Posts in category: Uncategorized

 Watch the following videos, then complete the required assignment. Review the document in Course Resources for instructions on accessing the videos. Lab 1 OSCE Clinical Skills Abdominal Pain 12:42 Upon completion of watching the video write up the scenario into a SOAP format. Is there anything you would do differently on your plan? Lab 2 OSCE Clinical Skills Amenorrhea 21:51 Upon completion of watching the video write up the scenario into a SOAP format. Is there anything you would do differently on your plan? How to Submit Submit your SOAP notes to the unit Dropbox before midnight on the last day of the unit. Please submit your Lab directly into the text submission tool located in the Unit Lab Dropbox. 

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Using the Center for Medicare website, groups will select a quality indicator as it relates to an exacerbation of a chronic disease in the acute care setting that is likely to affect the treatment of the patient population with neurological disorders. Search CMS for readmission regulations as well as core measures. Develop a treatment plan discussing the best way to safely manage a patient population in relationship to the quality indicator. Include the following information in your treatment plan:

1. Identify the quality indicator and explain its relationship to safe care for your patient population.

2. Discuss how the quality indicator affects the patient’s treatment plan both within and, if applicable, outside of the hospital setting.

3. Discuss the family’s role in advocating for and implementing safe care for the patient both within and outside of the hospital setting.

Present your treatment plan as a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation with your findings. Include slide notes (150-250 words for each slide in the speaker notes).

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.

 Research Topic and Outline

1. The final project for this course is a Research Paper. The first two assignments will help you find the tools needed to prepare and gradually build your final research paper. The research paper for this course will be argumentative. The argumentative research paper requires you to take a position on an issue and support the position with persuasive facts and statements.
2. First, select a Research Paper TOPIC that can be assessed using health care economics principles.

The following topics the issue you are going to discuss.

• Impact of diabetes on healthcare costs

1. Second, provide your research paper with the following OUTLINE (Your final paper assignment should include a detail explanation of this outline):

a. Introduction -Your introduction should give a brief overview of the topic you are going to discuss. The last sentence of your introduction section should be your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should start with – The purpose of this paper is to…..

b. Body of paper – The body of your paper should organize how you plan to address each required section of the paper. Each supporting item is then broken down into smaller supporting items.

• An overview of the issue
• Why is this issue a concern from a health care economics perspective?
• Who are the major parties involved in this issue?
• Which market forces have an impact on this issue?
• How is demand illustrated in this issue?
• How is supply illustrated in this issue?
• How has the affordable care act impacted this issue?
• How are health disparities demonstrated in this issue?
• How has this issue been improved in other global markets?
• What is your recommendation for making improvements based on economic principles?

c. Conclusion – The conclusion of your paper should summarize your thesis statement and the supporting items discussed in your paper. In this outline, please indicate what you expect the finding to be.

d. References – Provide list of five (5) bibliographic references (using APA format). Your final research paper will require seven (7) bibliographic references. (You may use your textbook as a reference and you should have a minimum of 6 academic outside references including 3 peer-reviewed journal articles

The purpose of this homework is to introduce you to APA style, as you will be required to use this format for all of your papers in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Please be sure to complete all of the steps as outlined below in order to receive full credit.

Rubric 

Make sure to use the assignment rubric to guide your work. 

Instructions

1. Locate the name of a recent (<5 years), professional, nursing journal related to the area of nursing you are interested in pursuing. Please refer to the library resources in Canvas to help guide you. You will need to include a copy of your article with your assignment submission; this can be a .pdf file.

2. Find one scholarly, peer-reviewed article that interests you and read it.

3. In the workspace below, type a one page (double spaced) summary of the article you read. In your summary, make sure and use in-text citations, including page numbers if you use a direct quote. Remember, even information that is summarized must be cited to avoid plagiarism. 

