Category: Nursing

mHealth (MDCALC
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Tuesday at 1200 p.m. EST. Instructor and peer responses are due by Sunday at 1200 p.m. EST. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Tuesday at 1200 p.m. EST, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Mobile health, also known as mHealth, is the secure use of mobile digital wireless technologies to support health. Awareness and skillful use of mHealth applications (apps) are key to advancing health outcomes.
Use the table below to identify the mHealth app for this assignment based on the first letter of your first name. For example, if your first name is Gilda then your assigned app is Medscape.
First letter of your first name mHealth app for Assignment
A-E MDCalc-  (THIS IS MY ASSIGNED APP BASED ON MY FIRST NAME)
F-J Medscape
K-O The Chief Complaint
P-S Drugs.com
T-Z SingleCare
Use the Google Play Store for Android devices or the Apple iTunes App Store for Apple devices to search for the assigned medical application in the table above.
Download the app to a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). The apps are free and do not require purchase to complete this assignment.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Name of the app: Identify the name of the app.
Author: Describe who created, developed, or maintains the app.
Endorsement: Identify whether the app is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, another government agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional organization. Discuss the implications (or lack) of endorsement.
Aesthetics: Discuss whether the information is displayed in a way that is easy to navigate. Is it easy to use? Can you use it without instructions? Explain.
Purpose: Describe the intended purpose or use of the app.
Clinical decision-making: Discuss the influence of the app on clinical decision-making.
Safety: Is there potential for client harm? Explain.
Privacy/security: Identify if the app has a privacy statement or setting. Is there a clear privacy policy stating information will be encrypted and not shared with third parties? Does the app share information on social networks? Are users notified in the event of a breach of privacy and health information? Explain.
User: Explain for whom is the app intended (providers, clients, or others).
Credibility: Discuss the credibility of the sources of information and how credibility is verified.
Relevance: Discuss how current the information is in the app. When was the last update? Is the content consistent with evidence-based literature or best practices/standards of care? Explain.
* Response posts should address the pros and cons of the app and state whether the use of the app would be recommended.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations:
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of FOUR (4) different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.

Overview
This assignment is aligned with the module objective “Demonstrate community assessments and apply the principles of epidemiology.” As part of the written assignment, you will complete the following tasks:
Identify one health problem you believe to be the most prevalent in your community. You may want to check with your local health department or a community health nurse. Also consider researching the morbidity/mortality rates health problems in your community.  School nurses and are an excellent resource person to contact.
Analyze the problem using Milio’s framework for prevention from the module 1 readings (Chapter three in your text, pp 41).
Choose one of your nursing diagnoses and describe how your identified community health problem applies.
Describe the health people 2030 national goal that relates closest to your chosen Diagnosis.
Develop one-long term goal, minimum of three short-term goals and interventions for your chosen diagnosis (you will be developing a teaching plan in week 3).
Goals: A goal is a final outcome of what is achieved after you provide the interventions. Goals are broad in nature. Consider the long-term goal to be after one year and short-term goal after six months. These are community goals and will take longer to obtain. Consider a reduction of statistics as a long-term goal as guided by the 2030 Healthy People site. Be specific and measurable to include timeframes.
(See the examples on page 89)
Recommended headings include:
Title Page
Introduction (No heading needed –assure you introduced the topic of the paper with a purpose statement) – 7 points
Content (a total of 20 points and please use the following headings)
Introduction of Your Community Problem/Diagnosis – 2 points
Analysis of Problem/Diagnosis Using Milo’s Framework of Prevention – 6 points
Compare Problem/Diagnosis to Healthy People 2030 National Goals – 6 points
Long-Term and Short Term Goal – 8 points (2 points for long-term goal and 2 points for each of the three short term goals with interventions)
Conclusion (Again no heading required – use in conclusion or in summary at the beginning of the paragraph)– 7    points
Stylistic Points– 6 total points – APA formatting with proper word count. Proper citations with 4 references – 2 references from required course material and two peer-reviewed references. See further criteria on rubric and underneath rubric.
Points: 40
Due Date: Sunday of week 2 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the U.S.
References
Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)
Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
Style
Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references.Download the Microsoft Word APA template. Review this annotated student sample paper guide which draws attention to relevant content and formatting in 7th edition APA style. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition book as well before submitting the assignment. Refer to the ‘LEARNER SUPPORT’ tab for more information regarding APA 7th edition with comparisons to 6th edition.
Number of Pages/Words
Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages.
Instructions
To be successful, complete the following steps in order:
STEP 1. Review the instructional materials and finish learning activities in this module.
STEP 2. Review or download the grading rubric. 
STEP 3. Create a new Word document, write your paper based on the above overview.
STEP 4. Refer to APA book and rubric for correctly formatting the paper.
STEP 5. Save the document with the filename: ” Lastname_Firstname_Module_2_Assessment_4″ (Example: Smith_Jill_Module_2_Assessment_4.docx).
STEP 6. Submit the document by clicking the link on the left titled ” M2 A4 WA: SUBMISSION AREA – HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030, LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM GOALS, AND INTERVENTION “.
Note: You will have three (3) attempts to submit a written assignment, only the final attempt will be graded. For each attempt you will receive a SafeAssign originality report. This will give you a chance to correct the assignment based on the SafeAssign score.View instructions on how to interpret your SafeAssign originality report.
Kindly note: If a submission has been made for more than 48 hours without a re-submission, it will be considered final and will be subject to being graded.

