Category: Nursing

Identify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity for advocacy through legislation.

Advocacy Through Legislation

Nurses often become motivated to change aspects within the larger health care system based on their real-world experience. As such, many nurses take on an advocacy role to influence a change in regulations, policies, and laws that govern the larger health care system.

For this assignment, identify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity for advocacy through legislation. Research the issue and use the “Advocacy Through Legislation” template to complete this assignment.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

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

This assignment uses a.  review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1)

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care (CO1)

2. Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations (CO2)

3. Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems (CO3)

4. Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings (CO4)

Discuss the likely impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental illness from a client centred perspective (this includes family and carers perspectives).

Personal impact of Covid-19 on Australians with a mental illness from a client centred perspective, the principles of recovery and to explore what services are available to deliver support.

Assessment 1 – Written Assignment

Assessment 1

1,000 words

Aim:

The purpose of this assignment is to explore the lived experience and personal impact of Covid-19 on Australians with a mental illness from a client centred perspective, the principles of recovery and to explore what services are available to deliver support.

Assessment Task:

Students are required to construct a written assignment demonstrating their knowledge of the following three areas, including at least five (5) references to support your understanding;

1. Discuss the likely impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental illness from a client centred perspective (this includes family and carers perspectives).

2. Provide an outline of the principles of Recovery, Consumer Participation and how this might assist consumers and their families/carers post the Covid-19 epidemic

3. Find and provide a detailed description of 3 (three) online services that are available in Australia to support consumers and their families with a mental illness.

To ensure authenticity of this assessment item, students must provide contact telephone numbers and/or URL’s of relevant services.

Explain that a national indicator of health is measured by the “Increase the proportion of high school students who graduate in 4 years” (USDHHS, 2020). As a nation, are we improving or declining, and why is this important to our health as a country?

Week 7: Health Promotion Strategies

On the Healthy People 2030 website, the Social Determinants of Health explain that a national indicator of health is measured by the “Increase the proportion of high school students who graduate in 4 years” (USDHHS, 2020). As a nation, are we improving or declining, and why is this important to our health

Discuss one health initiative within your paper and presentation as described below and how it relates to your topic. See specific health initiative per course:

The experience of dying for Asian American nursing home residents: cultural considerations

The paper will include the Title Page, 2-3 full pages for the Main Body of the paper, and a Reference page.

The paper must include a minimum of 1 professional nursing article published within the past 5 years.

Article must be research or evidence based from a nursing journal. The article must have a minimum of one nurse author.

Opinions, blogs, editorials, position statements, etc. are not research or evidence based.

Faculty may request the student submit the article in PDF format if it cannot be retrieved online by faculty

QCC Library Research Process Guide:

Discuss one health initiative within your paper and presentation as described below and how it relates to your topic. See specific health initiative per course:

Course

Health Initiative

Web Link

NUR 202

Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Competencies

APA 7th Edition Guidelines for Student Papers

Follow the APA 7th edition guidelines for Student papers (not professional papers)

General formatting:

One inch margins all sides

Header should only have the page number right aligned one inch from the margin on every page

Preferably in Times New Roman size 12 font, black

Paper includes a title page, body of the paper, and a reference page

Do not abbreviate without spelling out the word. Too many abbreviations make a paper difficult to read.

Examine Miller’s statement and, based on your research, identify which model it reflects and the implications for the assessment process.A brief description of the articles you chose and an explanation of their significance to Miller’s definition

Models of Addiction and the Assessment Process

Review the articles by Volkow and Koob, Nordqvist, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine Research two articles that support or refute this position.

Examine Miller’s statement and, based on your research, identify which model it reflects and the implications for the assessment process.A brief description of the articles you chose and an explanation of their significance to Miller’s definition

An explanation of the model reflected in Miller’s statement and its implications for the assessment process An explanation of the controversy that exists between models of addiction and their effects on assessment An explanation of the relationship between the models of addiction and assessment processes

 

 Describe one supportive factor within the system which will facilitate your recommended change and an example of one barrier that may occur which would impede your recommended change.

Change Process

Consider the case scenario you described in week six (attached below) and assume the change process is proceeding in an effective manner. Address the following:

Provide a concise introduction for your posting.

Identify the key stakeholders who are impacted by the change at each of the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels, and discuss how you will engage those stakeholders in the change process.

Describe one supportive factor within the system which will facilitate your recommended change and an example of one barrier that may occur which would impede your recommended change.

Provide at least one leadership strategy to address or resolve the barrier; include your rationale.

Recommend one leadership strategy to sustain the change within – the context of a complex system and explain your rationale.

Conclude with a succinct synopsis of key points and concise self-reflection of how this topic contributes to your growth as a future leader in the chosen specialty track.

Identify the course by the prefix, number, and name of the course. Include the total credit hours for the course and then the breakdown of hours by theory (T), clinical (C), and laboratory (L).

Curriculum Plan and Course Syllabus

Curriculum Plan
Academic Nurse Educators: School of Nursing

Use the table below to develop the Curriculum Plan for the pre-licensure Baccalaureate program. Include all general education courses, science courses, and nursing courses.

Identify the course by the prefix, number, and name of the course. Include the total credit hours for the course and then the breakdown of hours by theory (T), clinical (C), and laboratory (L). For example: NUR101 Fundamentals of Nursing, 6 credits (3T, 1L, 2C).

Academic Nurse Educators: Base your courses on the requirements from either the Florida State Board of Nursing: https://floridasnursing.gov/licensing/practical-and-registered-nurse-education-program/ OR the California State Board of Nursing: § 1426. Required Curriculum. 16 CA ADC § 1426 BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS. http://carules.elaws.us/code/t.16_d.14_art3_sec.1426

Indicate the state you have chosen on the template.
Reminder: Baccalaureate Degree Program = 120 credits

Describe your thoughts on the role health care professionals should play in resolving the ethical issue.

ETHICAL HEALTH PROMOTION PAPER

Find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article no more than four years old that discusses an ethical health promotion-related issue. Use the WCU library databases to search for appropriate articles.

In your paper:

• Briefly summarize the presented issue.

• Describe your thoughts on the role health care professionals should play in resolving the ethical issue.

• Provide specific theories and refer to specific ethical codes to support your position.

• Your paper should be 2–3 pages long. Use APA to cite and reference the article and any other optional sources you use. Adhere to APA formatting throughout your paper.

How can communication styles help or hinder nurses in their day-to-day work?

How can communication styles help or hinder nurses in their day-to-day work?

Write a 1,000 word essay on the topic, “How can communication styles help or hinder nurses in their day-to-day work?”

Your work must be fully referenced in the Harvard referencing style

• Your work must include introduction, body and conclusion.

• You must refer to recently published academic and medical journals, newspaper articles, economic data, and books when conducting your research

• Your analysis should be written up to at least a 65% standard.