Where did you go to school? How did you find your present job? What did you do to market yourself? Describe your current practice. What is your job description? How did you negotiate salary and benefits?

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Assignment 8.1: Professional Interview Presentation

Interview an advanced practice nurse who has been in practice for at least one year. Here are sample questions as a guide.

What is their personal history including education?

How did you decide to be an APN?

Where did you go to school?

How did you find your present job?

What did you do to market yourself?

Describe your current practice. What is your job description?

How did you negotiate salary and benefits?

Describe your typical day, the type of patients that you treat, and average number of patients you see daily.

Describe the setting where you work.

How do you fit into the organizational structure?

How are you evaluated?

Describe how you function using the APN core competencies: direct care, consultation, collaboration, research skills, clinical and professional leadership, expert coaching and advice (teaching), and ethical decision­ making.

Describe how you use conflict management.

Describe how you use cultural competency within their practice. What are your greatest challenges?

What are some legal or ethical issues confronting you?

Create a 15-slide (max) presentation describing your interview including highlights from your conversation. Include your interviewee’s personal history, current practice, APN role competencies, and professional issues. Start with their initials and title, type of practice, and date of interview.

How will knowing about culture be important to the nurse? How does that relate to assessment? 

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Culture and Healthcare

Learning about culture is interesting and fun…but how does that relate to assessment?  This is a HOLISTIC health assessment class, and we want you to be able to consider the whole patient, including cultural aspects.  How will knowing about culture be important to the nurse?  This week, on the discussion board, locate a professional article from the UTA library website or from Google Scholar, from the last 5 years, that addresses cultural beliefs and health care in some way.  Summarize/paraphrase the article, cite it according to APA standards, and then put the reference at the bottom of the page.  This should be done in no more than 2 – 3 paragraphs.  COPY and PASTE your work into an entry on the discussion board—opening attachment after attachment quickly becomes tedious.  Entitle the discussion entry with your name and the subject, for example:  “Doe, Jane:  Preterm birth and culture”.

You will receive points as per the rubric and instruction template this week by posting your summary, and by replying to 2 other students with a substantive comment.

Explain the rationale of the selected research methodology, including data analysis and its relevance to the proposed research project.

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Antimicrobial stewardships wound management and cost effectiveness

The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to:

• Develop a research project from a given topic area and highlight its significance, the research question, and conduct the initial literature search. Illustrate the proposed research methods in the form of a poster.

• Explain the rationale of the selected research methodology, including data analysis and its relevance to the proposed research project.

How do you believe your experience(s) can help you in your relationship with patients? Write a one page paper describing significant experiences in your life, how you have integrated them into the person you are now and how they contribute to your relationship with patients.

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Reflection Paper # 3 – Contribution of Life Experience to Self-concept

Purpose:

  • To assist students in understanding how significant events in one’s life play a big part in the person we grow up to be
  • To allow students to understand the impact that past experiences, upbringing and community have on decision making
  • To engage in self-reflection as a means of values clarification and self-actualization.
  • To better relate to patients through an understanding that identity is influenced by personal experiences and forms the basis for behavioral expression and interpersonal reaction to the environment (Arnold & Boggs, 2011)

 

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the impact of personal experiences on self-concept
  • Apply understanding of personal self-concept to the patient’s self-concept
  • Relate knowledge of the patient’s self-concept to the nurse-patient relationship

 

Instructions:

 

  • Our collective experiences contribute to the person we have become. Experiences are internalized from a number of sources:  Birth order, how we were treated within the family, educational experiences, the friends we had, the environment in which we grew up, etc.
  • Think about your experiences from childhood to your current age. What kind of experiences influenced your life and the person you have become?  Not all experiences are positive but they all have an impact and need to be integrated into our lives. Describe the significant influences in your life and their influences, both positive and negative. How have you integrated these experiences into your life and the person you have become?
  • How do you believe your experience(s) can help you in your relationship with patients?
  • Write a one page paper describing significant experiences in your life, how you have integrated them into the person you are now and how they contribute to your relationship with patients.

Identification of concept and the background of the concept. Discuss the meaning of the concept as used in 1 theory. Include the purpose of the paper.

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Betty Neuman’s systems model

1. Identification of concept and the background of the concept. Discuss the meaning of the concept as used in 1 theory. Include the purpose of the paper.

2. Incorporate relevant research that has been conducted. There should be at least 3 peer-reviewed articles summarized in this section in this section. (Do not list the method such as search terms, databases, etc.)

