of over 1.3 billion people is dispersed over 3.7 million square miles, with cultural values differing according to geographic location as […]
Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice
Psychiatric mental health nursing practice is one of the newest disciplines to be licensed to provide psychotherapy As such, the majority of psychotherapy research is centered on other disciplines such as psychology, social work, marriage/family therapy, art therapy, psychiatry, and mental health counseling. This makes it essential for you to be able to translate current […]
Hernandez Family Assessment
Assessment is as essential to family therapy as it is to individual therapy. Although families often present with one person identified as the “problem,” the assessment process will help you better understand family roles and determine whether the identified problem client is in fact the root of the family’s issues. As you examine the Hernandez […]
History Of An Adolescent
In this assignment, you will be completing a comprehensive health screening and history on a young adult. To complete this assignment, do the following: Select an adolescent or young adult client on whom to perform a health screening and history. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a […]
Interprof Org & Sys Leadership
Application: Leadership Concept Analysis Group Paper This week you will begin a group paper that you will develop over the next few weeks. By Day 3 of this week, you will be placed in a collaborative group and provided with a work area for your group (See the Groups area below Week 11 in the […]
