Category: Nursing

Find 5 peer reviewed articles about your capstone project.  Write a literature review.
Please follow the assignment rubric
A literature review is not an annotated bibliography in which you summarize briefly each article that you have reviewed. 
While a summary of what you have read is contained within the literature review, it goes well beyond merely summarizing professional literature.
It focuses on a specific topic of interest and includes your critical analysis of the relationship among different works, and relating this research to your work.
In this case, your work will be your capstone project.
It may be written as a stand-alone paper or to provide a theoretical framework and rationale for a research study (such as a thesis or dissertation).
Your literature review will be written as a standalone paper.
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For the initial discussion assignment, define and describe homeostasis, and give one example (using specific terminology) of a negative or positive feedback loop in the body. Give an example of an imbalance in a body system and how it adjusts to bring it back to homeostasis, identifying normal ranges.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following criteria:
Slide 1:  Title Page.
Slide 2:  SBIRT overview – Describe the history of SBIRT, the SBIRT process and how it is used in clinical practice settings using US research articles.
Slide 3:  Case Presentation – Do not include patient identifying information but include demographics i.e. age, gender, race/ethnicity, chief complaint, social history, family psychiatric history, psychiatric history, and risk factors.
Slide 4:  Screening Tool used – Describe the screening tool, validity (sensitivity and specificity), scoring information, and citation.  Your patient’s score and the interpretation of the patient’s score are required.
Slide 5:  Brief Intervention – How was the Motivational Interviewing process applied and shared your client’s score and need for behavioral changes.
Slide 6:  Referral for Treatment – Describe the referral for follow-up treatment plan.  Include the name, address and telephone number of the local large organization.  Be specific with the department where necessary.
Slide 7:  Evaluation of the process – Share the patient’s outcome and your evaluation of the SBIRT process.
Slide 8:  References –5 references.  7th Edition APA format.  Include Screening Tool authors.
Submission Instructions:
The slides are to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
The narration is to be fluid with clear enunciation and the volume of speech is appropriate, with no pauses or distracting fillers.
The PowerPoint presentation should be formatted per current APA guidelines and 8-10 slides in length, including the title and references slides. Incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.  For presentation clarification, students may include the presenter’s notes.
Record the project with whatever software works best for you, upload it to Studio, and submit the project using Canvas Studio.
Upload your PowerPoint without the narration for this assignment.
Your initial post is worth 8 points.

Leadership Skills and Mindset Reflection
Note: The suggested length of your response for each part is ½–1 page.
B.  Include your responses to parts C through E within the Introduction heading of your e-portfolio. 
C.  Complete the following:
1.  Explain the differences between the roles of a leader and a manager.
2.  Identify three present leadership skills and three present management skills (i.e., skills you possess).
a.  Provide an example of how you use each of the leadership and management skills identified in part C2 in your practice.
3.  Identify three absent leadership skills and three absent management skills (i.e., skills you currently lack).
a.  Provide an example of how you can improve upon each of the three absent leadership skills from part C3.
D.  Explain the importance of a leadership mindset and how it influences your professional practice, including the following:  
1.  Discuss how having a leadership mindset supports long-term personal growth, including two examples.
2.  Discuss how having a leadership mindset supports long-term professional growth, including two examples.
E.  Discuss how you would ensure equity and inclusivity as a leader in a healthcare environment, including two examples.
F.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
G.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Quality Improvement Initiative
Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative Project Description: You are an advanced practice nurse (APN) leader at a local non-profit community hospital, St. Mary’s General Hospital (this is a created hospital system and not meant to be associated with any real hospital system). You have been approached by your Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) as a leader to create and develop a hospital-wide initiative promoting Quality Improvement among nurses. This paper will focus on implementing a hospital wide QI initiative. Please follow the specific grading rubric below as this outline how you will be graded. The first section generally outlines the assignment and may provide some additional guidance on points that need additional clarification for the student above what is described in the grading rubric. 
Develop a hospital-wide initiative that promotes QIengagement and skill development by nurses. The nurse leader is expected to befamiliar with QI process and what is needed to ensure successful engagement bynurses within the facility. This assignment requires that students be familiarwith concepts that have been introduced at the undergraduate level such asquality improvement and leadership styles and approaches. The difference at thegraduate level is active engagement in learning rather than passive learning andwill require the student to evaluate, analyze and develop the concepts learnedat the undergraduate level. The introduction and conclusion sections areclearly outlined in the grading rubric below (refer to the grading rubric).Each section of the paper is expected to be well supported by the literature,evidence, best practice and research. This means that students are expected tointegrate multiple literature sources and not rely on one source to inform themajority or even a large part of the paper. Minimally the paper should includeat least 12 references but will likely include more. I check references soplease make sure that the references align and are actually used to support thestatements and viewpoints that you are making in the paper otherwise they failto be ‘supporting’ evidence to back these statements and are therefore opinionand have no place in an academic graduate level paper.
Few key points.
Review and follow the grading rubric andmake sure that you are meeting each of the points outlined in the gradingrubric; failure to do so results in lower grade. The vaguer and morenon-specific the student is in the paper the lower the grade. The reason forthis is that vagueness suggests failure to understand the concept in the paper.Clear and detailed is not synonymous with lengthy, actually detailed andsuccinct is the preferable approach because being both too brief and failing toprovide an adequate understanding of the concepts will suggest lack ofunderstanding and too lengthy and writing as much as possible hoping that youhit upon something that matches the grading rubric criteria is also failure tounderstand the concepts. Do not submit vague and nonspecific information oryour grade will reflect failure to demonstrate understanding. Failure to followthe grading rubric will result in a non-passing grade and you have 1opportunity to submit assignments in this class, refer to the syllabus forgrading policy and submissions guidelines.
For instance, the background and significancesection outline clearly the following in the grading rubric: Identifiesand describes quality improvement (QI); its importance to healthcarefacilities, patients, and stakeholders. How this links QI to all levels ofnursing practice and specifically it’s importance to nurse leaders. What is thefirst step the nurse leader needs to take to fulfill the task assigned by theCNO with a detailed rationale that provides information about the specifictools and measures, interpretation, and application of the findings to guidethe nurse leader’s decision making about the QI initiative. This suggeststhat you are looking for a specific first step that involves a tool or measure,so that is hinting and suggesting the student should be familiar with how QI knowledge,skills and engagement are determined by a nurse leader.
St. Mary’s General Hospital Mission, Vision &Strategic Development Plan are provided for you along with this assignmentin Blackboard under the Assignments Tab. Please make sure that you are usingthe provided document to complete the assignment when the syllabus asks thatyou align the QI initiative with St. Mary’s mission, vision and strategic plan.
This assignment is to be submitted as an essay- with an introduction, questions developed at the graduate level, and a conclusion to summarize and synthesize key points. APA must be strictly followed. The page requirement for this project will be a MINIMUM of 10 pages not counting references and the cover page. 

