After reading this chapter, describe your thoughts regarding the current status of the field with regard to the various areas discussed. For those of you that don’t work in the field, provide your understanding of clinical practice and the issue as you understand it thus far. Also, describe 1-2 take-home messages from this book that […]
Apply principles of developmental theories to explain physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development throughout the lifespan. Compare normal physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development with abnormal development throughout the lifespan. Explain the progression of development across the human lifespan and assess options to improve the quality of life throughout the lifespan. Identify and analyze factors influencing human […]
Identify an area of clinical practice that has changed since you last held registration. Critically evaluate the evidence to support this change and consider how this has had an impact on the delivery of care.
Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice Literature in psychotherapy differs from other areas of clinical practice. Generally, there are no clinical trials in psychotherapy because it is often neither appropriate nor ethical to have controls in psychotherapy research. This sometimes makes it more difficult to translate research findings into practice. In your role, however, you […]
This week we explored vulnerable populations and the environment We focused on the concepts of ethical considerations; the health impact of socioeconomic statuses of populations; the impact of educational level to health status; and environmental exposure and health risk. Values and ethical principles strongly influence nursing practice and ethical decision making. Discuss the function values […]
