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Choose one of the following ‘projects

Become Involved Instructions: Choose one of the following ‘projects’: Identify a professional organization you belong to; how are they involves in policy development. Contact your local State Representative to discuss recent and upcoming health policy legislation. State who you contacted and why. What was the result? Use the Internet to research bills or legislation that is before […]

Environmental Issues

Environmental Issues Instructions: Choose one of the assignments below and post your answers or ‘editorial’ in this forum. Select an article from the mass media (newspaper) that deals with an “environmental” health issue. Analyze and critique the article by answering the following questions: What are the characteristics of the community involved? What appears to be the sources of […]

Evidence-Based Practice  [provide definitions for a) e

Evidence-Based Practice  [provide definitions for a) evidence-based practice, b) quality improvement, and c) research.  Please include references using APA format.] Describe how you would use each process (e.g. EBP, QI, and research) to address the selected quality indicator in Ambulatory Care.   A.     Description of Clinical Problem/Situation: Nursing Turnover within the Ambulatory Care (ACS) Setting     […]

As with research, concepts play a critical role in theory developme

 Components of Theory As with research, concepts play a critical role in theory development. Consider for a moment the purpose of theory and its application to nursing practice. At the heart of any theory—which seeks to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe—lies the concept or concepts to be explored or addressed. Within the iterative process of […]