b. Develop the capacity for recognizing and reflecting on problems that fall outside current knowledge.
In this assignment, I recognized and learned a lot about the nursing shortage, specifically the advanced practice nursing shortage. This was a problem to which I was unaware of the extent of the problem prior to the research and reading I conducted on the topic. In this assignment, I discussed the initiative of the Institute of Medicine to recognize the problem and implement possible solutions.
In this assignemnt, I discussed suicidal behavior and the risks and vulnerabilities that place individuals at risk. of being unrecognized. I also identified the differences of self-harm and suicide threats, which often confused terms among healthcare professionals because it lies in a knowledge gap. Finally, I also discuss the importance of nurses to recognize the difference between suicide ideation and suicide attempts.