Discuss a disease of the respiratory or cardiovascular system and the physical assessment procedures in identifying the disease.
Describe the risk factors and causes for the disease. Is the disease primarily genetic or environmentally triggered?
Utilizing physical and health assessment techniques, correlate the relationship between lifestyle and disease development.
Briefly describe the diagnosis and treatments for the disease.
Complete the following activity and discuss your results and conclusions with other students in this course.
The purpose of this activity is to assess & examine the relationship between changes in compliance and work of breathing. To complete this assignment, you will need one or two small, new balloons.
1) Inflate a small, new balloon. Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon.
How does this compare with compliance? What type of lung does this represent?
While the balloon is still inflated, let go of the balloon. Describe what happened?
What did the balloon look like when it came to rest?
How is this similar to compliance?
2) Continue inflating and deflating this same balloon. Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon after the balloon has been blown up several times.
How does this compare to the initial experience of inflating the balloon? Why is this?
How would you relate this to compliance?
3) Let go of the balloon and describe what happens.
Describe what it looks like when it comes to rest. What is its shape?
Is there air that remains in the balloon?
In what ways does this represent compliance?
What is the effort or work of breathing for this type of compliance?
The purpose of this assignment is to present the steps taken to identify and solve an EHR problem.
This PowerPoint presentation is designed for executive leadership and explains the work done to solve the identified problem in the case study.
Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation overviewing the informatics solution to the identified problems in the “Integrated Case Study” resource. Include the following information:
Describe the gap/need identified.
Describe the electronic form created to assist the oncology RN navigator
Describe the future state workflow created to meet the needs of the EHR.
Explain how principles of human factor engineering and user interface were integrated into the design and implementation of the informatics solution.
Outline the evaluation measures for the informatics solution.
Describe the process for evaluating the success of the informatics solution.
Include cover slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.
What is the primary means of physical assessment for identifying myocardial infarction and angina?
What are the causes and differences of the two?
According to evidence-based practice (EBP), what are the best methods of treatment for achieving optimum health outcomes with both of these conditions?
Utilize sources within 5 years
Identify industries outside of health care that have deployed innovative management techniques, operational practices, or technology to improve their workforce.
Identify best practices and determine which could be implemented to improve the workforce for a specific health care service, facility, or other health sector-related occupation.
Write an article that explains how a specific management technique, operational practice, or technology can be used to improve a specific health care workforce.
Cite at least 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Develop a written intervention strategy, 4-pages in length, that can be applied to the resolution or management of a nursing leadership problem.
Introduction
Note:
Complete Assessments 1 and 2 before beginning this assessment. You will choose one of the leadership problems illustrated in the associated case study scenarios presented in those assessments as the focus in this assessment.
Successful leadership strategies derive from each leader’s strengths, the situation at hand, the environment, and key stakeholders’ involvement. Decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking are learned skills and constitute the criteria by which expertise is judged. In addition to these skills, a solid grounding in leadership theory and strategies, as well as an awareness of how health care policy and legislation can influence such strategies, will better prepare you to respond to a wide range of leadership situations.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop your own innovative approach to resolving or managing a leadership problem, informed by applicable leadership theories and strategies and your assessment of how current health care policy, legislation, and change models might influence that approach.
Preparation
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
Consider a bill from the ANA’s Policy & State Government Affairs program or another professional nursing association.
ANA. (n.d.). Practice & advocacy: State. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/state/
What impact would this bill have on nursing practice, whether or not it passed?
Imagine that you are in charge of a specialty area in your organization and tasked with developing collaborative, cost-effective, and innovative strategies to facilitate positive change.
What situation would be appropriate to address in your work setting?
How would you assess the needs and identify appropriate interventions for change?
Is the intervention cost-effective?
How does the intervention align with the overall organizational culture?
Review the case study scenarios from Assessments 1 and 2:
Sleeping on the Job:
A Managerial Challenge [DOCX].
Managing the Toxic Leader [DOCX].
Choose either one of the leadership problems presented in these case studies.
Then, explore an intervention strategy, based on your evaluation of applicable leadership theories or strategies in the literature, that could be applied to the resolution or management of the problem.
Instructions
Develop an intervention strategy to resolve or manage a nursing leadership problem.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least 5 sources of credible scholarly or professional evidence to support your strategy.
Intervention Strategy Development
Note:
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Intervention Strategy Scoring Guide. Be sure that your strategy addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the scoring guide to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.
Identify a leadership theory or strategy most applicable to resolving or managing your chosen nursing leadership problem.
Evaluate the theories and strategies you have read about and are already familiar with.
Examine new theories and strategies, as desired. Focus your research on the scholarly and professional literature that can be found in the Capella library or on the Internet.
What is the theory or strategy?
What are the characteristics of the theory or strategy? What does it involve?
Why did you choose that particular theory or strategy?
Explain how your chosen leadership theory or strategy can be applied to resolve or manage your chosen nursing leadership problem.
Provide examples from the literature to support your explanation.
How has the theory or strategy been applied in similar situations?
