Discussion QuestionsAccess the following information. You may read the PDF online or download it.American Nurses Association. (2014). Fast facts: The nursing workforce 2014: Growth, salaries, education, demographics & trends. ANA. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/workforce/fastfacts_nsgjobgrowth-salaries_updated8-25-15.pdf (Links to an external site.)Review the data presented in the ANA Fast Facts and describe some of the key attributes/characteristics of this sample of the nursing workforce.Discuss some of the data that you found interesting; include what you believe the purpose (intent) of ANA sharing these results.The instruments and tools that we use to collect data need to be reliable and valid. Define these terms and explain the importance of each. Share one way that can be used to collect data that you were not aware of or familiar with.HOMEWORK 2PurposeA baccalaureate nurse understands, relates, and values the fundamental elements of research, process, and designs as a foundation for an evidence-based practice (American Association of Colleges of Nurses, 2008; Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, 2018). This assignment provides a learning activity to demonstrate understanding of the significance of research, the types of research and designs, the importance of sampling, utilization, and how research contributes to a credible nursing profession.Course OutcomesThis assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 4 & 8)CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)Due DateSubmit the completed this assignment by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.PointsThis assignment is worth 225 points.Directions for Preparing the Scholarly WorksheetRead each of the instructions.Download and complete the required Clarifying Research Worksheet under Templates below.Review the Week 5 Assignment Tutorial (Links to an external site.) (Transcript (Links to an external site.)) which reviews your Week 5 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will be the same.Two or more supporting scholarly sources are required. Textbooks are not allowed and should not be used as a scholarly source. Use the Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources.No more than two direct quotes are allowed. You should be using mostly your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topics/criteria for this assignment. Citations and references must be included.Submit the completed assignment on the Week 5: Assignment.TemplatesClarifying Research Worksheet (Links to an external site.)Best PracticesFor questions about this assignment, please contact your instructor.Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission. Please see the grading criteria and rubrics.Please use your browser's File setting to save or print this page.Integrity Matters: Review the syllabus and follow the Academic Integrity policy in the Student Handbook (Links to an external site.)Scholarly Sources and Citations Two or more supporting scholarly sources are required.No more than two direct quotes are allowed.Use APA format in citations and references.ReferencesAmerican Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN). (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice. http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AAC...Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). (2018). QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies. http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/

Assignment:Identify an older adult age 65 +, use a 1st and last initial. Execute a therapeutic assessment interview with them for at least two interview sessions assessing their self-identified:Demographics, life time education and career/employmentTwo most significant (positive) times in their livesWhat past hardship or loss has the client successfully negotiated in the past?Two personal strengthsEngage them in identifying what is healthy versus non-healthy coping skillsInquire of 2 healthy coping skills they have used in the past and/or nowThree (3) pieces of advice they would give to their younger self if they could?Support the client in taking the Geriatric Depression Scale.pdfSupport the client in taking the Fulmer SPICES Assessment.pdfPerform a Mini Mental State Exam.pdf and Patient_Stress_Questionnaire.pdf (attach here)Report the findings from the Geriatric Depression Scale, Fulmer Spices, Patient stress questionnaire and the mini mental status examDiscuss your older adult’s level of ego integrity vs. despair as described by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson. If you had to rate them on a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing a full state of despair and 10 representing full ego integrity, what rating would you give your older adult?Describe at least two nursing diagnoses for this client. Create a plan of care for the client to include at least three nursing goals with two nursing interventions each.The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay. The essay should be at least 1500 words in length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials. Note that when citing in text, authors with the same last names have to include their initials, and if they also have the same initials, you must spell out their names (page 176 in the APA manual for how to cite in text and list the reference). Note also that websites such as Healthypeople 2020, etc., and also web URLs such as healthypeople.gov or any URL ending in .com, .net, .edu, .org, etc., are not authors and are not people, so you cannot cite or reference them as an author of a source.