Choose a scenario or case report that you have considered or experienced. Research that scenario and the impact RTs may have in that type of situation or scenario. Describe a situation or a potential situation where dealing with a patient and or a patient’s family was difficult.

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RES 403: Module 7–Discussion

Module 07 Discussion Forum: Obstacles of Communication

You have reviewed several sources of information over the past weeks in order to fully participate in the discussion forums. This week, you had an article titled: Respiratory’s Role in the Patient Experience by Lisa Houle, from the AARC website

Respiratory’s Role in the Patient Experience

This article speaks to the patient experience, which can also include any family members who are with the patient. Choose a scenario or case report that you have considered or experienced. Research that scenario and the impact RTs may have in that type of situation or scenario. Describe a situation or a potential situation where dealing with a patient and or a patient’s family was difficult. Identify one element of communication that would be a positive and one significant obstacle in conveying either the implementation of a protocol, the progression of the protocol, or the importance of a therapy provided by a RTDP. How did/would you overcome that obstacle? How can communication itself be an obstacle? How to you communicate with children differently than you do with adults? Does the patient level of education play a factor? How do you work with your fellow health care professionals in the process to help overcome this obstacle in this particular scenario?

Compare the differentiated practice competencies between an associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.

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Field of nursing

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750‐1,000-word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:

  • Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.
  • Compare the differentiated practice competencies between an associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
  • Identify a specific client care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision making, differ between the BSN‐prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
  • Discuss the significance of applying evidence‐based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN‐BSN nurse supports its application.
  • Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective client outcomes.

 

Describe two contributions this nurse made to the nursing profession including an explanation of how these two unique contributions influenced current nursing practice.

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Nursing profession

Select a nurse that historically contributed to the advancement of the profession

  • Describe the background of the nurse you selected.
  • Discuss the major social issues occurring at the time this nurse lived.
  • Describe two contributions this nurse made to the nursing profession including an explanation of how these two unique contributions influenced current nursing practice.

 

Discuss the purpose of the support group attended. Describe the demographics of the group. Discuss the roles of the support group leader in relation to the group members.

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Support Group Experience Assignment/Paper

Written Assignments
A. Support Group Experience Assignment/Paper

Purpose: Support groups are a place for people to give and receive both emotional and practical support as well as to exchange information. The purpose of this assignment is to help the student understand and evaluate group dynamics, group facilitation, and group processing.

Assignment: The student will participate in an observational Support Group Experience. This experience usually lasts 1½ – 2 hours. Choose a Support Group that meets the course
objectives, (i.e., Caregiver group, NAMI-National Alliance for the Mentally Ill support groups, Compassionate Friends-Grief support groups, Family-Survivors of Suicide support groups, cancer support groups). Each student is responsible for contacting the selected
facilities/agencies and arranging the participant-observer experience.

Call the Group Leader to obtain permission to attend. [Be professional and state that you are an advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing student wishing to gain knowledge about the group and that this is a course assignment.] Maintain professional appearance and behavior while in groups – remember you are a guest and represent your Nursing program.

Write a 4 – 5 page (excluding title page and reference pages) paper on this experience. Follow the following criteria:

Subheadings
• Discuss the purpose of the support group attended.

• Describe the demographics of the group (e.g., number of members in attendance, gender, ages)

• Discuss the roles of the support group leader in relation to the group members.

• Identify the therapeutic factors (Yalom, 2005) you observed in the group. Give an example of each factor identified.

• Discuss your observations about the needs of the group.

• Describe your feelings about this experience and how it personally enriched you.

Describe three (3) ways in which you can positively impact your clinical practice and patient care outcomes with your chosen CCs. Think about the current challenges in health care delivery and report on potential barriers to implementing the strategies you have suggested.

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IOM Core Competencies

Describe one of the IOM Core Competencies (CCs), and the impact it has on patient care outcomes.
Research the CC in peer-reviewed, scholarly sources (at least three (3) sources in addition to your text, and all peer-reviewed sources must be published within the past five (5) years) and reflect upon these articles to form an independent opinion of how to best improve patient outcomes by increasing awareness of the CCs you have chosen.
Describe three (3) ways in which you can positively impact your clinical practice and patient care outcomes with your chosen CCs.
Think about the current challenges in health care delivery and report on potential barriers to implementing the strategies you have suggested.

