Category: Nursing

What is one example where research or evidence-based practice is improving health outcomes in your area of practice or in your organization?

Week 1: Evidence-based Practice and Implications for Nursing NR505

Why are research and evidence-based practice important for professional nursing?

How do research and evidence-based practice impact quality and safety in the healthcare delivery?

What is one example where research or evidence-based practice is improving health outcomes in your area of practice or in your organization?

If you were to conduct an evidence-based practice initiative, what practice-related issue would you address, and why?

What theoretical framework, model, or nursing theory would you use to guide the evidence-based practice initiative?

 Explain how your project goals align with the mission and vision of your organization, as well as with the organizational needs. Is it important that these align?

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Weeks 3-4.

Reflect on how change management is handled in your professional life. How is this related to strategic management principles? Explain your answer and provide an example.

Explain how your project goals align with the mission and vision of your organization, as well as with the organizational needs. Is it important that these align? Provide your rationale.

Do you agree with this point? What boundaries should exist to those interventions? Support your claims using “Resistance to Civil Government” AND one of the other assigned readings from this week.

Post 1: Look at Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government.”

Look at Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government.” He claims that it is not just our right as Americans, but it is also our duty to defy unjust laws. This is a very American idea. Part of the American identity involves intervening in the face of injustice. Do you agree with this point? What boundaries should exist to those interventions? Support your claims using “Resistance to Civil Government” AND one of the other assigned readings from this week.

Criteria:

300 words minimum (excluding quotations and citations)

Include two properly and integrated quotations (one from each work) to support your claims. You may use either direct or paraphrased quotes. See the Literary Analysis Tools Modules in Weeks 1 and 2 for information about integrating and citation quotes.

Why is it important for nurses to receive effective feedback through methods such as proper coaching, staff development opportunities, and accurate performance evaluations? What impact do these have on nurse satisfaction and patient outcomes?

4.2 Discussion: Managing Resources

Prepare to discuss the following prompts: ONE PARAGRAPH PER DISCUSSION PROMPT, WITH MINIMUM of FOUR SENTENCES PER PARAGRAPH

Describe specific ways that nurses impact an organizational budget.

Describe the variables that managers consider when creating a staffing plan.

Discuss realistic strategies to address inadequate staffing numbers on a patient care unit.

Why is it important for nurses to receive effective feedback through methods such as proper coaching, staff development opportunities, and accurate performance evaluations? What impact do these have on nurse satisfaction and patient outcomes?

Find at least two current scholarly sources to support your explanations and insights.

Give how our lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, select one trend that you believe will continue and one you believe will fade away once the pandemic has passed (e.g., on-line grocery shopping/delivery, work/learn from home, telemedicine).

Trend analysis

Give how our lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, select one trend that you believe will continue and one you believe will fade away once the pandemic has passed (e.g., on-line grocery shopping/delivery, work/learn from home, telemedicine).

 Describe how the disorder impacts that population as they attempt to be part of the community. Finally, explain one nursing intervention that would assist them to be successful.

Mental Illness and Nursing Care

Describe how the disorder impacts that population as they attempt to be part of the community. Finally, explain one nursing intervention that would assist them to be successful.

 

Explain how physical health and mental health are correlated. What impact does each have on the other?

Mental Health in the Community

Part 1:

Go to the Healthy People 2020 website
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives

Search for the option in “M” for Mental Health and Mental Disorders and click into this option

After reading the Overview section for Mental Health and Mental Disorders, click into the Objectives for this section.

From the Objective section, pick TWO objectives/goals from the list that you feel affect YOUR community (either your county, city, or state)

In your paper, note the number of the TWO objectives chosen as well as the names and explain why these TWO were chosen related to YOUR community.

As a nurse in your community, what can YOU do to help the community move towards these two objectives/goals? (this is about what YOU personally can do, ok to use first person)

Part 2:

Explain how physical health and mental health are correlated. What impact does each have on the other?

Give at least one detailed example of how either a specific physical ailment leads to a breakdown in mental health or how a specific mental health disorder can lead to physical issues. Be specific and detailed.

Part 3:

Explain Trauma Informed Care in detail.

As a nurse, how can YOU use Trauma Informed Care to assist a child who has been impacted by trauma? (this is about what YOU personally can do, ok to use first person)