Safety Risks

Provide your answers to the following questions in a 2-page paper. Use APA Editorial Format for all citations and references used.

  1. What should the “culture and environment of safety” look like when preparing and administering medications?
  2. Discuss a common breach of mediation administration.
  3. Identify three (3) factors that lead to errors in documentation related to medication administration.
  4. What can I do to prevent medication errors?

explain how you see yourself fitting into the following IOM Future of Nursing recommendations:

In a reflection of 450-600 words, explain how you see yourself fitting into the following IOM Future of Nursing recommendations:

  1. Recommendation      4: Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} by      2020.
  2. Recommendation      5: Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.
  3. Recommendation      6: Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.

Identify your options in the job market based on your educational level.

  1. How      will increasing your level of education affect how you compete in the      current job market?
  2. How      will increasing your level of education affect your role in the future of      nursing?

While APA format 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.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy

Policy Analysis Paper

Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly

inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care

systems, or public/social health policy. Submit a paper between 7-10 pages

long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the

guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required. Paper must be

completed in APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until

current.

Introduction

3 points

▪ Generally define & describe the policy issue to be addressed.

▪ Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical

practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic.

▪ Identify questions the policy analysis is intended to address.

Background

3 points

▪ Provide details of the issue or problem, including its nature/scope, relevant

literature & history, & the context within which the issue exists.

▪ Describe existing policy addressing the issue, if any.

▪ Discuss strengths & shortcomings in existing policy.

▪ Identify & describe key stakeholders (individuals & groups) that are or will

be affected by the policy & why.

Analysis

9 points

▪ Identify alternative policies to achieve objectives.

▪ Establish/identify criteria that will be used for selection of “best” policy.

▪ Evaluate each alternative & its potential impact relative to the healthcare &

patient outcomes.

▪ Assess the trade-offs between alternatives.

Recommendations

6 points

▪ Based on the analysis, identify the “best” alternative to address the current

issue & policy situation.

▪ Provide rationale forselection.

▪ Describe possible strategies to implement selected alternative.

▪ Identify barriers to implementation of selected alternative.

▪ Describe methods to evaluate policy implementation.

Discussion

6 points

▪ Discuss analysis & recommendations relative to the original questions

identified, & the level of policy it is intended to address (i.e., clinical

practice, health care systems, or public).

▪ Identify limitations of analysis.

▪ Discuss implications for practice, education, research, & policy-making.

Conclusion

1.5 points

▪ Summarize findings & recommendations of analysis

▪ Identify questions to be addressed in future studies or policy analyses.

References

1.5 points

▪ List all references cited in paper. Must be completed in APA format.

Appendices ▪ Table displaying results of analysis, including, for example, a list of

alternatives & the degree to which each alternative may be most

effective. Other tables & appendices as needed to support analysis.

Pancreatic Cancer Written Research Project

Pancreatic Cancer

Written Research Project Guidelines:

 

Select a cancer either in the adult or pediatric   population to research( Pancreatic   Cancer ) You   will write a paper based on the rubric below. This assignment is an opportunity   for you to explore a particular cancer of interest to you. Its purpose is to   assess your understanding and demonstrate your practical application of the   pathophysiologic processes that occur in diseases. This comprehensive paper   will be 10 pages in length and should include the following components:

 

Abstract

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Introduction

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Pathophysiology   of the disease

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Description   of the clinical manifestations and assessments

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Diagnostic   Studies/ Laboratories

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Clinical   Management/ Treatment Modalities

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Evaluation   of Treatments

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Patient   Education and Safety (QSEN)

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Choose one   case study related to the disease   process. Articles must be less than 5 years old, from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.

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APA format   (title page, headers, heading, in-text citations, reference page)

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TOTAL

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Specific writing requirements

REWRITES ARE NOT ALLOWED

  1. All paper submitted must be in APA format according to      Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA) (6th      ed.). 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5. Use precise APA format that includes correct punctuation,      spelling, sentence structures, and references.
  2. Must include at least 5 peer-reviewed references,      including McCance, K. L., &      Huether, S, E. (2015). 7th ed and Publication Manual American Psychological      Association (APA) (6th ed.).

3. Type must be Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double-spaced.

4. Use the spell check function on the computer (will help with #1).
5. Use a COVER page following APA guidelines 

6. Paper must be sent via email on due date. Papers will be submitted to Turn It In for evaluation of plagiarism. A similarity index of 20{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} or above will result in the paper receiving a failing grade.

7. Papers turned in past the due date will receive an automatic deduction of 10 points with the grade to start with a B (89).

If page numbers are limited, pages that exceed the limit will NOT be read and further points may be removed if critical content was included on the excess pages.