Discuss the shift of reliance on peers. Discuss the shift from reliance on parents. Include your opinion on whether or not there are any dangers to a shift in peer influence? Explain your answer

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Peer Influence in Adolescence

Step 1: Using the information from your textbook, PowerPoint presentations, and the Internet; write a one to two-page paper on the following topic:

Explain how peer influences change during adolescence

  • Include Piaget’s formal operational stage of development and how it may impact the thoughts and choices in adolescence.
  • Discuss the shift of reliance on peers.
  • Discuss the shift from reliance on parents.
  • Include your opinion on whether or not there are any dangers to a shift in peer influence? Explain your answer
  • Include your opinion on whether or not there are any consequences to a shift in peer influence? Explain your answer
  • Include your opinion on whether or not there are any advantages to a shift in peer? Explain your answer

 

Provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level. Educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder.

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Case PowerPoint Presentation pediatric kids children

Develop a PowerPoint presentation on a clinical case that was seen during your experience or a topic that is of interest to you.

  1. Select a health problem that primarily affect the pediatric population. Suggested Topics: Pain Management in Children, Cystic fibrosis, Juvenile RA, PKU, Pyloric Stenosis, and Cerebral Palsy
  2. Provide information about the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of the disease/disorder to the cellular level.
  3. Educate advanced practice nurses on assessment and care/treatment, including genetics/genomics—specific for this disorder.
  4. Provide patient education for management, cultural, and spiritual considerations for care must also be addressed.

 

 

Write a quality appraisal of the Library and resources. What did you learn? How do you locate and evaluate sources of evidence? Which electronic database would you use most and what types of search words would you use?

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Electronic database search strategies

Objectives

Identify electronic database search strategies (e.g.,CINAHL, PubMed)
Locating and evaluating sources of evidence

Deliverables

Write a 3-5 page (not including the title and reference pages) paper
APA formatted paper with an introduction and conclusion.
APA headings for each section of the paper
At least 3 peer reviewed articles

Step 1: Research

Interview a librarian or nursing scholar on methods for locating and appraising heath and other relevant research literature and electronic database search on strategies.
You may want to base this research on your idea for your Capstone Project.

Step 2: Consider

Write a quality appraisal of the Library and resources.
What did you learn?
How do you locate and evaluate sources of evidence?
Which electronic database would you use most and what types of search words would you use?
What are the strengths?
What are the weaknesses?
Is it adequate? Why or why not?

Step 3: Write

Write a paper that addresses the questions above.

Explain how your selected teaching, learning, or assessment technology can be incorporated into a specific nursing education program. ◦How will incorporation of this technology affect learning and performance?

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Comparison of Taleo and Health stream

Compare the features, benefits, and capabilities of two versions of a similar technology that can be used for teaching, learning, or assessment in nursing education, using the Technology Comparison Template provided. Then, determine which teaching and learning situations the technology is best suited for and how it can be incorporated into a specific nursing education program.

The technology comparison requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.
•Compare the features, capabilities, and benefits of two similar educational technologies. ◦What characteristics or attributes of the technology are non-essential or have little or no effect on teaching and learning?
◦What evidence supports claims about the benefits of this technology?
◦What are the assumptions underlying your comparison? What influence do they have on decision making?

•Explain the benefits and limitations of this type of comparison. ◦Justify your conclusions.

•Determine which teaching and learning situations the technology is best suited for. ◦Justify your conclusions.

•Explain how your selected teaching, learning, or assessment technology can be incorporated into a specific nursing education program. ◦How will incorporation of this technology affect learning and performance?

•Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence. ◦Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit? ◦How or why does particular evidence support a claim?
◦Will your reader see the connection?

◦Did you summarize, paraphrase, and quote your sources appropriately?

•Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style. ◦Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
◦Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.

Describe the role of the nurse leader you interviewed. Provide one example of a recent evidence-based practice initiative shared by the nurse leader.

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Evidence-based practice in a healthcare setting

Reflect upon the impact of evidence-based practice on health outcomes, the nursing profession, and healthcare delivery. Identify a nurse leader to interview in order to gain first-hand insights regarding the application of evidence-based practice in a healthcare setting.

Once you have identified the nurse leader, conduct an informal interview with the leader to learn more about their experience in evidence-based practice and the impact of the EBP endeavors.

Share the insights gained from your interview, and include the following:

  1. Describe the role of the nurse leader you interviewed.
  2. Provide one example of a recent evidence-based practice initiative shared by the nurse leader.
  3. What was the impact on patient-centered care and nursing practice or organizational outcomes?
  4. What did you find most inspiring from the interview, and why?