The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a comprehensive and complete rough draft of your Nursing Theory Comparison paper in APA format. Your rough draft should include all of the research paper elements of a final draft, which are listed below. This will give you an opportunity for feedback from your instructor before you submit your final draft during week 7.

Based on the reading assignment (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 6–9), select a grand nursing theory.

• After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting. 

Based on the reading assignment (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 10 and 11), select a middle-range theory. 

• After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting.

The following should be included:

1. An introduction, including an overview of both selected nursing theories
2. Background of the theories
3. Philosophical underpinnings of the theories
4. Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships
5. Clinical applications/usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability
6. Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
7. Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific clinical setting
8. Parsimony
9. Conclusion/summary
10. References: Use the course text and a minimum of three additional sources, listed in APA format

The paper should be 8–10 pages long and based on instructor-approved theories. It should be typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins. APA format must be used, including a properly formatted cover page, in-text citations, and a reference list. The proper use of headings in APA format is also required.

1. Please find a randomized trial you would like to use for the article critique assignment. Make sure it is from a nursing journal and is not older than five years. 
2. Read the “The Three-Minute Appraisal of a Randomized Trial” article.
3. Evaluate the following:
   1. What is the key criteria for evaluating an RTC?
   2. Are the results of the trial valid?  Were the subjects randomized?
   3. What about the experimental and control group?  How were they allocated?  Did they look like each other?  What about the variables?  Did the group look the same?
   4. What were the results of the trial?  How were the results of the trial being measured?  What statistical measures were used?  Was the results significant?  Was the hypothesis accepted or rejected by the authors?
   5. Are the results applicable to clinical practice?  Are the results feasible? 

Suicide

Please watch the video and answer the following questions: (The video is on youtube titled ” I Jumped Off The Golden Gate Bridged”

• Did this video change your opinion on suicide?
• What did the video teach you about suicide?
• When completing an initial assessment for a client with suicidal ideation, what are the most important pieces of information that should be captured?

TOPIC: Measuring Morbidity: Prevalence and Incidence

Please use ONLY the ATTACHED table to complete the assignment

Read the scenario below and complete the assignment as instructed.

Scenario

In Community X (population 20,000), an epidemiologist conducted a prevalence survey in January of 2012 and reported an HIV prevalence of 2.2%. Over the next 12 months, the department of health reported an additional 50 new HIV cases between February 2012 and January 2013. The total population stayed constant at 20,000.

Part 1

1. How many people had HIV in January 2012? Present or describe the formula you used to arrive at your answer.
2. Calculate the incidence rate assuming no HIV-related deaths over the 12-month period. Present or describe the formula you used to arrive at your answer. Be sure to clearly indicate the numerator and      denominator used in your calculation and include an appropriate label for the rate.

In a summary of 200-250 words, interpret the results and discuss the relationship between incidence and prevalence. Discuss whether or not the epidemiologist should be concerned about these new HIV infections, assuming a previous incidence rate of 0.5 per 1,000 person-years prior to this updated risk assessment.

Part 2

A rapid test used for diagnosing HIV has a sensitivity of 99.1% and a specificity of 90%. Based on the population prevalence of 2.2% in 2012, create a 2×2 table showing the number of true positives, false positives, false negatives, and true negatives. Calculate the positive predicative value and negative predictive value for this test. Refer to the “Creating a 2×2 Contingency Table” resource for guidance.

In 200-250 words, discuss whether or not the epidemiologist should recommend this test as part of a universal HIV screening program. Provide rationale for your recommendation applying the positive and negative predictive values. Present or describe the formula you used to arrive at your answer.

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Chapters 14 and 15 in Gordis Epidemiology.

Read “Association or Causation: Evaluating Links Between ‘Environment and Disease,'” by Lucas and McMichael (2005), located on the World Health Organization website. URL: https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.lopes.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC2626424/pdf/16283057.pdf

Read “Weak Associations in Epidemiology: Importance, Detection, and Interpretation,” by Doll, from Journal of Epidemiology (1996). URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea1991/6/4sup/6_4sup_11/_pdf

Read “Causal Inference Based on Counterfactuals,” by Hofler (2005), located on the BioMed Central website. URL: https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2288-5-28

Read “Multicausality: Confounding,” by Schoenbach (2004), located on the Epidemilog.net website. URL: http://www.epidemiolog.net/evolving/Multicausality-Confounding.pdf

View “Sensitivity and Specificity – Explained in 3 Minutes,” by Martin (2014), located on the YouTube website. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnJ3L-63Cf8

View “The Relationship Between Incidence and Prevalence,” by Patwari (2013), located on the YouTube website. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzZe3ORdd8

Use the “Creating a 2×2 Contingency Table” resource to assist with the completion of the Measuring Morbidity: Prevalence and Incidence assignment, as needed.

Reply separately to two of your classmates posts (See attached classmates posts, post#1 and post#2). 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your responses should be in a well-developed paragraph (300-350 words) to each peer. Integrating an evidence-based resource!

Note: DO NOT CRITIQUE THEIR POSTS, DO NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE, just add informative content regarding to their topic that is validated via citations. 

– Utilize at least two scholarly references per peer post. 

Please, send me the two documents separately, for example one is the reply to my peers Post #1, and the second one is the reply to my other peer Post #2.

– Minimum of 300 words per peer reply.

– TURNITIN Assignment.

Background: I live in South Florida, I am currently enrolled in the Psych Mental Health Practitioner Program, I am a Registered Nurse, I work in a Psychiatric Hospital.

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND ANSWER IT THROUGHLY. VERY VERY IMPORTANT NO PLAGIARISM. PLAGIARISM IS NOT ACCEPTED.

Visit the World Bank Engaging Citizens For Better Development Results (Links to an external site.) in the Module by downloading the file or by visiting the link.  Specifically, read pages 40- 49 ‘Engaging for Results’. Obviously you are welcome to read the entire document, it’s very interesting, but for this assignment, you will review the’ Engaging for Results’ section. Give an overview of the information you read, discuss the importance of citizen engagement and public health, and the role a health educator plays in the citizen engagement process. Now investigate the World Bank Group (Links to an external site.), what they do and how they improve public health and discuss opportunities for health educators to work with the World Bank Group, specifically positions you find fascinating. 

Your paper should be 2- 3 pages in length, double-spaced, and in APA 7th edition format. You will include the primary NCHEC Area of Responsibility and Competency you are addressing in this assignment as a title on the first page of your document. 

Ethics in Nursing

End of Life—Reflection 

Assignment: Write an essay of a minimum of 500 words that include the responses to the following questions. The rubric below instructs how this assignment will be graded. You are to use at one professional journal reference to substantiate your thoughts on end of life care or any of the ethical principles that were in operation (or not) during the end of life simulation experience.

1. How will you use this end-of-life experience to inform your nursing practice? What specific changes will you make?

2. What communication skills did you learn and how can you use them in applying these in your profession?

3. Did you see a satisfactory resolution to the ethical dilemmas presented? What would you have done differently if you had participated in this experience?

4. Has this end-of-life simulation experience changed or deepened your opinion/beliefs about death and dying? Please elaborate.

End of Life Journal Rubric

EOL Journal Assignment 

Points Available

Points Earned

Essay of minimum of 500-word response including:

4

4

Ethical Principles/Standards Noted in Simulation

2

2

Professional journal (not more than 5 yrs old)—used to   substantiate ethical principles or other aspects of end of life care

2

2

APA format/proper citation/grammar

2

2

Ticket to Enter 

(Late submissions will result in 2 lost participation   points per day)

0

0

Please read comments in the document

10 points

10 points