Integration of Nursing and Related Sciences into Client Care 

The investigation of how an illness impacts the body’s ability to function reveals how some challenges can lead to inadequate energy. Pathophysiology describes how the body malfunctions. This chapter helped students learn about the genesis of the disease, which includes exposure to environmental factors, genes, and immunological responses, during the semester. Damage to the cell results in improper function that causes a disease. For instance, ischemic heart disease is caused by a lack of oxygen and results in damage or death to the heart muscle cells. Nurse practitioners refer to the underlying pathophysiology when they emphasize a disease’s clinical manifestation. (2) 

Interdisciplinary Organizational and Systems Leadership 

Although it is difficult to observe how chemicals like hormones and enzymes behave in the body because cells are so small, understanding the dysfunctional function and structure of the human body at the tissue level has been a benefit. By understanding pathophysiology, we can visualize these interactions. In keeping with the same scenario, one or more parts of homeostasis are impacted when the body’s oxygen levels fall dangerously low, causing life-threatening damage to the heart muscle.  

A patient-centered care plan is the gold standard for leadership in enhancing results in a variety of healthcare settings; it must be distinct and make sure all team members are aware of its features. Social determinants of health, cultural factors such as preferred languages, and attentive listening 

Link to practice 

The nurse practitioner’s involvement in the interdisciplinary team must be given top priority, along with the creation of a care plan that involves the patient and family, realistic goals, compassionate communication, evidence-based guiding care, consistent documentation of results, and practice promotion to maintain the patient’s health. The goal is always to increase the quality and accessibility of healthcare. 

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Quality healthcare is “doing the right thing for the right patient, at the right time, in the right way to achieve the best possible results,” according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (Sofer and Hubbard, 2010).  

Telemedicine and telenursing were the answer and became a crucial part of health care during the COVID-19 epidemic, but some patients, particularly the elderly, found it difficult to approach since they were unaware of this communication method. During the follow-up visits, nurse practitioners had to instruct patients on how to utilize this tool. (1) 

The course has been very informative. I have gained in-depth information about pathophysiology, evidence-based practice, and health informatics. By learning pathophysiology, I have advanced my knowledge of disease processes and how diseases progress and affect body functions. For any healthcare professional, an elaborate knowledge of pathophysiology helps aid the diagnosis and treatment of different health conditions. Besides primary care, the knowledge gained about pathophysiology can also be applied to community health. It can be used to develop interventions for the prevention of diseases. As the causes and risk factors of the disease are known, it is possible to create and implement effective prevention programs, reducing the incidence rates of disease and building healthier populations across diverse communities.

The course has enhanced my understanding of collaboration across healthcare. I have learned that through transformational leadership, collaboration, care coordination, and positive patient outcomes are achievable. Transformational leadership empowers and motivates team members to provide high-quality, patient-centered care. It addresses the gaps across the continuum of care, improving efficiency. I can apply this leadership knowledge to promote the implementation of healthcare systems such as Electronic Health Records. These systems improve the flow of information across departments, enhancing cooperation across multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. As the flow of information is enhanced, there are reduced risks of errors, thus improving patient safety. 

In my current nursing role, I provide primary care to patients. The course outcomes align with my role. I have advanced my knowledge about disease processes, which will improve my understanding of the clinical manifestations of diseases, their potential implications, and disease processes. According to Galicia-Garcia et al. (2020), pathophysiology is integral in the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension. Based on the research evidence, I am more confident in my ability to identify factors that contribute to disease development, implement individualized treatments, and assess how a disease progresses and responds to therapeutic interventions.

Reference

Galicia-Garcia, U., Benito-Vicente, A., Jebari, S., Larrea-Sebal, A., Siddiqi, H., Uribe, K. B., Ostolaza, H., & Martín, C. (2020). Pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(17), 6275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176275 

• Discuss examples of internal and external factors that impact an organization and its ability to change
• Describe the characteristics of S.M.A.R.T. goals

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

• Discuss examples of internal and external factors that impact an organization and its ability to change
• Describe the characteristics of S.M.A.R.T. goals
•  Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

Scholarly Assingment

For this assignment, you will write on the pharmacological management of a disease. It should include a review of the:

• Select a disease process that is of interest to you.
• Pathophysiology of the disease state.
• Review of the pharmacological agents used for treatment and important information related to advanced practice nurse.
• clearly write a title for this topic: For examples, “Pharmacological Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Medications in the Management of Hypertension”.

Submission Instructions:

• clear and concise with proper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
• current APA and 5-7 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
• Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles within your work

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