Ways nurses demonstrate their role as a leader, is through public policy change

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The IOM Future of Nursing report calls for an increase in leadership from nurses at all levels. One way nurses demonstrate their role as a leader, is through public policy change.  A leader does not always carry an official title or position, but demonstrates leadership through the work and the stance the leader takes to make a change for the good of others. Nurses have been noted by the Gallop poll year after year as the most trusted professionals.

This assignment requires thought about a public policy that is needed or needs to be changed that relates to nursing, health care, or the public.  Policy changes can occur by working with members of your legislature, and state or national nurses associations, to introduce a new bill and/or change to a current law in your state or federal government.

Examples of public policy includes any component of the current legislation governing health care, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, nursing regulation, medication technicians, etc. (N:B For this assignment, please write on WORK PLACE VIOLENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE ) 

In 750-1,000 words, propose a health policy change (that is currently a bill, a law, or may not exist at all) at the state or federal level that you believe needs to change and why.(N:B For this assignment, please write on WORK PLACE VIOLENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE) 

1. The policy must not be a clinical care policy for individual care. The policy involved may include public or community health, legislative or regulatory, professional organization (nursing-oriented), advanced nursing practice, health plan, or hospital plan.

2. Include a specific section for the exact wording for the bill or change in wording of the law.

3. Include the plan for the implementation of your policy development, to lobbying for passage, to next steps after passage.

4. Discuss who would be the champion for the bill/law change from your state advocates (legislators, federal legislators, local or national state nursing organizations). Are these individuals also influential in making changes occur? Did you vote for the individual in office that you want to help you make this change?

Resources:

1. Review different pieces of legislation for ideas on wording.

2. Visit your state’s legislative governmental affairs website site to understand the process your policy change could take if you wanted to introduce to into legislation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is not required.

(N:B Once again for this assignment, please write on WORK PLACE VIOLENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE) 

How your initiative will improve patient care and outcomes

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Assignment Content

  1. Resource: Annotated Bibliography Template

    Finalize your sustainability initiative by combining parts 1 through 5 of the sustainability initiative assignments:
    • Sustainability initiative proposal
    • Analysis of the costs and benefits associated with your initiative
    • Evaluation of how your initiative will improve patient care and outcomes
    • Evaluation of how your initiative will reduce waste
    • Suggestions for community partnerships and education programs
    • Petition to the leadership for resources to enact the initiative
    • Compile a 6- to 8-page paper of your sustainability initiative. Include diagrams, flowcharts, and other visuals that support your initiative.


      Create an annotated bibliography that contains each article you identified in the Weeks Two through Five Article Search assignments and include it in your paper.


      Create a 2-minute executive summary video to advocate for your initiative. Summarize the initiative, discuss short- and long-term sustainable needs, identify obstacles, and emphasize the benefits of the initiative.

      Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

      Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.


      Submit your assignment. For additional help, check out the ULTRA: Access your assignments page.

       

Professional Development Of Nursing Professionals

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 Details:

Review the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Write a 750-1,000 word paper discussing the influence of the IOM report on nursing practice. Include the following:

  1. Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice.
  2. Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN-prepared nurses.
  3. Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.
  4. Discuss the significance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the health-illness continuum.
  5. Discuss how nurses can assist in effectively managing patient care within an evolving health care system.

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. 

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

Workplace violence and prevention measures for the hospital employee

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Its very important I cover all the competencies…!

Overview 

A new initiative has been introduced to educate nurses, health care workers, and social services workers on how to prevent workplace violence where you work. Write a 750–1,000-word article on workplace violence and prevention measures for the hospital employee newsletter.

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

  • Competency 1: Explain the effect of health care policies, legislation, and legal issues on health care delivery and patient outcomes.       
    • Identify the political, legal, and/or legislative factors that may contribute to violence in health care settings.
  • Competency 2: Explain the effect of regulatory environments and controls on health care delivery and patient outcomes.       
    • Identify the main components of OSHA’s workplace violence prevention guidelines.
    • Explain the American Nursing Association’s position on violence in the workplace.
    • Explain safety policies and protocols for preventing and responding to violence against health care workers.
  • Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of nursing professionals.       
    • Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
    • Correctly format citations and references using APA style.
  •  Assessment Instructions : 

  •     Your workplace has experienced some serious problems with workplace violence that occurred between patients and caregivers. A new initiative has been introduced to educate nurses, health care workers, and social services workers on how to prevent workplace violence. You have been asked to write an article on workplace violence and prevention measures for the hospital employee newsletter.