4. At the end of the summary, type the reference to your article in correct APA (7th edition) style. 

5. Simply attach both this template (in Word format) and the article (as a .pdf file) to Canvas when you submit. 

Assignment 1)

Grading Rubric and Sample Table for this Discussion Question

Class after completing the assigned readings answer the following question

“In 300 words, Discuss how elimination complexities can affect the lives of patients and their families. Discuss the nurse’s role in supporting the patient’s psychological and emotional needs. Provide an example.” Use our text, other assigned readings and scholarly source to support your answer

Grading Rubric / Point Value for Each Part of Question

Discuss how elimination complexities impact patient/ family lives +2.5

Discuss the nurses role in supporting psychological/ emotional needs related to elimination problems +2.5

Provide an example of the complexity, the impact and the nurses role in providing support +2.5

Writing and APA +0.5

You may post your reply in narrative format or use the table below. Regardless of format, the post should be in written in your own words, and include citations and references of sources.

Elimination   complexities impact on patient and Family

Nurses supporting role related to   elimination complexities

Example   of a complexity, impact on patient family and nurse’s role in support

References

Whitney, S. GCU. (2020). Elimination Complexities. https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs410v/pathophysiology-clinical-applications-for-client-health/v1.1/#/chapter/3

Whitey, S. (2018). Elimination Complexities. In Pathophysiology: Clinical Applications for Client Health. Grand Canyon University (Ed.). https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs410v/pathophysiology-clinical-applications-for-client-health/v1.1/

Assignment 2)

After completing the assigned reading and reviewing the functional health pattern assessment form I posted answer the following question:

In 300 words, Discuss how functional patterns help a nurse understand the current and past state of health for a patient. Using a condition or disease associated with an elimination complexity, provide an example.

*** Grading Rubric and Point Value for Each Part of the Question***

Discuss how functional health patterns are used by the nurse to understand patient’s history and current health +2.5

Choose a condition associated with elimination complexity +2

Provide examples of data you might enter on the functional health patterns assessment +3

Writing organization and APA +0.5

You can complete the question in narrative format or use the table below.

Describe   how nurses use functional health patterns to understand patient’s history and   current health

Choose an elimination complexity

Provide   examples of data you might enter on the functional health patterns assessment   for the patient with the chosen elimination complexity

References

Read “Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes,” by Megumi et al., from PLOS ONE (2018).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=131037700&site=eds-live&scope=site

 Read “Acute Kidney Failure,” located on the Mayo Clinic website.

URL:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-failure/symptoms-causes/syc-20369048

 Read “Kidney Failure (Symptoms, Signs, Stages, Causes, Treatment, and Life Expectancy),” by Wedro, located on the MedicineNet website.

URL:

https://www.medicinenet.com/kidney_failure/article.htm

Assignment 3

CAT Question #1 Critical Thinking Functional Health Patterns

Class in 250 words reflect on the nursing process – Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (ADPIE) Discuss how assessment leads to formulating nursing diagnosis and plans of care. How might the functional health patterns assessment be used in assessment, planning and formulating diagnosis? Do you see it as an assessment tool/ gathering data or clustering it for use?

Compare and contrast two change theories, and determine which theory makes the most sense for implementing your specific EBP intervention. Why? Has your preceptor used either theory, and to what result?

Exercises:

1. Explain the linkage between internal environmental analysis and the value adding service delivery and support strategies. How are the value adding strategies linked with action plans?
2. How does the marketing of a service differ from the marketing of a physical product (good)?

Professional Development: 

Case Study #15: “So, Doctor, can you fix this?” A case involving a medical spa. 

• Perform an internal analysis of the medical spa to determine key challenges faced by the organization. Based on that information, create a “Strategic Thinking Map” for value-adding support strategies (Exhibit 8-9, p. 336).
• Evaluate the effectiveness of service delivery strategies by answering the questions posed in Exhibit 8-10 (p. 338)

1) Minimum 9 full pages (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

              Part 1: Minimum 1 page

              Part 2: minimum 1 page

              Part 3: minimum 1 page

              Part 4: minimum 1 page 

              Part 5: Minimum 1 page

              Part 6: minimum 1 page

              Part 7: minimum 1 page

              Part 8: minimum 1 page

              Part 9: minimum 1 page

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms, please use headers

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Dont write in the first person 

          Dont copy and pase the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

         Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.doc 

__________________________________________________________________________________

Part 1:

1. Explain the planning process of community health improvement. 

2. Choose one of the models / tools for community health planning discussed in your book and explain it. (Please, mention which model / tool you chose).  (See chapter 1 and 2).

