Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours […]

                                 Critical Appraisal of Practice Guidelines  While there are several tools to critically appraise practice guidelines, the most comprehensively validated appraisal tool is the AGREE II Instrument. The AGREE II Instrument can be used by individual practitioners to critically appraise health guidelines and by decision makers to inform policy decisions. The purpose of the AGREE II Instrument is to provide a framework to: 1. Assess the […]

  Week 2: Question for Discussion Chapter 3 – The Intervention and Assessment ModelsChapter 4 – Tools of the Trade Question(s): Case of Elizabeth. Maria is a 48-year-old white female who is recently divorced. She is not doing well in her love life and comes to you to get some immediate help because she is depressed and thinking about suicide. She spends the first ten minutes […]

The IDEAL problem-solving process developed by Bradford and Stein (1993) is implemented by: (I) Identifying the problem, (D) Defining the problem, (E) Exploring strategies, (A) Acting on ideas, and (L) Looking for effects. Think back to the problem you discussed in DQ1 or use a new problem that you have experienced in your volunteer (internship) experience. How can you use the IDEAL problem-solving process to […]

APA format 2 pages long  3 references 1 from walden university library.   The lesson should be about teaching handwashing to nursing students.   This is for MSN in education (nursing)   Topic 1: Creating Learner-Centered Lessons for the On-Site Environment You will be assigned to Discussion Topic Group 1 or 2 to post your initial assignment and will be posting your responses to your colleagues in […]

  Initial Post InstructionsConsider one of the following current social issues – or one of your choice: Opioid crisis Legalization of recreational or medical marijuana Vaping Immigration Elimination of the electoral college Gun control For the initial post, address the following: State your position on one of these issues – are you for, against, or neutral? Explain why. Avoid vagueness or ambiguity in your response. […]

   1. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper. References within 5 yrs old 3 FULL PGS    Assignment 3: Transition From a Student to Nurse Scholarly Paper (20 points) This assignment will provide the opportunity for students to explore and identify issues to anticipate during the transition from nursing student to a nurse in today’s complex healthcare environment.  Assignment Criteria: Develop […]

Assignment:  Evidence Based Practice Grant Proposal  Instructions: For this assignment, incorporate all of the work you have done for your EBP project in the course (see EBP project attachments) and write a grant proposal for The Daisy Foundation. (Note: you do not actually submit the application; rather, just complete the assignment for this course.)  – Review the grant information: J. Patrick Barnes Grants: Grant Types. […]

  The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview. Based on “Case Study: End of Life Decisions,” the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions presented in the […]

  The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers. Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that […]