Category: Nursing

Week 1 Discussion Comment.

Comment using your own words but please provide at least one reference for each comment.

Do a half page for discussion #1 and another half page for discussion #2 for a total of one page.

Provide the comment for each discussion separate.

Wk 7 Assignment 1

 

Assignment 1: Captain of the Ship Project Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

In earlier weeks, you were introduced to the concept of the captain of the ship. In this Assignment, you become the captain of the ship as you provide treatment recommendations and identify medical management, community support resources, and follow-up plans for a client with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Students will:
  • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Recommend psychotherapy based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Identify medical management needs for clients with obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Identify community support resources for clients with obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Recommend follow-up plans for clients with depression disorders

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Select an adult or older adult client with an obsessive-compulsive disorder you have seen in your practicum.

In 34 pages, write a treatment plan for your client in which you do the following:

  • Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.
  • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)
  • Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices.
  • Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.
  • Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.
  • Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers.

Nursing History

 Hello Class,
I obtained an associate’s degree in nursing from William Rainey Harper College (). It is a community college located in Palatine Illinois. In 1967, the doors opened at William Rainey Harper College and they began nursing classes that same year. The two-year program served as a bridge for those students who previously became a Licensed Practical Nurse. It provided me with a sound clinical foundation and laid the framework for my continuing education. Going forward I will be curious how they will maintain enrollment in the program because of the national strategy to have entry-level nurses obtain a bachelor’s degree.
I am looking forward to hearing about the nursing school you previously attended. How did it affect you and nursing in the present and future?
Roma 

Ethical And Legal Aspect

DQ 1: Case Study, Chapter 1, Entry Into Practice: The Debate Rages On

The entry-into-practice debate in the United States continues to be one of the oldest and hottest professional issues nurses face as we enter the second decade of the 21st century. It appears that little progress has been made since 1965 in creating a consensus to raise the entry level into professional nursing practice, although experts do not agree even on that issue. Your neighbors ask you for information about considerations for selection of an appropriate nursing education program for their child.

1. Your neighbor is confused because both ADN and BSN schools preparing graduates for RN licensure meet similar criteria for state board approval and have roughly the same number of nursing coursework units. How would you summarize the arguments for changing or not changing the nursing entry level?

2. There is current evidence-based research that explores the impact of registered nurse educational level on patient outcomes. What does the current evidence-based research conclude about the impact of RN educational level on patient outcomes?

3. Achieving the BSN as the entry degree for professional nursing practice will take the best thinking of our nursing leaders. What will it require in order to successfully achieve the BSN as the entry degree for professional nursing practice?

Week 7

Explain the flow of funds within an organization including private pay and third party reimbursement.

Assignment Description: This assignment will be at least 1000 words or more

This week you will reflect upon accountability in healthcare to answer the following questions:

  • How can you prevent abuses and inefficiencies in third party payments?  
  • Briefly define the flow of funds in the Care Organization.
  • What challenges do consumers face who are enrolled in private insurance?
  • What methods can you use to empower the consumer?

Assignment Expectations: How will students be successful?

  • Length:
    • 1000-1250 words (4-5 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
  • Structure:
    • Include a title page and reference page in APA style
  • References:
    • Two scholarly references are required; you should include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions

Discussions

EACH DISCUSSION QUESTION IS 400 WORDS, APA FORMAT WITH 2 REFERENCES. PLEASE DON’T PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER, SEPARATE EACH WITH ITS OWN REFERENCES

1)In what ways does managed care manage costs? Is care compromised in the process?

2) Describe the difference between employer-sponsored health insurance plans and private plans.

3) Answer both of the following questions honestly and professionally:

  1. Discuss the factors and approach you will use to develop a professional partnership with your selected site (MY SITE IS PLANNED PARENTHOOD)
  2. What is the importance of collaborating with other healthcare professionals in order to establish trusting relationships to gain commitment for mobilizing health initiatives? 

P 5

 

Week 5 Project

Compilation

Summarize, in 3-4 pages, this assignment that provides information from Weeks 1 to 4.

In addition to the work you completed in the last four weeks, your assignment should also:

  • Include an introduction and a conclusion.
  • Implement the recommendations from the instructor.
  • Describe the role of nursing informatics.
  • Explain how nursing informatics or technology in health care will help or hinder your leadership.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.

  • Use this as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
  • This handout will provide you the details of .
  • You may create your essay in this

Submission Details

  • Support your responses with examples.
  • Name your document SU_NSG4029_W5_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
  • Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

D5

 

Discussion Question

Read Chapter 7 in your text Murray, E. (2017). Nursing leadership and management for patient safety and quality care. Philadelphia, PA.: F.A. Davis Company.
The following Web sites offer many resources Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Tools

Society for Quality
Over the past 6 months, patients in the intensive care unit have experienced an increase in central line infections. The nurse leader and manager suspects that the increase is related to more central lines being inserted in the emergency department. A quality improvement (QI) team is being formed to identify the root causes of central line infections.
Who should be on the QI team?
What leadership theories and models would you use with this team?
Outline the steps in the QI process to use in this situation.
How would the QI team implement an activity to improve the infection rate, and how will the team know the activity worked?
What Quality Improvement Tool would you use to visually display the outcomes over time to your team?

Citations should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this as a convenient reference for properly citing resources or connect to the APA Style website through the APA icon below.

Professional Capstone

     

Strategic   Plan Summary

Assess the culture of the organization for potential challenges in incorporating the nursing practice intervention. Use this assessment when creating the strategic plan.

Write a 150-250 word strategic plan defining how the nursing practice intervention will be implemented in the capstone project change proposal.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

  

Professional   Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below.  In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

1. New practice approaches

2. Interprofessional collaboration

3. Health care delivery and clinical systems

4. Ethical considerations in health care

5. Practices of culturally sensitive care

6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients

7. Population health concerns

8. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes

9. Health policy

10. Leadership and economic models

11. Health disparities

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

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

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Diversity

Conduct an assessment of the health care environment where you work (i.e. health department, long-term care facility, specialty clinic, inpatient hospital, etc). Specifically, examine potential barriers that may exist for a member of a minority group that has a significant presence in your community (i.e. Native American, Cubans, Hmong). Using the criteria below (and explained in greater detail on pages 39 and 40), assess the potential organizational barriers to care in your work environment. Explore ways to decrease barriers to health care for this minority group so that your organization can strive for cultural competency. Write a 3-4 page APA essay, using two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

  • Availability
  • Accessibility
  • Affordability
  • Appropriateness
  • Accountability
  • Adaptability
  • Acceptability
  • Awareness
  • Attitudes
  • Approachability
  • Alternative practices and practitioners