GCU NUR645E All Weeks Discussions
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 You are
an instructor in an undergraduate nursing program. One of your students is
confused about the differences between disease prevention and health promotion.
How would you describe either to him or her? Defend your rationale with
references (APA format).
DQ2 One of
the leading health indicators from the Healthy People website is obesity. How
could you as a health educator include the topic of obesity to a group of
nurses on a pediatric unit? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 You are
attaining a health history on a patient who does not look you in the eye and
gives short choppy responses. What can you do to achieve a complete,
comprehensive history on this patient? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student who is introducing herself to a Native American
patient. The nurse student is trying to make eye contact and puts her hand on
the shoulder of the patient to get his attention. How would you handle this
situation? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 You are
completing a complete health assessment on a patient and you notice that there
are indications that the patient may have been cutting herself. You inquire
about the marks and she states that she fell and scratched her wrist when she
tried to break her fall. How do you handle this information? Defend your
rationale with references (APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student from an undergraduate nursing program. She does
not perform an exam of the cranial nerves correctly. You discuss this with her
outside the exam room and she denies that she did the examination incorrectly
and that she got checked off on physical assessment. What do you say to her?
Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 You are
elected to be on the electronic medical records committee at your hospital. The
hospital currently has charts using a preprinted form. What method of charting
would you recommend the hospital implement and why? Defend your rationale with
references (APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student and she states that the nurse she is working
with today told her that she does not have to chart everything because no one
will ever read it anyway. What do you say to her? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Discuss
how a nurse approaches a focused assessment versus a complete assessment. Are
there differences regarding charting? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
DQ2 What
are the differences in the assessment portion of a focused versus a complete
assessment? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 6 Discussion
DQ1 You are
obtaining a health assessment on a patient and you ask them about their
spiritual needs. The patient states that he does not want to answer any
questions like that because they are private. How would you respond? Defend
your rationale with references (APA format).
DQ2 You are
teaching a course on health assessment and one of the nursing students states,
after you mention performing a spiritual assessment, that he or she does not
believe in God and will not ask anyone about “any of that stuff.” How
do you respond? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 7 Discussion
DQ1 One of
your coworkers does not understand what the interdisciplinary team means. How
do you explain it to him or her? Defend your rationale with references (APA
format).
DQ2 You are
the educator on a medical/surgical unit and you notice that one of the patients
would benefit from a consult by an occupational physical therapist. The
provider doesn’t think she needs anything like that. He states that she can get
everything she needs from his office. What do you say? Defend your answer with
references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 8 Discussion
DQ1 Your
neighbor has taken an online health risk assessment tool for breast cancer and
tells you that the results show she is at risk for breast cancer. She knows you
are a nurse and wants a referral for a mastectomy. What do you say to her?
Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
DQ2 Your
brother-in-law was told by his provider that he is at risk for cardiovascular
disease. He does not believe it. He said the doctor was a fool and will not
change any of his eating or exercising habits. What would you say to him?
Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 You are
an instructor in an undergraduate nursing program. One of your students is
confused about the differences between disease prevention and health promotion.
How would you describe either to him or her? Defend your rationale with
references (APA format).
DQ2 One of
the leading health indicators from the Healthy People website is obesity. How
could you as a health educator include the topic of obesity to a group of
nurses on a pediatric unit? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 You are
attaining a health history on a patient who does not look you in the eye and
gives short choppy responses. What can you do to achieve a complete,
comprehensive history on this patient? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student who is introducing herself to a Native American
patient. The nurse student is trying to make eye contact and puts her hand on
the shoulder of the patient to get his attention. How would you handle this
situation? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 You are
completing a complete health assessment on a patient and you notice that there
are indications that the patient may have been cutting herself. You inquire
about the marks and she states that she fell and scratched her wrist when she
tried to break her fall. How do you handle this information? Defend your
rationale with references (APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student from an undergraduate nursing program. She does
not perform an exam of the cranial nerves correctly. You discuss this with her
outside the exam room and she denies that she did the examination incorrectly
and that she got checked off on physical assessment. What do you say to her?
Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 You are
elected to be on the electronic medical records committee at your hospital. The
hospital currently has charts using a preprinted form. What method of charting
would you recommend the hospital implement and why? Defend your rationale with
references (APA format).
DQ2 You are
working with a nursing student and she states that the nurse she is working
with today told her that she does not have to chart everything because no one
will ever read it anyway. What do you say to her? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
NUR645E Advanced Health Assessments for Nurse Educators
Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Discuss
how a nurse approaches a focused assessment versus a complete assessment. Are
there differences regarding charting? Defend your rationale with references
(APA format).
DQ2 What
are the differences in the assessment portion of a focused versus a complete
assessment? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).