Part 2:  

1. Mention at least three benefits of massage physical level and explain them

2. Mention at least 3 contraindications of massage and explain them

2. Have you ever had a massage? 

a. What type of massage? Please, tell about your experience. 

Part 3:  

1. To best understand the concepts of ethics, define the following terms:

• Utilitarianism
• Egoism
• Relativism
• Absolutism

2.List two of the functions of a gerontological nurse regardless of practice setting.

Part 4:  

Case Study, Chapter 9, Diversity in the Nursing Workforce

A group of nurse educators are having a discussion about the minority student nurses. The nurse educators believe that there are numerous barriers to minority student success in nursing education. The nurse educators want to develop strategies to increase the success rate in graduation of these students.

1. The nurse educators make a list of the barriers that exist for minority student success. What are common barriers for minority student success?

2. The group of nurse educators is acutely aware that different generations are represented in nursing today. These different generations have different attitudes and value systems, which greatly affect the settings in which they work. What are the key characteristics of the four generational groups that are present in today’s workforce?

3. Analyze and describe how the different generations present in nursing today affect nursing care and the nursing workplace. 

Part 5: Florida

Go to the following website by clicking on the provided link, http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ , and select a county and a state (this may be the county/state in which you reside, attend school, or plan to live and work as an APRN). After reviewing the website and the health outcomes in the County Health Rankings for the area, answer the following questions in a few short sentences as part of your discussion.

1. Briefly list the general statistics pertaining to a specific health concern that is on the rise in selected the city/county. 
2. How can the creation of a community health center program help to address this public health problem?
3. What can you as a nurse practitioner and/or nurse leader do to influence policy innovation to resolve the problem?

Part 6: California

Go to the following website by clicking on the provided link, http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ , and select a county and a state (this may be the county/state in which you reside, attend school, or plan to live and work as an APRN). After reviewing the website and the health outcomes in the County Health Rankings for the area, answer the following questions in a few short sentences as part of your discussion.

1. Briefly list the general statistics pertaining to a specific health concern that is on the rise in selected the city/county. 

2. How can the creation of a community health center program help to address this public health problem?

3. What can you as a nurse practitioner and/or nurse leader do to influence policy innovation to resolve the problem?

Part 7: Colorado

Go to the following website by clicking on the provided link, http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ , and select a county and a state (this may be the county/state in which you reside, attend school, or plan to live and work as an APRN). After reviewing the website and the health outcomes in the County Health Rankings for the area, answer the following questions in a few short sentences as part of your discussion.

1. Briefly list the general statistics pertaining to a specific health concern that is on the rise in selected the city/county. 

2. How can the creation of a community health center program help to address this public health problem?

3. What can you as a nurse practitioner and/or nurse leader do to influence policy innovation to resolve the problem?

Part 8:

Issue: Infection Control and Prevention 

Topics: Cleaning and disinfection; Standards precaution and Cross-contamination

Place:  University Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation center 

After discussion with your preceptor:

1. Name one financial aspect, one quality aspect, and one clinical aspect that need to be taken into account for developing the evidence-based change proposal. 

2. Explain how your proposal will directly and indirectly impact each of the aspects.

Part 9:

Issue: Infection Control and Prevention 

Topics: Cleaning and disinfection; Standards precaution and Cross-contamination

Place:  University Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation center  

Now that you have completed a series of assignments that have led you into the active project planning and development stage for your project, 

1. Briefly describe your proposed solution to address the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need 

2. how it has changed since you first envisioned it. 

3. What led to your current perspective and direction?

Review the case study and answer all questions with a scholarly response using APA and include 2 scholarly references, per case. Answer both case studies on the same document.

Case Studies will be put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program) 

Turn it in Score must be less than 15% or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words.  Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.

 It relates to the problem of all chronic diseases in general. Explain to your patients what chronic disease means, what the different ones are, the risk factors, and ways to prevent them from getting one or more. There are national statistics on the problem of chronic disease you can share. 

 THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT ABOUT ONE CHRONIC DISEASE!