Discussion: Unit 6, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT

Breast Exams

Instructions

It is anticipated that the initial discussion response should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. This is not the only criteria utilized for evaluation; substantive content is imperative. All questions in the topic must be addressed. Please proofread your response carefully for grammar and spelling. Do not upload any attachments. All responses need to be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource. Journals and websites must be cited appropriately. Citation and reference must adhere to APA format (6th Ed.).

Classroom Participation

Students are expected to initially address the discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forums is expected with a minimum total of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial posting and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days per week. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion, you aren’t just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion and should be correlated to the literature.

All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion you will not receive these points, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above. Due to the nature of this type of assignment and the need for timely responses for initial posts and posting to peers, the Make-Up Coursework Policy (effective July 2017) does not apply to Discussion Board Participation.

Discussion Prompt [Due Wednesday]

Select ONE of the questions listed below and create a substantive initial post. Please post the question number you chose in the title of your post. (i.e. Question 2 Breast Exam)  

1. Detail the routine health periodicity for the gynecologic and clinical breast exam.  What health factors are utilized to determine the need for a Pap test? When is the Pap test no longer necessary?
2. When is the ideal time to complete a clinical breast exam?  What steps would you follow for concerning findings on the clinical breast exam? What age or risk factors indicate the need for a mammogram?

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

1. Personal and professional accountability
2. Career planning
3. Personal journey disciplines
4. Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

Being recognized and get the respect and admiration of others for the work you do is one of the greatest prizes we could have, but it will depend to a large extent on each nurse and the effort  puts into his work. The personal experiences of each patient are often considered as the best way to catalog the work of a nurse. that is why we must give the service with the highest quality. Instructing others and yourself, improving your knowlege  is one of those ways to give more value to nursing

select and read one of the chapters of particular interest to you listed in Assignments under Readings;  

Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment.  

discuss what information you should obtain to develop and implement culturally appropriate plans of care for an individual of this group; and

share a brief case study or exemplar as a way to share your formation.

I chose to read Chapter 10: Transcultural Perspectives in Mental Health Nursing.

Andrews, M. M., & Boyle, J. S. (2016). Transcultural concepts in nursing care (7th ed.). Philadelphia: PA. Wolters Kluwer.

The ability to stay focused and prioritize the med pass as distractions continue to occur in the middle of it is critical to safety and also has its set of challenges through all areas of nursing.  The demand for the nurses attention is usually always more than they have to give and this can be compounded by staff that do not possess critical thinking skills and ask questions before processing through information first.  The nurse is responsible to multi task while using EBP and critical thinking skills in a flurry of never ending activity.  I enjoy the end result when all care and tasks are complete for your assignment and the feeling of accomplishment throughout the med pass or other duties that relate to your daily tasks.  I also enjoy the ability to mentor other staff members that may have been the ones asking multiple qustions that were in the realm of their capacity to problem solve.  The amount of work that a nurse can complete when demands continue to barrage you are incomprehensible at times.  These are days that I am proud to be a nurse and possess critical thinking skills.