– priority problems (2) (these are your nursing diagnoses)
– For each problem, 1 SMART goal
for each goal, 3 interventions with rationales

The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Social determinants of health influence the health of a community, and in turn they also influence what is needed from healthcare organizations.
In your discussion, this week, include the following:
Discuss how economic, environmental, social, and demographic factors contribute to the evolution of healthcare organizations located within communities that have vulnerable populations.
How are nurses and nurse leaders uniquely positioned to foster positive relationships between healthcare systems and local communities?
Consider a healthcare organization within which you currently work or have previously worked. Did that organization develop community partnerships that addressed the needs based on social determinants of health? If so, what were they? If not, what partnerships would you recommend? 

Create a 3-4 page report on the optimal learning environment for the course you began developing in Assessment 1
Note: Assessments in this course build on each other and must be completed in sequential order.
Create a 3–4 page report on the optimal learning environment for the course you began developing in Assessment 1. You should select a learning environment that will foster motivation in your learner population, support your efforts at classroom motivation, and best serve the goals of the course.
Practice implementing these considerations in the Vila Health challenge provided in the Resources before beginning your work here.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
Which evidence-based research supports or refutes the use of traditional teaching methods? Which traditional teaching methods support critical thinking?
What innovative pedagogical teaching strategies are present in your teaching philosophy? What evidence-based research supports or refutes the use of activity-based teaching methods?
What do you believe is the role of the educator when using simulations in a learning environment?
Create a report that does the following:
Describes the learning environment most appropriate for the educational topic and intended audience that you identified.
Briefly describes and evaluates theories of classroom management, learner management, and learner motivation that are relevant to your course and intended audience.
Describes evidence-based strategies for classroom and learner management and evidence-based best practices to enhance learner motivation and how you would employ these in your learning environment and with a diverse group of learners.
Supports your choices with scholarly resources.
Format: 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, double-spaced in Microsoft Word.
Length: 3–4 pages, plus a title page and a references page.
Use correct APA format, including running head, page numbers, and a title page.
Use and cite at least three scholarly articles in your plan.
Writing should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from content.

