Select one of the organizational or behavioral change models which were used successfully for evidence-based practice change in healthcare for many years. Select one model or theory from the readings or lesson this week and:• List the steps or the components in the change model or theory.• Does the model or theory contain a component for appraising the evidence?• Does the model or theory contain […]

  For each Barrier to Patient Centered Care listed below, identify facilitators that could be introduced to balance/offset the barrier. Provide rationale for your response based on resources (articles, practice guidelines, etic) as appropriate: Barriers: Competing care obligations (patient–load) interfere with prioritizing discussions of discharge planning with patient/planning. Discharge communication ranged from simple one-sided instruction to shared decision making. Patients did not feel prepared for […]

You will be pre-assigned as a team to one of the following Units: Unit Six: Mental and Behavioral Health Drugs; Unit Seven: Pain and Inflammation Management Drugs; Unit Eight: Antimicrobial Drugs; Unit Nine – Immunologic Drugs; Unit Ten: Antineoplastics and Biologic Response Modifiers. This is a 4-week activity. You will stay in your team for each of the weeks that follow. Prepare a 15-minute Summary […]

  Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to the drug […]

1. Discussion Question: Sixty-nine–year-old John awoke from his sleep last night and complained of excruciating pain in his left “big toe.” He said that he could not even tolerate the bed clothes on top of his foot. Today in clinic, his first metatarsophalangeal joint of his left foot is reddened, is warm to touch, and has a decreased range of motion. a. How will you […]

   Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 2: Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews Your quest to purchase a new car begins with an identification of the factors important to you. As you conduct a search of cars that rate high on those factors, you collect evidence and try to understand the extent of that evidence. A report that suggests a certain make and model […]

   Week 2: Ways of Knowing in Nursing Nurses have sought to understand the art and science of nursing since the time of Florence Nightingale. Six fundamental ways of knowing underpin nursing science. These ways of knowing include: (a) personal, (b) empirical, (c) ethical, (d) aesthetics, (e) emancipatory, and (f) unknowing. Consider how these ways of knowing contribute to knowledge development by addressing the following. […]

  To Prepare By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned to a specific case study for this Case Study Assignment. Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your assignment from your Instructor. Also, your Case Study Assignment should be in the Episodic/Focused SOAP Note format rather than the traditional narrative style format. Refer to Chapter 2 of the Sullivan […]

   Discussion Question: Review the evidence-based practice requirements outlined for the Magnet Recognition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) at https://www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/magnet/magnet-model/. Compare and contrast your current practice environment to that of the guidelines. Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.

   Week 3: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice: Nursing Theory 22 unread replies.22 replies. As the nursing profession evolves, practice knowledge is increasing and theories are moving ever closer to the bedside. Conduct a literature search to locate a nursing journal article that utilizes a theory as a theoretical foundation and describe how this theory was operationalized. Reflect upon this theory and address the following. · […]