Writing

1. During case presentation at your clinic, you are reviewing four women with predisposing factors for osteoporosis. Which patient is least likely to be at risk for osteoporosis?

A. Nehineza, an overweight African American female with family history of uterine cancer
B. Cristina, a Hispanic woman living a sedentary life
C. Park-Gim-Ka, an underweight Asian woman with a history of tobacco use
D. Skylar, a Caucasian woman experiencing early onset of menopause.

2. Densitometry results are given as T-scores, which values would be considered as osteopenia?

3. After prompt analysis of your patient, you decide to institute treatment for osteoporosis. Which class medication is considered as the first-line treatment? Are there any considerations to be taken prior starting therapy? Which recommendations would you provide to the patient regarding this treatment? 

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

· Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.

· Describe strategies to address disclosure and nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected. Be sure to reference laws specific to your state.

· Explain two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your decision making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose your error. Be sure to justify your explanation. 

· Explain the process of writing prescriptions, including strategies to minimize medication errors.

· Review the scenario assigned by your Instructor for this Assignment.

· Search specific laws and standards for prescribing prescription drugs and for addressing medication errors for your state or region, and reflect on these as you review the scenario assigned by your Instructor.

· Consider the ethical and legal implications of the scenario for all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.

· Think about two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your ethically and legally responsible decision-making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose any medication errors.

Here is the scenerio:

As a nurse practitioner, you prescribe medications for your patients. You make an error when prescribing medication to a 5-year-old patient. Rather than dosing him appropriately, you prescribe a dose suitable for an adult.

Apa format at least 3 references and must be scholarly references

Research Translation

As a DNP, you are preparing a research project on assessing the effectiveness of evidence-based practice implementation in management of alcohol and substance use disorder in healthcare organization. Address the following as it patterns to the project;

1.How do stakeholders describe and measure quality in this organization or functional unit? who owns the data?
2.What quality improvement activities are underway in the organization or functional unit?
3.What are the quality goals of the group [or organization]?
4.Has the group [organization] been successful in it quality improvement efforts? 

5.  Have there been failures in the work or quality improvement? 

6.  What are the baseline measures of quality before the project begins?
7. What is the level of quality below which performance must not fall?
8. How is benchmarking accomplished?
9. Who are the stakeholders?

Document this assignment in 2 pages word document including 3 references published in last 5 years. 

Reflections on Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism

Ethnocentrism leads to prejudice and is the belief that one’s own race, nation, or culture is superior to all others. In contrast, examine how cultural relativism, (the judging of a culture by the standards of others) can affect society by influencing prejudice and discrimination.

RESOURCES

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WEEKLY RESOURCES

BY DAY 3

Providing examples of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism in your immediate environment and your experiences, addressing the following:

• How does ethnocentrism lead to prejudice and discrimination?
• Provide an example from your personal life or your observation of the world around you.
• Identify the aspects of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism in your example.
• How can ethnocentrism be avoided to create a culturally sensitive environment?

Discussion:

Compare and contrast the growth and developmental patterns of two toddlers of different ages using Gordon’s functional health patterns. Describe and apply the components of Gordon’s functional health patterns as it applies to toddlers.   

Instructions: 

 The initial post with 500 words.