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1-Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession 

2-Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role

3- Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change 

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Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession 

Research healthcare policy for APNs on a state and national level and the impact on the APN profession 

Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role  

Describe advocacy in healthcare terminology. 

Discuss how advocacy is an essential role of the APN and the impact on patient care. 

Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change 

Define Transformational leadership. 

Discuss how Transformational Leadership may have an effect on influencing policy change

Critically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors. 

Demonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings. 

Advocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice. 

All writing submitted should reflect graduate student quality and APA writing rules. All writing informed by outside sources should include APA formatted citations and associated scholarly, current references. 1500 words

Discussion: Pediatric Bipolar Depression Disorder Debate

Some debate in the literature exists specific to whether or not bipolar disorder can be diagnosed in childhood. While some have anecdotally argued that it is not possible for children to develop bipolar disorder (as normal features of childhood confound the diagnosis), other sources argue that pediatric bipolar disorder is a fact.

In this Discussion, you engage in a debate as to whether pediatric bipolar disorder is possible to diagnose.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate      diagnosis of pediatric bipolar depression disorder
• Analyze      consequences to diagnosing/failing to diagnose pediatric bipolar      depression disorder

To Prepare for the Discussion:

• The instructor      will assign you a position for or against the issue of diagnosing      pediatric bipolar depression disorder.( Against)
• Review the      Learning Resources concerning the controversy over the diagnosis of      pediatric bipolar depression disorder.

Post:

• Write  “against” in the subject line of      your Discussion post.
• Based on the      position you were assigned, justify whether or not pediatric bipolar      depression disorder should be diagnosed.

Support your position with evidence and examples.

Required Readings ( Need 3 reference)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

· “Bipolar and Related Disorders”

· “Depressive Disorders”

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1226–1253)

Stahl, S. M. (2014). Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 

To access information on the following medications, click on The Prescriber’s Guide, 5th Ed. tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.

Zeanah, C. H., Chesher, T., & Boris, N. W. (2016). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(11), 990–103. Retrieved from http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(16)31183-2/pdf

Read Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Professional Nursing Practice and Answer the question: How do I know what I know about nursing practice? Are my nursing decisions based on myths, traditions, experience, authority, trial and error, ritual, or scientific knowledge?

APA style (in text reference and citations)

Plagiarism FREE

Minimum of two references, not older than 2015.

• Textbook: Chapter 8
• Play from the Internet, YouTube, DVD, iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc.
• 1 primary source (written version of selected play)

Instructions
Plays are meant to be performed, rather than read. The purpose of dramatic arts often extends far beyond the words written on a page; staging, lighting, costumes intonation, expression, and audience experience are all part of the experience of a theatrical production. To develop your understanding of the cultural role of the dramatic arts, you will view a production of a play this week and write a reflection to explain your viewing experience. Choose a play that you would like to view and find a version online, YouTube, DVD or iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc. You can also choose to see a play live if you prefer.

Play Suggestions:

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• As You Like It
• Taming of the Shrew
• The Tempest
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Comedy of Errors
• Macbeth
• King Lear

If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.

Then, select and address one of the following options:

Option 1: Write an analysis of the play that you viewed. Include at least one quote from the play in your essay. In your essay, address the following:

• Identify the performance that you have selected.
• Describe the staging, lighting, costumes, and characters of the performance. How do these match or revise the written version of the play? You do not need to read the entire play, but you should skim the text.
• What type of mood and tone does the performance create? How?
• What parts of the play are easier to understand through performance? What are some details that stood out through performance?
• What are your feelings about this performance? What did you take away from viewing it?

Option 2: Find an adaptation or transformation of a play. Choose an adaptation with some significant differences from the original, such as transposed plots and characters into a variety of different settings and historical contexts. Here are some examples:

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) or A Midsummer Night’s DREAM (2018)
• Romeo and Juliet – Romeo + Juliet (1996) or West Side Story (1961) or Romeo Must Die (2000)
• As You Like It – As You Like It (2006)
• Taming of the Shrew – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) or Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
• Much Ado About Nothing – Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
• The Comedy of Errors – The Bomb-itty of Errors (2012)
• King Lear – A Thousand Acres (1997)
• Othello – O (2001)
• Hamlet – The Lion King (2019 or 1994) or Hamlet (2000)
• Twelfth Night – She’s the Man (2006)

If you have another idea, please ask your instructor to approve it.

Watch the original version and the adapted version. In your essay, address the following:

• How is the adaptation the same as the original? Discuss plot, characters, theme, conflict, language, etc.
• How does the adaptation differ from the original? Discuss setting, time period, characters, plot, language, etc.
• Does the original story translate well in the adaptation? Why or why not? Did the adaptation work in a different setting, time period, etc. Why or why not?
• Why do you think Shakespeare’s plays are adapted so often?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 1 source)

 Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics” 

you will perform research and appraisal of existing evidence related to challenges to the safe and effective care of the aging population in the context of global health.  Select an aging population from another country, provide life expectancy, new disease patterns, longer lives, disabilities, cost of aging, health care, work, and the changing role of the family.

Examples: China, England, India, Cuba, Russia, Alaska, Germany, Italy, Iran,  Africa, Saudi Arabia, South America, Central America, Mexico, Pacific Coast Islanders, Japan, France, Haiti, Canada.

