Category: Nursing

  • Title: “Care Coordination Basics: Empowering Nurses to Improve Patient Outcomes” “Empowering Nurses: Coordinating Care and Enhancing Patient Experiences through Policy, Ethics, and Collaboration”

    Develop a 20-minute video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4-5 pages in length. This is a video presentation.
    INTRODUCTION
    This assessment provides an opportunity for you to educate your peers on the care coordination process. The assessment also requires you to address change management issues.
    PREPARATION
    You are encouraged to complete the Managing Change activity. Completing course activities before submitting your first attempt has been shown to make the difference between basic and proficient assessment.
    ScenarioYour nurse manager has been observing your effectiveness as a care coordinator and recognizes the importance of educating other staff nurses in care coordination. Consequently, she has asked you to develop a presentation for your colleagues on care coordination basics. By providing them with basic information about the care coordination process, you will assist them in taking on an expanded role in helping to manage the care coordination process and improve patient outcomes in your community care center.
    To prepare for this assessment, identify key factors nurses must consider to effectively participate in the care coordination process.
    You may also wish to:
    Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
    Allow plenty of time to rehearse your presentation.
    Recording Equipment Setup and TestingCheck that your recording equipment and software are working properly and that you know how to record and upload your presentation. You may use Kaltura (recommended) or similar software for your audio recording. A reference page is required. However, no PowerPoint presentation is required for this assessment.
    If using Kaltura, refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.
    Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@capella.edu to request accommodations.
    INTRUCTIONS
    Complete the following:
    Develop a video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. To prepare, develop a detailed narrative script. The script will be submitted along with the video.
    Note: You are not required to deliver your presentation.
    Presentation Format and LengthCreate a detailed narrative script for your video presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length. Include a reference list at the end of the script.
    Supporting EvidenceCite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your video. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script. Explore the resources about effective presentations as you prepare your assessment.
    Grading RequirementsThe requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
    Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.
    Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.
    Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
    Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.
    Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?
    What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
    Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.Fine tune the presentation to your audience.
    Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
    Adhere to presentation best practices.
    CONTEXTNurses have a powerful role in the coordination and continuum of care. All nurses must be cognizant of the care coordination process and how safety, ethics, policy, physiological, and cultural needs affect care and patient outcomes. As a nurse, care coordination is something that should always be considered. Nurses must be aware of factors that impact care coordination and of a continuum of care that utilizes community resources effectively and is part of an ethical framework that represents the professionalism of nurses. Understanding policy elements helps nurses coordinate care effectively.
    COURSE COMPETENCIES
    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
    Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired outcomes.Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
    Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience.Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
    Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
    Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
    Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.

  • Evaluating the Profile of a Graduate: Professionalism and Critical Thinking Skills in the Nursing Field

    Submit a three- to four-page, APA-formatted paper presenting a well-researched and reasoned evaluation of the Profile of a Graduate. Offer a comparison of the two characteristics you chose (professionalism and critical thinking skills in the nursing field), using the research you completed during your previous Research Diary Log assignments. Explain the results of your research and conclude your paper with a proposal for how the two characteristics can be uniquely and meaningfully connected. Your instructor will provide additional guidance.
    Below is the suggested rough outline for your paper. However, you may embellish this outline with additional information and insights as desired:
    Title page
    Introduction: Introducing the two profile characteristics (1 paragraph)
    Body:
    Profile Characteristic Number 1: Explanation and discussion
    (2–3 paragraphs)
    Profile Characteristic Number 2: Explanation and discussion
    (2–3 paragraphs)
    Conclusion: Connecting the two Profile characteristics (1 paragraph)
    Reference list

  • Title: Understanding and Managing Asthma: A Comprehensive Review

    address the following:
    1.       Definition
    2.       Etiology
    3.       Clinical manifestation
    4.       Symptoms
    5.       Diagnostics 
    6.       Appropriate outpatient or inpatient management 
    7.       Potential complications
    8.       Nursing Interventions and Care
    9.       Expected medical management
    10.   Patient Teaching

  • The Significance of a Literature Review and Common Mistakes to Avoid Title: The Significance of a Literature Review and Common Mistakes to Avoid A literature review is an essential component of any research project, whether it be a thesis, dissertation,

    What is the importance of a literature review and what should you avoid when conducting a literature review?
    Submission Instructions:
    Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

  • “Understanding Anxiety: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options” I. Introduction A. Explanation of anxiety B. Importance of understanding anxiety C. Thesis statement: This paper will explore the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for

    I need you to correct my outline and include the necessary information related to anxiety please do not change my idea  just making a correction and add something that missed.

