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Explore the historical evolution of the advance practice nurse.

Nursing 5000: Role of the Advance Practiced Nurse Pulse Check The “Pulse” Check.  Where are you in your journey and how are you doing? DQ2 of Week 5 is an opportunity for you to self-assess and reflect on your journey. You can write about it or you can share a created video (you-tube) expressing your navigation through the Role course. Model from the scripts in this week, but be specific to your experience. Evaluate how you have achieved course competencies and your plans to develop further in these areas. The course competencies for this course are as follows: 1. Explore the historical evolution of the advance practice nurse. 2. Differentiate the roles and scope of practice for nurses working in advanced clinical, education, administration, informatics, research, and health policy arenas. 3. Analyze attributes of the practice arena such as access and availability, degree of consumer choice, competition, and financing that impact advanced practice nurses and their ability to effectively collaborate with other health professionals. 4. Integrate evidence from research and theory into discussions of practice competencies, health promotion and disease prevention strategies, quality improvement, and safety standards. 5. Identify collaborative, organizational, communication, and leadership skills in working with other professionals in healthcare facilities and/or academic institutions. 6. Synthesize knowledge from values theory, ethics, and legal/regulatory statutes in the development of a personal philosophy for a career as an advanced practice nurse. One page; APA Format ]]>

Analyze the ethical issue and compare them to the state health laws and regulations in your state.

ssignment 1: Practicum Journal Entry: 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 evidenced-based practice and what is good, right, and beneficial for patients. You will encounter patients who do not hold your values, but you must remain professional and unbiased in the care you provide to all patients regardless of their socio-demographic and ethnic/racial background. You must be prepared to critically analyze ethical situations and develop an appropriate plan of action. For this Assignment, you review the literature and discover the various ethical dilemmas PMHNPs encounter and how these issues are typically addressed in your state. Learning Objectives Students will:
  • Analyze      salient ethical issues in  child psychiatric      mental health practice
  • Compare      ethical dilemmas with state health laws and regulations
  • Analyze      ethical decision-making processes
To prepare:
  • Review      the literature for moral/ethical issues encountered by a PMHNP
  • Select      one of the articles you found that      was published within the last 5      years to use as a focus for this assignment.
Write a 2-page paper in which you do the following:
  • Summarize the moral/ethical      issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph).
  • Describe the moral and      ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue.
  • Analyze the ethical issue      and compare them to the state health laws and regulations in your state. Please use( Texas) law
  • Outline the process of      ethical decision making you would      use to address this ethical dilemma.
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