Discussion Question: Many of you have experience in complex adaptive systems whether you realize it or not. Thinking about your current or future practice area, identify an issue or concern. In your initial response, please describe the concern. Does the concern primarily occur at the micro, meso, or macro level? How would you address this…
Two nurses, Vicki, RN, and Cindy, RN, say they were just trying to protect patients when they anonymously reported their concerns last November to the Department of Health and to the Joint commission. The RNs believed that the 140-bed hospital that they work for was not living up to ethical practice standards. The report given…
Requirements: Post a written response in the discussion forum to EACH threaded discussion topic: As discussed in the lesson and assigned reading for this week, EHRs provide both benefits and drawbacks. Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table and include at least 3 items for each list. Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as…
Requirements: Criteria for Content For this presentation, select an area of nurse practitioner (NP) practice that is of interest to you and in which you would like to see a practice change occur. Conduct a review of literature to see what is currently known about the topic and to find research support for the practice…
Reflection on Health Systems, Population Health, and Coalition Building Experience Conduct a mini-community health assessment of the area served by the healthcare system for which you work. Describe the services and programs related to the social determinants of health (SDOH) provided by your institution. Identify which ones are being addressed through other agencies. Reflection Reflect on the…
Requirements: Post a written response in the discussion forum to EACH threaded discussion topic: This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table with a column for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”. Include at least 3 items for each column.…
Purpose The purpose of this case study assignment is to : Analyze provided subjective and objective information to diagnose and develop a management plan for the selected case study patient. Apply national diabetes guidelines to a case study patient. Apply national guidelines to develop a management plan for all identified secondary diagnosis You should check out…
Requirements: In order to prepare for this assignment, read the lessons as well as the assigned readings BEFORE attempting the self-assessment. Please use the following hyperlink to access and complete the survey: Week 7 Post-TANIC Self-Assessment SurveyLinks to an external site. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF ZERO (0) FOR THE…
Requirements: Ageism and gender bias can affect to whom and how we ask about sexual health, sexual activity, and concerning symptoms. Depending on your own level of comfort and cultural norms this can be a tough conversation for some providers but this is an important topic. As this week’s required NAMS videos discussed, women are wanting us to ask…
Requirements: Using the readings from this week as well as outside reliable resources to: Identify and describe practice barriers for APNs in your state and discuss these barriers on a state and national level. Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APN’s ability to practice independently. Identify the specific lawmakers by name…