theory

Respond to two of your colleagues’ posts by offering suggestions/strategies for working with this database from your own experience, or offering ideas for using alternative resources. See attachments for peer responses 

Respond to  two of your colleagues’ posts by suggesting additional individuals and/or teams with whom you wish to collaborate or by offering additional networking strategies. A little background on me , I am a registered nurse with 6 years of experience and currently completing my masters in nursing.

To prepare: Identify the practice problem (psychiatric related) as the focus of your Discussion post.  Search the Walden university Library for 4-5 scholarly articles that address your critical question. View the learning resource below for synthesizing the evidence. Share the component of the evidence synthesis process that resonated with you. Explain how that component is … Read more

Respond to the 4 colleagues attached below with at least 2 references each. Respond to their posts in one or more of the following ways: Critique their application of theory to their practice issue and either explain why you support their thinking or recommend a different theory to consider, which may be the theory you were assigned … Read more

  Despite increased abilities across developmental realms, including the maturation of pain systems involving self-regulation and the coordination of affect and cognition, the transition to young adulthood is accompanied by higher rates of mortality, greater engagement in health-damaging behaviors, and an increase in chronic conditions.  Rates of motor vehicle fatality and homicide peak during young adulthood, … Read more

  Despite increased abilities across developmental realms, including the maturation of pain systems involving self-regulation and the coordination of affect and cognition, the transition to young adulthood is accompanied by higher rates of mortality, greater engagement in health-damaging behaviors, and an increase in chronic conditions.  Rates of motor vehicle fatality and homicide peak during young adulthood, … Read more

What are the underlying assumptions and potential ramifications of having proxy subjective health status or evaluation measures for children or those unable to speak for themselves?

Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met.  How can a nurse do a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home … Read more

The surrogate role is not one that is frequently mentioned in recent nursing practice literature.  Is that role as defined by Peplau relevant to nursing practice as currently experienced.  If so, in what way.  If not, why?