MN553 W6 – UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

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Assignment Directions

Scenario: You are a provider in a Pediatric or family practice office, urgent care or an ER. When Mr. Smith brings his 4-year-old in with chief complaints of right ear pain, sneezing, mild cough, and low-grade fever of 100 degrees for the last 72 hours. Today, the child is alert, cooperative, and well hydrated. You note a mildly erythemic throat with no exudate, both ears mild pink tympanic membrane with good movement, lungs clear. You diagnose an acute upper respiratory infection, probably viral in nature. Mr. Smith states that the family is planning a trip out of town starting tomorrow and would like an antibiotic just in case.

Choose one of the listed practice areas and as the NP design a communication plan for Mr. Smith and/or families using both prescriptive and non-prescriptive drug therapies, concerning symptoms to watch for and when to seek additional care.  Describe how you would explain the when and why for prescribing antibiotics to Mr. Smith and the child.  Provide resources that Mr. Smith could access which would provide information concerning your decision.

Assignment Requirements:

Present this Assignment as a PowerPoint presentation with at least 10 slides

Be sure to complete the assignment as the NP treating this family, not as a third party. 

You will use the Narrative notes section of the presentation to include the majority of your evidentiary support of your treatment choices and education of family complete with in-text citations.

5 or more references

write a 2-page (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins) reading response answering the following questions about each article (1 page per article): What is the main goal of the study? What methods and pathologies do the author’s use to address their

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write a 2-page (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins) reading response answering the following questions about each article (1 page per article):

1.What is the main goal of the study?
2.What methods and pathologies do the author’s use to address their goal?
3.What are the main results of the study?
4.What does this article indicate about the relationship between status and health in the past?

Nursing Leadership and Influence paper

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Attached is a sample paper
I am going to pick communication.

References should be less than 5 years old and it should include 8 peered reviewed articles.

My goal is almost the same as my classmate’s goal, so you probably rephrase them.

Rubrics

Nursing Leadership and Influence paper (150 points)         

This is an individually written formal paper about nursing leadership and influence.  This paper is expected to be 5-8 pages in length, excluding title page and reference list.  APA formatting is required.

Refer to Sullivans Becoming Influential.

Choose a concept presented in Sullivan (Power, Image, Communication, Politics, Networking, Setting Goals and Negotiation).
Describe the concept and why you view it as important to nursing influence. 
Review the literature on your chosen concept and note your findings.
Describe how you, as an Advanced Practice nurse, will develop and utilize this concept in your professional practice to influence health care and advocate for patients.
Include in your discussion your goals for the immediate future once you have completed your graduate degree.

Grading rubric for Nursing Leadership & Influence Paper

Nursing Leadership and Influence

Points possible

Overview of Nursing Leadership Concept chosen

25

Review of Literature of this concept (a minimum of 8 peer reviewed articles reviewed within 5 years of publication)

50

Influencing Health Care and Advocating for Patients

25

Future Goals as an Advanced Practice Nurse

25

APA/Grammar

25

Total

150

The Inclusion of Nurses in the Systems Development Life Cycle

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In the media introduction to this module, it was suggested that you as a nurse have an important role in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). With a focus on patient care and outcomes, nurses may not always see themselves as contributors to the development of new systems. However, as you may have observed in your own experience, exclusion of nurse contributions when implementing systems can have dire consequences.

consider the role you might play in systems development and the ramifications of not being an active participant in systems development.

Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Reflect on your own healthcare organization and consider any steps your healthcare organization goes through when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system.
Consider what a nurse might contribute to decisions made at each stage of the SDLC when planning for new health information technology.
By Day 3 of Week 9

Post a description of what you believe to be the consequences of a healthcare organization not involving nurses in each stage of the SDLC when purchasing and implementing a new health information technology system. Provide specific examples of potential issues at each stage of the SDLC and explain how the inclusion of nurses may help address these issues. Then, explain whether you had any input in the selection and planning of new health information technology systems in your nursing practice or healthcare organization and explain potential impacts of being included or not in the decision-making process.

Sample Solution

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