Requirements Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1 ,2, 3 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (can include your textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2: Option 1: Does…
Question 2 (2000 words) Critically discuss the theoretical approaches and health policies designed to address inequalities in health between social groups. How do they improve our understanding of the ways in which public health problems such as smoking, teenage pregnancy, CHD, stroke and so forth, have been tackled? (N.B. The focus of this assignment…
Question 1 (2000 words) Critically discuss the main theoretical explanations put forward to explain the pathways and mechanisms underlying the social gradient in health. How do these explanations improve our understanding of public health problems such as smoking, teenage pregnancy, CHD, stroke and so forth? (N.B. The main focus of this assignment should be…
Week 1 Assignment: State powers Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Instructions Go online and look up your state constitution. Choose three state sections such as religious freedom, freedom of the press, etc. and discuss the…
Requirements For this assignment, you will develop an 8-14 slide presentation with thorough speaker’s notes designed for a hypothetical in-service session related to the safe medication administration improvement plan you developed in Assessment 2. As a practicing professional, you are likely to present educational in-services or training to staff pertaining to quality improvement measures of…
Requirements For this assessment, your ePortfolio will focus on showcasing your growth and accomplishments in the following course competencies Competency 1: Lead people and processes to improve patient, systems and population outcomes Competency 2: Transform processes to improve quality, enhance patient safety and reduce the cost of care Competency 3: Collaborate inter-professionally to improve patient…
Questions Based upon your learning during this week’s lesson, consider how research and evidence-based practice shape nursing and healthcare delivery. Respond to the following: Why are research and evidence-based practice important for professional nursing? How do research and evidence-based practice impact quality and safety in the healthcare delivery? What is one example where research or…
Staffing is one of the largest expenditures for healthcare organizations. It stands to reason that for some organizations a mandatory staffing ratio could negatively impact their financial bottom line. Sometimes ratios can be different within an organization based on acuity of patients or type of unit. Explore your own organization staffing ratio policy. What is/are…
Incivility has several negative outcome on any organization. The impact of bullying behaviors on the organization are lower morale, lower productivity and increased absenteeism (due to physical, psychological and emotional harm), followed by rapid and increased turnover, which compromises patient safety. Workplace bullying also leads to lawsuits, compensation for disability, loss of profits, negative impact…
Please share what specific knowledge of healthcare operational planning and management that you gained through this experience will be most important as you take on your future nurse executive role? How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate your final MSN practicum project? Please share your topic or idea…