Minimum 500 words

APA style

More than two  reference 

 Adult History Paper & Description of the Interview  

Word cloud generators have become popular tools for meetings and team-building events. Groups or teams are asked to use these applications to input words they feel best describe their team or their role. A “word cloud” is generated by the application that makes prominent the most-used terms, offering an image of the common thinking among participants of that role.

What types of words would you use to build a nursing word cloud? Empathetic, organized, hard-working, or advocate would all certainly apply. 

Would you add policy-maker to your list? 

Do you think it would be a very prominent component of the word cloud?

Nursing has become one of the largest professions in the world, and as such, nurses have the potential to influence policy and politics on a global scale. When nurses influence politics that improve the delivery of healthcare, they are ultimately advocating for their patients. Hence, policy-making has become an increasingly popular term among nurses as they recognize a moral and professional obligation to be engaged in healthcare legislation.

To Prepare:

· Revisit the Congress.gov website provided in the Resources and consider the role of RNs and APRNs in policy-making.

· Reflect on potential opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the policy-making process.

Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making.

Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. 

Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities to participate in policy-making.

Be specific and provide examples.

Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 5, “Public Policy Design” (pp. 87–95      only)
• Chapter 8, “The Impact of EHRs, Big Data, and      Evidence-Informed Practice” (pp. 137–146)
• Chapter 9, “Interprofessional Practice” (pp.      152–160 only)
• Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance      of Health Care” (pp. 183–191 only)

American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.d.). Advocacy. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (n.d.). Step by step: Evaluating violence and injury prevention policies: Brief 4: Evaluating policy implementation. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/policy/Brief%204-a.pdf

Congress.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.congress.gov/

Klein, K. J., & Sorra, J. S. (1996). The challenge of innovation implementation. Academy of Management Review, 21(4), 1055–1080. doi:10.5465/AMR.1996.9704071863

Sacristán, J., & Dilla, T. D. (2015). No big data without small data: Learning health care systems begin and end with the individual patient. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), 1014–1017. doi:10.1111/jep.12350

Tummers, L., & Bekkers, V. (2014). Policy implementation, street level bureaucracy, and the importance of discretion. Public Management Review, 16(4), 527–547. doi:10.1080/14719037.2013.841978.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Getting your Program Designed and Implemented [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Students are encouraged to create portfolios and begin to “manage” their careers. When you began a college education you took the first step. You now need to begin to reflect on the next goal, then medium, and long-term goals. I did not complete my final degree until well into my 50’s. And that is fine, I loved my health care career. I was eager to care for patients and did not leave direct patient care for many decades. I did know the time would come to do so however, and began to earn the college degrees I would need at the proper time. This is what is meant by managing your career. This is an entry level program. It is designed to assist you in getting your “foot in the door” where you can learn valuable clinical skills. A common and important degree is the Bachelor of Health Information Management (BS-HIM). This is a reflective assignment. After you have earned your Associate Degree, what would you like to do next?

Explore your next step in Career Management.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

Ø  Access AHIMA: What is Health Information

Ø  Explore in detail the job outlook, roles and responsibilities of the HIM professionals.

Ø  Expand on your interest in pursuing this profession or if you are not interested, please discuss the reasons.

Ø  Implement some characteristics that makes a good leader in the field of Health Information and explain which ones you specifically have.

Ø  Demonstrate the importance of HIM professionals respecting patient privacy, accuracy, and quality care

Ø  This is a non-formal 1-2 page reflection; you may use “I”. As always, proper sentences, grammar, and spelling are required.

Part 1

Use the article below, chapters 6-8 in your textbook, and the movie (“Miss Evers’ Boys”) to help guide your answers. Most of these questions do not have a right or wrong answer. 

• Was this study unethical in 1932?
  • Why or why not?
  • If you feel the study was ethical, was there a point when it became unethical?
  • Did the study provide valuable information?
• How could the study have been done differently?
• How do you think the subjects felt about their participation?
  • Did they think they were being treated unfairly?
  • Does the answer change over time (1930s, 1940s, 1950s, etc.)?
  • Should they have thought to question the MDs or Nurse Rivers?
• What was the impact of recruiting at churches and schools on test subjects?
• What was Nurse Rivers’ role in the project?
  • What is your opinion of her role?
• Was Nurse Rivers negligent or did she commit malpractice?
  • Why or why not?
• Think of a research question or study pertinent to a specific race, ethnicity, or culture.
  • How would you ensure the ethical recruitment of subjects?
• Imagine you are the nurse in a modern-day, ethical, TSS-like study.
  • How would you use each of the five elements of cultural competence for the selected population?
• Which modern-day, government agencies could be involved in a health-related research study?
  • How might they be involved?

Part 2

Lack of diversity in clinical trials and research has increasingly been highlighted as a problem.

• Hypothesize one reason (whether methodological, social, ethical, or other) why a lack of diversity has been a persistent issue in clinical trials and research.
• What is one potential solution for your hypothesized reason?

Your initial post should be at least 400 words and supported with at least one additional scholarly source.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

The post and responses are valued at 75 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Discussion Files

• Hermann, D. H. J. (2001). Lessons taught by Miss Evers’ boys: The inadequacy of benevolence and the need for legal protection of human subjects in medical research. Journal of Law and Health, 15, 147-163. [PDF]