The protection of human subjects and cultural considerations

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In this task, you will critique two primary research evidence sources. You will select one quantitative and one qualitative peer-reviewed journal article on a healthcare topic of interest.

Requirements:

 No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly.

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Evaluate a primary quantitative research peer-reviewed journal article (suggested length of 3-5 pages) that has healthcare implications by doing the following:

A1. Identify how the researcher addresses the five following areas of the selected journal article, using the attached Evidence Table: The protection of human subjects and cultural considerations

.background or introduction

.review of the literature 

.discussion of methodology

. data analysis

. researchers conclusion

A2. Critique whether the evidence presented in each section of the journal article supports the researchers conclusion.
Note: The attached Evidence Table may be used to address A1. A2-A5 may be addressed on the same page under the table.

A3.Explain the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations of the journal article.

A4. Identify strengths and limitations of the study

A5. Describe how the evidence informs nursing practice.
 

 B. Evaluate a primary qualitative research peer-reviewed journal article (Repeat above steps for second article) (suggested length of 3-5 pages)  The protection of human subjects and cultural considerations

Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

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Your assignment this week will be an APA paper to include title page, level headings, and a reference page.

Case study #1 

Mrs. Franklin-Jones was admitted from the Emergency Room to Cardiac Intensive Care one week ago with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. She has recovered as expected and is moving to the cardiac step down unit today. She is talking with Nurse Julie Hernandez, as she gets settled in her new room, “I was really surprised when I got that bad pain in my chest! I knew I had high pressure but I just didn’t think it was that bad. I try to take my medicine like they told me to in the clinic but sometimes I forget. I guess that I need to study those papers they gave me about what foods I should eat and not eat. I better take care of myself! Momma had bad pressure and it killed her! Who knows—I may even have to learn to cook different than I was taught in Jamaica! I may have to let Tomas do the cooking. He’s got more time at home now than I do since he lost his job. There isn’t too much time between my shifts at the school cafeteria and my new housecleaning job. You know my sister is coming up from Jamaica to see me. I think she is bringing me some bush tea. That’ll set me right!” Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

  • Using Leininger’s Culture Care Model, what factors in the story shared by Mrs. Franklin-Jones should be considered by Nurse Hernandez when planning for the patient’s discharge?
  • Why is the theory of Culture Care Diversity important in the delivery of nursing care for all patients?
  • Using Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, develop a plan of care for Mrs. Franklin-Jones.
  • Discuss the strengths and limits to Leininger’s Theory.

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Case Study #2

Claude Jean-Baptiste is recovering from post-hip replacement surgery and has been transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute adjacent to the hospital. When he enters the unit, he sees welcoming signs written in several languages including his own, Creole. Since there are no nurses on that shift that speak Creole, they use a language line to ask for translation services. During this initial nursing assessment, the translator informs Mr. Jean-Baptiste that the nurses invite him to have a relative at his side so that they can be sure to understand and meet his needs. He is asked about Haitian customs and beliefs that they might honor. Mr. Jean-Baptiste is encouraged to bring food and spiritual care items, and to share the warmth of his culture with the nursing staff.

  • Discuss assumptions of the Transpersonal Caring relationship. What is the nurse’s role?
  • How is love, as defined by Watson, evident in this caring moment?
  • How can the nurse creatively use self to create a healing environment?
  • Discuss the strengths and limits to Watson’s Theory.

This paper should include 2 outside references and your book. The essay should be between 1500 and 1750 words in length. Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

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Your assignment this week will be an APA paper to include title page, level headings, and a reference page.