What is the role of the Board of Nursing(BON)? How do the BON and state Nurse Practice Acts work in tandem? Provide some examples of how the BON would affect an individual nurses practice. 20pts
Review the American Nurses Association (ANA) resources and website, explore the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice; discuss several examples of these standards and what they mean for the individual nurse and nursing as a profession. How do the BON, Nurse Practice Acts and the ANA work together? 20pts
Reflect on what the BON, Nurse Practice Acts, and ANA state about practice issues or safety incidents. What is an individual nurses responsibility with regard to potential or actual safety issues as described by these entities? 20pts
Review the ANA Code of Ethics; discuss how this might impact an individual nurses personal behavior. Provide some examples for the Code of Ethics and explain how you might apply these. 20pts
Describe Compact Nursing Licensure. How may this impact an individual nurses ability to practice nursing? What does a nurse need to do if planning to practice in a different state or country? 20pts

1.    Title Page (APA format)
2.    Introductory paragraph with a clearly written thesis statement
An overview of the key points. Outline exactly what will be discussed. The last sentence could say “In this paper the author will be discussing A, B, C”
3.    Body: 4 Sections
•    Background section introducing the history and current views on the concept/matter
-Make sure you discuss the history and background of the topic, go through the generations and how it evolved from the rudimentary beginnings early in history. 
-How it developed into the standard care, best practices and protocols it is today. Discuss the standards of care and protocols.
-Talk about the contemporary views of the topic/ solid overview 
•    A section on the fallacies, myths, emotions, or biases, evident when this concept/matter is discussed
-Thorough discussion on the myths, fallacies, biases, and misconceptions of the topic. Give a variety.
•    Provide a real-life case-study (or one used with vSim) wherein the concept/matter and its surrounding premises impacted patient care or outcomes
– Get personal with the topic. Tell a story. Give the details of the real person and their journey. Include: he background/history, S&S, what are they predisposed to or at risk for, for what is their diagnosis, tell me about the treatment plan.
-what are the nursing interventions, outcomes, and if you had to change course to adjust your interventions.
-talk about what happened to the patient, did they live or pass? What is their long-term prognosis and outcome? What are their health goals? Give details.
•    A section on evidence-based approaches to the concept/matter
-Discuss current evidence-based approaches for treatment 
-She doesn’t need to see a lot of statistics and studies. Talk about the treatment, tools, interventions which have been developed overtime by positive research, and outcomes. (for example, wound healing, what treatments work best, which ones don’t, which ones are for early stage pressure injuries and which ones are for later stage..etc)
4.    Conclusion
•    Summarize the key findings and take-away
•    Connect closing back to introductory paragraph
5.    Reference page (APA format, minimum 4 references)

Discussion question describing – What kind of learner am I.  300 words and two references from nursing journals within 5 years

Grandfathering is the term used to grant certain people working within the profession for a given time period or prior to a deadline date the privilege of applying for a license without having to take the licensing examination. Grandfathering clauses have been used to allow licensure for wartime nurses—those with on-the-job training and expertise—even though they did not graduate from an approved school of nursing.
Some professional nursing organizations are once again proposing that the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) become the entry-level requirement for professional nursing. Some have suggested that as a concession to current associate degree in nursing and diploma-prepared nurses, all nurses who have passed the registered nursing licensure examination before the new legislation, regardless of educational preparation or experience, would retain the title of professional nurse. Non-baccalaureate-educated nurses after that time would be unable to use the title of professional nurse.
DQ: Do you believe that the “BSN as entry level” proposal advocates the advancement of the nursing profession? Is grandfathering conducive to meeting this goal? Would you personally support both proposals? Does the long-standing internal dissension about making the BSN the entry level into professional nursing reduce nursing’s status as a profession? Do lawmakers or the public understand this dilemma or care about it?
Discussion Protocol. Please observe the following 3 x 3 rule: when writing your weekly discussions: – A minimum of three paragraphs per DQ. Each paragraph should have a minimum of three sentences.
All answers or discussions comments submitted must be in APA
format according to Publication Manual American Psychological Association (APA)
(7th ed.)
Discussions must have a minimum of two references, not
older than 2016.
one peer reply