  • Preparation
    Search the Capella library and the Internet for scholarly and professional peer-reviewed articles on workplace violence. You will need at least five articles to use as support for your work on this assessment.

  • Directions
    Write a 750–1,000-word article (3–4 pages) on workplace violence and prevention measures for the hospital employee newsletter. Address the following in your article:
     
    • Identify the political, legal, and/or legislative factors that may contribute to violence in health care settings. Consider the types of patients that may be treated within a clinical or hospital setting.
    • Compare OSHA regulations and the ANA position statement on workplace violence to organizational policies.
    • Explain safety policies and protocols for preventing and responding to violence against health care workers.
    • Additional Requirements
      Your presentation should meet the following requirements:
       
    • Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
    • References: Cite a minimum of five resources, with the majority being peer-reviewed sources. Your reference list should be appropriate to the body of literature available on this topic that has been published in the past 5 years.
    • APA format: Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
    • Length: 750– 1,000 words or 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding title page and reference page. Use Microsoft Word to complete the assessment.
    • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
  • I submitted a first paper and was non compliance; this is the professor’s feedback:

1-Non-Performance

Does not identify the political, legal, and/or legislative factors that may contribute to violence in health care settings.

Faculty Comments:“

I did not see where you identified any political, legal, or legislative factors that may contribute to violence in health care settings.  What are the actual laws that may lead to workplace violence. Additionally, you could include real-world examples. This is required for a higher performance. Please incorporate the scoring guide criteria in the 2nd attempt revision. In addition, please remember to highlight any added information. Thanks! 

2-Non-Performance

Does not identify the main components of OSHA’s workplace violence prevention guidelines.

Faculty Comments:“

I did not see this area of the scoring guide addressed in the paper. Can you identify the main components of OSHA’s workplace violence prevention guidelines? Also, you could suggest benchmarks to determine if the guidelines are being followed. In addition, please remember to highlight any added information. Thanks! 

3-Non-Performance

Does not explain the American Nursing Association’s position on violence in the workplace.

Faculty Comments:“

I did not see this section of the scoring guide address in the paper.  Can you explain the American Nursing Association’s position on workplace violence? In addition, could you compare it to your organization’s policies.  This is needed for a higher performance score. In addition, please remember to highlight any added information. Thanks! 

4-Non-Performance

Does not explain safety policies and protocols for preventing and responding to violence against health care workers.

Faculty Comments:“

I did not see this section of the scoring guide address in the paper.  Can you explain the safety policies and protocols for preventing and responding to violence against health care workers? Additionally, can you examine the effectiveness of such policies on preventing violent cases.  This is needed for a higher performance score. In addition, please remember to highlight any added information. Thanks! 

5-Non-Performance

Does not format citations and references using APA style.

Faculty Comments:“

The paper was not in correct APA format. Next step, as you make your revisions, is to reach out to your tutor for assistance. Consider using the Smarthinking program link on the course room homepage. I hope that you will also use the supplemental resource link on the course room homepage to link you to many helpful APA resources. There is also a sample paper located in the instructions to this assessment that will be a good example to review for format. In addition, here’s a link to APA formatting that may be helpful: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

The role of the public health informatician and use your pre-intervention asthma surveillance data set from the CDC to calculate risk/odds ratios and prevalence/incidence rates

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In Week 4, you will continue to assume the role of the public health informatician and use your pre-intervention asthma surveillance data set from the CDC to calculate risk/odds ratios and prevalence/incidence rates. Review the data set from a population perspective and calculate various population ratios and rates for the asthma data in your Excel spreadsheet. You will then answer the following questions in a short application paper of 3–4-pages, explaining your results. You may refer to the suggested readings for this week.

Ratios and Rate Questions

[Note: School populations: Asthma elementary student count in this study is 800 for this school year. School’s population (A + B + C + D) = 7,200 students for this school year.]