Case study #1 

Mrs. Franklin-Jones was admitted from the Emergency Room to Cardiac Intensive Care one week ago with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. She has recovered as expected and is moving to the cardiac step down unit today. She is talking with Nurse Julie Hernandez, as she gets settled in her new room, “I was really surprised when I got that bad pain in my chest! I knew I had high pressure but I just didn’t think it was that bad. I try to take my medicine like they told me to in the clinic but sometimes I forget. I guess that I need to study those papers they gave me about what foods I should eat and not eat. I better take care of myself! Momma had bad pressure and it killed her! Who knows—I may even have to learn to cook different than I was taught in Jamaica! I may have to let Tomas do the cooking. He’s got more time at home now than I do since he lost his job. There isn’t too much time between my shifts at the school cafeteria and my new housecleaning job. You know my sister is coming up from Jamaica to see me. I think she is bringing me some bush tea. That’ll set me right!” Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

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  • Using Leininger’s Culture Care Model, what factors in the story shared by Mrs. Franklin-Jones should be considered by Nurse Hernandez when planning for the patient’s discharge?
  • Why is the theory of Culture Care Diversity important in the delivery of nursing care for all patients?
  • Using Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, develop a plan of care for Mrs. Franklin-Jones.
  • Discuss the strengths and limits to Leininger’s Theory.

Case Study #2

Claude Jean-Baptiste is recovering from post-hip replacement surgery and has been transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute adjacent to the hospital. When he enters the unit, he sees welcoming signs written in several languages including his own, Creole. Since there are no nurses on that shift that speak Creole, they use a language line to ask for translation services. During this initial nursing assessment, the translator informs Mr. Jean-Baptiste that the nurses invite him to have a relative at his side so that they can be sure to understand and meet his needs. He is asked about Haitian customs and beliefs that they might honor. Mr. Jean-Baptiste is encouraged to bring food and spiritual care items, and to share the warmth of his culture with the nursing staff.

  • Discuss assumptions of the Transpersonal Caring relationship. What is the nurse’s role?
  • How is love, as defined by Watson, evident in this caring moment?
  • How can the nurse creatively use self to create a healing environment?
  • Discuss the strengths and limits to Watson’s Theory.

This paper should include 2 outside references and your book. The essay should be between 1500 and 1750 words in length. Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Creating a Statement of Work and a Work Breakdown Structure as tools that can help you manage a project or projects

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Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

Work Breakdown Schedule

As the project manager, your role is to track and manage the projects you are working on; creating a Statement of Work and a Work Breakdown Structure are tools that can help you manage a project or projects. Below you will create a Statement of work consisting of the basics of the project(s) you are working on. Consider this similar to a business or marketing report, but this will define the project, project scope, and overall strategy of the project. Creating a Statement of Work and a Work Breakdown Structure as tools that can help you manage a project or projects

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Part One
Statement of Work (SOW) Document:

Develop the project Statement of Work document to include the following information:

  • Business need
  • Product scope description
  • Strategic plan

Part Two
As part of your Statement of Work for your project, you will create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS allows for project managers to compose all tasks of the projects into smaller components to ensure a more manageable project(s).

Develop the project Work Breakdown Structure using the WBS Template.  Creating a Statement of Work and a Work Breakdown Structure as tools that can help you manage a project or projects

Obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises

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Obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises

ITS IMPORTANT TO MEET THE COMPETENCES PLS  READ !!!

Create a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation that compares how different communities respond to crises, describes obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises, and explains current practices for providing health care services related to community crises. Obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises

 Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Explain the factors that affect the health of communities.       
    • (IMPORTANT) -Explain how a crisis situation affects community health.
  • Competency 3: Develop an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.       
    • (IMPORTANT) -Compare different approaches for responding to a community crisis.
    • (IMPORTANT) -Describe obstacles to providing health care services related to a community crisis.
    • (IMPORTANT) -Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.
    • (IMPORTANT) -Explain current practices for providing health care services related to community crises.
  • Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing professional.       
    • (IMPORTANT) -Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
    • (IMPORTANT) -Correctly format citations and references, using current APA style.

Assessment Instructions 

Preparation

Suppose you have been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion meeting on the development of a community response to crises. To prepare for this discussion, you have been asked to research ways that other communities have provided health care services during crisis situations, identify best practices, and develop a nursing response for providing health care services. You would be presenting your research and nursing response to the roundtable panel during the meeting. Obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises

Select two communities that have suffered a crisis of some kind within ten years of each other. For example, you might choose to look at New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina in comparison to New Jersey and Hurricane Sandy. You might address the 2011 tornado outbreak and compare the response of Joplin, Missouri with the response of Birmingham, Alabama. Or, you might choose to look at the responses to volcano eruptions in Hawaii as compared to Washington State. You are not limited to natural disasters; feel free to explore environmental disasters and outbreaks of disease. Try to choose the type of crisis situation that could occur within your own community.

