Category: Nursing

Explain how the CMS Promoting Interoperability program and its security requirements impact EHR design and use. Explain the role of encryption in storing secured data. Explain the importance of making ethical decisions to comply with security requirements when using EHR systems. How could aspects of a Christian worldview help inform ethical decision making in this situation?

Regulations, Compliance, And Security-655

4DQ1

Explain CMS quality measure reporting requirements. How does the EHR support the capture and reporting of quality measure data to registries that are used to determine quality-based performance?

4DQ2

Explain how the CMS Promoting Interoperability program and its security requirements impact EHR design and use. Explain the role of encryption in storing secured data. Explain the importance of making ethical decisions to comply with security requirements when using EHR systems. How could aspects of a Christian worldview help inform ethical decision making in this situation?

What is the difference between structured and unstructured data? Compare the impact of using structured versus unstructured data.

Data Aggregation

4DQ1

What is the difference between structured and unstructured data? Compare the impact of using structured versus unstructured data.

4DQ2

Why does health care data need to be aggregated? In the data aggregation process, what is the impact of using information that is assigned a code as opposed to free text data?

Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?

Community and disasters Preparedness

Describe the message the advertisement is conveying.

Describe how the message impact preparedness.

If you cannot find any advertisement in your community, describe a type of advertisement for disaster preparedness you think would be most beneficial to your community and how it would be best conveyed.

Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared

Settings:
Correctional facilities
Home health
Schools
Forensic areas
Hospice
Faith communities
Occupational health

Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?

Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.

Describe the message the advertisement is conveying and how the message impact preparedness.

Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Analyze at least one nursing role related to disaster preparedness in that setting.

Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.

Where did you find your data?

American Red Cross. (n.d.). Disaster relief. http://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Lesson 1: Introduction to epidemiology. https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section11.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). World Trade Center health program at a glance. https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/ataglance.html https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/pdfs/paag20170930.pdf

National Association of School Nurses. (2017). Emergency preparedness and response in the school setting – the role of the school nurse. https://schoolnursenet.nasn.org/blogs/nasn-profile/2017/03/13/emergency-preparedness-and-response-in-the-school-setting-the-role-of-the-school-nurse

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2019). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (7th ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.

What would your organization’s policy on ‘personal communication device use in a patient care setting’ reveal related to this case? (If your organization does not have a written policy, or you are not currently working in an organization, what do you think should be included in such a policy and why?)

Personal communication devices in patient care areas

Discussion Question
A nurse colleague uses his personal cell phone to take a photo of a patient’s wound and then sends a message with the photo to the primary care provider via a text.  consider the following in your discussion post:

What principles of patient confidentiality might be an issue? Consider legal and ethical.

How might this nurse use a communication device to support safe patient practices?

What would your organization’s policy on ‘personal communication device use in a patient care setting’ reveal related to this case? (If your organization does not have a written policy, or you are not currently working in an organization, what do you think should be included in such a policy and why?)

National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2011). White paper: A nurse’s guide to the use of social media. https://www.ncsbn.org/Social_Media.pdf

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Health Information Privacy. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html

 Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to support people with commonly encountered mental health, behavioural, cognitive and learning challenges

RPL portfolio of evidence

Demonstrate an understanding of research methods, ethics and governance in order to critically analyse, safely use, share and apply research findings to promote and inform best nursing practice

Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to think critically when applying evidence and drawing on experience to make evidence informed decisions in all situations

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of human development from conception to death

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of body systems and homeostasis, human anatomy and physiology, biology, genomics, pharmacology and social and behavioural sciences

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to support people with commonly encountered mental health, behavioural, cognitive and learning challenges

Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to support people with commonly encountered physical health conditions,

Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacology and the ability to recognise the effects of medicines

In developing your Power point , take into consideration the healthcare literacy level of your target audience as well as the demographic of the caregiver/patient (Socioeconomic life, language, culture and any other relevant characteristics of the caregiver for which the presentation is tailored:Discuss?

Environmental factors and health promotion presentation :Accident prevention and safety promotion for parents and caregivers of infants

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion with speaker notes that outlines a teaching plan for the presentation of your PowerPoint, use Loom to create a voice-over or a video, and include an additional, slide for the loom link at the beginning and an additional slide for references at the end.

In developing your Power point , take into consideration the healthcare literacy level of your target audience as well as the demographic of the caregiver/patient (Socioeconomic life, language, culture and any other relevant characteristics of the caregiver for which the presentation is tailored:Discuss?

What are the major variables, independent, and dependent.Are the measurements of major variables valid and reliable?

PICOT Question

Why was the study done (purpose)?

What was the study design?

What was the sampling technique?

What was the sample size?

What were the sample characteristics?

What are the major variables, independent, and dependent

Are the measurements of major variables valid and reliable?

How were the data analyzed? Were the statistics used appropriate?

Were there any untoward events during the conduct of the study?

How do the results fit with previous research in the area?

What does this research mean for clinical practice?