In hospitalized adult patients, how does an educational program on central line management compare to no educational program in the prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections?
Summary: The purpose of assignments Part 1-3 is to gradually guide the student in developing the signature assignment. The idea is for the student to take stepwise approach to completing the signature assignment. The signature assignment will be broken up into three steps: STEP 1 – Introduction and Overview of the Problem; STEP 2 – […]
What are health data standards and how do they relate to your role as an informaticist?
Health Data Standards Discussion What are health data standards and how do they relate to your role as an informaticist? Health data standards are the agreed upon representations of nursing data. From the coding of medical processes to documentation formats and terminology definitions, health data standards help to align nursing language. Being knowledgeable in health […]
Discuss how MI is an effective therapy used to change the behavior of people with comorbidities of substance abuse and mental illness.
Discuss MI as an evidence based practice used in healthcare settings. 2. History of MI 3. What are the 5 principles of MI and how are applied to homeless substance abusers 4. Discuss how MI is an effective therapy used to change the behavior of people with comorbidities of substance abuse and mental illness. 5. […]
Explain how the rulemaking process relates to health care organizations
Your CEO has again requested some information, this time from your team. She would like you to write a report regarding rulemaking that she can share with other leaders in the organization. Create a 1,400- to 2,100-word report in which you: • Explain how the rulemaking process relates to health care organizations o Choose a […]
Identify explicit and implicit assumptions (values/beliefs) underlying the theory. On what assumptions does the theory build?
Write about Hildegard E. Peplau’s theory of interpersonal relations (mid-range theory) Assignment 2: Nursing Theory Analysis Paper Overview/Description: The purpose of this assignment is to describe, evaluate and discuss application of a nursing grand or mid-range theory. This assignment also provides the learner an opportunity to connect theory and research to nursing phenomena. Learners will […]
Examine how the health care system treats issues of reproduction and birth.
As a Chief Nursing Officer you are responsible for one of the state?s largest Obstetric Health Care Centers. You have received word of some fraudulent behaviors in the center. Write an eight (8) page paper in which you: 1. Evaluate how the Healthcare Qui Tam affects health care organizations. 2. Provide four (4) examples of […]
Differentiate between two to three (2-3) key components of a free market healthcare system and single payer government system
From the first e-Activity, analyze the Affordable Health Care Act, and determine the fundamental influence that such reform has exerted on the social, political, and economic environment of the country. Provide at least two (2) examples to support your rationale. Differentiate between two to three (2-3) key components of a free market healthcare system and […]
Compare and contrast how you would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach your selected issue. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.
Details: In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essay describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following: 1. Select an issue from the following list: nursing shortage and nurse turn-over, nurse staffing ratios, unit closures and restructuring, use of contract employees […]
If a health care organization decided to implement this model, what types of communication would need to happen to make the implementation a success?
“The Bindler-Ball Healthcare Model: A New Paradigm for Health Promotion” discusses a new model for child health nursing. Provide a brief summary of the article and evaluate the merits of the model. If a health care organization decided to implement this model, what types of communication would need to happen to make the implementation a […]
Post an evaluation of the use, or lack thereof, of EBP in a recent clinical experience
In your practice as a nurse, you may use procedures and methods that did not necessarily originate in evidence, but instead were derived from informal and unwritten conventions, traditions, and observations. While these techniques may have merit, practices are constantly being updated and contradicted by information from scholarly research studies and professional guidelines. This new […]
Determine what qualitative research design was used in your selected article and evaluate whether it was the best choice.
To prepare: • Reflect on the comments made by Dr. Mauk in this week’s media presentation on the value of qualitative research in nursing. • Locate the journal Qualitative Health Research in the Sage Premier database in the Walden Library. • From this journal, select an article of interest to you that was published within […]
Compare and contrast each of the population focused roles authorized by the nurse practice act in the state in which you live. What are the barriers to practice in your state for each one of the roles?
Topic 1: Conceptual-Theory-Empirical Writing in the voice of your chosen theorist from your Unit 5 Assignment, describe the Conceptual-Theory-Empirical (C-T-E) structure process you used in creating your theory? Things to remember: • Review the Discussion Board Participation Grading Rubric, in the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources. • Visit the Kaplan Writing Center (located […]