3. Aims of This Analysis: Discuss what will be generated by this analysis. Discuss the significance of the concept to nursing

4. Definitions:
Provide definitions for concept & other related terms used. This should include nursing/medical sources (i.e. peer-reviewed journals) as well as definitions from a dictionary. Need to include and expand upon the antecedents and consequences.

5. Development of Cases:
Using the concept, following the guidelines given in Chinn & Kramer or Walker and Avant, develop cases for the following: Model, Contrary, & related. Include an explanation of what each case means and how the example fits the case.

Why now is the right time? Why Seton Hall is the right school for you? Why an NP program, and your future goals?

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Statement of purpose

Be sure to address why now is the right time, why Seton Hall is the right school for you, why an NP program, and your future goals. This does not need to be more than two pages.

What is the original author’s intent and/or meaning and the main point of the Scripture verse, Christian writing, or other materials that are being reviewed? Do you agree with these main points? Why or why not?

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Biblical perspective

The purpose of Biblical Perspective Responses is to provide you with an opportunity to critically understand the meaning of the verse or text by researching the original meaning and the author’s intent. You may be asked to reflect upon Scripture, a Christian writing, or other materials.
Answer the following questions:
• What is the original author’s intent and/or meaning and the main point of the Scripture verse, Christian writing, or other materials that are being reviewed? (Cite commentary or book you used.)
• Do you agree with these main points? Why or why not? (You must substantiate your view with a supportive resource, i.e., commentary, writing, book, etc.).
• What do you think you should do, based on your response to this reflection?
• Describe how mentoring can transform lives to be more like Christ.
• Why might God Jesus want us to assume the role of a mentor/mentee?
• How is mentoring a biblical concept? How did Jesus mentor?
• Reflect upon any verse of your choosing to support your answers and use the commentary to elaborate on the intention of the chosen verse and its background.

Who is your target population? What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?

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The Honeyguide bird and the Honey badger

As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.

Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.

In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.

 

Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
Who is your target population?
What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?

Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member. Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.

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 A professional nursing organization

Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:
Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member.
Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required

Determine the statistical analysis plan/model for this study. Describe how the model would be effective and choose appropriate statistical test.

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Analysis Plan and Educational Intervention

Instrument /Measurement Tools::There will be three components that will be analyzed for this study: demographic tool (Appendix D), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Appendix A), and the WAYS (Appendix B) tools coping survey. To initiate the use of instruments and tools, the researcher will include a demographic tool. The demographic tool is based on current and previous literature that is relevant to statistical generalization. A self-made questionnaire will determine sociographical factors. Next, an instrument that will be utilized in this study is a self-reporting scale: the PSS (perceived stress scale) (Appendix A). The PSS was developed by Sheu et al., (1983) and was designed to identify stress levels and stressors in nursing students during their clinical training (Labrague et al., 2017). The PSS tool is a 29-item scale consisting of six factors: 1. Stress from taking care of patients, 2. Stress from teachers and nursing staff, 3. Stress from assignments and workloads, 4. Stress from peers and daily life, 5. Stress from lack of professional knowledge and skills, and 6. Stress from the clinical environment (Labrague et al., 2017). Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WAYS) is used to measure coping processes. This tool will be implemented to assess the thoughts and actions of the participants as the encounter stressful challenges. The WAYS can assist with developing coping skills, evaluating strengths and weaknesses and alternative coping mechanisms (Folkman et al., 1986). This tool is comprised of a 66-item questionnaire. Data Collection and Management Data will be collected with the assistance of the administrative assistant acting as a liaison. The liaison will provide the students’ school email addresses to send them the study details. This information will be kept private as the researcher’s computer access is password protected. Details of the study will be shared within the students’ school email via an electronic flyer. This will be their announcement to the study. This announcement will include the purpose of the study, instructions to the study, and the timeline of events. Once the students have been made aware of the study, the research process will be initiated via electronic delivery. The study will identify stressors experienced via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Appendix A) and will also include the WAYS coping scale (Appendix B) to better manage those stressors. The students will then receive educational interventions. These interventions may be helpful and used throughout their educational journey. The research surveys will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Once the initial survey is completed, the students will have access to the educational interventions. A follow-up survey will be available after about two-three weeks to determine if the intervention was beneficial. Student input is crucial to help guide future decisions and programs to provide continued value to nursing students globally. Data will be collected upon completion of the surveys via the electronic application the Survey Monkey. Once data has been collected, it will be held in the storage system in a password protected until analysis of the results have been completed. Once the study is over, the data will be destroyed and deleted.

Instructions:
1. In one page explanation, determine the statistical analysis plan/model for this study. Describe how the model would be effective and choose appropriate statistical test.
2. In one page explanation, apply an educational intervention that could be used in this study with evidence of being effective in previous studies.