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Once you have selected your two communities and their comparable crisis situations, look in the Capella library and on the Internet for scholarly journal articles on how health care professionals responded to the crises.

Requirements

For this assessment, create a PowerPoint presentation that examines provision of health care services related to community crises, from a nursing perspective. In your PowerPoint, address the following:

  • Compare the different approaches of two communities for responding to a community crisis.
  • Explain how the crisis situation in each community affected the overall health of the community.
  • Describe potential obstacles in your own community to providing health care services related to community crises.
  • Explain current practices in your own community for providing health care services related to community crises.
  • Recommend an evidence-based nursing response for providing health care services related to community crises.      
    • Your nursing response does not need to be overly detailed. In real life, a nursing response would be the work of a committee or another group, based on the research and recommendations of others.
    • Your nursing response should provide foundational research and recommendations based on evidence. Consider things such as triage points, communication methods, caring for staff, providing basic necessities such as food and water, use of other organizations for shelter, and so on.

Use the Notes section of each PowerPoint slide to expand your points and provide supporting evidence.

Additional Requirements

Complete your assessment using the following specifications:

  • Include a title slide and reference slide.
  • Number of slides: 10–15.
  • At least 3 current scholarly or professional resources.
  • APA format for in-text citations and references.
  • Be creative. Consider your target audience. Obstacles to providing health care services related to community crises

How you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace

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Introduction and Alignment

Lest you be left with the impression, after the previous two exercises, that you are learning a skill set you will never use, you are challenged in this exercise to write about how you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace where you serve or expect to serve after earning your master’s degree.  You are expected to apply the principles learned in the previous exercise, and to avoid errors of interpretation of information in the setting you are describing. How you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:

  • Avoid five of the most common methodologic errors and biases that would invalidate an epidemiologic study or investigation.
  • Apply epidemiologic skills in your chosen area of specialization in the nursing profession.

Resources

  • Textbook: Macha, K., & McDonough, J. P. (2012). Epidemiology for advanced nursing practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
    • Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Its Progress
    • Chapter 5 Emerging Infectious Diseases
    • Chapter 6, Screening and Prevention of Diseases
  • Textbook:  Sullivan, L. M. (2018). Biostatistics in public health (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones
    • Chapter 11 Survival Analysis
  • Video: Week 4 PPT Video 
  • Video: Scaling up Awareness on Outbreak Investigation and Response
  • MP3: Week 4 PPT Audio
  • PowerPoint: Week 4 PPT
  • File: Career Paper Rubric
  • Website: Steps in Outbreak Investigation by Zach Moore
  • Website: CDC Scientific Nomenclature
  • Website: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Website: http://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/en/
  • Website: https://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson6/section2.html
  • Website: https://www.shea-online.org/index.php/outbreak-investigation
  • Website: https://www.fda.gov/food/recallsoutbreaksemergencies/outbreaks/ucm272351.htm

Instructions

  1. Review, as needed, any of the resources linked above.
  2. In a formal paper, follow the rubric found in the resources and pasted below to describe:
    1. your future career role: nurse practitioner, nurse educator, or nurse administrator, and
    2.  without repeating, yet another outbreak from history and how you would foresee functioning if a major outbreak of infectious disease affected your institution or community, including working with the media and public, How you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace
    3. apply the 10-steps of outbreak investigation, and
    4. one way in which this training in avoiding epidemiologic traps might come in handy in helping manage the outbreak.
    5. Mention at least one specific epidemiologic trap.
  3. Use scholarly writing skills and APA format.
  4. When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor using the Dropbox.

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Assessment Criteria

Criteria

5 Points

4-3 Points

2-0 Points

Career and likely epidemiological responsibilities.

Provided clear and complete description of career role and relevancy of epidemiology.Described career role but with some ambiguities or inconsistencies.Career goal not present or had to be inferred from other comments.

Outbreaks that could realistically happen.