Step 1: Use any social media platform (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube) to examine a post or video addressing a natural or human-made disaster within the last month.
You may use the course Twitter account in the Week 1 lesson. You will need a Twitter account to view the feed.
Step 2: Answer all discussion prompts below with explanations and details. No scholarly sources are required.
Paragraph one: Describe the selected post or video addressing a recent natural disaster. Identify the social media platform, type of disaster, location, and if it was posted by an individual or organization. Describe the tone of the message in addressing the disaster. Paragraph two: Identify the phase of the disaster management cycle the post or video addresses. Explain if the social media post or video helps or hinders the disaster management response. Explain how social media platforms can be effectively leveraged to maximize the impact of humanitarian responses. Paragraph three: In what ways does social media enable community/public health nurses (C/PHNs) and organizations to mobilize resources and coordinate relief efforts during and after disasters? What challenges may arise in ensuring the reliability of shared information?

Activity 8
Safety and Transportation
A community assessment begins with a basic windshield survey where each community subsystem is explored.  Explore the relationship of safety and transportation on public health.  Meet with Mayor Franklin Hill who will provide additional insights into these subsystems.  City Hall has information on Crime Rates from the Police Department. 
Click on the Enter Sentinel City® and continue your virtual experience by taking a bus tour of Sentinel City®. Feel free to choose any bus speed and/or get off the bus at any time to walk around.  As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically focusing on the following subsystem: safety and transportation.    Compile your observations and any demographic information addressing each item listed in the first column of the rubric.  We encourage you to add other relevant characteristics you observe that may not be listed in the first column as you complete this activity. 
Reading and Resources
DeMarco & Healey-Walsh (2020) Read Chapter 19
Visit World Health Organization – Determinants of Health
Visit Healthy People 2020 Determinants of Health
Visit Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Visit Health Disparities
Find the health rankings for the county where your practice learning site is located by visiting: “Health Rankings for Your State & County”  
Watch the Levels of Prevention Video
Additional Instructions
Listen to Windshield Survey Guidelines and Tips
Play Video
All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Submission Options for Delivery of Activity
*Choose one option
Instructions
Paper
1 to 2-page paper. Include title and reference pages.

According to the textbook, nurses in various settings are adopting a research-based (or evidence-based) practice that incorporates research findings into their decisions and interactions with patients. Analyze the role nurses play in improving health care quality and safety through the use of evidence-based practice (EBP). How do you see this role being applied in your workplace? What internal stakeholder perspectives would you need to consider, including stakeholder support, in order to successfully implement an EBP project in your workplace?

hello. the details are attached. PLEASE don’t use AI, I will get a zero automatically. the references can’t be no older than 5 years of age I will scan through AI scanner just to make sure. Thank you so much. I attached link for the article that the essay’s revolved.
https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/Nursing_Clinical_Decision_Making_A_Literature_Review.pdf

Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.