Summarize the research study. Include the research objectives, type of research, population, sample, hypotheses, methods, results.

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This short paper is a report of a research study, designed to help you begin to prepare your term paper.  This report, or part of it, can go directly into your term paper.

  1. Select a research article pertaining to your topic for your paper.

——– If you do a literature search and do not find any research articles related to your topic you may need to search with different terms.  A topic without any research studies will be problematic.

———  Be very sure you have selected an actual research study that has been published as an article.  When you write your paper you may include other research studies and also references that are not research studies.

  1. Spend some time reading and digesting the article.
  1. Summarize the research study. Include the research objectives, type of research, population, sample, hypotheses, methods, results.
  1. Briefly relate the study findings to your term paper

—–This may change later as you write your paper.  For example, you might find a research study about a topic that will help you narrow down your topic.   Depending on where you are in planning your term paper you might be able to state how this study supports other findings, is different, or replicates an earlier study with a different sample.

—–The study might be a key study that becomes a major piece of your own paper.

  1. Include your own critique of the research. This need not be elaborate if it is a well designed study you can say that.
  1. In the body of the paper you should include at least one direct quote and one example of paraphrasing using correct APA format to cite the reference for both.
  1. Include a reference for the article in APA format, place this at the end of the paper.
  1. Your written report should be 1 to 1.5 pages long.
  1. Your paper should be written clearly and be well organized.

Developing a Policy

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Developing a Policy

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Final Project Instructions

Directions:
Your assignment is to write a paper on how you would develop a policy (new or revised policy and specify which) to address an issue identified in a practice setting. This writing assignment should adhere to APA style and be between 3-5 pages NOT including the title page and reference list.

You are to delineate processes for getting the policy adopted and implemented within that practice setting. Using these “steps” as headings for your paper elaborated on the required items listed here.

a. Whom is the policy intended for? Identify customers (internal, external). Whom is the policy intended to address?

b. What are the customers' needs/wants? How will you identify these needs/wants?

c. How will the policy respond to customers' needs/wants? What does the policy and/or procedure provide for the customer?

d. What processes and/or procedures will be needed to produce results to meet customers'

needs/wants?

e. Who will be responsible for implementing this policy – What actions are needed to

implement this policy? What is your institutions process for policy development and revision?

Consider and include, at a minimum, potential issues related to safety, culture, collaboration, finances, information management, and resource utilization, if applicable, when writing this assignment.

You must follow the steps identified above and support your narrative with evidence from the scholarly nursing literature. Preferably nursing journals, within the last 5 years.

1) Demonstrate the ability to develop a policy as a means of Quality Improvement.

2) Identify the critical components in developing a policy.

In this paper you will clarify your current values/beliefs, vision, and mandate regarding leadership in nursing and you will critically analyze the fit between your current perspectives and the literature – both course materials and outside sources in each of the 3 parts of the assignment.

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In this paper you will clarify your current values/beliefs, vision, and mandate regarding leadership in nursing and you will critically analyze the fit between your current perspectives and the literature – both course materials and outside sources in each of the 3 parts of the assignment. The 1st part is about your own values and beliefs, so it is very personal but then, as with all three sections, you also need to situate it within the literature to demonstrate how you fit or do not fit with the literature. The 2nd part is much broader and is about your ideal vision related to leadership in nursing as a profession. This is the part of the paper where you make the link between yourself and the larger world of theory. The 3rd part is about what you think you yourself should be doing in order to live out your values/beliefs about leadership within the context of your vision for nursing. For example, as an educator who believes in the importance of facilitating a student’s growth then I would need to describe ways in which I do just that.

Remember to relate all of your reflections to the literature .The Level of critical reflection in how you a) describe your mandate as a nurse within the context of your own values/beliefs and your vision for nursing leadership, i.e., your personal policy or course of action in providing and promoting leadership in nursing, and b) relate to the literature (both course and new material).Even though you also will be writing about your personal beliefs and so on. The critical analysis is crucial. It is expected that you use the literature from course materials (text book chapters and required articles), but additional new material should also be sought. The new material must be peer-reviewed, must be within 5 years and based only about nursing leadership

Discuss the signs and symptoms & diagnostic tests needed to confirm the diagnosis

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Case Study
Max is a 10 year old boy who presents to the Emergency Department with a two day history of anorexia, loose stools x3, pain that started in umbilical area and settled in the right lower quadrant. He started feeling a bit better so mum encouraged clear fluids and gave him Paracetamol for fever to 38.4. He was admitted to the ward later the same day and was noted to have a fever of 39.6, diffuse abdominal pain and abdominal distension.
His blood tests taken on admission also reveal an elevated WBC. Physical Examination: T 39.6, P 110, RR 24, BP 95/65, oxygen saturation 99% in room air. Heart rate is regular and no murmurs are heard. He is lying in bed with his legs drawn up and is very anxious when you try to palpate his abdomen. His pain score using a numerical scale is 7/10.
Potential Diagnoses: Gastroenteritis, Viral illness, Appendicitis, UTI
The assignment should incorporate responses to the following:
• Discuss the child’s presenting condition in detail. Include:
1. Identify your ‘working diagnosis’ –
2. what is the most likely diagnosis – provide a rationale for your choice o
3. Discuss the signs and symptoms & diagnostic tests needed to confirm the diagnosis
4. Pathophysiology
5. Aetiology
• Discuss the nursing management of the condition
• Identify two medications the child may be given and the rationale for administration to this child
• The delivery of family centred care during the child’s hospital admission, including potential barriers
• What 4 things would you include in a child/parent education program?
• What is the impact of hospitalization on the child and how could this be reduced /managed?
The conclusion should include a summary of the key issues and identify your overall view regarding the issue discussed.