Explain how consideration of an organizational change model influences your intervention strategy.
How can effective change leadership help build a health care organization’s or system’s capacity for health promotion and facilitate attainment of
organizational goals?
Explain how health care policy and legislation might affect the resolution or management of the problem.
What health care policies or legislation might have an impact?
What would that impact be?
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Express your main points and conclusions coherently.
Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult to focus on the substance of your analysis.
Support your main points, claims, and conclusions with credible scholarly or professional evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
Additional Requirements
Format your document using APA style.
Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in writing and formatting your document. Be sure to include:
A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.
Your document should be 4–pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1:
Evaluate theories and practices of leadership and management for professional nursing practice.
Identify a leadership theory or strategy that has some applicability to resolving or managing a particular nursing leadership problem.
Explain how a particular leadership theory or strategy can be applied to resolve or manage a nursing leadership problem.
Competency 2:
Analyze how organizational goals, models of patient care delivery, and systems models affect health care service delivery.
Explain how consideration of an organizational change model influences an intervention strategy.
Competency 3:
Analyze the impact of health care policy, legal and regulatory, and quality control on health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Explain how health care policy and legislation might affect the resolution or management of a nursing leadership problem.
Competency 4:
Communicate effectively across disciplines, demonstrating respect for self and others.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Support main points, claims, and conclusions with scholarly or professional evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
SCORING GUIDE
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
Resources
• Batras, D., Duff, C. & Smith, B. J. (2014). Organizational change theory: Implications for health promotion practice. Health Promotion International, 31(1), 231–241.
• A review of selected organizational change models to identify the most pertinent insights for health promotion practitioners.
• Chiocchio, F., Rabbat, F., & Lebel, P. (2015). Multi-level efficacy evidence of a combined interprofessional collaboration and project management training program for healthcare project teams. Project Management Journal, 46(4), 20–34.
• Provides initial benchmark measures regarding the pertinence of project management and interprofessional collaboration training for health care project teams.
• Cianelli, R., Clipper, B., Freeman, R., Goldstein, J., & Wyatt, T. H. (2016).
The innovation road map: A guide for nurse leaders [PDF]. https://www.aonl.org/
• An infographic presenting key concepts in innovation for health care leaders.
This resource will be useful for all of the assessments in this course.
• American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements.
• ANA. (n.d.). Practice & advocacy: State. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/state/
• Assessment 3 Context [DOCX].
• This addresses the role of nursing in influencing health care policy and legislation from an ethical perspective.
Caring Assignment
Answer the following questions.
Each paragraph should be a minimum of 4 sentences each, 12-point font, double spaced lines.
1. List five examples of transpersonal caring related to your personal, classroom, or clinical experiences.
Write a paragraph about each experience.
Consider the following items:
a. What made it a transpersonal experience?
b. List the characteristics or behavior and feelings that occurred during the transpersonal caring moment.
Did it happen to you or was it observed?
What was your personal reaction?
2. Write a paragraph listing a simple explanation of four caring behaviors that will make the work environment a more caring environment.
Examples of things that could be listed are:
a. Being on time
b. Being organized/prepared
c. Participating as a team player
d. Not taking part in workplace gossip
3. Write a one-page essay defining your personal motivation for attending school to become a licensed practical nurse.
This assignment should be a well-thought out essay that explains, in an organized manner, the motivational drive of the student.
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In your journal assignment, address the following for the primary article (article is attached) in your selected set:
1∙ Which article have you selected to analyze for the final project?
2∙ What is the purpose of this article?
3∙ What are the research question(s) asked in this article?
4∙ What is the hypothesis in this article?
Peer Review on Topic Submission
You are asked to peer review the student’s topic submissions below. For the topic submission, respectfully comment on:
• What parts of the topic submission do you like?
• Do you think the topic is under-appreciated or underreported? Or has it been reported on recently?
• Do you find any parts of the topic submission confusing?
• Do you have any helpful, constructive suggestions about how to make the topic submission even more engaging/interesting?
• What would you like to know more about the topic?
Topic Submission
The central topic of our talk is going to be about LVADs (Left Ventricular Assist Device).We thought it would be interesting because we both currently work in the cardiothoracic telemetry unit. We get patients with LVADs, but because we are new nurses, we do not have a lot of knowledge about it. We thought it would be great to know more about current contraptions like the LVADs that can help prolong an important organ and evidently prolong someone’s life. It is a device that mainly benefits a certain group (geriatric and/or with related cardiac problems).
Background of the Study:
Practice developing the background section of your potential prospectus by providing the following:
Review resources within the field you have chosen for your research, find at least three
(3) recently published resources that support/justify a current and relevant problem in your discipline or professional field and critically analyze each of the resources.
Include evidence that provides the justification for your potential research problem by
(a) an in-text citation;
(b) what problem was studied;
(c) the findings of the study;
(d) why this research is important in relation to your study; and
(e) include a statement that summarizes prior research done on your potential topic and the need for your proposed research.
Provide, in addition to the textbook, a minimum of two (2) scholarly references and cite them within the text of your activity.
