Nurse’s Role in Influencing the Legislative Process  For this week’s project, you’ll answer three questions related to your opportunity as a nurse and an advocate. The first two questions relate to influencing a bill is traveling through the legislative process. The third question refers you to the social determinants of health as described in your course textbook reading and asks you to think specifically on your role as a nurse in influencing social determinants of health.  

In a brief paper (no more than 2 typed pages, 1 inch margins, 12 font Times New Roman or Courier New), answer the questions below. Write each question as a new topic area and then follow with a paragraph or two to answer the question. You may find it necessary to search for answers to the questions outside of the assigned reading. Be sure to use APA guidelines for writing style, spelling and grammar, and citation of sources.  Answer the following questions: 

•What parts of the lawmaking process does a nurse have an opportunity to influence the final bill passage? 

•List at least two ways that this influence can take place. In your opinion, would one way be preferable over the other? 

•Reviewing the social determinants of health, select one to respond to this question: ◦What role can nurses play in promoting health status through policy changes directly affecting this social determinant?

As you have discovered through this course, nurses are influential members of the community and the political system. Therefore, for the purposes of this assignment you will identify a problem or concern in your community, organization, etc. that has the capacity to be legislated. You will conduct research and state a proposal. Through the legislative process, your proposal for the problem or concern may influence an idea for change into a law.

First, refer to the “How a Bill Becomes a Law” media.

Then, view the “Bill to Law Process” to watch the scenario.

After viewing the scenario, refer to the “Legislative Assignment.” You will need to save the document first in order to use it.

Submit the assignment to the instructor. You also reserve the right to submit your completed proposal to the respective government official. However, this is optional. If you select to submit your proposal as a part of the legislative process, refer to “Find Your Representative” or research the contact information on your own. 

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. 

Due on Jun 2,2018.

Due Date: Jun 10, 2018 23:59:59       Max Points: 150
 

Details:

 

Rate yourself using the results from the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory”:

Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below:

1. Personal and professional accountability

2. Career planning

3. Personal journey disciplines

4. Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets

Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace.

Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

You are a family nurse practitioner employed in a busy primary care  office. The providers in the group include one physician and three nurse  practitioners. The back office staff includes eight medical assistants  who assist with patient care as well as filing, answering calls from  patients, processing laboratory results and taking prescription renewal  requests from patients and pharmacies. Stephanie, a medical assistant,  has worked in the practice for 10 years and is very proficient at her  job. She knows almost every patient in the practice, and has an  excellent rapport with all of the providers.

Mrs. Smith was seen today in the office for an annual physical. Her  last appointment was a year ago for the same reason. During this visit,  Mrs. Smith brought an empty bottle of amoxicillin with her and asked if  she could have a refill. You noted the patient’s name on the label, and  the date on the bottle was 1 week ago. You also noted your name printed  on the label as the prescriber. The patient admitted that she called  last week concerned about her cough and spoke to Stephanie. You do not  recall having discussed this patient with Stephanie nor do the other  providers in the practice.

Discussion Question:

What are the potential ethical and legal implications for each of the following practice members?:

• Medical assistant
• Nurse Practitioner
• Medical Director
• Practice

What strategies would you implement to prevent further episodes of potentially illegal behavior?

What leadership qualities would you apply to effect a positive change  in the practice?  Be thinking about the culture of the practice.

Discussion Guiding Principles

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the discussions guide students  through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning  outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that  empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise  their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of  discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute  level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe,  caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social  interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the  composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant  scholarship. Participation in the discussion generates opportunities  for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by  carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the  contributions of their peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the  development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas  and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their  own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

Write a paper (1,250-1,750 words) describing the approach to care of cancer. In addition, include the following in your paper:

Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.

Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the

rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

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Tutor MUST have a good command of the English language

Sources need to be journal/scholarly articles. 

Use only articles that are published between 2015-2018 (except for your theory articles which will be older as you must cite primary sources).

No textbook or direct quotes

Please see attached Rubric

Details:

 

In this assignment, learners are required to write a case report addressing the personal knowledge and skills gained in this course and potentially solving an identified practice problem.

General Guidelines:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• This      assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment      to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Doctoral      learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The      APA Style Guide is located in the      Student Success Center.
• This      assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research      sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each      source be included.
• You      are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the      directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Construct a 2,500-3,000 word (approximately 10-12 pages) case report that includes a problem or situation consistent with a DNP area of practice.

1. Review      the IOM and Kaiser Commission Report on the uninsured to develop the case      report.
2. Apply      public health concepts to describe understanding      of the problem or situation of focus.
3. Apply      one or more public health concepts to the recommended intervention or      solution being proposed.
4. Develop      the case report across the entire scenario from the identification of the      clinical or health care problem through the proposal for an intervention,      implementation, and evaluation using an appropriate research instrument.
5. Describe      the evaluation of the selected research instrument in the case report.
6. Lastly,      explain in full the tenets, rationale      for selection (empirical evidence), and clear      application using the language of public health concepts within the case      report.

Case Report Requirements:

In addition, your case report must include the following:

1. Introduction with a problem statement.
2. Brief      literature review.
3. Description      of the case/situation/conditions explained from a theoretical perspective.
4. Discussion that includes a detailed explanation      of the synthesized literature findings.
5. Summary of the case.
6. Proposed solutions to remedy gaps,      inefficiencies, or other issues from a theoretical approach.
7. Identification      of a research instrument to evaluate the proposed solution along with a      description of how the instrument      could be evaluated.
8. Conclusion.