Discuss the severity of the opportunity or threat and the probability that it may occur in an organization. How might your role as the nurse leader influence this opportunity or threat through relational connectedness?

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Week 3 discussion Davis

List one opportunity or threat to nursing external to the organization. An example may be a competing organization within close proximity offering sign-on bonuses. Discuss the severity of the opportunity or threat and the probability that it may occur in an organization. How might your role as the nurse leader influence this opportunity or threat through relational connectedness?

Evaluate the overall implications the change had on interdepartmental collaboration. In your opinion, how well did the leaders of the organization respond and prepare for the change? What worked and what did not work with the strategies they implemented?

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Contemporary Organization Evaluation

In today’s fast-paced and global community, most organizations are faced with constant change. Research contemporary organizations that are currently responding to a significant change within the industry, such as disruptive technology; state, government, or industry regulations; environmental constraints; judicial or legislative rulings; etc.

Choose one organization from your research that has recently responded to major change, or is currently responding to change. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) discussing how well the organization is responding to the change dynamics. Include the following:

Describe the organization and the change to which it is responding.
Discuss the degree to which the change has been disruptive and how the organization has responded to the dynamics created by this change.
Evaluate the strategies the organization used in its change plan and determine the level of success the organization experienced with the strategies.
Determine the effect the change had on stakeholders, and to what degree stakeholders have resisted. Assess how well stakeholder resistance was addressed.
Evaluate the overall implications the change had on interdepartmental collaboration.
In your opinion, how well did the leaders of the organization respond and prepare for the change? What worked and what did not work with the strategies they implemented?
What modifications would you suggest the leaders of the organization make in order to better address the change dynamics? What additional strategies would you recommend to assist the organization through this change?

Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.

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Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders

Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant distress and functional impairment and are open to counseling, treatment can be challenging for both the patient and the therapist. For this Assignment, you examine specific personality disorders and consider therapeutic approaches you might use with clients.

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To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about treating clients with personality disorders.
Select one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5 (e.g., paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic). Then, select a therapy modality (individual, family, or group) that you might use to treat a client with the disorder you selected.
The Assignment:
Succinctly, in 1–2 pages, address the following:
Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness.
Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your diagnosis of this disorder with the client in order to avoid damaging the therapeutic relationship. Compare the differences in how you would share your diagnosis with an individual, a family, and in a group session.
Support your response with specific examples from this week’s Learning Resources and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

How would you envision using information/communication technologies to support and augment your new role? What is the evidence (from a review of the literature) that this technology will enhance the quality of nursing care and/or assist in your new role?

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Technology Solution Paper with focus on Fall Risk Management

Assignment details:

Imagine you are being interviewed by a recruitment team for an advanced practice nursing position in your specialty. This paper is a synthesis of your potential responses to the questions presented to you by the recruitment team.

Your responses should address the following (grading details as shown):

1. How would you envision using information/communication technologies to support and augment your new role? (35%)

Provide a brief overview of the organization. (5%)

Describe the role (job) for which you are applying. (10%)

Discuss your thoughts on how technology can support your new role. (20%)

2. What is the evidence (from a review of the literature) that this technology will enhance the quality of nursing care and/or assist in your new role? (35%)

Five (5) articles are to be selected to support the discussion in this section (with proper APA citation). (20%)

The five articles are to be summarized in a separate Literature Matrix and included after the reference section. (15%)

3. Are there any limitations or concerns about the solution’s use? (20%)

For items #1-3, points will be deducted if responses are not thorough and/or do not address the question.

4. Paper Submission Requirements (10%)

Paper should be well organized and demonstrate a professional writing style, with proper APA formatting.

Points will be deducted for issues with grammar and/or inappropriate APA formatting.

There is no page limit for the paper. However, the material in each section should be thorough and robust in content to address the questions posed in the assignment details.

If assignments are submitted after the due date, 5 percentage points will be deducted for each day the assignment is late.

Assignments more than 1 week late will not be accepted.

Assignments that are not submitted correctly will be deemed late.

Turnitin will be used for paper submission. Turnitin similarity reports that are Orange or Red will require a re-write and re-submission.

Additional information:

Students are encouraged to select a technology solution based on personal interest, relevance to career goals, or work experience.

Literature from nursing or other healthcare or information systems/technology literature should support your selection. These would be identified from your in-depth literature search.

Promotional brochures or other marketing literature may be used to enhance the paper, but they do not replace journal articles that are to be obtained from the literature search.

Proper citation (using APA format) must be incorporated into the paper. Do not use extensive quotations from the literature. No more than 2 direct quotes (1 sentence max per quote) are allowed; aside from those, you must convey the information in your own words.

Reflected briefly (1-3 sentences) on connections between the proposed question, a relevant problem of practice, and the articles reviewed so far. Reflected thoughtfully on cited feedback and how to apply it to future assignments.

