Select one of the 2021 National Patient Safety Goals.

  • Select one of the 2021 National Patient Safety Goals.
  • Share your thoughts about the opportunities and challenges related to achieving the goal in your work environment.

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 350 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

Reflect upon one NI competency relevant to APNs which you learned in this course. Provide a brief summary (100 words or less)

NI knowledge, skills, and competencies are so pervasive in the modern technology-rich healthcare environment it is difficult to imagine one without the other. This course provided foundational and introductory knowledge regarding informatics with an emphasis on developing an understanding of concepts of nursing informatics (NI) and becoming knowledgeable about the application of informatics in advanced practice. Reflect upon one NI competency relevant to APNs which you learned in this course. Provide a brief summary (100 words or less)

Write a 250-word APA paper about the disease process or disability you have chosen with at least 2-3 references

1. Diagnoses to write about is: ADD/ADHD in pediatrics

2. Learn all you can about the diagnosis and disease process to base your assessment on.

3. This part is about education of the patient, parent, or staff you would be working with in a pediatric unit or another pediatric setting.

4. You may do an informative handout for the nurses or a patient teaching plan for the parents.

Part 2:

Write a 250-word APA paper about the disease process or disability you have chosen with at least 2-3 references

Using the nursing process and critical thinking you will create a patient to do an assessment on and complete the forms attached. Do an assessment filling in the form based on what you might find abnormal in your patient who has the disease you have written about.

Use the assessment information provided to determine things you might see that would be affected by the disease process chosen.

Choose one quality or patient safety concern with which you are familiar and that you have not yet discussed in this course

The purpose of this assignment is to apply the concepts you have learned in this course to a situation you have encountered. Choose one quality or patient safety concern with which you are familiar and that you have not yet discussed in this course (CAUTI, catheter associated urinary tract infections). In a 1,250-1,500-word essay, reflect on what you have learned in this course by applying the concepts to the quality or patient safety concern you have selected. Include the following in your essay:

1. Briefly describe the issue and associated challenges.

2. Explain how EBP, research, and PI would be utilized to address the issue.

3. Explain the PI or QI process you would apply and discuss why you chose it.

4. Describe your data sources, including outcome and process data.

5. Explain how the data will be captured and disseminated.

6. Discuss which organizational culture considerations will be essential to the success of your work. This assignment uses a rubric.

Use a minimum of four peer-reviewed, scholarly sources as evidence.

APA Style Guidelines. This assignment uses a rubric.

How can behavioral economics principles be used to improve your health?

Parts  1, 2 and 3 have the same questions, however, you must answer with references and different writing always addressing them objectively, that is as if you were different students. Similar responses in wording or references will not be accepted.

APA format

1) Minimum  6 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per page

           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

   Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

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

         Bulleted responses are not accepted

         Don’t write in the first person 

         Don’t copy and paste 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 (APA format) per part not older than 5 years  (Journals, books) (No websites)

All references must be consistent with the topic-purpose-focus of the parts. Different references are not allowed.

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

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

__________________________________________________________________________________

Parts  1, 2 and 3 have the same questions, however, you must answer with references and different writing always addressing them objectively, that is as if you were different students. Similar responses in wording or references will not be accepted. 

Part 1: Epidemiology

1. How can behavioral economics principles be used to improve your health?

a.  The health of your family?

Part 2: Epidemiology

1. How can behavioral economics principles be used to improve your health?

a.  The health of your family?

Part 3: Epidemiology

1. How can behavioral economics principles be used to improve your health?

a.  The health of your family?

Part 4: Health Promotion

Topic: Local programs to satisfy health care needs.

Health problem: Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Women Adolescents 

Purpose project:  Promote sexually active adolescent women to be screened for STDs during the first month after the initial consultation, allowing access to preventive sexual education and digital information to brief brochures that require registration, places to take the 3xams, costs, methods, and associated diseases and importance of annual screening.

Select one research looking for promotion or primary prevention strategies in Florida about the health problem. 

1. Summarize its purpose

2. Describe the condition of interest

3. Describe the community or group of interest

4. Describe and providing a concise idea about the strategy

5. Describe its implementation, and the evaluation. 

6. Is this source providing doable ideas for your project?

Prepare an annotated bibliography of two journal articles, regardless of the type of the study (quantitative, qualitative or mixed) about the health problem. 

** The studies should have a national or global perspective about a preventable condition

** One of them at least should be from a government agency. 

7. Prepare a summary per article in one paragraph per article.

Part 5: Health Promotion

Topic: Local programs to satisfy health care needs.

