What were your observations related to this experience? Do you believe it was a peaceful death? What went well? Can you think of anything that could have made the experience better for the patient and/or family?

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Reflection related to the end of life

Share with your classmates a time when you cared for a patient at the end of their life. This may be a time when you assisted the patient (or their support system) with decisions related to end of life care; or a time when you were present for the death of a patient.

What were your observations related to this experience?
Do you believe it was a peaceful death?
What went well?
Can you think of anything that could have made the experience better for the patient and/or family?

Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)? What questions stand out to you regarding the use or effectiveness of either tool? How do you think these tools would help you assess the culture of safety in a particular organization?

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1-2 Journal: RCA, FMEA, and Culture of Safety

Use only U.S sources

Instructions

The first step in your final project will be conducting a root cause analysis of a particular case study. In this journal assignment, discuss how would you articulate the major differences between a root cause analysis (RCA) and a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)? What questions stand out to you regarding the use or effectiveness of either tool? How do you think these tools would help you assess the culture of safety in a particular organization?

What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different.

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WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT // DECISION TREE ASSIGNMENT/ case study

Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented.
Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide examples.
You will submit this Assignment in Week 8.

Explain how integrating the four lenses helps people to understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal contexts. Explain how analyzing diversity can help in your interactions with those with different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives.

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Diversity and critically Analyze: history, humanities, social sciences, and natural and applied sciences.

I. Introduction: You will compile a series of critical analyses of a single event or issue in diversity through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social sciences.

A. Topic: Using the four lenses, explain how an issue or event within diversity has or has not influenced modern society. [IDS-400-02]

II. Lens Analysis: In this part of the assessment, you will analyze your chosen issue or event through each of the following lenses to determine its impact on various institutions, using evidence and research to support each analysis:

A. History [IDS-400-01]

B. Humanities [IDS-400-01]

C. Natural and Applied Sciences [IDS-400-01]

D. Social Sciences [IDS-400-01]

III. Conclusion

A. Explain how integrating the four lenses helps people to understand how problems in diversity impact others in both professional and personal contexts. [IDS-400-02]

B. Analyze how social practices have been shaped by issues and events in diversity in modern culture. [IDS-400-02]

C. Using relevant research or diverse perspectives, assess the benefits and challenges of addressing issues in diversity. [IDS-400-06]

D. Explain how analyzing diversity can help in your interactions with those with different viewpoints, cultures, and perspectives. [IDS-400-04]

3-5 paragraphs per lens analysis

At least two resources per lens

What is leadership? Why is leadership in healthcare essential, and how does it contribute to enhancing patient care?

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Leadership scenario power point

The following is guidance on the format structure and content of the assessment. Conforming to this structure will allow your marker to assess your work more easily and will ensure consistency with feedback.
Departing from this structure may result in a reduced Grade  or even an unsuccessful submission.
Slide 1: Leadership in nursing

Include Student Identification number.
Provide a BREIF introductory commentary stating what will be covered in the Annotated PowerPoint.
Slide 2: The Scenario

The instance of leadership on which the discussion focuses,
Why this specific example has been chosen. Include only factual information
Slide 3 Leadership theory.

What is leadership?
Why is leadership in healthcare essential, and how does it contribute to enhancing patient care? This should be theoretical and it is not required to be directly related to the scenario
Slide 4 Leadership Style

What is the style of leadership that is relevant to the example that has been chosen in slide 2.
Explore the theoretical construct of this style of leadership. Once again it is not required to be directly related to the scenario, however this can be mentioned as the scenario is the trigger for this style.
Slides 5-7 Relate theory to practice in these slides

These slides are required to be directly related to the scenario. the theory must be explored in the context of the scenario.
The content of these slides will depend very much on the chosen scenario and may differ from student to student
Relate the chosen style of leadership to the example identified in slide 2.
Select specific aspects from the scenario which are consistent with the theory.
Critique the theory and consider strengths and weaknesses with examples for the scenario.
Slides 8-9 Personal Learning and Future Development

Offer summaries of key personal learning emerging from the example.
Identify how this will inform the student’s practice now, and in the future.
An action plan may be used in slide 9 however it is not essential
Slide 10 Conclusion

What has the Annotated PowerPoint covered?
An overview of the content, to demonstrate skills in structuring academic work.
Slides 11-15, the Reference List

This should consist only of the references used in the Annotated PowerPoint, formatted in accordance with the Harvard system.
These slides do not require annotation
Additional

EXPLAIN THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EACH POLICY. EXPLAIN HOW THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH MAY IMPACT THE GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES YOU SELECTED. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES.

