How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals

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How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals

In response to the continuous changes in health care today, nurses are charged with staying well informed on many rapidly evolving aspects of patient care. They are also expected to contribute to the improvement of health care quality. Engaging in doctoral education is an admirable way to position oneself for accomplishing this goal, and it can lead to new professional opportunities.

Why did you decide to enroll in graduate school? What informed your decision to pursue your chosen degree? How will earning this degree influence your career?

This week, you consider the characteristics of various programs, including the DNP and the PhD. The focus of the DNP degree is on clinical practice, whereas the focus of the PhD is on research. In conjunction with other professional colleagues, DNP- and PhD-prepared nurses often collaborate to analyze critical issues and find appropriate ways to address them. How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals

This first Discussion provides an opportunity for you to examine what it means to earn a doctorate and how your selected degree program relates to your professional goals.

To prepare:

  • Consider the reasons you have chosen to pursue an advanced degree. How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals?
  • Reflect on the comments shared by the experts in this week’s media regarding the value of a DNP degree and the various roles available to DNP-prepared nurses, as well as the characteristics of the PhD program and opportunities for PhD-prepared nurses.
  • Based on the information presented this week, have you developed any new ideas or goals for your future? If so, what are they?

By tomorrow 5/31/17, post 550 words essay in APA format with 3 references from the list below, that include the level one heading as numbered below:

Posta cohesive response that addresses the following:

1)       What does it mean to be a nurse with a practice or research doctorate? What are the expectations associated with this degree? How might this be different for a nurse who holds a different degree?

2)       How do these considerations relate to your motivation to pursue a doctoral degree right now? How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals

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Required Readings

Zaccagnini, M. E., & White, K. W. (2014). The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new model for advanced practice nursing (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. [Vital Source e-reader]

[For DNP students ONLY]

“Imagining the DNP Role” (pp. xvii–xxviii)

 This reading introduces and defines the DNP degree, with a particular emphasis on the aim to provide high-level preparation for the advanced practice of nursing.

Houser, J. (2015). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

[For PhD students ONLY]

Chapter 1, “The Importance of Research as Evidence in Nursing”

 This chapter describes nursing research, its evolution, and its application in nursing practice.

 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/pdf/Essentials.pdf

[For DNP students ONLY]

“Introduction” (pp. 3–7)

 This section of an AACN document focuses on how the practice-oriented DNP degree complements and relates to the research-oriented PhD and other degrees.

 Cleary, M., Hunt, G. E., & Jackson, D. (2011). Demystifying PhDs: A review of doctorate programs designed to fulfill the needs of the next generation of nursing professionals. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 39(2), 273–280.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

[For PhD students ONLY]

Conn, V. S. (2014). Prepare to launch: Optimizing doctoral education to ensure career success. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36(1), 3–5.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Conn, V. S., Zerwic, J., Rawl, S., Wyman, J. F., Larson, J. L., Anderson, C. M., Markis, N. E. (2014). Strategies for a successful PhD program: Words of wisdom from the WJNR editorial board. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36(1), 6–30.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

[For PhD students ONLY]

Foster, R. L. (2012). Doctoral education and the future of nursing. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 17(2), 77–78.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Sperhac, A. M., & Clinton, P. (2008). Doctorate of nursing practice: Blueprint for excellence. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 22(3), 146–151.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

[For DNP students ONLY]

 This article provides background on the development of the DNP degree, illustrates its necessary competencies, and evaluates the value of a DNP degree as well as challenges to its validity. How do you anticipate that earning this degree will support your professional goals

Required Media

 Laureate Education (Producer). (2012g). Welcome to Walden [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

 In this media program, the president of Walden University welcomes you to the Walden learning community and shares examples of how Walden students are making a difference in their communities. She also describes how Walden’s Welcome Center supports you as a new student and makes it easier for you to connect with Walden when you have a question or need information.

 Laureate Education (Producer). (2011b). Introduction: The doctor of nursing practice [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 Note:  The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes.

 In this media presentation, Dr. Joan Stanley discusses how the DNP degree evolved. In addition, Dr. Linda Beechinor and Dr. Susan Stefan share their experiences completing the DNP degree and explain how it has influenced their nursing careers.

Review of a Nursing Research Article

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Select a nursing research article from the list below that includes a theoretical or conceptual framework and the exploration of a clinical problem. Identify the nursing research article components using the Week 5 research template.

Development of a Proactive Care Program (U-CARE) to Preserve Physical Functioning of Frail Older People in Primary Care

Emotional Work and Diversity in Clinical Placements of Nursing Students

Nurses’ Preparedness and Perceived Competence in Managing Disasters

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Self-efficacy-based training for research literature appraisal

The template will be evaluated on the effectiveness of the discussion of the following components. If a component is not present in the article, its absence should be discussed. Review of a Nursing Research Article

  • Identify the research problem.
  • Identify the research purpose.
  • Summarize the review of literature.
  • Identify the nursing framework or theoretical perspective.
  • Identify the research questions and hypotheses.
  • Identify the variables.
  • Identify and discuss the appropriateness of the design.
  • Discusses the validity and reliability of the instruments, tools, or surveys.
  • Discuss the significance of the study. Did it resolve the question?
  • Discuss the legal and ethical issues of the study. Include the use of human subjects and their protection.
  • Describe any cultural aspects of the study.
  • Describe the final sample.
  • Describe the procedures for data collection.
  • Summarize the results including statistical analysis used or other method of analysis.
  • Describe how the results of the research may impact future nursing practice.
  • Apply the research to the student’s nursing practice.
  • NOTE: If a component is absent, student receives a zero for that component.

