How can the nurse, caring for this family, assist with the changes they are about to undergo?

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Mrs. Jones, a widow, is no longer able to live independently and is requiring more and more help with her self-care. Her daughter, Susie, who is married with three school-aged children, agrees to let her mother move in with her. Susie is concerned with balancing the demands of her career and the needs of her family, especially now that her elderly and chronically ill mother will need assistance. She is also unsure about how she feels with the reversal of roles, having to now be the primary caregiver of her mother. How can the nurse, caring for this family, assist with the changes they are about to undergo? How can both the family structural theory and the family developmental theory be applied to this scenario? How can health education enhance health promotion for this family?
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Identify ways in which history, language and culture have shaped nursing as a practice and as a scholarly discipline;

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Understanding Professional Nursing Standards in Australia
Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements
TITLE: Understanding Professional Nursing Standards in Australia
Length: 1500 words (+/- 10%) including in text referencing but not your reference list
ESSAY PURPOSE
This essay will give you the opportunity to develop your understanding of how history, language and culture have shaped nursing practice. It will help you develop a deeper understanding of the codes and principles underpinning the practice of registered nurses in Australia and how they can be applied to a real world setting. Completing this essay will also further develop your academic and information literacy skills.
ESSAY QUESTION
Research the nursing work of one of the nurses mentioned in chapter two of your prescribed text. Based on this research how would your chosen nurse measure up against the current Australian Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse?
It is expected that your essay will address/contain the following information:
The name of your chosen nurse
An overview of the nursing work carried out by your chosen nurse
A discussion and/or evaluation of how your chosen nurse would measure up against the current Australian Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse
The NUR 120 Learning Outcomes addressed by this assignment include:
On completion of this unit a student should be able to:
1. Identify ways in which history, language and culture have shaped nursing as a practice and as a scholarly discipline;
2. Articulate the key principles underlying ethical, legal and professional guidelines and codes that underpin the practice of registered nurses in Australia.
3. Demonstrate developing skills in academic and information literacy that provide a foundation for evidence based nursing.
4. Articulate and define the NMBA Competency Standards, Codes of Ethics and Codes of Practice for the Registered Nurse.
5. Develop a critical and reflective approach to nursing practice.

Describe the issues discussed at the activity and controversies, debates, presentations, etc. that occurred at the activity.

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Students will be expected to attend one of the following advocacy activities before the end of the semester (this is mandatory – no exceptions). Students must write up a 2 page summary of this experience, discussing the goals of the advocacy activity, policy issues discussed, further actions if applicable, your future plans for advocacy (refer to Rubric p.11).
The write up should follow the following format:
I.) Introduce the policy/advocacy topic for this activity and provide a description of the importance of the issue to health care, nursing and public policy.
II.) Describe the issues discussed at the activity and controversies, debates, presentations, etc. that occurred at the activity.
III.) Discuss your experiences of this activity including what you knew about this issue/topic prior to the activity, what you learned from participating in this activity and what you can do to impact policy related to this issue.
Examples of an advocacy activity are:
1) United Nations Meetings
a. Up coming meetings and topics will be posted for students to attend
(Students are encouraged to go one of these
2) Local nursing association educational forums or workshop
a. Examples of nursing forums or workshops
i. NYSNA ( http://www.nysna.org/)
1. Lobby Day
ii. Nurse Practitioners of New York (http://www.NPNY.net)
1. Lobby Day
iii. ANA (http://www.nursingworld.org/)
3) Physicians for a National Health Program monthly forum
a. Check Website for upcoming forums (http://www.pnhp.org/pnhp-ny)
i. Held in NYC on Tuesday evenings
4) Other — discuss with your instructor

How does the organization incorporate the voices of the representative group/ population referred to in (b) in its decision making?

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Social Media article
Identify the articles you read and then share three (3) key points you learned from the articles you read on social media and public policy related to nursing issues.
Letter to the Editor:
Select a public policy issue that affects the profession of nursing or patient care and that has received attention in the media within the past 6 months. You should feel passionate about the issue.
Write a Letter to the editor of your local or state paper or to a professional journal or online peer-reviewed publication, identifying the issue and suggesting a solution or action you want taken. You must sign the letter and include your home address and phone number, although that is never published.
Each publication has its own rules. Most papers restrict the number of words to 150 but some allow as many as 250.
3.
Identify a non-profit organization you would like to know more about in your community 2. Research their website and any other information available on line to become familiar with who they are and what they do. Some might be associated with a national organization. Some questions to guide this work are:
What is their mission?
What is their vision?
What are their main programs?
Are there specific health care issues that they advocate for or against?
What are some of the laws that affect the population being served?
Is there any upcoming legislation with which they are particularly concerning themselves?
How does the organization incorporate the voices of the representative group/ population referred to in (b) in its decision making?
How are they funded?
How are the funds distributed?
Submit a 2-3 page double –spaced paper describing the organization and incorporating answers to the above questions. You must cite at least one scholarly article that addresses the health care issue(s) the organization addresses. You must also describe whether or not the organization needs legislative action to assist their population and how you might advocate on their behalf.