Archive for November 21st, 2018

Critical Decision Making For Providers

Critical Decision Making For Providers

In a 1,200 word paper, describe the scenario involving Mike, the lab technician, and answer the following questions:

 

What were the consequences of a failure to report?

 

What impact did his decision have on patient safety, on the risk for litigation, on the organization’s quality metrics, and on the workload of other hospital departments?

 

As Mike’s manager, what will you do to address the issue with him and ensure other staff members do not repeat the same mistakes?

 

 

Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation On Obesity

Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation On Obesity

This is an individual assignment. Based on the feedback offered by the provider, identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation to accompany the teaching plan and present the information to your community. Select one of the following options for delivery of the presentation:

 

PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes

 

Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages

 

Poster presentation

 

Appropriate community settings include:

 

Public health clinic

 

Community health center

 

Long-term care facility

 

Transitional care facility

 

Home health center

 

University/School health center

Church community

 

Adult/Child care center

 

Before presenting information to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative.

 

Upon receiving approval from the agency, include the “Community Teaching Experience Form” as part of your assignment submission.

 

Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper

Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper

Note: This is an individual assignment. In 1,500-2,000 words, describe the teaching experience and discuss your observations. The written portion of this assignment should include:

 

Summary of teaching plan

 

Epidemiological rationale for topic

 

Evaluation of teaching experience

 

Community response to teaching

 

Areas of strengths and areas of improvement

 

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Do you feel that in the past five years there has been a shift in the prevention of disease?

Do you feel that in the past five years there has been a shift in the prevention of disease? Find an article to discuss this change. Discuss the article. Based on the article and your research which prevention (primary, secondary, or tertiary) should nurses and insurance companies be spending their time and money? Explain and give reasons.  Please relate this to one health condition or disease (obesity, diabetes or heart disease, for example.)

 

Computerized provider order entry

Computerized provider order entry  

Write an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare in general and nursing care in particular.

 

Search for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include a minimum of two scholarly sources. The course textbook does not qualify as a scholarly source. Cite all sources in the body of the paper and include them in the References list following proper APA formatting.

 

Provide one example of this topic. Describe the main features or aspects of the example with support from your sources. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice.

 

Describe an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you were receiving healthcare or when you were providing nursing care. Relate one positive aspect or one negative aspect of this experience and how it could have been improved. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice.

 

Write a conclusion that summarizes the topic, the purpose, and how your newfound insight will influence your nursing care.

Concept Of Nursing Metaparadigm

Nursing Theory

 

Identify your specialty area of professional practice (Use Family Nurse Practitioner). Select a nursing theory from the list of specialty track specific theories provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings (Use the Synergy Model of Patient Care). Address the following: (1) briefly identify concepts of the nursing metaparadigm (remember the selected theory may not include all four concepts); (2) provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting.

Nursing Theory And Conceptual Model Presentation

Nursing theories are tested and systematic ways to implement nursing practice. Using Nightingale’s Environmental Theory and its conceptual model. Prepare a minimum of 15 slide PowerPoint in which you describe the Nightingale’s Environmental Theory and its conceptual model and demonstrate its application in nursing practice. Include the following:

 

Present      an overview of the nursing theory. Provide evidence that demonstrates      support for the model’s efficacy in nursing practice. Explain how the      theory proves the conceptual model. (5 slides)

 

Explain      how the nursing theory incorporates the four metaparadigm concepts. (5      slides)

 

Provide      three evidence-based examples that demonstrate how the nursing theory      supports nursing practice. Provide support and rationale for each. (5      slides)

 

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

 

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Pain in the elderly with dementia Article

Pain and Dementia

 

 

1.  What is the incidence of pain in Nursing Homes?

 

 

2.  Name three chronic conditions and three acute conditions that can cause pain in the elderly?

 

 

3.  What is the incidence of pain for cancer patients with active disease and those with advanced

 

 

         disease?

 

 

4.  Why are dementia patients so difficult to evaluate for pain?

 

 

5.  What are the names of two instruments for evaluating a patient’s pain?

 

 

6.  What pain assessment instrument is specifically suggested for the elderly?

 

 

7.  What scale can be utilized to measure pain for advanced dementia patients?

 

 

8.  What three drugs should be avoided in the elderly?

Nursing Assignment

Discussion Question:

 

Consider what was happening in nursing in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s with the change from diploma programs to an associate degree program. Martha Rogers believed that nursing is a separate and essential discipline and a unique field of study. She worked hard to establish nursing in higher education. Explain the importance of this shift and how it impacted nursing as a profession.

 

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words in length. 

Assignment 5: Evaluation of the Government Accountability Office Budgeting and Cumulative Report

As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the GAO’s budgeting and then provide recommendations for improvement. Therefore, you will conduct interviews with agency representatives and research-related academic sources and Websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of Accounts and Client Support as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working.

 

Write a five to six (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

 

1. Analyze the agency’s (or department’s) budget by following these six (6) steps and including the results of the analysis in your paper by: (a) identifying the agency’s budget as executive department or an independent agency; (b) determining which of the appropriation subcommittees has jurisdiction over each agency’s budget request; (c) determining where each agency’s operations fall in the functional classification of the federal budget; (d) determining the budget authority and outlays proposed for the agency; and (e) determining the actual outlays and budget authority for the agency in that year. (Title this section Budget Overview.)

 

2. Analyze two (2) major political influences on and primary accountability areas required of program administrators after reviewing FY2012 regarding mandatory and discretionary budgets. (Title this section Budgeting Assessment.)

 

3. Explain which intergovernmental agency, or agencies, contributes to and / or influences the budgetary decisions for the current and future budget over the next five (5) years. (Title this section Analysis of Budgeting Plans and Actual Expenditures.)

4. Analyze the impact of international policy making on the current year’s budgets and possible impact on future budget line items. (Title this section Implications of Foreign Policy.)

 

5. Recommend two (2) robust ways in which the agency could improve the budget for the next fiscal year. (Title this section Budget Request and Recommendations.)  

 

6. Provide proof of one to two (1-2) interviews by submitting the completed interview form with a list of questions for and responses from each interviewee. (Put this in the Appendix under Interview Forms.)

 

7. Provide four to five (4-5) relevant and credible outside resources that support the content of this assignment. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website.)

 

 

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