Tag: Clinical-Nursing

Describe how alignment between the values of an organization and the values of the nurse impact nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

Write a paper of 500-750 words for your proposed evidence-based practice project solution. Address the following criteria:

Proposed Solution: (a) Describe the proposed solution (or intervention) for the problem and the way(s) in which it is consistent with current evidence. Heavily reference and provide substantial evidence for your solution or intervention. (b) Consider if the intervention may be unrealistic in your setting, if it may be too costly, or if there is a lack of appropriate training available to deliver the intervention. If the intervention is unrealistic, you may need to go back and make changes to your problem statement before continuing.

Organization Culture: Explain the way(s) in which the proposed solution is consistent with the organization or community culture and resources.

Expected Outcomes: Explain the expected outcomes of the project. The outcomes should flow from the problem statement.

Method to Achieve Outcomes: Develop an outline of how the outcomes will be achieved. List any specific barriers that will need to be assessed and eliminated. Make sure to mention any assumptions or limitations that may need to be addressed.

Outcome Impact: Describe the impact the outcomes will have on one or all of the following indicators: quality care improvement, patient-centered quality care, efficiency of processes, environmental changes, or professional expertise.

You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

Think about your own community and its residents or neighboring countries. What are some host factors that might increase its risk of experiencing a disaster? What environmental factors might be significant? In each case, identify the likely agent. What interventions could be included in a disaster plan to reduce these factors?

Provide a weblink to a story about a recent disasters and discuss the impact on human lives.

Access one or both of the Internet sites listed here. Report on the change in statistics for disasters or terrorism since the year 2000. Have the rates increased or decreased? What factors might be involved?

Health Care Leader’s Checklist

What qualities do excellent leaders in health care possess?

Create a list with your ideas about the qualities needed to be an excellent health care leader. Explain your view and support your post with at least one peer-reviewed source.

Self-Directed Learning Plan (SDLP)

The Self-Directed Learning Plan (SDLP) is a process and document to chronicle your accomplishments and learning steps through the MSN program and beyond as they relate to your professional goals.

The SDLP will help you to identify and target the array of competencies you need to reach your professional objectives and to help you organize your Kaplan MSN learning experience to suit your career objectives.

The SDLP will be a section of your Program Portfolio, so take some quality introspective time to consider strengths and areas of development relevant to your career objectives.Knowing your strengths and areas to develop, you can begin a plan to find out what you need to do to achieve your career goals.We encourage you to continue to reflect on the identified areas throughout the MSN program. If you feel a strength or development area is no longer relevant, you may add another to take its place. At any time, you may also add additional areas.

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Strengths to Leverage

Step 1:The most effective and satisfied people align their work with their natural strong points.Identify 3-5 of your key strengths (see Column 1 below); these could be a competency, skill, ability, knowledge area or personal characteristic.Think about how you can leverage those strengths to be effective in your work, achieve your professional goals, and become a leader in your profession.

Step 2:At the beginning of each course in your MSN program, answer the following question either using this template or a narrative format. What do you expect to learn in this course that will help you leverage your strengths? (See Column 2 below) Be as specific as you can, e.g., assume that a strength is your analytical ability.

Step 3: Answer the following questions either using this template or a narrative format.Did you learn what you expected to learn? (See Column 3 below) Was there information or insights that helped you that you didn’t expect to learn at the outset of the course?What changes or additions, if any, will you make to your SDLP based on learning in this course?

Areas to Develop

Step 1:We all have strengths, but we also have areas on which we need to improve.As related to your career goal, identify 3-5 areas to develop (see Column 1 below); these could be a competency, skill, ability, knowledge area or personal characteristic.Think about how you can improve in these areas so that you can achieve your professional goals and become a leader in your profession.

Step 2:What do you expect to learn in this course that will help you to develop in the identified area? (See Column 2 below)

Step 3:Answer the following questions either using this template.Did you learn what you expected to learn? (See Column 3 below) Was there information or insights that helped you that you didn’t expect to learn at the outset of the course?What changes or additions, if any, will you make to your SDLP based on learning in this course?