Health problem:   Lung Cancer in Smokers

Purpose project:   Patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with lung cancer diagnoses with a history of smoking should demonstrate greater knowledge of the consequences of relapsing to smoking during the first three months 

Select one research looking for promotion or primary prevention strategies in Florida about the health problem. 

1. Summarize its purpose

2. Describe the condition of interest

3. Describe the community or group of interest

4. Describe and providing a concise idea about the strategy

5. Describe its implementation, and the evaluation. 

6. Is this source providing doable ideas for your project?

Prepare an annotated bibliography of two journal articles, regardless of the type of the study (quantitative, qualitative or mixed) about the health problem. 

** The studies should have a national or global perspective about a preventable condition

** One of them at least should be from a government agency. 

7. Prepare a summary per article in one paragraph per article.

Part 6: Health Promotion

Topic: Local programs to satisfy health care needs.

Health problem:  Diabetes in elderly men

Purpose project:  Elderly men patients diagnosed with diabetes should have HbA1c level is 48mmol/mol (6.5%)(Measurable) or below (Specific) during the next two months (Timely) to identify adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment (Actionable and Realistic)

Select one research looking for promotion or primary prevention strategies in Florida about the health problem. 

1. Summarize its purpose

2. Describe the condition of interest

3. Describe the community or group of interest

4. Describe and providing a concise idea about the strategy

5. Describe its implementation, and the evaluation. 

6. Is this source providing doable ideas for your project?

Prepare an annotated bibliography of two journal articles, regardless of the type of the study (quantitative, qualitative or mixed) about the health problem. 

** The studies should have a national or global perspective about a preventable condition

** One of them at least should be from a government agency. 

7. Prepare a summary per article in one paragraph per article.

Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, that examines the significance of an organization’s culture and values.

Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, that examines the significance of an organization’s culture and values. For the presentation of your PowerPoint, use Loom to create a voice-over or a video. Refer to the Topic Materials for additional guidance on recording your presentation with Loom. Include an additional slide for the Loom link at the beginning, and an additional slide for References at the end.

  1. Outline the purpose of an organization’s mission, vision, and values.
  2. Explain why an organization’s mission, vision, and values are significant to nurse engagement and patient outcomes.
  3. Explain what factors lead to conflict in a professional practice. Describe how organizational values and culture can influence the way conflict is addressed.
  4. Discuss effective strategies for resolving workplace conflict and encouraging interprofessional collaboration.
  5. Discuss how organizational needs and the culture of health care influence organizational outcomes. Describe how these relate to health promotion and disease prevention from a community health perspective.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.  

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Select an interest group (AARP, AHIP, Coalition for Health Services Research, Emergency Nurses Association, Pharma)

The goal of this assignment is to familiarize students with interest groups. Please follow the steps below to complete your assignment.

  1. Select an interest group (AARP, AHIP, Coalition for Health Services Research, Emergency Nurses Association, Pharma)
  2. Discuss how they are pushing their agenda (i.e., mechanisms used to influence policy makers), key obstacles, and spending (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org)
  3. Investigate the interest group’s website and review their position statements, testimony, and consult media reports to obtain more information on the group’s lobbying efforts.

What other questions should the nurse ask about the cough?

M.C. is a 69-year-old man who presents to the outpatient office with a hacking, raspy cough.
Subjective Data
PMH: HTN, DM
Cough is productive, bringing up green phlegm
Runny nose, sore throat
Denies fever
Sore throat pain when swallowing
No history of smoking or seasonal allergies
Complains of fatigue
Objective Data
Vital signs: T 37 P 72 R 14 BP 134/64
Lungs: + Rhonchi bilateral upper lobes, wheeze
O2 Sat = 98%
Ears = TM bulging
Nose = + erythema, yellow discharge
Throat = + erythema, – pustules
Medications: Metoprolol 12.5 mg per day, Glucophage 500 mg twice a day

1. What other questions should the nurse ask about the cough?

2. Develop a problems list from the objective and subjective data.

3. What should be included in the plan of care?

4. What risk factors are associated with this age group?

Review Walker and Avant’s theory description components.

Review Walker and Avant’s theory description components. Which component is most relevant/critical to the APRN role/practice and give your rationale. You must pick a componet that you think is most important. Do not just say that all components are equally important. At least 150 words, APA format, at least two reference and respond to another student original post.

Research the main stakeholders in the health care policy development process.

Research the main stakeholders in the health care policy development process.

 (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) 

  525 word paper that details the importance and impact this stakeholder has on the policy development process. Include the following in your paper:

  • Identify the stakeholder and their level in the policy development process.
  • Describe their role in the policy development process.
  • Describe why the stakeholder identified is important in the policy development process.
  • Describe the impact the selected stakeholder has on the policy development process.