QUESTION 1 A company has developed a wristband for monitoring blood sugar levels without requiring direct blood samples. It is interested in demonstrating the accuracy of the device for governmental approval and has decided to test the claim “The glucose level reported by the wristband is within 10% of a standard blood test result.” Which…
Reflection Information EXPERIENCE This week’s readings contained a great deal of information on financial and budgeting principles. Some of you may have had some familiarity with the concepts and maybe even experience in working with them. However, there is always something new to learn. Describe your prior experiences with financial and budgeting principles, whether personally…
Many of you have experience in complex adaptive systems whether you realize it or not. Thinking about your future practice specialty area, identify an issue or concern common to your future practice setting. In your initial response, please identify your specialty track, as well as the issue or concern. Discuss how this issue or concern…
Assignment Situation: You are the nurse executive of Ocracoke Regional Healthcare System. Due to increasing healthcare costs over the past two years, the board and stakeholders have determined the total-patient-care nursing model is no longer sustainable and must be changed. In addition, Joint Commission has just completed their visit. Ocracoke received two recommendations for improvement…
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…
Review the elements included in a PICOT statement to guide evidence-based nursing practice. Consider various problems that impact nursing practice, health or organizational outcomes. You are welcome to consider a specific issue that is interest to you professionally, or an issue that impacts your future MSN role. Once you have identified one practice issue, you…
Purpose This assignment provides learners with the opportunity to apply budgeting knowledge and skills by calculating full-time equivalents for a nursing unit, projecting FTE needs related to census changes, and analyzing a variance scenario. Due Date: Week 4 Requirements Description of the Assignment This assignment is in two scenario-based sections each related to staffing budgets.…