  • Title: “Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Guide to Understanding and Treating the Disorder”

    Develop a trifold instructional brochure on the nutritional aspects of one of the disorders below
    Chronic Kidney Disease
    Include in your brochure all points below:Explanation of the pathophysiology of the disorder. Provide 4 risk factors OR 4 symptoms of the disorder.
    Two common, specific medications (not classifications of medications) used for the disorder. Explain how medications work to treat the disorder. Include 3 nutritional considerations for each medication. (Example: food interactions, foods to avoid, foods to take with medication).
    Identify an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence of the disorder.Include at least 3 specific foods that should be included in the diet, provide rational for why foods should be included in the diet for this disease process.
    Include at least 3 specific foods that should be avoided in the diet, provide rational for why the foods should be excluded from the diet for disease process.Examples of Evidence-based diets:Dash diet
    Mediterranean diet
    Low carb diet
    Low sodium diet
    Low fat diet
    Modified fiber and bland diet
    Protein restricted
    High protein diet
    Include the information for at least 2 patient resources. One resource on the evidence-based diet and 1 resource on the disorder. Include name of organization and URL for the citation.
    Include images or clipart to support your information. Trifold brochure should look professional.
    Include at least 2 evidence-based references (less than 5 years old) included in your brochure to support your information. Proper use of in-text citations and references in APA Style. References must be on brochure.