  • Does one school have a higher number of students with asthma?
  • Which school has the highest number of students with wheezing?
  • How many students had both asthma and wheezing?
  • If you have asthma, what are the odds that you also have wheezing?
  • Is the odds ratio for bronchitis and RAD lower or higher than asthma and wheezing?
  • How many children with wheezing were prescribed medication? From those results, what is the risk ratio?
  • Is the risk ratio for being prescribed medication for asthma higher or lower than being prescribed medication for wheezing?
  • Are the risk ratios for asthma and wheezing higher for children under the age of 10 than they are for the survey population as a whole?
  • What is the student asthma prevalence for the school district, i.e., A, B, C, D based on total student population as shown above?
  • What is the student asthma incident rate for the school district, i.e., A, B, C, D based on total student population as shown above?

In a summary, provide your interpretation of what your statistical ratio and rate calculations results demonstrate about this grade school population of students’ asthma risk and odds ratios, prevalence, and incidence rates. Explain how you may use this data in supporting the need and development of a public health asthma prevention program. You may use the prevalence resources in the links provided for your summary response.

Submission Details:

  • Give reasons and examples in support of your responses. Cite all sources using APA format.
  • Submit a 3–4-page paper in a Microsoft Word document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Exploring Popular Diet Trends

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Purpose

This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

  • CO 1 – Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain unexpected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO 1)
  • CO 4 – Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history of an individual. (PO 2)
  • CO 5 – Explore the professional responsibilities involved in conduction a comprehensive health assessment and provide appropriate documentation. (PO 6)

The Assignment

A distant cousin approaches you at your family reunion and says, “Great to see you! I heard you are a nurse. My friend is having success with the (insert selection from list below) and I am wondering what you think about it? Should I give it a try?”

Choose one of the following to consider in your response:

  • Paleo Diet
  • Anti-inflammatory Diet
  • Mediterranean Diet
  • Vegan Diet
  • Ketogenic Diet

In your discussion post, please include the following information:

  1. Briefly describe the diet you have selected to consider.
  2. Share how you would respond to your cousin. Please include questions you would ask, and your advice/recommendations.

How you might align one or more of your professional development goals with the University’s emphasis on social change

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Wk 5 Assignment

Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 5: Professional Development

In this week’s Discussion you were introduced to the concept of an academic portfolio to begin building your own brand. Portfolios have value that go beyond brand-building however. An academic and professional portfolio can also help you to build your own vision and mission and establish your development goals. In this regard, a portfolio becomes yet another tool in your toolbox as you build your success.

In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the fifth component: a portfolio for your academic and professional efforts.

To Prepare:

· Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.

The Assignment:

· Using the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template in which you began to work on in Week 1, and have continued working on through this course, in Part 5, you will develop a curriculum vitae (CV) based on your current education and professional background.

· Write a statement identifying your professional development goals.

· Write a statement proposing how you might align one or more of your professional development goals with the University’s emphasis on social change.

Note:  Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Week 1 Assignment, which was built off of the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.

Healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change

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Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 5: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change

The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare practitioners collect evidence to support decisions in pursuit of specific healthcare outcomes.

In this Assignment, you will identify an issue or opportunity for change within your healthcare organization and propose an idea for a change in practice supported by an EBP approach.

To Prepare:

  • Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4.
  • Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change.

The Assignment: (Evidence-Based Project)

Part 5: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change

Create an 8- to 9-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

  • Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.)
  • Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general.
  • Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered.
  • Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation.
  • Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change.
  • Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking.
  • Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:
    • A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted
    • An explanation about what you learned from completing the evaluation table (1 slide)
    • An explanation about what you learned from completing the levels of evidence table (1 slide)
    • An explanation about what you learned from completing the outcomes synthesis table (1 slide)

Organizational Structures And Leadership

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Organizational Structures and Leadership

In most health care settings, it is unlikely that you would hear the terms “ad hoc” or “matrix” as you walk down the hallway. Although it is helpful for any organization to delineate pathways of responsibility and authority in an organizational chart, the lived experience of these structures is most apparent through the inquiries and behaviors people share everyday.

In your own workplace, you may find yourself wondering, who should I turn to when I have a practice dilemma? or Where can I go to learn more about this issue? These questions speak to the intricacies of formal and informal organizational structure and leadership.