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Global Healthcare Comparison Matrix and Narrative Statement

To Prepare: (A) Review the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global health agenda and select one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.
(B) Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for this Assignment.
(C) Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached in the U.S. and in the additional country you selected.
(D) Download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided in the Resources.
The ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS: (1- TO 2- PAGE GLOBAL Health Comparison Matrix; 1- PAGE PLAN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE). PART 1:GLOBAL HEALTH COMPARISON MATRIX.
FOCUSING ON THE COUNTRY YOU SELECTED AND THE U.S., COMPLETE THE GLOBAL HEALTH MATRIX. BE SURE TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
(1) CONSIDER THE U.S. NATIONAL/FEDERAL HEALTH POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADAPTED FOR THE GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES YOU HAVE SELECTED FROM THE WHO GLOBAL AGENDA. COMPARE THESE POLICIES TO THE ADDITIONAL COUNTRY YOU SELECTED FOR THE STUDY.
(2) EXPLAIN THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EACH POLICY.
(3) EXPLAIN HOW THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH MAY IMPACT THE GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES YOU SELECTED. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES.
(4) USING THE WHO’s ORGANIZATION’s GLOBAL HEALTH AGENDA AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH, ANALYZE HOW EACH COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES COSTS, QUALITY, AND ACCESS TO THE GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUE SELECTED.
(5) EXPLAIN HOW THE HEALTH POLICY YOU SELECTED MIGHT IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES.
(6) EXPLAIN HOW THE HEALTH POLICY YOU SELECTED MIGHT IMPACT THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN EACH COUNTRY.
(7) EXPLAIN HOW GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES IMPACT LOCAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND POLICIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES.
PART 2: A PLAN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: REFLECT ON THE GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS YOU CONDUCTED IN PART 1 OF THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE IMPACT THAT GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES MAY HAVE ON THE WORLD, THE U.S., YOUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS YOUR PRACTICE AS A NURSE LEADER.ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION #2: IN A 1- PAGE RESPONSE, CREATE A PLAN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THAT INCORPORATES A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OR LENS INTO YOUR LOCAL PRACTICE AND ROLE AS A NURSE LEADER.
(1) EXPLAIN HOW YOU WILL ADVOCATE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OR LENS INTO YOUR LOCAL PRACTICE OR ROLE AS A NURSE LEADER
(2) EXPLAIN HOW THE INCORPORATION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OR LENS MIGHT IMPACT YOUR LOCAL PRACTICE AND ROLE AS A NURSE LEADER.
(3) EXPLAIN HOW THE INCORPORATION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OR LENS INTO YOUR LOCAL PRACTICE AS A NURSE LEADER REPRESENTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO SOCIAL CHANGE. BE SPECIFIC AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES. PLEASE GIVE THREE OR FOUR REFERENCES. PLEASE ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS EXPECTATION WITH REFLECTIVE CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS, CLEARLY AND CONCISELY WRITTEN WITH NO GRAMMATICAL OR SPELLING ERRORS TO CURRENT APA MANUAL WRITING RULES AND STYLE.

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Development of Healthcare Organization Budgets

Comment: Columbia University Rehab Medicine department in NYC

Interview the Chief Nurse Officer of your organization or a local healthcare organization regarding the budgeting process, including individual responsibilities, unit manager responsibilities, & responsibility centers. Discover the various types of budgets that are developed annually, for example, operating, revenue, & performance budgets, and discuss the capital budgeting process. From the interview, your professional experience, & the course readings, create a proposed operating & revenue budget for your unit or an organization you have found in the literature or course readings. Support your budgets with a written explanation of your calculations, for example, show how you calculated workload, expenses, staffing, other budget items, etc., within tables & provide an overview narrative describing how the budget was developed—see Chapter 12, Jones et al. (2018), pg. 236 on budget submission, negotiation, & approval. Include a short reflection describing what you learned from the interview & how it affected your budget development.

What are the current key issues of concern (name at least three)? What actions are being taken by this organization to address these concerns?

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Professional Advocacy through Association Membership

Join a NP association at the local, state, national or international level. (join as a student)
Discuss the mission and vision of this organization.
Describe the requirements for membership.
Explain at least five benefits to belonging to this organization.
Demonstrate understanding of the advocacy efforts of this organization by answering the following:
What are the current key issues of concern (name at least three)?
What actions are being taken by this organization to address these concerns?
What current legislative efforts are being done by this organization in one of the following areas:

expanding the NP scope of practice
NP regulation of practice
Healthcare policy
Payment issues
Prescriptive privileges
Reflect on how your membership to this organization can promote the NP profession.

Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting during the execution and evaluation phases of a practice change project

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Week 1: Initial Learning Agreement

The purpose of this assignment is to help students individualize their practicums based on course objectives.

NR632 Learning Agreement Guidelines and Rubric (Weeks 1 & 8) (Links to an external site.)

NR632 Learning Agreement Template (Links to an external site.)

Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO 1: Apply evidence-based leadership skills and concepts in the execution and evaluation of an executive-level practice change project. (PO 4,5)

CO 3: Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting during the execution and evaluation phases of a practice change project. (PO 4)

Write a 1500-2000-word essay addressing each of the following points. Answer completely all the points.

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Three of the major types of healthcare applications

Write a 1500-2000-word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the points. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

From the readings assigned this week, select three of the major types of healthcare applications and two common payer types and describe how these affect healthcare on a global basis. Include as a part of your descriptions whether the selected applications are generally standardized or are customized, and the benefits or challenges the configuration may present for interfacing, data sharing, and reporting from an informatics perspective.