  • Leadership Style Analysis Nursing Leadership Growth and Development

    This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
    CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of quality nursing care. (PO 2)
    CO 5: Summarize legal, ethical, and professional competencies utilized by nursing leadership. (PO 6)
    Due DateStudents must complete the Week 2 Leadership Style Analysis assignment and submit it to the Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.  Late Assignment PolicyStudents are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction, as noted in the rubric below. Total Points PossibleThis assignment is worth 190 points.
    Preparing the AssignmentFollow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Directions Complete this assignment following the steps below. Download the Leadership Style Analysis assignment templateLinks to an external site.. Use of the template is required. A 10% deduction will be applied if the template is not used. See the rubric. Type your responses on the template. Do not submit handwritten notes. Save the template and include your name in the file name. Use the SMART goal you formatted this week and the result of the Leadership Style Inventory at the end of the lesson to complete the Leadership Style Analysis assignment template. When complete, save and close the completed template. Click the Submit button at the top of this page to upload your completed assignment. Correctly cite and reference ideas and information that come from scholarly literature. Sources should be no more than five years old unless they are historical references. Follow grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, professional writing.   Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.   Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric). Answer the questions under each section with explanation and detail. Section 1: Leadership, Management, and Followership In your current experience, do you more frequently assume the leader, manager, or follower role? Explain your answer. What do you consider to be your two strongest leadership characteristics? Explain your answer. What do you consider to be your two most significant leadership opportunities for growth? Explain your answer. How can your role (as a leader, manager, or follower) change based on the needs or responses of your team? Explain your answer. Section 2: Leadership Style What was your result from the Leadership Style Inventory assessment in the lesson? Use citations to discuss. Do you feel this result accurately reflects your leadership style? Why or why not? How do you (or how will you) use this leadership style in the clinical practice environment? Give an example. Section 3: SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Based) Goal
    What was your leadership-related SMART goal from the lesson? How does this goal help you grow as a professional nursing leader and contribute to your long-term career vision? What barriers could present themselves in the achievement of this goal? How will you overcome them? What milestones can you set to assess your progress in achieving this goal? What does the current literature say about milestones and goal-setting? Submit the completed Leadership Style Analysis assignment template to the Week 2 Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Rubric
    NR447_W2_Leadership Style Analysis Rubric
    NR447_W2_Leadership Style Analysis Rubric
    CriteriaRatingsPts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSection 1: Leadership, Management, and FollowershipAnswer the questions with explanation and detail.
    1. In your current experience, do you more frequently assume the leader, manager, or follower role? Explain your answer.
    2. What do you consider to be your two strongest leadership characteristics? Explain your answer.
    3. What do you consider to be your two most significant leadership opportunities for growth? Explain your answer.
    4. How can your role (as a leader, manager, or follower) change based on the needs or responses of your team? Explain your answer.
    60 ptsExcellent
    All requirements met.
    55 ptsVery Good
    3 requirements met.
    50 ptsSatisfactory
    2 requirements met.
    30 ptsNeeds Improvement
    1 requirement met.
    0 ptsUnsatisfactory
    No requirements met.
    60 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSection 2: Leadership StyleAnswer the questions with explanation and detail.
    1. What was your result from the Leadership Style Inventory assessment in the lesson? Use citations to discuss.
    2. Do you feel this result accurately reflects your leadership style? Why or why not?
    3. How do you (or how will you) use this leadership style in the clinical practice environment? Give an example.
    60 ptsExcellent
    All requirements met.
    55 ptsVery Good
    3 requirements met.
    50 ptsSatisfactory
    2 requirements met.
    30 ptsNeeds Improvement
    1 requirement met.
    0 ptsUnsatisfactory
    No requirements met.
    60 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSection 3: SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Based) GoalAnswer the questions with explanation and detail.
    1. What was your leadership-related SMART goal from the lesson?
    2. How does this goal help you grow as a professional nursing leader and contribute to your long-term career vision?
    3. What barriers could present themselves in the achievement of this goal? How will you overcome them?
    4. What milestones can you set to assess your progress in achieving this goal? What does the current literature say about milestones and goal-setting?
    60 ptsExcellent
    All requirements met.
    55 ptsVery Good
    3 requirements met.
    50 ptsSatisfactory
    2 requirements met.
    30 ptsNeeds Improvement
    1 requirement met.
    0 ptsUnsatisfactory
    No requirements met.
    60 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCitation and Reference FormationUse the current APA Style standards to format citations and references and is free of errors.
    5 ptsExcellent
    0-1 errors.
    4 ptsVery Good
    2-3 errors.
    3 ptsSatisfactory
    4-5 errors.
    2 ptsNeeds Improvement
    6-7 errors.
    0 ptsUnsatisfactory
    More than 7 errors.
    5 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting RequirementsCommunicate with minimal English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation errors.
    5 ptsExcellent
    0-1 errors.
    4 ptsVery Good
    2-3 errors.
    3 ptsSatisfactory
    4-5 errors.
    2 ptsNeeds Improvement
    6-7 errors.
    0 ptsUnsatisfactory
    More than 7 errors.
    5 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTemplate Use
    0 ptsNo Points Deducted
    Correct template used
    0 ptsPoints Deducted
    19 points deducted (10%) for incorrect or no template used.
    0 pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLate Deduction
    0 ptsNo Points Deducted
    Assignment submitted on time.
    0 ptsPoints Deducted
    Not Submitted on Time – Points Deducted (5% deduction per day) 1 day late = 9.5 deduction; 2 days late = 19 deduction; 3 days late = 28.5 deduction; 4 days late = 38 deduction; 5 days late = 47.5 deduction; 6 days late = 57 deduction; 7 days late = 66.5 deduction; Score of 0 if more than 7 days late

  • Title: Phenylketonuria (PKU): An Inherited Enzyme Deficiency Disease Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydrox

    You are to write a paragraph about an enzyme deficiency disease (e.g. PKU). The paragraph should be at least 250 words and in APA format. You are to cite at least three references for full credit and you are to ensure that your paragraph is grammatically correct and free of errors. Please include information about the inherited defects that result from the absence of the associated enzyme. Also, include information about the underlying cause that leads to the disease. Are there any associated treatments associated with the enzyme deficiency disease? Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about the assignment.

  • Title: The Impact of Sugar Consumption on Eskimos, Communicating with Japanese American Families, and Cultural Considerations for Russian American Clients Factors Predisposing Eskimos to Risk from Sugar Consumption: 1. Genetic Predisposition: Eskimos have

    After studying Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:
    List factors that predispose Eskimos to risk as a result of the consumption of large quantities of sugar.
    Analyze different strategies useful in communicating with the Japanese American family.
    When caring for a Russian American client, for the most part, at what distance would a Russian patient feel at most ease? 
    Submission Instructions:
    Incorporate a minimum of 2 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles should be referenced according to the current APA style (the online library has an abbreviated version of the APA Manual).