Accurate and detailed description of a known type of outbreak that could likely occur in the setting and uses statistics to describe its history and current trend of incidence and prevalence.Outbreak described but with inconsistencies, or as unlikely to occur in the setting. Uses statistics to describe history or trend of incidence and/or prevalence.Outbreak not described or description is entirely off base factually. Stats not used to describe the outbreak.

Function in the event of an outbreak.

Describes workable role for this professional in this outbreak, in significant detail, protection of self, staff, other patients, etc.Lacks detail, inappropriate role, or mismatched to type of outbreak. Protection described in a limited fashion.Role not described or has to be inferred from other comments. Protection not addressed.

Working with the media and public.

Describes how to educate the public, gain media cooperation, and gives a full narrative about what the public should do to protect self and others, and how to treat if affected, using language that avoids panic.Description of public or media response lacks detail, or is less than workable. Narrative to public about protecting self and others and steps to treat is sketchy.Reader cannot tell what the student intends to do about public or media response. No narrative regarding how to protect self and others. How you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace

Epidemiologic traps.

Correctly identifies one of the epidemiologic traps presented in the course, gives a correct example of it, and a workable strategy to avoid.Description of the epi trap has inconsistencies, or the plan to avoid it has flaws.Example of epi trap, if given, is not correct or unlikely to occur in the setting.

Criteria

10 Points

8-9 Points

7-5 Points

4 Points

Apply the 10 steps of outbreak investigation.

Strongly applies all of the 10 steps model, to this outbreak and incorporates disease specific information into each step.Applies most of the 10 steps model, to this outbreak and incorporates disease specific information into each step.Description of outbreak response model is inconsistent or incomplete; information is lacking.Reader cannot reasonably discern that an outbreak response model is applied.

Criteria

5 Points

4 Points

3-2 Points

1-0 Points

APA format: margins, font, etc.

Less than one correction per page.One to two corrections per page, deduction depends on seriousness of errors.Three to five corrections per page, deduction depends on seriousness of errors.Frequent corrections made; not adhering to graduate level expectations.

Grammar, tense, punctuation, noun/verb agreement sentence structure.

Less than one correction per page.One to two corrections per page, depending on seriousness of errors.Three to five corrections per page, deduction depends on seriousness of errors.Frequent corrections made; not adhering to graduate level expectations. How you would respond if an unexpected outbreak of disease or other health condition were to unexpectedly occur in the kind of workplace

Total Points

How you would successfully close out a project, such as verifying project scope, contracts, administration

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Scenario Information 

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

You are now in the final phase of being a Project Manager for SuperPacks and need to create a closeout plan on how to terminate or closeout the project. Management has asked you to consider the following checklist below for your closeout plan in a presentation to your team How you would successfully close out a project, such as verifying project scope, contracts, administration. Your presentation can be created using PowerPoint, Prezi, or any presentation tool. You have been asked to address the following questions in your presentation as you will be giving it to the management team: 7 slides minimum apa references. Be sure to include notes this will be presented as a live presentation 

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  1. Create a closeout checklist for your project. What are the key components that you should include?
  2. Discuss how you would successfully close out this project, such as verifying project scope, contracts, administration, etc.
  3. In your closeout plan, identify the type of termination/closeout process you will use, and explain why that process is appropriate.
  4. Consider the control process you plan to use for managing this project to ensure quality is met How you would successfully close out a project, such as verifying project scope, contracts, administration

Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population

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Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population

The purpose of this assignment is explore the assigned topic related to information systems in healthcare, research and analyze the topic, and describe how you will apply your new found knowledge to your nursing practice. Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet one or more of the following Course Outcomes depending on the topic selected.
CO1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO1)
CO2: Analyze data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO2)
CO3: Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing’s unique contribution to patient outcomes. (PO3)
CO4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO4)
CO5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO5) Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population
CO 6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO6) Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population.
CO7: Examine the use of information systems to document interventions related to achieving nurse sensitive outcomes. (PO7)
CO8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO8)