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Feedback Reflection and Question Proposal

Criteria Ratings Pts Cited key feedback for previous work in this course and/or previous courses. 1 pts

Reflected thoughtfully on cited feedback and how to apply it to future assignments. 2 pts

Student stated the proposed research question at this point. The question includes both diversity and leadership elements.

Reflected briefly (1-3 sentences) on connections between the proposed question, a relevant problem of practice, and the articles reviewed so far.

Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

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Response to Discussion Post

Create a 1-2 paragraph max, response to this discussion post, and it should include a min of 2 APA references. The ask was to Post an explanation of the choice of a nursing specialty within the MSN-NP program. Describe any difficulties you had (or are having) in making your choice, and the factors that drove/are driving your decision. Identify at least one professional organization affiliated with your chosen specialty and provide details on becoming a member.

Identify labs and diagnostics that would be needed to evaluate possible complications to other organs, as well as for the disorder itself.

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Research and Synthesis Paper

write a 2500- to 3000-word paper (10 to 12 pages, where the page count does not include the title page or reference list) using formal writing mechanics and APA format. The paper should demonstrate the knowledge you gained relative to your chosen health-related condition and specific population. You can exceed the word count if necessary.
Incorporate each of the following items relative to your selected health condition, using citations and references for your sources:
Definition
Epidemiology and etiology
Brief description of normal physiology
A comprehensive explanation of the pathophysiology of the disorder
Clinical manifestations
Use your textbook to determine the specific manifestations for your disorder, but you must also use credible websites to identify the manifestations for the disorder.
Labs and diagnostics
Include every diagnostic that could be possibly used for the system, as well as other systems that might be involved.
Identify labs and diagnostics that would be needed to evaluate possible complications to other organs, as well as for the disorder itself.
Clinical management related to the disorder
This should be based on national standardized guidelines.

Critically analyse contemporary issues in diabetes care management, and justify the use of evidence, guidelines and national and local policy frameworks in managing complex clinical situations

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Diabetes

The essay should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease process, and the impact on the individual. Knowledge of accepted guidelines and their application to practice should be evident.

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the pathophysiology associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and the impact on individuals, their family and carers.

2. Critically analyse contemporary issues in diabetes care management, and justify the use of evidence, guidelines and national and local policy frameworks in managing complex clinical situations.

3. Demonstrate critical understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for the clinical management of diabetes and the prevention of complications in a range of patient scenarios.

4. Develop, evaluate and synthesise care strategies that promote health and minimise the physical and psychosocial impact of diabetes and its complications.

5. Critically evaluate own role, and that of the multidisciplinary team, in care management for individuals with diabetes.

Why doesn’t Kukla think that illiteracy should be considered a medical problem? Why do Battin et. al. think that the viewpoints of bioethics and public health are in tension? Why does Longmore think we have a double-standard when it comes to suicide prevention for disabled people?

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BIOMEDICAL ETHICS

1. A descriptive term is a term which does not make reference to any values. An evaluative term is one which does make reference to values. Why does R. M. Hare think that health is an evaluative term and not a descriptive one? (Hare)

4. Why doesn’t Kukla think that illiteracy should be considered a medical problem? (Kukla)

 

5. Why do Battin et. al. think that the viewpoints of bioethics and public health are in tension? (Battin)

 

6. Explain how economic factors contextualize the decisions for David Rivlin and Larry McAfee to seek physician-assisted suicide. (Pence)

 

7. What is social epidemiology and why do Venkatapuram and Marmot think it is necessary to use it in order to understand the causes of disease and illness? (Venkatapuram and Marmot)

 

8. Why does Longmore think we have a double-standard when it comes to suicide prevention for disabled people? (Longmore)

 

9. Give an example of a treatment in a clinical setting where, in order to uphold our duty to one of the principles of biomedical ethics, we must act against a different principle of biomedical ethics. Explain in your example how the first principle is upheld and the second is transgressed. (Beauchamp)

 

10. Explain how the deliberative model of the physician-patient relationship is said to add a brand-new skillset to clinicians.( Emanuel & Emanuel – Four Models)

Evaluate and develop organizational strategic plans (SP) in relation to patient safety, economic and quality outcomes of healthcare organizations and systems. Appraise the effects of strategies to reduce costs and improve the quality and safety of healthcare.

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Week Three Davis

(CO1) Evaluate and develop organizational strategic plans (SP) in relation to patient safety, economic and quality outcomes of healthcare organizations and systems. (PO1)

(CO3) Appraise the effects of strategies to reduce costs and improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO1 & PO4)

(CO5) Synthesize and communicate research findings to promote quality improvement and safety in healthcare. (PO1 & PO4)