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Describe how the advanced practice nurse can play a role in improving the health of young adults through preventive screening and intervention.  

Discussion: 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, […]

A woman went to the emergency room for severe abdominal cramping. She was diagnosed with diverticulitis; however, as a precaution, the doctor ordered a CAT scan. The CAT scan revealed a growth on the pancreas, which turned out to be pancreatic cancer—the real cause of the cramping.

Analyze the subjective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. Analyze the objective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation. Is the assessment supported by the subjective and objective information? Why or why not? What diagnostic tests would be appropriate for […]

To wrap up our class, pick two of the following issues (or you may choose other issues that we have discussed throughout this semester), and based on what you’ve learned, summarize the impact those issues have on children and what can be done to minimize the damage.

To wrap up our class, pick two of the following issues (or you may choose other issues that we have discussed throughout this semester), and based on what you’ve learned, summarize the impact those issues have on children and what can be done to minimize the damage. 250 words • Divorce • Single Parenting • […]

This assignment requires you to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation that applies research in developmental psychology to a practical problem during a specific stage in the lifespan.

PSYC 525 Developmental Psychology Presentation Assignment Instructions Overview Description: This assignment requires you to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation that applies research in developmental psychology to a practical problem during a specific stage in the lifespan. Purpose: In the science of developmental psychology, scholars conduct research in both basic and applied settings. In fact, one of the […]

Developmental Psychology Presentation Assignment Instructions

PSYC 525 Developmental Psychology Presentation Assignment Instructions Overview Description: This assignment requires you to create a narrated PowerPoint presentation that applies research in developmental psychology to a practical problem during a specific stage in the lifespan. Purpose: In the science of developmental psychology, scholars conduct research in both basic and applied settings. In fact, one of the […]

Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism

1. Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism The origins of science date back to the 6th century BC when the pre-Socratic philosophers (later followed by other prominent ones such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in the 5th and 4th centuries BC) attempted for the first time to discover the guiding principles of the world, […]

Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism

1. Science and Social Progress in Classical Positivism The origins of science date back to the 6th century BC when the pre-Socratic philosophers (later followed by other prominent ones such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in the 5th and 4th centuries BC) attempted for the first time to discover the guiding principles of the world, […]