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Topic
· Robotics in Healthcare (CO5, CO8)
Directions
1.  You are to research, analyze, and write an APA-formatted scholarly paper on Robotics in Healthcare.
2.  Write an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare in general and nursing care in particular.
3.  Search for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include a minimum of two scholarly sources. The course textbook does not qualify as a scholarly source. Cite all sources in the body of the paper and include them in the References list following proper APA formatting.
4.  Provide one example of this topic. Describe the main features or aspects of the example with support from your sources. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice.
5.  Describe an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you were receiving healthcare or when you were providing nursing care. Relate one positive aspect or one negative aspect of this experience and how it could have been improved. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice.
6.  Write a conclusion that summarizes the topic, the purpose, and how your newfound insight will influence your nursing care. Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population
7.  Use the APA template above to develop your paper. Use APA formatting. 
8.  The length of the paper should be a maximum of 4-5 pages, excluding the title page and the reference page. There should only be one small quote maximum in the paper. Citations should primarily include summary and restatement. Patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population

Improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care

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Write 3–5 page safety score improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care. Determine what a best evidence-based practice is and design a plan for resolving issues resulting from not maintaining patient safety.

Quality improvement and patient safety are health care industry imperatives (Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, 2001). Effective quality improvement results in system and organizational change. This ultimately contributes to the creation of a patient safety culture.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

· Competency 2: Apply systems theory and systems thinking to facilitate health care delivery and patient outcomes.

. Apply systems thinking to explain how current policies and procedures may affect an identified safety issue.

. Explain an evidence-based strategy to collect information about, and improve, an identified safety concern. 

. Explain a plan to implement a recommendation and monitor outcomes.

· Competency 4: Evaluate how power relates to health care organizational structure, behavior, and leadership.

. Describe the influence of nursing leadership in driving needed changes. Improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care

· Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.

. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and current APA style.

Instructions:

Refer to the Internet for supplemental resources to help you complete this assessment, a safety score improvement plan.

Consider the hospital-acquired conditions that are not reimbursed for under Medicare/Medicaid. Among these conditions are specific safety issues such as infections, falls, medication errors, and other safety concerns that could have been prevented or alleviated with the use of evidence-based guidelines. Hospital Safety Score, an independent nonprofit organization, uses national performance measures to determine the safety score for hospitals in the United States. The Hospital Safety Score Web site and other online resources provide hospital safety scores to the public.

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Read the scenario below:

Scenario

As the manager of a unit, you have been advised by the patient safety office of an alarming increase in the hospital safety score for your unit. This is a very serious public relations matter because patient safety data is public information. It is also a financial crisis because the organization stands to lose a significant amount of reimbursement money from Medicare and Medicaid unless the source of the problem can be identified and corrected. You are required to submit a safety score improvement plan to the organization’s leadership and the patient safety office.

Select a specific patient safety goal that has been identified by an organization, or one that is widely regarded in the nursing profession as relevant to quality patient care delivery, such as patient falls, infection rates, catheter-induced urinary infections, IV infections, et cetera. Improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care

Deliverable: Safety Score Improvement Plan

Develop a 3 page safety score improvement plan.

· Identify the health care setting and nursing unit of your choice in the title of the mitigation plan. For example, “Safety Score Improvement Plan for XYZ Rehabilitation Center.”

· You may choose to use information on a patient safety issue for the organization in which you currently work, or search for information from a setting you are familiar with, perhaps from your clinical work.

. Demonstrate systems theory and systems thinking as you develop your recommendations.

Organize your report with these headings:

Study of Factors

· Identify a patient safety issue.

· Describe the influence of nursing leadership in driving the needed changes.

· Apply systems thinking to explain how current policies and procedures may affect a safety issue.

Recommendations

· Recommend an evidence-based strategy to improve the safety issue.

· Explain a strategy to collect information about the safety concern.

. How would you determine the sources of the problem?

· Explain a plan to implement a recommendation and monitor outcomes.

. What quality indicators will you use?

. How will you monitor outcomes?

. Will policies or procedures need to be changed?

. Will nursing staff need training? Improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care

. What tools will you need to do this?

Additional Requirements

· Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

· Length: The plan should be 3–5 pages.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced.