  • “Improving Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare: An Interview and Issue Identification Report” “Leadership Approaches for Enhancing Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams”

    For this assessment, you will
    create a 2–4-page report on an interview you have conducted with a health care
    professional. (YOU CAN MAKE ONE UP).
    Report on the information that you collected in your interview, analyzing
    the interview data and identifying a past or current issue that would benefit
    from an interdisciplinary approach. This could be an issue that has not been
    addressed by an interdisciplinary approach or one that could benefit from
    improvements related to the interdisciplinary approach currently being used.
    You will discuss the interview strategy that you used to collect information.
    Your interview strategy should be supported by citations from the literature. 
    You will identify an issue
    from the interview that could be improved with an interdisciplinary approach,
    and review best practices and evidence to address the issue.
    When
    submitting your plan, use the Interview and Issue Identification Template BELOW!
    Running head: INTERVIEW
    & INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION  1
    Interview and Interdisciplinary Issue Identification
    YOUR NAME
    NURS-FPX4010
    Capella University
    MONTH DAY, YEAR
    INTERVIEW AND
    INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION 2
    Interview Summary
    Summarize your interview in this section. Be sure to relate concise information
    about:
    · the
    health care organization that was discussed in the interview.
    · the
    interviewee’s role and duties.
    · the
    relevant issues at the organization.
    · any
    relevant comments on the actions taken by the organization or leadership
    previously
    and their effectiveness.
    · the
    organizational culture related to collaboration.
    · any
    relevant collaboration or interdisciplinary team experience you interviewee has
    had.
    The goal of this section is to convey what was discussed at the interview and
    identify an issue to
    pursue throughout the rest of this assessment (and future assessments in this
    course), as well as
    have enough information to relate theories, strategies, and approaches to the
    situation at the
    organization.
    Issue Identification
    Identify the issue from the interview for which you consider an evidence-based
    interdisciplinary
    approach appropriate. Provide one or more specific reasons why an
    interdisciplinary approach
    would be appropriate for the issue.
    Change Theories That Could Lead to an Interdisciplinary Solution
    For this section, look to the literature and describe one or more change
    theories that would help
    to develop an interdisciplinary solution to the identified issue. Also, you
    should briefly note the
    relevance and credibility of the sources that you cite.
    Another way to think through this section is:
    · What is
    the change theory?
    INTERVIEW AND
    INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION 3
    · How
    could it help create an interdisciplinary solution?
    · How
    relevant is the theory to the specific identified issue?
    · How
    credible is the source?
    Leadership Strategies That Could Lead to an Interdisciplinary Solution
    This section is similar to the previous one, except you will be looking to the
    literature to help you
    describe one or more leadership strategy that would help you develop an
    interdisciplinary
    solution to the identified issue. Also, you should briefly note the relevance
    and credibility of the
    sources that you cite.
    Another way to think through this section is:
    · What is
    the leadership strategy?
    · How
    could it help create an interdisciplinary solution?
    · How
    relevant is the strategy to the specific identified issue?
    · How
    credible is the source?
    Collaboration Approaches for Interdisciplinary Teams
    Again, this section will be similar to the previous once, except that the focus
    will be on
    collaboration approaches. Depending on whether or not your interviewee’s
    organization uses
    interdisciplinary teams frequently, your focus in this section may be on how to
    establish
    interdisciplinary teams and a collaborative foundation or how to improve the
    collaboration
    within an already established teams. You should also briefly note the relevance
    and credibility of
    the sources that you cite.
    Another way to think through this section is:
    · What is
    the leadership approach?
    · How
    could it help establish or improve collaboration?
    INTERVIEW AND
    INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION 4
    · How
    relevant is the approach to the specific identified issue?
    · How
    credible is the source?
    ·        
    Length of submission: Use the provided
    template above. Most submissions will be 2–4 pages in length. Be sure to
    include a reference page at the end of the plan.
    ·        
    Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of
    scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources
    should be no more than 5 years old.
    ·        
    APA formatting: Make sure that in-text citations and reference list
    follow current 7th edition APA style