Hypnosis and Stress

Video: https://www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk/articles/stress.html

Read the article and watch the short video at the above link about Hypnosis and Stress. If you are able, find a video on self-hypnosis and listen to or practice the suggested meditation and relaxation techniques suggested (only try this when you are at home, not driving or operating any machinery, and if it is safe and practical to do so). Once you are complete, answer the following questions. 

1. What are 4 ways the article suggests to help manage stress better? 

2. What is Hypnotherapy and how is it performed?

3. What does it mean to be open to suggestion? Provide examples.

4. What type of stress is hypnosis recommended for? 

5. If you were able to participate, how did the self-hypnosis practice make you feel? Describe your emotional and physical affects. If unable to do this exercise, describe what emotional and physical affects you would expect to experience after hypnosis.

Discuss why EBP is an essential component of the practice of a BSN-prepared RN. Identify two ways in which you will continue to integrate evidence into your practice and encourage it within your work environment. What obstacles could challenge this plan, and what steps will you take to minimize their impact?

 

Assignment 2: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Competencies

nine broad areas of core competence that apply to all nurse practitioners, regardless of specialty or patient population focus. NONPF created the first set of Nurse Practitioner Competencies in 1990; the most recent updates were incorporated in 2017. This course was designed to prepare you to synthesize knowledge gained throughout the program and to apply each of the nine core competencies within your selected areas of practice and your representative communities.

The nine areas of competency are:

• Scientific Foundations
• Leadership
• Quality
• Practice Inquiry
• Technology and Information Literacy
• Policy
• Health Delivery System
• Ethics
• Independent Practice

To Prepare

• Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing on the NONPF Core Competencies Content ( atatched).

The Assignment

For each of the nine NONPF competencies, write one paragraph explaining how the program has prepared you to meet the competency (for a total of at least nine paragraphs). Then, propose how you plan to engage in social change in your community as a nurse practitioner. Finally, describe 1–2 legislative and/or advocacy activities in which your state nurse practitioner organization(s) are involved. Be specific and provide examples.

Five References with last 4 years.

 

The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy Evaluation

In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters?

Some nurses may be hesitant to get involved with policy evaluation. The preference may be to focus on the care and well-being of their patients; some nurses may feel ill-equipped to enter the realm of policy and political activities. However, as you have examined previously, who better to advocate for patients and effective programs and polices than nurses? Already patient advocates in interactions with doctors and leadership, why not with government and regulatory agencies?

In this Discussion, you will reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation.

To Prepare:

• In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making.
• Review the Resources and reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation.

By Day 3 of Week 9

Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that currently exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy review. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities. Be specific and provide examples.

  

1.  Describe the overall benefits or ‘perks’ of being a member of the American nursing association (ANA).

2.  Discuss the networking opportunities created by organizations for the nurses.

3. Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes.

4.  Discuss the technique of the organization to keep its informed of changes to practice