Self-Directed Learning Plan (SDLP)
Reflection

What do you expect to learn in this course that will help you achieve your academic and professional goals? (Your reflection should be at least one well developed paragraph.)

Self-Directed Learning Plan

What purpose does an understanding of the history of health care delivery serve? Which factor or factors have been predominant in shaping U.S. health care? What have been their effects.

create a thread in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Each thread and reply must include at least 2 peer-reviewed source citations, in current APA format. Each thread will also require integration of at least 1 biblical principle.

what are some of the risks and opportunities under the health care reform act?

Barriers to Healthcare for Women and Minorities

Poverty and lack of education are two big barriers to healthcare for women and minorities. Low levels of education are associated with low life expectancies and high mortality rates. People living in poverty often lack education about when, why, and where to access healthcare. There have been various legislative activities in the US to improve public health.

On the basis of your understanding of the access to healthcare facilities and impacts of barriers to healthcare access, answer the following questions:

Explain at least three public health campaigns targeting access to healthcare for women and/or minorities. Describe at least two aspects of their advertising strategies that have addressed income and education.

Abortion has been the subject of numerous legislative activities in the United States. How have various legislations affected low-income and minority women?

Describe the legal battle over birth control devices in the United States. Include how access to healthcare has been affected by the legal decisions.

Describe the legal barriers to healthcare access for low-income immigrant minorities.

Review the articles, “Ethnic and gender disparities in needed adolescent mental health care”, and “Overlooked and underserved: Improving the health of men of color”. Explain what it means to be “overlooked” by the healthcare system.

Discuss at least two examples that illustrate why minorities are often overlooked in the healthcare system. Do you agree or disagree with these reasons, why or why not?

Despite the fact that school-based psychological counseling is available to all students, Thomas et al., report that ethnic disparities in mental healthcare access and utilization still persist. Explain why this disparity exists. What can be done to decrease mental health access and utilization barriers for low-income and minority students?

What strategies does former U.S. Surgeon General, David Satcher, M.D., discuss that will decrease the potential for minorities to be overlooked by the healthcare system?

The basic story of Florence Nightingale is familiar to most nurses. This week we learned more about Nightingale’s life and work. Select at least one piece of the Nightingale legacy that was new to you and tell us how this changed your understanding of this great woman and her contributions to nursing.

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Introduction (1 paragraph)

Explain why you chose to do your internship in the area(s) you chose. (3 – 5 sentences)

Clinical Experience ( 6 – 8 paragraphs)

The following items provide some ideas to reflect upon when describing your clinical experience

Explain why or how you achieve the competencies associated with your clinical experience.

Describe your perception about the opportunity to explore the particular area of respiratory care. Was this enough time? Why or why not?

Based on your experience and observations, do you see yourself practicing in the specific area of respiratory care? Why or why not?

Describe what you found most challenging or exciting about the area of respiratory care specialty?

Describe the drawbacks to practicing in this respiratory care area?

Describe the pros and cons of working in the particular respiratory care environment?

Describe the nature of the work? (Interesting, difficult, boring, and etc.)

Describe what you enjoy the most? The least?

Was the experience different from what you expected it to be?

Describe the most valuable skills you gained during your specialty rotation? These can be patient, interpersonal, professional or combinaiton.

Surprise or Aha Moments (6 paragraphs)

Describe the “aha” moments and your reaction.

Describe the most surprising aspect of the specialty rotation

Professionalism (4 – 6 paragraphs)

What are your observations of the hospital as an organization, the department of respiratory care, the respiratory therapists, and the patients, the nurses, the doctors, the interaction among and between these groups?(provide examples)

What have you learned about the professional responsibility of respiratory therapist?

Did you feel there was a gap in the theory and the practice of respiratory care?

Did you feel the respiratory therapists you worked with/observed were effective, professional/knowledgeable/excited about the career?

What is your evaluation of the effectiveness of the respiratory care department?

Comparison (3 – 6 paragraph)

Compare your classroom/clinical experience with the practical aspects of the specialty rotation.

Conclusion (2 paragraph)

Write a summary or conclusion for this paper.