Response

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PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE:

2. Nursing‐sensitive indicators are the criteria for changes in health status that nursing care can directly affect. Nursing‐sensitive indicators have been increasingly adopted as valid and reliable tools due to their features such as objective assessment, improvement of clinical practice, evaluation of nursing care quality and performance, and informed decision‐making capability for patients in selecting a hospital to receive care. The use of nursing‐sensitive indicators affects the outcomes of nursing care by defining the structure and processes of nursing care. Indicators can be used for quality improvement purposes in applied settings to monitor performance and progress and to support evidence-based decision making, to support informed policy analysis related to regulatory or accreditation requirements, workforce development, and reimbursement, and to research the role of nursing care in determining patient safety outcomes by examining structure-outcome, process-outcome, and structure-process-outcome relationships. I believe that no one nursing sensitive indicator is sufficient on its own for measuring the profession’s impact on patient care and outcomes. Rather, several elements must be considered together to provide a comprehensive view of nursing practices and results, such as patient falls with and without injuries, RN satisfaction survey, nosocomial infections, nursing hours per patient day. Indicators not included in the database statistics, but which professional nurses should consider, nonetheless are patient satisfaction with pain management, patient satisfaction with nursing care. For example, assessment and treatment of pain is complex, and optimal pain care remains elusive. Only 63-74% of patients report that their pain was well-controlled. Personal biases may interfere with healthcare’s ability to accurately assess pain management needs, but nurses who keep in mind the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice will be better equipped to make sound judgments. 

Reference:

Oner, B., Zengul, F. D., Oner, N., Ivankova, N. V., Karadag, A., & Patrician, P. A. (2021). Nursing-sensitive indicators for nursing care: A systematic review (1997-2017). Nursing open, 8(3), 1005–1022. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.654

MAT m6 diss

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Initial Post: Toddlers have behavioral characteristics that often present challenging situations for parents and/or caregivers.

Describe challenges parents and/or caregivers would encounter with these specific characteristics.

  • Temperament
  • Nutritional Barriers
  • Hygiene,
  • Activity
  • Sleep

Proposed Project Interventions

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Please read the attachment for the instructions

Nursing M3 Assignment

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Assignment topic for Communication:

Under the communication topic is the idea of advanced directives. The  advance directive idea has grown from basic forms that can be found in  the state statutes to very refined documents such as Five Wishes or  POLST or MOLST. But to start this topic we can access the Florida State  statutes and see what the State of Florida has to offer as a advance  directive. Here is the direct link to the Florida State Statute 765.101 https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/florida/ 

 Links to an external site. 

Scroll down to “Download Florida Advance Directive” This will give  you an idea about the contents of the standard State form using the  Florida one as an example. If you list the main parts it will give you  an idea about the types of choices these forms allow for which are not  exactly detailed or extensive in content. Now if you were to open a Five  Wishes form: https://www.fivewishes.org/five-wishes-sample.pdf 

 Links to an external site. and compare to the earlier State form it becomes obvious the difference. 

As a variation on the same theme there is also the POLST form which  also gives several choices as a type of advance directive form. This  will be our discussion for the communication module.

Assignment: Compare  the two methods of Advanced Directives, that is the State of Florida  form with either the Five Wishes or the POLST form and describe the  following:

a) What are the differences between the forms?

b) Why do you think that there are differences between the forms?

c) What is accomplished by the newer generation of advanced directive (eg. Five Wishes or POLST)?

d) Which form would you rather have as a patient? and why?

Your answer should be at least 300 words and have a reference to it.  You should comply with APA 7th ed guidelines and answer all of the  questions clearly and completely.

REFLECTION

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Reflect on this class and what you learned.

Treatments for Genitourinary Tract Disorders

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  1. Describe urinary tract infection, causes, symptoms and treatment
  2. Discuss treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia
  3. Describe overactive bladder, causes, symptoms and treatment 
  4. Treatment options and recommendations for different STIs (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis)

Nursing Change Theory Assignment

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Assistance please

Advanced Nursing Inquiry and Evidence Based Practice

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Discuss the differences and similarities between quantitative, qualitative and mix methods research studies. 

(2 hrs.)

Please include 400 words in your initial post and two scholarly references by Wednesday 23:59pm. Please include a 200 words in two answers to your peers by Saturday 23:59. Please refer to the discussion rubric.  

D1 Response (HealthAssess)

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Describe the findings associated with malignant skin changes (for example: persistent sores, lump or swelling, bleeding lesions, etc.)

Fundamental M6

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Complete the ATI Systems Disorder template for your assigned infection topic. Every box on the template must be completed, a citation is needed for every box, and your reference list must be included (APA).