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Essay Instructions: • Develop a proposed nursing education project related to a clinical problem. This can be a professional development project or it can be a clinical education class.
• Consider planning an educational program for health care staff re: current issues in the clinical area.
OR
• Consider planning a classroom lesson plan for teaching nursing students about how to conduct a physical examination.

Write a paper that includes the following:
• Title that includes the topic and focus of the educational plan.
• Describe the intended audience that this educational plan is designed for.
• Describe the proposed goals that are specific to the designated audience (age and education appropraite)
• Conduct a literature review of at least four scholarly articles related to the topic and include in the paper.
• Develop an outline of the educational plan that clearly identifies the content and the delivery method (face-to-face, online, hybrid, etc)
• Describe the technology you would use in this educational project
• Summarize the educational plan that includes the topic, audience, goals, and the educational plan.

Essay Instructions: Youwill include all these topics for a routine physical examination (The Basics) Patient Appearance, Gait, Stature, Posture, Body movements,Speech, Breath odors,Nutrition,Skin and Appendages All this must be presented in the term paper

Essay Instructions: Answer the following questions that relate to the case study provided below.
Mr Chris Hodor, 49-years-old, visits the Registered Nurse at the Heart Smart Health Clinic
because he is ?worried about turning 50 soon.? He is a self-employed plumber, and
complains of feeling increasingly tired during the day, so by evening he is exhausted. He has
also noticed he is short of breath during periods of heavy work. This has been the cause of
some anxiety for him and he tells the nurse he is having difficulty sleeping. He tells the
registered nurse that his grandfather died of a heart attack in his fifties, as did his father and
an uncle. Several years ago, a doctor told Mr Hodor that he was at high risk for heart disease
due to his family history. At the time the doctor said he could ?improve his chances if he lost
some weight, stopped smoking, and exercised.? The doctor also told him to come back every
year for a check-up.
Vital signs:
Temperature: 36.60C (tympanic)
Pulse: 88bpm
Respirations: 26bpm
Blood pressure: 166/98 mmHg
SpO2: 96% on RA
Height: 165cm
Weight: 84.5kg

4. Briefly describe how you would maintain Mr Hodor?s dignity and privacy immediately prior to the physical examination. (Expect approximately 150 words)
5 marks

5. Identify three (3) relevant physical assessments you should perform on Mr Hodor in this situation. Provide a rationale for each assessment and explain what you expect to find from each assessment. (Expect approximately 300 words)
15 marks

6. Show how you would document this consultation/assessment in Mr Hodor?s patient records. thoroughly document the assessment in the progress notes and should document it according to current medico-legal practices . (Expect approximately 150 words)

Essay Instructions: Reflect on selected Clinical issues (attached in e-mail) describe interpretation of the situation using the guideline (attached in e-mail: 'Writing a reflective journal') and: (Readings Chapter 5- 'Using Journals and Diaries within Reflective Practice' : P.11-26 attached in e-mail) Complete 4 reflective activities with a minimum of 500 words each. Providing ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate complex aspects of health.

Structure each reflection using headings shown in Gibbs Reflective Cycle- P.2 attached in e-mail:

What happened
What was I feeling
Evaluation
Analysis
Conclusion
Action plan

Reflective Case 1- 40 yr old male who had a history of drug abuse, he had run out of prescription drugs to facilitate his habit. Patient was complaining of 8 out of 10 pain and wanted Morphine administration for pain relief, he was a drug seeker. We had no choice but to administer Morphine to patient because of pain complaint, which i thought was wrong.

Reflective Case 2- 80 year old male residing in nursing home with a history of dementia, had suffered a mechanical fall landing on his right side. Initial complaint was his left hip, upon physical examination he was complaining of pain all over his body when palpitated. there were no signs of injury, ie deformity, bruising, swelling. A few moments later his pain subsided but when palpitating again his pain would suddenly return. The nurse said that in the past he often complained of being in pain from a previous incident from his early teens and that he would often reenact the incident. His Dementia was affecting him.

Reflective Case 3- Please refer to Case 1 (P.6 in attached e-mail)

Reflective Case 4- Please refer to Case 2 (P.7 in attached e-mail)