Describe a recent health care policy and discuss it’s implication to your personal clinical practice or health care as a whole

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Select an American Nurses Association (ANA) publication on workplace safety from the ANA. Search the American Nurses Association (ANA) website for workplace safety

(http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment and select a publication on workplace safety. Review the document (publication), include the URL, and discuss implications for you and your work setting.

2. Describe a recent health care policy and discuss it’s implication to your personal clinical practice or health care as a whole. Why is it important for nurses to be aware of health care policy?

3. Health care costs are on the rise. What is an example of wasted health care dollars in your clinical practice and how do you propose improving the utilization of these dollars?

4. How has this educational program prepared you for the future of nursing as a BSN graduate?

Select an American Nurses Association (ANA) publication on workplace safety from the ANA. Search the American Nurses Association (ANA) website for workplace safety

(http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment and select a publication on workplace safety. Review the document (publication), include the URL, and discuss implications for you and your work setting.

2. Describe a recent health care policy and discuss it’s implication to your personal clinical practice or health care as a whole. Why is it important for nurses to be aware of health care policy?

3. Health care costs are on the rise. What is an example of wasted health care dollars in your clinical practice and how do you propose improving the utilization of these dollars?

4. How has this educational program prepared you for the future of nursing as a BSN graduate?

Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components, relationships among the components, logic of the propositions, comprehensiveness, and utility to advanced nursing

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Application of Theory Paper

Guidelines & Scoring Rubric

 

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize one strategy for the application of a specific nursing theory to resolving a problem or issue of nursing practice in nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics, or health policy.

 

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, a student will demonstrate the ability to:

 

(CO#1) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components, relationships among the components, logic of the propositions, comprehensiveness, and utility to advanced nursing. (PO1)

(CO#3) Communicate the analysis of and proposed strategies for the use of a theory in nursing practice. (PO3, 7, 10)

(CO#4) Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice. (PO4, 7)

 

 

 

Total Points Possible:  325

Requirements:

Description of the Assignment: 

Content

  1. Introduction to the paper includes a few general statements on the idea of nursing theory being applied to solve problems/issues in nursing practice, regardless of the specialty area of practice. For example, why would one pick a nursing theory to solve a practice problem? Would a grand, middle-range, or practice theory be best? Does the writer have any experience in using nursing theory this way? In addition, a brief one-paragraph summary of a specific nursing theory and information on the sections of the paper are provided. The selected nursing theory can be a grand theory, a middle-range theory, or a practice theory.
  2. Description of the problem/issue for which strategies will be developed. The problem to be resolved must be in nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics, or health policy. Scholarly evidence (in the form of a literature review) supporting the issue is included. The problem/issue could be local to one’s specific practice setting. For example, the setting might be a nursing unit, a nursing-education program, an informatics department, or a health-policy unit of a consulting firm. The problem/issue needs to be something that a nursing theory can impact, whether it solves the actual problem/issue or enables people affected by the problem/issue to deal with it. It is best if the problem/issue is from real life – something the writer of the paper has dealt with or is currently engaged in.

Some examples (these are fictitious examples)

  1. A nursing unit has experienced rapid turnover of professional staff, including several nurse managers. A new nurse manager from outside of the nursing unit is appointed.
  2. Informatics nurse specialists face a lot of resistance from all healthcare professionals to implementation of a computer-based order entry program. The implementation date will not be changed.
  3. A nurse educator is assigned to take over a large class of undergraduate nursing students, with a mix of young adults and adults returning for a second degree. The subject is difficult, students have not been doing well, and frustration and tempers are impeding group work.
  4. A health-policy nurse specialist works for a consulting firm that lobbies on behalf of many healthcare professions. Within the specialist’s work unit, there is much debate over the pros and cons of various policies being proposed for attention in the coming year.
  1. Applying concepts and principles from the selected theory, one strategy for resolving the identified issue is described in depth. Details on how the theory would be applied are included (consider: who, what, when, where, and how). Rationales for the strategy as well as evidence from scholarly literature are included. One ethical and/or legal aspect of the strategy is discussed. Expected outcome(s) from implementing the strategy are proposed.
  2. Concluding statements include new knowledge about applying nursing theory gained by writing the paper

Format and Special Instructions

  1. Paper length: 6 pages minimum; 8 pages maximum, excluding title page and reference page. Points will be deducted for not meeting these requirements.
  2. The textbook required for this course may not be used as a reference for this assignment.
  3. A minimum of 3 scholarly references are used. References must be current – no older than 5 years, unless a valid rationale is provided. Consult with the course instructor about using an older source.
  4. Title page, body of paper, and reference page(s) must be in APA format as presented in the 6th edition of the manual
  5. Ideas and information from readings and other sources must be cited and cited correctly.
  6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with formal academic writing as presented in the 6th edition of the APA manual

Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert

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Purpose

 

The purpose of this assignment is to

  • Communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice;
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and
  • Articulate how the professional nurse uses information or data in everyday practice to improve outcomes.

 

Course Outcomes

 

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

 

 

 

CO #1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO #1)

 

CO #4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO #4)

 

CO #8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO #8)

 

Points

 

This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.

Directions

 

  1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is found under the Week 6 Interview link.
  2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a registered nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include but, are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.
  3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
  4. Note that there are five (5) Required Questions to ask the RN.
  5. Note that there are four (4) Optional Questions. You need to select only ONE of them to ask the RN.
  6. Note that there are two (2) Follow-Up Questions that must be answered by YOU.Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, interprofessional communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a Telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.
  7. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
  8. Submit the form to the Dropbox prior to the deadline outlined above.

why a nursing home should have an ethics committee and what the responsibilities of the committee are

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In Chapter 8 of your textbook Moody (1996) discusses ethics committees in nursing homes and states that federal regulation may soon require that nursing homes move in the direction of establishing ethics committees (pp 172-174).

 

As of 2011 there were only a handful of state laws and no federal laws mandating the existence of ethics committees. However, there was a mandate for ethics committee made in the private, although influential, accreditation standards of the Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization, that is seen as the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare (Pope, 2011).

 

In addition to Joint Commission the American Medical Director Association (AMDA) recommends that each facility should have an ethics “mechanism” to assist in managing decisions such as do-not-resuscitate and other end-of-life issues (AMDA).

 

Research nursing home ethics committees and write a 2 – 3 page paper on why a nursing home should have an ethics committee and what the responsibilities of the committee are.

 

Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.