From a pathophysiological perspective, describe the disease mechanism of spinal trauma. Discuss complications associated with spinal trauma based upon time of injury.

Select two of the following discussion questions for your discussion response. Indicate which questions you have chosen using the format displayed in the “Discussion Forum Sample.”

  1. From a pathophysiological perspective, describe the disease mechanism of spinal trauma. Discuss complications associated with spinal trauma based upon time of injury.
  2. What are some the recent discoveries surrounding the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease, and how could these discoveries lead to new treatments? Include your resources in your response.
  3. What are some of the leading theories that attempt to descrive the pathophysiology underlying fibromyalgia? Which ones are best supported? Include your resources in your response.

Write a paper differentiating between Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular dementia.

Select two of the following discussion questions for your discussion response. Indicate which questions you have chosen using the format displayed in the “Discussion Forum Sample.”

  1. Explain Bell’s palsy by providing treatment options and the physiologic disorder on presentation.
  2. Explain the neurotransmitter dysfunction in a patient with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Include your resources in your response.
  3. In pediatric patients, the initial assessment is similar with bacterial and viral meningitis. What are the different considerations in treatment and stabilization of neurologic deficits?
  4. Embolic and bleed cerebrovascular accidents are managed differently based on the causative factor for the stroke. Provide a discussion of the difference in pathophysiology of the two types of strokes.
  5. Detail the different types of cerebral palsies. Explain the potential origin associated with cellular malfunction and environmental influences.
  6. Differentiate between Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular dementia.

What is one way that you, as a nurse, can take a more active role in health promotion/disease prevention with your patients and within your community?

Health Promotion and Epidemiology What is one way that you, as a nurse, can take a more active role in health promotion/disease prevention with your patients and within your community? Do you feel that discussing health promotion/disease prevention with your patients is part of your professional responsibility as a registered nurse? Why, or why not? For your original post, please respond to these questions providing scholarly support for your opinions. Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation and corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years) professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.).

What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study?

The theoretical foundations of qualitative and quantitative methods are very different, but many researchers believe both methods should be used in the research study to increase validity and reliability. What advantages or disadvantages do you see in using both types of methods in a nursing study? Support your answer with current evidence-based literature.

Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice.

1. Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care.

2.Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the advocacy accomplished for the patient, and what the repercussions would have been if the patient would not have had an advocate.

Using the PESTLE Analysis acronym, what are some of the factors that affect healthcare costs?

Read the case study: Aligning, Improving Key Measures Net Texas Healthcare Organization Baldrige Honor. Research and review PESTLE Analysis framework. Using the PESTLE Analysis acronym, what are some of the factors that affect healthcare costs? Provide peer-reviewed journal articles to support your response.

Discuss “implicit bias” as it pertains to healthcare.

Go to Aquifer and read through the resource on cultural awareness under student learning resources. After reading through this, how do you think culture may affect management of hypertension and dyslipidemias? What would you need to do differently with a patient who is a different culture than you? Discuss “implicit bias” as it pertains to healthcare. How can we overcome implicit bias as healthcare providers?