Nursing
Myasthenia Gravis
As a new nurse, you have had clients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and are concerned about their level of understanding of the disease process. You have taken on the task of developing a teaching pamphlet to provide clear discharge instructions including information on the disease, support resources, medication teaching, and signs and symptoms of Myasthenic Crisis. You will include the following information in the pamphlet.
Describe the disease process for MG.
List (2) local community resources available that can provide support such as:
Nutrition.
Transportation.
Granting pay
Ethical Issue Clinical Judgment Case Scenario
Nurse leaders and managers are responsible for the unit’s ethical and legal decisions.
Initial Post
Consider the examples provided below and describe how you would handle the experiences.
A manager is not granting pay to someone who worked overtime.
A nurse manager tolerating verbal abuse of another nurse.
Constantly short staffing the unit when there is high census.
A nurse not providing all of the patients information during shift report.
Favoring one staff over others.
Person-centered therapy
According to Carl Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves basic acceptance and support of a person, regardless of what the person says or does. The therapist gives space for the client to express whatever immediate feeling is going on—confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride.
Discuss the role of the therapist’s personality in person-centered psychotherapy.
Are there particular people who have been or would be especially difficult for you to unconditionally positively regard?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic treatment
Step 1: You will use the Graduate Comprehensive Psychotherapy Evaluation Template
Compose a written comprehensive psychotherapy evaluation of a patient you have seen in the clinic.
Upload your completed comprehensive psychotherapy evaluation as a Word doc. Scanned PDFs will not be accepted.
For the Comprehensive Psychotherapy Evaluation Presentation Assignment: You will need to get it signed by your preceptor for the presentation (actual signature, not electronically typed).
Step 2: Each student will create a focused SOAP note video presentation in the next assignment. See Comprehensive Psychotherapy Evaluation Presentation 3 for more details.
SOAP is an acronym that stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.
Healthcare environment
Observe and assess the state of your current health care organization( Skilled Nursing Home), a needs assessment is necessary to identify areas for potential growth. Use the “Needs Assessment Matrix” resource to complete your needs assessment. You are required to analyze required functions, department or employment needs, jobs or tasks, and current trainings in order to complete your matrix for a Nurse Educator and a Clinical Nurse Manager
Job Descriptions
Once your needs assessment is complete for both Position (Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Manager) you are required to develop a one-page detailed job description for that position that is informed by the findings of the needs assessment. It is recommended that you take the time to conduct a job analysis and observe current employees in the selected positions to accurately depict the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that must be incorporated into the job description. Make sure the job description is based on the needs and available resources of the organization, and that it adheres to all applicable labor laws.
Resources:
Read “Get It in Writing: Creating Effective and Legal Job Descriptions,” from HR Specialist: Ohio Employment Law (2010).
“Recruiting, Interviewing, Selection, and Termination,” located on the About Money website. Click on multiple links to learn more about the interview process and selection process.
URL:http://humanresources.about.com/od/recruitingandstaffing/