The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop products and services. Does this sound familiar? Nurses are very much knowledge workers. What has changed since Drucker’s time are the ways that […]

Learning From Experiences Revisit the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Explain the degree to which you achieved each during the practicum experience. Reflect on the three (3) most challenging patients you encountered during the practicum experience. What was most challenging about each? What did you learn from this experience? What resources were available? What evidence-based practice did you use for the patients? […]

 Objectives:  Explain the process of medication reconciliation  Identify best-practices for medication reconciliation Apply the concept of medication reconciliation to the client scenario Explain how to identify and reconcile medication discrepancies Identify who should be involved in the medication reconciliation process   Assignment instructions: .   Using the client scenario provided on the assignment document docx and your Davis Drug Guide for Nurse’s, conduct medication reconciliation. Be sure […]

   Please write responses to each of the questions (1a., 2a., 3a., and 3b.) listed below for Module 4 Discussion Board: 1. Chapter 2 in Polit and Beck (2020) examines using research as evidence for personal practice and for changing practice in specific settings using evidence based practice (EBP) models. Think about barriers that are associated with implementation of EBP either individually or at a […]

You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.  All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible. Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric. As decisions are made to address changes in reimbursement in your workplace, how are these changes shared with the nursing staff? What suggestions do you […]

  Write a 650-1300 word response to the following questions:  Explain multicultural communication and its origins. Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation. Explain how cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications. Discuss family culture and its effect on patient education. List some approaches the health care professional can use to address religious and […]

  Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”? When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help […]

  Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.  Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed. The Assignment: Explain the concept of a knowledge worker. Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. Develop a simple infographic to […]

you considered the interaction of nurse informaticists with other specialists to ensure successful care. How is that success determined?  Patient outcomes and the fulfillment of care goals is one of the major ways that healthcare success is measured. Measuring patient outcomes results in the generation of data that can be used to improve results. Nursing informatics can have a significant part in this process and […]

Key Assignment Final Presentation – Report of Findings to Mr. Magone, CEO, Healing Hands Hospital and the “Future of Healing Hands” Task Force Continue to use the scenario to assist you with this assignment.       For this assignment you will be putting together the components from each of the Unit Individual Projects into a presentation. Using your instructor’s feedback and suggestions from each week you […]