This is a graded discussion: 50 points possible due Feb 7 Week 5: Searching for Evidence to Improve Nursing Outcomes No unread replies.11 reply. A nurse practice scholar must locate credible evidence to address nursing practice problems. Conduct a brief literature search and select a source of evidence to address a practice problem at your workplace. Address the following. Describe your strategy for searching […]

Module 1 – SLP EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH STATISTICS In this assignment, you will establish the foundation for measles intervention and prevention activities for the intended population in your area. You will apply what you have learned about Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Statistics. Identify a prevalent immigrant population in your county/state. Describe demographic information (i.e., size of the population, educational level, family size, income, etc.) […]

Module 2 – SLP HEALTH BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVOCACY Addressing an audience in an appropriate manner is key to achieving your desired outcome. Using the script that you wrote for the previous assignment, produce a narrated slide, video, or photo-voice presentation. The presentation will be disseminated to community organizations that can help your effort to enact change at the local and state levels regarding measles […]

You will select and interview a nursing leader. This leader can be the charge nurse, clinical nurse specialist, assistant nurse manager, nurse manager, wound care nurse, etc.  The 2-4 page paper will begin with a brief introduction of the leader being interviewed, followed by five assigned questions and three additional questions of your own, and concluding with a summary.    APA format including references required. […]

In this writing assignment, you will describe computer and information systems in healthcare. Step 1 Think about your own experience with computer and information systems in healthcare. This may be a current employer, past employer, or clinical site. Step 2 Analyze information systems in your workplace and write a two-page paper in which you address the following questions:  What does your unit use healthcare informatics […]

You are caring for an 82-year-old woman who has been hospitalized for several weeks for burns that she sustained on her lower legs during a cooking accident. Before the time of her admission, she lived alone in a small apartment. The patient reported on admission that she has no surviving family. Her support system appears to be other elders who live in her neighborhood. Because […]

Nature offers many examples of specialization and collaboration. Ant colonies and bee hives are but two examples of nature’s sophisticated organizations. Each thrives because their members specialize by tasks, divide labor, and collaborate to ensure food, safety, and general well-being of the colony or hive. Of course, humans don’t fare too badly in this regard either. And healthcare is a great example. As specialists in […]

1. Identifying key stakeholders that can affect or will be affected as a result of your evidence-based project recommendations. Please refer to linked Appendix C: (My Evidence Base Project will be about the continuous readmission to detox center post completion of detox. 

Module 4 – Case FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS IN HEALTH EDUCATION Assignment Overview Health educators are often charged with forming partnerships between the organizations by which they are employed and the local community. Depending upon the health concern, partnerships may be sought with businesses, community-based organizations, schools, or other entities. The present case assignment focuses upon forging partnerships with the “broader community,” which may include any or […]

Assignment: Asthma and Stepwise Management Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often provide treatment to patients with these disorders. Sometimes patients require immediate treatment, making it essential that you recognize and distinguish minor asthma symptoms from serious, life-threatening ones. Since symptoms and attacks are often induced by a trigger, advanced practice nurses must also help patients identify their […]