Hi! There are two parts of this assignment.
Part 1: Using the attached pictures. Make 4 discussion posts about the topics in each picture. Be creative, you can ask questions, but make it concise and detailed. After, make a peer response (makes sure it refers to the topic and only include information related to the info given)(no outside resources) to the following two responses: 1. With every other state having significant increases in the obesity rate, why do you think California is the only state seeing a decline rather than increase?
2. The statement emphasizes the significant health risks linked to obesity, such as heightened susceptibility to diseases like COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It stresses the pressing need for comprehensive action to tackle this problem, focusing on prevention, intervention, and support across different sectors
Part 2: Respond to the following 2 discussion posts and make a peer response per post. It must present relevant viewpoints or information related to the topic which shows connectedness to the discussion. Uses APA 7th Edition formatting for in-text and reference citations if used. Uses proper writing mechanics – grammar and spelling
Discussion 1: Artificial intelligence’s effect on education and research is small now, but I think the future may look drastically different. In my opinion, AI has the opportunity to completely change education and research. Presently, I think generative AI like chat GPT does not contribute much to education or research, and presents challenges for faculty and distinguishing real versus AI-written essays. I also think Chatgpt’s generative design can create answers that sound right but are actually wrong. This, coupled with the need for precision in healthcare, causes me to not be a fan of AI in nursing education and research for now. One caveat to this is AI’s ability to generate subtitles for videos for nursing students who have hearing difficulties, as previously these students were largely excluded from watching online videos. Moving forward, I think the future of AI is expansive and presents opportunities for educators and students. In the future, AI could leverage a professor’s time by pre-grading assignments for them, and allow them to teach more classes with less busy work. Moreover, perhaps students will have a personal human-like tutor available at all hours of the day. I also believe that long term technology advancements are often underestimated, and the world may look vastly different in 50 years. Therefore, education may look vastly different to what it does today in many positive ways due to AI’s effects. Real Examples Of AI
Artificial intelligence in nursing education and research is very new, but is promising. There are some tools that are AI-based currently in use. Persuall is one such AI too that the faculty has implemented for Medsurg 2 that seems promising. The website’s AI grades our text based responses to discussion about a research article. However, I find the interface less appealing than Canvas’s smooth layout. Moreover, the AI does not provide depth in the guidance of its grading. As a start though, it seems interesting. In the future, I believe AI will be used to create interactive patient scenarios, where a virtual patient responds in real time to our interventions. In research, advanced doctoral level scientists use AI to speed up their data analysis, which is amazing. For example, AI can analyze genes in a far faster way than humans can do. Or, nursing researchers can analyze gigabytes of a hospital’s patient data in minutes instead of days. This is happening now, and is opening new doors in research. For example, a 2024 review from Dixit et al., highlighted that AI-backed tools like “DeepCRISPR, CRISTA, and DeepHF have the capability to predict optimal guide RNAs (gRNAs) for a specified target sequence”(Dixit et al., 2024). Tools like these make highly advanced research in genetics and medicine in general accessible and are a gift to society. Tools like this, and AI’s role in nursing education and research at large, will only grow. Discussion 2: Additionally,AI hasthe power to transform a student’swriting abilities.
According to Yasin and Al-Hamad, (2023), they emphasized that harnessing the power of
advance language AI software is practical when using it to enhance a student’s own writing
capabilities, as it can be used to offer suggestions, correct grammar, and punctuation errors.
Challenges of AI in Nursing Education. Although AI has brought about many positive
changes to the educational and research field, it continues to pose many challenges. urthermore, AI also poses a threat to higher education institutions as it facilitatesplagiarism.AI algorithms like ChatGPT,have the “ability to rapidly generate text …[which] facilitate studentplagiarism,underminingacademicintegrity” (Glauberman, et al.,2023).Using AI algorithms such asChatGPTunderminesacademic integrityby having students forgo the learning process,and thus,lose their ability tothink critically. Thoughts on the use of AI inAcademia.The use of AI technology software has alteredthe way humansengage in life.More specifically,AI technologiesareusefultools that can help studentsengage in the learning process.