Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN‐prepared nurses. Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.

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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals

Review the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Lading Change, Advancing Health.” Write a 750‐1,000 word paper discussing the influence of the IOM report on nursing practice. Include the following:

Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice.
Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN‐prepared nurses.
Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.
Discuss the significance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the health‐illness continuum.
Discuss how nurses can assist in effectively managing patient care within an evolving health care system.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

How might the MSN-prepared nurse support positive health outcomes through a holistic approach and expanded competency with advanced assessment, pathophysiology and pharmacology?

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Advancing Holistic Health: Synthesis of Learning

MSN-prepared nurses are uniquely positioned to lead holistic nursing care across a variety of healthcare delivery contexts. Reflect upon the learning that has occurred in Week Eight, and respond to the following:

Describe a scenario involving an individual with complex health concerns. Include the physical, psychosocial, cultural, economic, educational, and environmental factors that influence the health status of the individual in the scenario.

Where is the individual on the health continuum, and why?

How might the MSN-prepared nurse support positive health outcomes through a holistic approach and expanded competency with advanced assessment, pathophysiology and pharmacology?

Looking ahead, how will competency in advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology will be especially useful to your practice?

As the mentor to the educator, what suggestions would you provide to the novice educator?

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Evaluations

A novice educator has completed presenting a new course for the first time. It is now time to review the evaluations submitted by the participants. From the 20 participants, 8 submitted the standardized evaluation form. Despite 4 of the participants rating the educator highly, there was one individual who was very critical of the content as well as the presentation. This participant noted that the educator mispronounced several words, that a major concept was not explained correctly, and that the educator’s constant hand movements were very distracting. As the mentor to the educator, what suggestions would you provide to the novice educator?

Differentiate normal and abnormal findings emphasizing on subjective and objective findings during assessment of muscular system.

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Monoarticular pain and Gouty Arthritis.

Compose a subjective, objective, assessment, and plan documentation (SOAP) note emphasizing on subjective and objective findings during the Musculoskeletal assessment.

Differentiate normal and abnormal findings emphasizing on subjective and objective findings during assessment of muscular system.

Develop and record an 8-10-slide, asynchronous, audiovisual presentation to executive leaders of your plan for implementing the proposed educational technology change detailed in the needs assessment and impact statement you completed in Assessments.

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Implementing new educational technology

Develop and record an 8-10-slide, asynchronous, audiovisual presentation to executive leaders of your plan for implementing the proposed educational technology change detailed in the needs assessment and impact statement you completed in Assessments 1 and 2. In addition, develop a detailed outline of your implementation plan, as a supplement to your presentation.

Use the speaker’s notes section of each slide to develop your talking points and cite your sources, as appropriate.

 

Identify, discuss, and evaluate the feasibility of one evidence base-practice recommendation from SAMHSA’s Resource Center that can be incorporated at the ES Unit.

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SAMHSA Website: Evidence Base Assignment

Visit Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Evidence Based Practices Resource Center Website Site at

Identify, discuss, and evaluate the feasibility of one evidence base-practice recommendation from SAMHSA’s Resource Center that can be incorporated at the ES Unit

Do inadequate nurse staffing levels impact nurse to patient ratios, patient safety, and quality of care?

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PICOT Paper

Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing intervention to a patient population not currently receiving the nursing intervention, and specify the timeframe needed to implement the change process.

Formulate a PICOT question using the PICOT format (provided in the assigned readings) that addresses the clinical nursing problem. (Do inadequate nurse staffing levels impact nurse to patient ratios, patient safety, and quality of care?)

In a paper that clearly identify the clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.

Describe the problem in the PICOT question as it relates to the following:

Evidence-based solution

Nursing intervention

Patient care

Health care agency

Nursing practice

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN HEALTHCARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION? HOW DOES THIS ROLE VARY BETWEEN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS? CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES?

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ADVOCATING FOR THE NURSING ROLE IN PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

CREATE AN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT OF YOUR RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

(1) TELL US ABOUT A HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, WITHIN YOUR PRACTICE. WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND PROJECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROGRAM?.

(2) WHO IS YOUR TARGET POPULATION?

(3) WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN PROVIDING INPUT FOR THE DESIGN OF THIS HEALTHCARE PROGRAM ? CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES?

(4) WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUR TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS HEALTHCARE PROGRAM? DO YOU HAVE INPUT INTO THE DESIGN DECISION? HOW ELSE DO YOU IMPACT DESIGN?

(5) WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN HEALTHCARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION? HOW DOES THIS ROLE VARY BETWEEN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS? CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES?

(6) WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF A HEALTHCARE TEAM THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE MOST NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM? CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY?  GIVE AT LEAST FOUR REFERENCES.

ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS EXPECTATIONS WITH REFLECTIVE CRITICAL ANALYSIS WITH NO GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS TO CURRENT APA MANUAL WRITING RULES AND STYLE.

Explain how educating African Americans within a faith-based community on signs of depression will help increase mental health awareness.

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signs of depression

Educating African Americans within a faith-based community on signs of depression to increase mental health awareness.

Why do you want to be a nurse? What makes you think you would be a good nurse?

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Nursing

Write a one-page APA-format essay, with an APA-format title page (so total two pages which includes the title), on the following questions:

Why do you want to be a nurse? What makes you think you would be a good nurse?