What do you think is the difference between a nursing philosophy and a grand theory? Why is it valuable to understand the difference?

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Understanding the work of nurse theorists

After reading Chapter 10 and reviewing the additional resources (click on Assignments link) address:
1. What do you think is the difference between a nursing philosophy and a grand theory? Why is it valuable to understand the difference?
2. Describe what you think the purpose of a grand theory is and how you think may impact nursing practice (can be on personal level or can go broad at profession level

Use the Book Chapter 10: Sitzman, K. and Eichelberger, L. (2017). Understanding the work of nurse theorists: A creative beginning. 3rd edition. Jones & Bartlett, Boston, MA.

Explain which communication approaches should be used and which ones should be avoided. Describe the consequences of using effective and non-effective communication approaches.

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Health care field

Introduction
Whether you are a nurse, a public health professional, a health care administrator, or in another role in the health care field, you must base your decisions on a set of ethical principles and values. Your decisions must be fair, equitable, and defensible. Each discipline has established a professional code of ethics to guide ethical behavior. In this assessment, you will practice working through an ethical dilemma as described in a case study. Your practice will help you develop a method for formulating ethical decisions.

Instructions
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

For this assessment, develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional. In your assessment:

Access the Ethical Case Studies media piece to review the case studies you will be using for this assessment.
Select the case most closely related to your area of interest and use it to complete the assessment.

Note: The case study may not supply all of the information you need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and infer potential conclusions. However, please be sure to identify any assumptions or speculations you make.

Include the selected case study in your reference list, using proper APA style and format. Refer to the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
Summarize the facts in a case study and use the three components of an ethical decision-making model to analyze an ethical problem or issue and the factors that contributed to it.
Identify which case study you selected and briefly summarize the facts surrounding it. Identify the problem or issue that presents an ethical dilemma or challenge and describe that dilemma or challenge.
Identify who is involved or affected by the ethical problem or issue.
Access the Ethical Decision-Making Model media piece and use the three components of the ethical decision-making model (moral awareness, moral judgment, and ethical behavior) to analyze the ethical issues.
Apply the three components outlined in the Ethical Decision-Making Model media.
Analyze the factors that contributed to the ethical problem or issue identified in the case study.
Describe the factors that contributed to the problem or issue and explain how they contributed.
Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to an ethical problem or issue as evidence to support an analysis of the case.
In addition to the readings provided, use the Capella library to locate at least one academic peer-reviewed journal article relevant to the problem or issue that you can use to support your analysis of the situation. The NHS-FPX4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective Library Guide will help you locate appropriate references.
Cite and apply key principles from the journal article as evidence to support your critical thinking and analysis of the ethical problem or issue.
Review the Think Critically About Source Quality resource.
Assess the credibility of the information source.
Assess the relevance of the information source.
Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in a case study.
Describe how the health care professional in the case study communicated with others.
Assess instances where the professional communicated effectively or ineffectively.
Explain which communication approaches should be used and which ones should be avoided.
Describe the consequences of using effective and non-effective communication approaches.
Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by a professional to deal with problems or issues involving ethical practice in a case study.
Describe the actions taken in response to the ethical dilemma or issue presented in the case study.
Summarize how well the professional managed professional responsibilities and priorities to resolve the problem or issue in the case.
Discuss the key lessons this case provides for health care professionals.
Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to an ethical problem or issue described in a case study.
Describe the proposed solution.
Discuss how the approach makes this professional more effective or less effective in building relationships across disciplines within his or her organization.
Discuss how likely it is the proposed solution will foster professional collaboration.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and mechanics.
Write using APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements and scholarly writing standards.
Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA style.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:

Provide an explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role. Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change.

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Requirements:

Criteria for Content

  • Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession .
  • Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role.
  • Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change.
  • A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
DISCUSSION CONTENT
Category Points % Description
Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession

 

 25 25% Research healthcare policy for APNs on a state and national level and the impact on the APN profession
Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role

 

 25 25% Describe advocacy in healthcare terminology.

Discuss how advocacy is an essential role of the APN and the impact on patient care.

 

 

 
Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change

 

 25 25% Define Transformational leadership.

Discuss how Transformational Leadership may have an effect on influencing policy change
      Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts
DISCUSSION FORMAT
Category Points % Description
Interactive Dialogue 20 20% 4 Required Elements:

  • Responds a minimum of two other posts to peers and/or faculty in the threaded discussion;
  • Responses to peer/faculty are substantive (adds importance, depth, and meaningfulness to the discussion)
  • Responds to all direct questions from faculty (if no question asked directly, student responded to questions posed to the entire class)
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts.
Grammar, Syntax, Spelling, & Punctuation 5 5% Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are accurate.

 
      Total FORMAT Points= 25 pts
      DISCUSSION TOTAL=100 points

 

 

Discuss the role nursing research plays in the development of applied medicine. Discuss the best methods for conducting such research. Discuss how you will determine whether a topic qualifies as being research worthy. Discuss criteria that will make a topic acceptable for conducting research.

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Theory and Research

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.

No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the points/questions noted below. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.

Start by reading and following these instructions:

Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.

Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.

Review the Assignment Rubric and the specifications below to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.

Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling, and review the rubric.

The following specifications are required for this assignment:

  • Length: 8-10 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
  • Structure:
  • Title slide: 1 slide

Reflect upon a patient care encounter from personal practice in which principles from Barbara Carper’s theory of “Ways of Knowing” were used: 1 slide

Illustrate how each fundamental pattern for nursing knowledge contributed to the care of this patient: 2 slides.