· Number of resources: Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources. Improvement plan for mitigating concerns, addressing a specific patient-safety goal that is relevant to quality patient care

Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

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Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Use the practice problem and a quantitative, peer-reviewed research article you identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.

In a 1000-1,250 word essay, summarize the study, explain the ways in which the findings might be used in nursing practice, and address ethical considerations associated with the conduct of the study.

Refer to the resource “Research Critique Guidelines” for suggested headings and content for your paper.

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

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

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

Research Critique Guidelines

To write a critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of the research study conducted, address each component below for qualitative study in the Topic 2 assignment and the quantitative study in the Topic 3 assignment.

Successful completion of this assignment requires that you provide a rationale, include examples, or reference content from the study in your responses.

Qualitative Study

Background of Study:

· Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research problem.

· How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem.

· Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims.

· List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the answers.

· Were the purpose and research questions related to the problem? Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Method of Study:

· Were qualitative methods appropriate to answer the research questions?

· Did the author identify a specific perspective from which the study was developed? If so, what was it?

· Did the author cite quantitative and qualitative studies relevant to the focus of the study? What other types of literature did the author include?

· Are the references current? For qualitative studies, the author may have included studies older than the 5-year limit typically used for quantitative studies. Findings of older qualitative studies may be relevant to a qualitative study.

· Did the author evaluate or indicate the weaknesses of the available studies?

· Did the literature review include adequate information to build a logical argument?

· When a researcher uses the grounded theory method of qualitative inquiry, the researcher may develop a framework or diagram as part of the findings of the study. Was a framework developed from the study findings?

Results of Study

· What were the study findings?

· What are the implications to nursing?

· Explain how the findings contribute to nursing knowledge/science. Would this impact practice, education, administration, or all areas of nursing?

Ethical Considerations

· Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?

· Was patient privacy protected?

· Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or lack of?

Conclusion

· Emphasize the importance and congruity of the thesis statement.

· Provide a logical wrap-up to bring the appraisal to completion and to leave a lasting impression and take-away points useful in nursing practice.

· Incorporate a critical appraisal and a brief analysis of the utility and applicability of the findings to nursing practice.

· Integrate a summary of the knowledge learned.

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Quantitative Study

Background of Study:

· Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research problem. Quantitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

· How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem.

· Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims.

· List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the answers.

· Were the purpose and research questions related to the problem?

Methods of Study

· Identify the benefits and risks of participation addressed by the authors. Were there benefits or risks the authors do not identify?

· Was informed consent obtained from the subjects or participants?

· Did it seem that the subjects participated voluntarily in the study?

· Was institutional review board approval obtained from the agency in which the study was conducted?

· Are the major variables (independent and dependent variables) identified and defined? What were these variables?

· How were data collected in this study?

· What rationale did the author provide for using this data collection method?

· Identify the time period for data collection of the study.

· Describe the sequence of data collection events for a participant.

· Describe the data management and analysis methods used in the study.

· Did the author discuss how the rigor of the process was assured? For example, does the author describe maintaining a paper trail of critical decisions that were made during the analysis of the data? Was statistical software used to ensure accuracy of the analysis?

· What measures were used to minimize the effects of researcher bias (their experiences and perspectives)? For example, did two researchers independently analyze the data and compare their analyses?

Results of Study

· What is the researcher’s interpretation of findings?

· Are the findings valid or an accurate reflection of reality? Do you have confidence in the findings?

· What limitations of the study were identified by researchers?

· Was there a coherent logic to the presentation of findings?

· What implications do the findings have for nursing practice? For example, can the findings of the study be applied to general nursing practice, to a specific population, or to a specific area of nursing?

· What suggestions are made for further studies?

Ethical Considerations

· Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?

· Was patient privacy protected?

· Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or lack of?

Conclusion

· Emphasize the importance and congruity of the thesis statement.

· Provide a logical wrap-up to bring the appraisal to completion and to leave a lasting impression and take-away points useful in nursing practice.

· Incorporate a critical appraisal and a brief analysis of the utility and applicability of the findings to nursing practice.

· Integrate a summary of the knowledge learned.

Reference

Burns, N., & Grove, S. (2011). Understanding nursing research (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

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