Discussion 1: The Nurse’s Role in Promoting Health

Heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are three very difficult and challenging diseases. Nurses, through their knowledge and support, can play an important role in how the individual patient responds both physically and emotionally to the challenges of the disease.

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Select one core measure and reflect on how that measure is implemented in nursing practice. Then, address the following:

Identify your selected core measure and describe its essential components.
Discuss the implications for the BSN nurse’s role when implementing this core measure.

READINGS!!!

Readings

Articles

Anderson, J.G.& Taylor, A.G. (2012). Use of complementary therapies for cancer symptom management: Results of the 2007 National Health Interview survey. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 18(3), 235-241. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0022
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Campbell, D.J.T., Ronksley, P.E., Manns, B.J., Tonelli, M., Sanmartin, C., Weaver, R.G.,…Hemmelgarn, B.R. (2014). The association of income with health behavior change and disease monitoring among patients with chronic disease. PloS ONE, 9(4) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094007
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Gaskin, D.J., Thorpe, R.J., McGinty, E.E., Bower, K., Rohde, C., Young, J.H.,…Dubay, L. (2013). Disparities in diabetes: The nexus of race, poverty, and place. American Journal of Public Health,e1-e9. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301420
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Haugan, G., Rannestad, T., Hammervold, R., Gara`sen, H & Espnes, G.A. (2012). Self-transcendence in cognitively intact nursing-home patients: A resource for well-being. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(5), 1147-1160. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06106
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Ramos, L.M. (2014). Cardiac diagnostic testing: What bedside nurses need to know. Critical Care Nurse, 34(3), 16-28. doi: 10.4037/ccn2014361
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Shaw, R.J., McDuffie, J.R., Hendrix, C.C., Edie, A., Lindsey-Davis, L., Nagi, A….Williams, J.W. (2014). Effects of nurse-managed protocols in the outpatient management of adults with chronic conditions. Annuals of Internal Medicine, 161(2),113-121. doi:10.7326/M13-2567
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Trehearne, B., Fishman, P. & Lin, E. H. B. (2014). Illness management: Making the medical home more effective. Nursing Economic$, 32(4), 178-184.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.