Select a particular area of nursing that is of interest to you: 1 slide.

Elaborate on the specifics of nursing research in relation to this area: 1 slide.

Discuss what can be accomplished by researching your proposed area of interest: 1 slide.

Discuss why you believe researching this area of interest will be valuable: 1 slide.

Include an explanation of the following questions in your response: 1-3 slides.

Discuss the role nursing research plays in the development of applied medicine.

Discuss the best methods for conducting such research.

Discuss how you will determine whether a topic qualifies as being research worthy.

Discuss criteria that will make a topic acceptable for conducting research.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document

 

Provide a concise description of this experience. What are some steps that could have been taken to prevent this from occurring? Discuss some important ways to create a culture of civility in the workplace.

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Behavioral Health/Addiction nursing

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 on organizational reputation, and a corrosion of the patient to health care worker relationship. Employees, patients and families who witness behaviors that are not civil are concerned about how care can be impacted.

  • Think about a time in your nursing practice where you experienced or witnessed incivility.
  • Provide a concise description of this experience.
  • What are some steps that could have been taken to prevent this from occurring?
  • Discuss some important ways to create a culture of civility in the workplace.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your instructor will be monitoring the Collaboration Café but not participating as this is your opportunity to give and receive feedback from your peers. The Collaboration Café is graded this week (50 points). There are no scholarly references required in this discussion format. Please see the guidelines and grading rubric below.

MSN Collaboration Cafe Guidelines and Rubric

 

Consider an issue that is present in today’s health care system and discuss how you as the bedside nurse might address it in your daily practice. Consider finding a current article that supports your viewpoint as well as using the principles we learning this week.

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Budget neutrality

As a bedside nurse it is important to understand how you can contribute to budget neutrality to be a good steward of your organization’s resources. Consider an issue that is present in today’s health care system and discuss how you as the bedside nurse might address it in your daily practice. Consider finding a current article that supports your viewpoint as well as using the principles we learning this week.

Some suggestions are listed below:

  • Extraneous overtime
  • Tardiness
  • Missed Meals
  • Cost containment related to supplies
  • Downsizing

Select two or three online versions of popular newspapers. Identify articles about healthcare, and explore the healthcare issues that are reported. Identify and list connections between the reported healthcare issues and the use of healthcare information systems.

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Written Assignment #3

Technical Infrastructure to Support Healthcare

Connecting Healthcare Issues and Human-Computer Interaction
Select two or three online versions of popular newspapers.
Identify articles about healthcare, and explore the healthcare issues that are reported.
Identify and list connections between the reported healthcare issues and the use of healthcare information systems.

Cloud Computing
Deepen your understanding of cloud computing by conducting an online search of the definitions of the deployment models of the public cloud, community cloud, hybrid cloud, and private cloud.
Create a Venn diagram showing how these all relate to each other

Choose a pediatric acute illness seen at the pediatric office setting, and talk about the experience of prescribing medications for children.

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Pharmacological Management for the Primary Care Pediatric Patient

Share experiences that you have encountered so far in your pediatric clinical rotation, specifically with prescribing medication for children who present with an acute illness.

– Choose a pediatric acute illness seen at the pediatric office setting, and talk about the experience of prescribing medications for children.

About one page long.

  • At least 3 references, not older than 5 years old.

 

Which nursing role do you plan to pursue as a result of completing the program? Are the two provisions you chose in NURS 300 the same as you would choose now? If so, why? If not, please explain.

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Employment Law

This assignment is a reflection on how you feel you have grown as a nursing professional. In NURS 300, you created a professional mission statement. An excerpt of that assignment has been provided as a guide.

For this assignment, provide a short essay paper that addresses the following:

  1. Which nursing role do you plan to pursue as a result of completing the program?
  2. Are the two provisions you chose in NURS 300 the same as you would choose now? If so, why? If not, please explain.
  3. Have you integrated the four professional traits from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics that you stated that you would bring to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals? If so, how? If not, how do you plan to do this in the future?
  4. How has your perspective changed as a result of completing this program?

This paper should be no longer than 2 pages not counting the title page and reference page. Integrate two scholarly sources in your submission.

 

How does the nurse in each scenario use informatics in his or her work? What is the nurse in each scenario responsible for as it pertains to informatics?

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The Nurse’s Role in Informatics

In this writing assignment, you will explain the role of the nurse with respect to informatics.

Step 1 Read each of the following scenarios:

Scenario 1: Helen has recently graduated from nursing school and passed her boards. Last week, she completed her orientation period on the medical nursing unit at Good Samaritan General Hospital.

Scenario 2: Paul is a registered nurse in the neurosurgery unit at Good Samaritan General Hospital. He has been a staff nurse for ten years and provides direct patient care. In addition, Paul chairs the unit’s nursing council to improve patient care.

Scenario 3: Lisa is a nurse manager and leads the medical intensive care unit and surgical intensive care unit at Good Samaritan General Hospital. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations, staff adherence to policies and procedures, staffing, and payroll.

Step 2 Explain the role of the nurse with respect to informatics in each scenario. Write a one- to two-page paper in which you discuss the role of each nurse in informatics. Use the following questions as guidelines:

How does the nurse in each scenario use informatics in his or her work? What is the nurse in each scenario responsible for as it pertains to informatics?