Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page  (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:

• Describe what a fluid and electrolyte imbalance is and how this is important to the function of the body?
• Pick a fluid or electrolyte imbalance and describe how the patient would present, in addition to the treatment (nursing and expected medical)?

Identify a clinical problem in your area of clinical interest. Discuss a gap in the current research literature that you can identify specific to your clinical problem . Think about variables you will need to investigate to fill the gap in knowledge share with your group.

For example (this is just an example), increased CAUTI in critical care is a clinical problem you are familiar with. You hypothesize that silver tip catheters decrease the incidence of CAUTIs in critical care.  You as the researcher would like to investigate if this reduction in CAUTI can be attributed to silver tip catheters, but you are unable to find this in the literature. You develop a research problem stating this gap in the literature; Does the use of silver tip catheters in critical care units decrease the incidence of CAUTIS? The target population would be patients in critical care units with catheters.The variables include CAUTI and silver tip catheters. The setting is critical care.

Discuss the safety and effectiveness of alternative and complementary medicine for the treatment of specific illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, and hypertension.

Share your opinions about holistic and allopathic care.

Would you have any conflicts or concerns supporting a patient who chooses holistic or allopathic medicine?

Instructions: 

Word limit 500 words.  Please provide citations and references (in APA, 7th ed. format) for your work.

1. Purpose of Assignment:
   According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2008), “Scholarship for the baccalaureate graduate involves recognizing the role of information technology in improving patient care outcomes and creating a safe care environment.”

   American Association of College of Nursing. (2008). The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. Retrieved from: https://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials

2. Course Competency:
   Evaluate the role and scope of practice for nursing informatics.
3. Content:
   Scenario
   You are a registered nurse employed at the local hospital working in the education department and have been asked to prepare a digital poster presentation for the local University’s Nursing Student Association’s Annual Conference next week. They have asked you to showcase a specialty in the nursing profession that has changed healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Your supervisor suggested showcasing the various roles and scope of practice for nursing informatics as it is often not as prevalent to student nurses, as other specialties.

   Instructions
   You have started your digital poster presentation and sifting through the multitude of resources to support this specialty. You are carefully showcasing this profession geared for students at the baccalaureate level since that is the intended audience. You have chosen to create an infographic (i.e. Visme, Snappa, Google charts, Piktochart) as it leverages the NI profession perfectly. Specifically, the presentation guidelines require the infographic to include the following elements:

   • Identify various roles of nursing informatics.
   • Describe specific settings within your community that nursing informatics could be used
   • Identify two Nursing Informatics organizations or journals to provide attendees with more information.
   • Explain how the building blocks of Nursing Informatics prepare nurses for practice
   • Examine defining characteristics from the scope of practice for nursing informatics
   • Describe educational requirements for the role
   • Analyze the impact nurse informatics has had on healthcare delivery.
   • How has it specifically impacted patient outcomes?
   • Describe the future of Nursing Informatics and its impact on healthcare delivery.
   • Format:
   • Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
   • Logical, original and insightful
   • Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format
   • Submit document through Grammarly to correct errors before submission
4. Resources:
   • For assistance on creating an infographic, please visit the Rasmussen College Answers page.
   • For assistance on creating a professional poster presentation, please visit the Rasmussen College Answers page
   • For additional research assistance, please visit the How can I make a Research Appointment with a Rasmussen College Librarian?
   • For additional APA assistance, please visit the Rasmussen APA Guide.

Spirituality is much valued in the profession of nursing. As such, this means that nurses must be able to recognize and evaluate the spiritual needs of their patients. To accomplish this goal, nurses must be familiar with various tools used to evaluate patients’ spiritual needs. The first tool can be interviewing the patient is the first step in determining their spiritual needs. Also the nurse can gain a deeper understanding of the patient’s spiritual beliefs, practices, and values by conversing with the patient (Demmrich & Huber, 2019). The patient’s understanding on what is their relationship with God and their participation in spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation, and rituals, are some possible questions to address. As a result, the nurse can in a better way understand the patient’s spiritual needs thus aiding them.

The second most commonly used tool is an assessment questionnaire for the patient’s spiritual needs. According to Bussing (2021) questionnaire inquiries aim to ascertain the patient’s spiritual beliefs and the guiding principles and actions that reflect those beliefs. The purpose of the questions is to determine the patient’s sense of purpose and direction in life with their views regards to the existence of a higher power, the afterlife, and spiritual pursuits. These questions can give the nurses important information on the patient’s spiritual well-being, enabling them to offer the patient the necessary treatment possible. The spiritual care plan is the third method for assessing a patient’s spiritual requirements. These requirements and goals are laid out in writing in this plan, along with a procedure for meeting those needs. Nissen et al. (2021) states that the method involves a plan that patients can use to accomplish their spiritual goals. Also the plan should contain a list of the patient’s spiritual assets and weaknesses which increases the possibility that the patient’s spiritual needs will be met, making monitoring the patient’s spiritual well-being simple. The final approach that can be used to determine whether a patient has any spiritual needs is spiritual treatment. Counseling and assistance are required to understand and treat the patient’s spiritual issues effectively. Through the counseling session, the nurse can assist the patient in developing resilience and coping mechanisms and acquiring an understanding of their spiritual beliefs, values, and practices.

In conclusion, various techniques can be applied to assess a patient’s spiritual needs, including spiritual care plans, spiritual treatment, spiritual evaluation surveys or the use of questionnaire, and interviews. By utilizing these resources, nurses may get a deeper understanding of their patient’s spiritual health and ensure that their patients’ spiritual requirements are met.