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…
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 Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care. Solution Professional institutions and associations contribute significantly to the nursing profession. Nurses can promote ideas; generate energy, and motivation among themselves. The…
Reflection Information This is the final week of discussion and there are two important areas of reflection included in this discussion. Please label each area with a heading to facilitate classmate and instructor response. EXPERIENCE Post your executive summary. Compare your pre-and post-self-assessments. REFLECTION Discuss the strengths and weaknesses to the business plan for your…
In reviewing the QSEN competencies, which competency do you feel is most important? (There is no right or wrong answer here.) Give specific examples of how you have applied this competency to your current nursing practice with respect to patient safety. How will you apply this competency to your nursing practice as a graduate nurse?…
Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your understanding of concept analysis. Save the reflection as a Word Document. In week 8, you will submit all reflections as a single document. This reflection is worth 5 points and the final reflection document in week 8 is worth 15 points. You will need to post your reflection here before you…
The Week 3 assignment looked at an existing problem or issue related to quality and patient safety and strategies to improve the outcome related to that issue. This week’s assignment will focus on assessing a potential risk to the organization and developing a strategy to reduce this risk. Those who are affected by the…
Preparing the Assignment Identify your specialty area of NP practice. Select a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following: Origin Meaning and scope Logical adequacy Usefulness and simplicity Generalizability Testability Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used to…
For many students enrolled in NR501, this is an initial course for nursing theory. So, let’s have a debate. Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession? If you believe that it is important, explain why it is useful. If you do not believe that it is useful, explain why nursing theory is not necessary…
Week 4: Reflection on Learning Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on the different theories reviewed this week. Then save the reflection as a Word Document for submission later in the course. In week 8, you will submit all reflections as a single document. This reflection is worth 5 points and the final reflection document in week 8…