To prepare:

  • Review the information presented in Chapter 12 of the course text. Focus on the information about formal versus informal structure as well as the types of organizational structures.
  • Consider the overall structure or hierarchy of your organization or one with which you are familiar. Which organizational structure best describes your organization—line (or bureaucratic), ad hoc, matrix, service line, or flat? Note: It is possible to have a combination of structures in one organization. Is decision making centralized or decentralized in this organization?
  • What is the role of committees, task forces, and councils in the organization, and who is invited to join? Consider how this relates to formal and informal leadership.
  • Reflect on how decisions are made within a specific department or unit. Which stakeholders provide input or influence the decision-making process? Assess this in terms of formal and informal leadership.
  • To support your analysis, consider your own experiences and investigate these matters by speaking with others at the organization and reviewing available documents. Be sure to consider how the concepts of formal and informal structure and leadership relate to one another and are demonstrated in the organization and in the particular department or unit.

Post on or before Day 3 a (1) depiction of your organization’s formal structure, indicating whether it is best described as line, ad hoc, matrix, service line, flat, or a combination. (2) Describe how decisions are made within the organization and within one department or unit in particular, noting relevant attributes of centralized/decentralized decision making. (3) Explain the influence of formal and informal leadership on decision making within this department or unit

REQUIRED RESOURCES

Readings

  • Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application(8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
    • Chapter 2, “Classical Views of Leadership and Management”

      The information introduced through this chapter relates to this week’s Discussion, and will also be referred to in future weeks of the course.
    • Chapter 3, “Twenty-First Century Thinking About Leadership and Management”

      This chapter examines new thinking about leadership and management and how this may influence the future of nursing.
    • Review Chapter 12, “Organizational Structure”
  • Allmark, P., Baxter, S., Goyder, E., Guillaume, L. and Crofton-Martin, G. (2013), Assessing the health benefits of advice services: using research evidence and logic model methods to explore complex pathways. Health & Social Care in the Community, 21, pp. 59–68. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2524.2012.01087.x

    This manuscript examines causal pathways between the provision of advice services and improvements in health. It may also be useful to commissioners and practitioners in making decisions regarding development and commissioning of advice services.
  • Downey, M., Parslow, S., & Smart, M. (2011). The hidden treasure in nursing leadership: Informal leaders. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(4), 517–521.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    Informal leaders can have a strong impact in the workplace. This article explores the value informal leaders can provide.
  • Stetler, C. B., Ritchie, J. A., Rycroft-Malone, J., & Charns, M. P. (2014). Leadership for Evidence-Based Practice: Strategic and Functional Behaviors for Institutionalizing EBP. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 11(4), 219-226. doi:10.1111/wvn.12044

    Except from Abstract: Making evidence-based practice (EBP) a reality throughout an organization is a challenging goal in healthcare services. Leadership has been recognized as a critical element in that process. However, little is known about the exact role and function of various levels of leadership in the successful institutionalization of EBP within an organization.

Media

  • Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012a). Diverse organizational structures. Baltimore, MD: Author.

    Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.

    This week’s media pieces further explore the structure of the three organizations presented in Week 1. The experts provide additional insights into how the structure of the organization influences nursing practice and patient care.

Factors may be contributing to elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels

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Dave is a 46-year-old attorney with a family history of heart disease (his father had a heart attack at the age of 56) whose recent blood tests reveal high blood LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. His doctor has advised him to eat less fat in his diet. Dave is a self-confessed “foodie” and he enjoys wine and cheese at several social functions each week. He cooks with “real” butter at home and uses half milk and half cream in his coffee. Although fairly inactive, Dave keeps his weight stable at 170 pounds. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall. 1. What factors may be contributing to Dave’s elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels? 2. From the history given, identify the main sources of saturated fat in Dave’s diet. What are some reasonable changes he could make to lower his intake of saturated fat from these foods? 3. Assume Dave eats about 2000 kcalories a day and that his doctor has advised him to limit his fat intake to 35 percent of his daily kcalories. Refer to the “How to” feature (p. 155) of this chapter to calculate his personal Daily Value for fat. 4. According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, what is the maximum percentage of kcalories from saturated fat that Dave should consume each day? Remembering that 1 gram of fat contains 9 kcalories, calculate the maximum grams of saturated fat that Dave should eat each day based on his daily intake of 2000 kcalories. 5. Using information from Highlight 5, what additional advice would you offer Dave to improve his heart health? 6. Plan a one-day menu for Dave with higher amounts of healthful fatty acids and lower amounts of harmful fatty acids.