Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing

1. Analyze the differences between Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing.
2. Appraise the population served through your Advanced Nursing Practice Role.
3. Evaluate certification opportunities for your chosen role.
4. Develop your licensure, accreditation, certification, and education plan based on your chosen advanced nursing practice role.
5. Investigate state-specific implications for your chosen role.

Your paper must be presented in a single Word document. The paper must be between 4 to 5 pages in length, not including the title and reference list pages. The paper must use proper APA formatting as directed in the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition formatting, including title page, running head, and reference list with properly formatted citations in the body of the paper.

Consider the different communities to which you belong:

1. What is the geopolitical community in you live? Why is it  geopolitical?
2. What is a phenomenological community to which    you belong? Why is it a phenomenological community?
3. What    would some challenges and benefits be for community health nurses in    providing care for different communities? For similar communities?    For the same community? What are some possible solutions to the  challenges?
4. What, if any, global health issues are present in    your community? Are there any ethnic subcommunities within your    community? What considerations need to be addressed?

WEEK 4 DISCUSSION

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One of the historical experiments that was instrumental in shaping the future of ethics and regulations in research is the famously known Tuskegee experiment which was conducted without the participants giving their informed consent to participate in the study and the researchers did not inform the participants the risks and benefits of participation and the reason behind conducting the research. The Tuskegee Institute together with the Public Health Service started the study in 1932 with the aim of finding out the history of syphilis among the black men hoping that they would start treatment programs. 600 men participated in the study. 399 of the men had syphilis while 201 men did not have syphilis. The researchers were lying to the men that they were treating them for having bad blood which was a term that was used to refer to long term illnesses associated with fatigue, anemia and syphilis. This study was supposed to run for 6 months but it continued up to 40 years (Center for Disease Control, 2017).

The participants were compensated with free medical examinations, meals and burial insurance. What went wrong with the study was discovered 40 years later after a press story lead to public outcry and a review of the study was done by a panel of 9 members. The panel found out that there was no evidence to show that the men had been informed about the study and its main purpose and no facts were provided to them at all. They agreed to be examined and treated freely. Still, in 1947, after penicillin was found to be a cure for syphilis, the men were never treated using penicillin neither were they given the chance to quit from participating in the study. The study ended in 1972 and in 1973 a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the involved participants and the government promised that it would give lifetime medical benefits to all those who survived, their wives and offspring’s and they would also offer burial services to them. On 16th May 1997, the Presidential apology was given by President Clinton on behalf of the nation and in 2001 the Presidential Council on Bioethics was established. The last person to receive these benefits was a widow who died on 27th January 2009 (“Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Its Implications for the 21st Century,” 2015).

Gallagher (2014) suggests that to make the study ethical and valid, the participants were supposed to be informed about the objective behind their required participation in the study and in case they never wanted to participate, they should not be coerced into the study. Secondly, the participants were supposed to be treated using penicillin which was discovered to cure syphilis in 1947 and this would have reduced the deaths. More so, there were no records on the number of deaths that resulted from the study. The researchers were supposed to have followed up on the participants and keep records whether they died from syphilis. In a nutshell, the study violated the rights of the participants by keeping them on the dark on what was happening.

1. Twin brothers living in the same household have almost the same lifestyle. They eat the same food, exercise five times a week, and meditate regularly. However, the younger twin learned recently that he has been diagnosed with lung disease. Based on your readings and research so far, what could have contributed to this diagnosis? Provide in-text citation(s) to support your explanation.

2. For this reflective discussion:  Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.

• What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
• What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
• Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.

Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)

250 words per question

Massage and Pressure Point Therapies.

Book: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Nursing Practice (4th Edition)

ISBN-13: 9780133346503/ ISBN-10: 0133346501

Author: Karen Lee Fontaine RN MSN. Edition: 4

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: January 2014

Answer these 4 Question(s): 

1. Discuss Acupuncture (How acupuncture works?). 

2. What are the benefits of acupuncture? Is there any research study that support the evidence of acupuncture value? (Explain your answer / Examples).

3. Have you ever used acupuncture? Discuss your experience.

4. Provide at least 3 benefits of acupuncture.

Guidelines: 

The answer should be based on the knowledge obtained from reading the book attached in a word document (only the last part of the question is your opinion). If there are 4 questions in the discussion, you must answer all of them. 

Remember, the internet may not have accurate information. Sometimes, part of the question may ask for your opinion. In this case, you give your opinion based on the knowledge obtained from studying the corresponding chapter. 

• I am expecting to answer the question and justified it based on peer review literature or information in your book.

•  I am expecting at least three paragraphs with five sentences in each paragraph (minimum of 400 words). 

• APA style will be strictly enforced. 

• If other References are used in addition to the book must have: 

· Serial/journal articles 

· Volume number, in italics. 

· Issue number. This is bracketed immediately after the volume number but not italicized.  Month, season or other designation of publication if there is no volume or issue number. 

· Include all page numbers. Ex: 7(1),24 Sergiev, P. V., Dontsova, O. A., & Berezkin, G. V. (2015).