Category: Nursing homework help

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The SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication tool is effective in healthcare settings primarily because it provides a clear, concise framework for communications, which is crucial in high-stakes environments. Studies have shown that SBAR improves communication clarity and reduces errors, particularly during handoffs between healthcare providers. For instance, it standardizes the information exchange, ensuring critical details are not overlooked, thus enhancing patient safety and improving clinical outcomes (Kaiser Permanente, 2009; Haig et al., 2006). The structured nature of SBAR allows for quick, effective exchanges that are essential in emergency situations, contributing to its effectiveness as a communication tool in healthcare.
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Effective communication in important to promote patient safety. According to Müller et al., 2018, the SBAR communication tool has been shown to improve the safe treatment of patients, even though there is limited data on the topic. To me, the SBAR tool allows one to communicate clearly and concisely. The situation explains what is going on now. The background reminds the provider of why the patient is here. The assessment goes into further detail about why the nurse feels the need to contact the doctor. The recommendation is then presented to the doctor by the nurse to request an intervention to further patient care. Always verbalize and repeat any orders given by the provider.
The scenario in my video is a real-life recent event that is still playing itself out. I have learned from the module videos some tips on the importance of relevant facts when speaking to the doctor. At times I feel I include too much detail and at times have found myself sending two messages rather than one in a close time frame. I am working on these faults to improve my communication actively.

 
In a 4- to 5-page project proposal written to the leadership of your healthcare organization, propose a nursing informatics project for your organization that you advocate to improve patient outcomes or patient-care efficiency. Your project proposal should include the following:
Describe the project you propose.
Identify the stakeholders impacted by this project.
Explain the patient outcome(s) or patient-care efficiencies this project is aimed at improving and explain how this improvement would occur. Be specific and provide examples.
Identify the technologies required to implement this project and explain why.
Identify the project team (by roles) and explain how you would incorporate the nurse informaticist in the project team.
Use APA format and include a title page and reference page.
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This forum requires the viewing of two videos: the first is an excerpt from Dr. Kilbourne’s talk “Slim Hopes” and the second is a TED Talk by Ashley Graham. 
Dr. Jean Kilbourne is a renowned speaker who has made a career of presenting on her critical analyses of the effects of advertising on the American culture (ChallengingMedia, 2006). The video is of a brief excerpt (5:10) of Kilbourne’s talk “Slim Hopes,”Links to an external site. where she aims to persuade her audience that our culture’s current obsession with weight stems in part from the powerful influence advertising has on our culture. In fact, she argues that “there is no aspect more pervasive or more persuasive than advertising.” Also, while not required, you may want to view other videos by KilbourneLinks to an external site.which discuss the media’s influence on our culture’s attitudes regarding alcohol, tobacco, and sexuality.
The second video “Plus Size? More Like My Size”Links to an external site. is from a TED Talk by Ashley Graham, a model who is a major voice in the body acceptance movement (TEDx Talks, 2015). Also, study the chapter on persuasive presentations in our textbook. In light of the videos, the text, and your own experiences, respond to the questions below:
How do the speakers effectively address the appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos? 
How do the images and data serve to persuade? 
With regard to kairos and context, how may modern viewers respond to Kilbourne’s message differently than those who viewed these messages when they were first created (Kilbourne’s videos were made nearly 20 years ago)? 
How does seeing Ashley Graham, a modern voice, support the work Kilbourne has been doing? 
Finally, what is your personal reaction? Do you relate? Do you find the messages persuasive? Does the context or age of Kilbourne’s videos affect your receptiveness of her message?
Be sure to respond to others. As a reminder, connect to a scholarly source beyond the videos from Kilbourne and Graham.
References
ChallengingMedia. (2006). Slim hopes: Advertising & the obsession with thinness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7143sc_HbU
TEDx Talks. (2015). Plus size? More like my size. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgawjzimjc

 Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights 

 Where and how are decisions made in your organization? How can you be invited to the table to be an active participant in decision making that influences your practice? 

Instructions:
1. Create a comparative table with the differences between formal and informal organizational structures. 
2. Exemplify each of the differences described.
Your assignment should be formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least three academic sources.
Your assignment will be run through TurnItIn to check for plagiarism. 

 You are what you eat.” Have you ever heard that? Although that saying is not exactly true, what we do eat does impact how we concentrate in class, work, perform in sports, and even affects our moods. The purpose of this activity is to deepen learning through reflective thinking. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment: 
 
Keep a log of the foods and drinks you consumed (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) from Monday through Friday (no weekends).
After reviewing your food log at the end of week 1, please answer the questions below:
How many days did you eat breakfast? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 fruit? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 vegetable? _________
How many days did you eat “junk food” (chips, candy, etc.)? ________
How many days did you drink soda? ______
How many total ounces of water did you drink per day? ______
 
At the end of the week, reflect on what you ate for the week. Rate your nutrition for that week on a scale from 1 – 10 (with 10 being the best). Support your answer with examples of why you gave yourself that rating. Describe ONE change you would like to make to your diet. Reflect on what went well and what could be improved. Be sure to write in complete sentences. A strong paragraph is at least 5 sentences.
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
The paper should be at least 5 sentences (approximately 100 words) in length

What is a heart attack and what causes a heart attack?
1 page, in text citations, APA, and references.

 You are what you eat.” Have you ever heard that? Although that saying is not exactly true, what we do eat does impact how we concentrate in class, work, perform in sports, and even affects our moods. The purpose of this activity is to deepen learning through reflective thinking. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment: 
 
Keep a log of the foods and drinks you consumed (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) from Monday through Friday (no weekends).
After reviewing your food log at the end of week 1, please answer the questions below:
How many days did you eat breakfast? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 fruit? __________
How many days did you eat at least 1 vegetable? _________
How many days did you eat “junk food” (chips, candy, etc.)? ________
How many days did you drink soda? ______
How many total ounces of water did you drink per day? ______
 
The paper should be at least 5 sentences (approximately 100 words) in length.

Goal: 
You will critically appraise a research design Content Requirements: 
You will select one research report with a qualitative design and one with quantitative design and answer the following questions regarding the following categories:
Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative Research
Briefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.
Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.
Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.
Communicate how this research design used in research. The study, sampling, data collection, analysis, rigor, findings and limitations
Identify the purpose of the study.
Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.
Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.
Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria. 
Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing. Discuss what you understand by the term Quantitative Research – Use the following dot points to guide your discussion (give reasons for your argument and support with references):
Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.
Identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a quantitative research approach
Differentiate between observational and interventional research designs and also between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.
Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.
Communicate how this research design used in research. Critique the Quantitative Research Report – Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):
The study
Identify the purpose and design of the study.
Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
 Sampling
Explain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Data collection
Briefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).
Define the terms validity and reliability and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.
Data analysis
Outline how the data were analyzed.
Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Findings and limitations
Briefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the study
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.
Submission Instructions:
The assignment is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
The assignment should be formatted per current APA and 4-5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles  or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.