Revisit the Congress.gov website provided in the Resources and consider the role of RNs and APRNs in policy-making. Reflect on potential opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the policy-making process. Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how […]

  Note: You must review the Module Assignment in Week 9 for your initial post in this Discussion. You will develop interview questions for that Assignment, and this Discussion requires you to reflect on how you might apply your learning from this week to those questions. Research and find one peer-reviewed article related to an ANA functional area that you would like to further develop as […]

 Review the following case study and complete the questions that follow. Submit your completed document to Blackboard using the assignment link. As a nurse practicing within a family practice, you are interviewing a 55-year-old woman who is an executive assistant at a local law firm, where she has worked for 9 years. She has a 7-year history of respiratory illness, which occurs several times throughout […]

  The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the framework and various dimensions of access to care, including delivery, and quality among the health care models. Choose two models from the Topic 3 assignment that you feel are most effective in providing quality care. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, answer the following questions: How is quality monitored? What are the qualifications for each of […]

  Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives. Nurses can play […]

Examine Case 3: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment. At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following: Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis Which Decision did you select? Why did you select this Decision? Support your response […]

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AS INDICATED BELOW: 1). ZERO (0) PLAGIARISM 2). ATLEAST 5 REFERENCES, NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS 3). PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING ATTACHED RUBRIC DETAILS.  Thank you.    Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and […]

  Instructions Surveillance Database Explore the CDC Wonder website. Select a potential health problem from the following CDC Wonder Databases: Environment Mortality Population Tasks: Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research your selected surveillance database. Based on your research, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word report that covers the following aspects in detail: Describe and explain the main surveillance data collected […]

  Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession. Include the following: Describe […]

The first of your two written assignments for the course will provide a beginning framework that you will utilize in the development of yourFinal Project: a proposal for a community-based program in your area. For this first written assignment, you will select one of the vulnerable groups identified in the text that will serve as your target population of interest throughout the duration of your […]