Cite any resources in APA style and include a copy of the article with the submission.

By Week 5, Day 6, submit your template to the W5: Assignment 2 Dropbox. Review of a Nursing Research Article

Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

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Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Read: NURSING THEORIES THE BASE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE JULIA B George

MARKET: For nursing professionals.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Nursing Theory

2. Nursing Theory and Clinical Practice

3. Environmental Model: Florence Nightingale

4. Interpersonal Relations in Nursing: Hildegard E. Peplau

5. Definition and Components of Nursing:  Virginia Henderson

6. Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory: Dorothea Elizabeth Orem

7. Behavioral System Model: Dorothy E. Johnson

8. Nursing Process Discipline: Ida Jean Orlando

9. Other Theories from the 1950s and 1960s

10. The Conservation Principles: A Model For Health: Myra Estrin Levine

11. Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment: Imogene M. King

12. Science of Unitary Human Beings: Martha E. Rogers

13. The Roy Adaptation Model: Sister Callista Roy

14. The Neuman Systems Model: Betty Neuman

15. Other Theories from the 1970s

16. Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality: Madeleine M. Leininger

17. Health as Expanding Consciousness: Margaret A. Newman

18. Theory of Transpersonal Caring: Jean Watson

19. Human Becoming School of Thought: Rosemarie Rizzo Parse

20. The Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory: Helen Lorraine (Cook) Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, and Mary Ann P. Swain. Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

21. Health Promotion Model: Nola J. Pender

22. Philosophy of Caring and Expert Nursing Practice: Patricia Benner

23. Other Theories of the 1980s

24. Other Nursing Theories from the 1990s

Type of Paper: Assignment

Number of pages: 1 (300 words)

Academic Level: Undegraduate

Deadline: 2 hours

Instructions: Instructions:

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After reading the assigned chapters, please post two discussion questions based on the readings along with your answers.

Do not summarize the chapters. Provide your thoughts and discussion questions that makes your classmates think.

Chapters 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15

Conceptual models help us visualize and understand complex issues.

Conceptual theorists in Nursing include:

Dorothea Orem

Imogene King

Sister Callista Roy

Dorothy Johnson

Myra Levine

Betty Neuman

Martha Rogers

As you read through the assigned chapters, you will get a good understanding of the conceptual model, what makes a conceptual model, and what is concept mapping. Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Book: Nursing Theories. The Base for Professional Nursing Practice Julia B. George. 6th edition

Type of Paper: Assignment

Number of pages: 1 (275 words)

Academic Level: Undegraduate

Deadline: 2 hours

Instructions: Nursing Theorists Discussion

Instructions:

Nursing Theories-Chapter 3,5, 9, 18, and 19. Please add these chapters

After reading the assigned chapters, please post two discussion questions based on the readings along with your answers to the following questions:

If these chapters influenced your philosophy? Why or why not?

Did anything surprise you? What? Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Innovative Nursing Care Delivery for a vulnerable population

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Innovative Nursing Care Delivery for a vulnerable population

THIS PAPER APA FORMAT IS ABOUT 40% OF GRADE. FORMAT IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE. IM GIVING THE OUTLINE WITH EXCATLY WHERE AND HOW THIS PAPER NEEDS TO INCLUDE AND WHERE TO PUT THE INFORMATION. PLEASE THIS NEEDS TO BE EXACTLY LIKE THE OUTLINE IM INCUDING. ALL TOPICS AND FORMAT (APA) HAS TO BE 100%.  I WILL DESPUTE THIS PAPER IF I END UP WITH UNDER A 80%. 

For this paper, you will develop an innovative nursing care delivery model for a vulnerable population, care specialty, and setting in the United States OR a low income global country that reflects nurse managed care, collaboration, care across settings, and technology.

For your paper, it is easiest to focus on one (1) population, one (1) health issue/disease, and one (1) type of setting within a country. Be specific. If you use a low income country, name your low income country (see list at the end of this) and adjust your model to the disease(s) and conditions found within that country. Consider that low income countries will not have access to the same level of facilities, technology related to diagnostics and communication, medications, and the health care professionals found in the U.S.

–A vulnerable population include low income children & adults; elderly; homeless; migrants; immigrants; racial & ethnic minorities, people with chronic health or terminal conditions/diseases (or any group at risk for obtaining appropriate health care).

-A care specialty  include preventative care; primary care; acute care; chronic care; palliative or end-of-life care (including the targeting of any disease or condition that results in a health risk) Innovative Nursing Care Delivery for a vulnerable population.

-A setting include rural or urban community housing and/or clinic; school; specialty unit in a hospital; emergency room; health provider office; armed services facility; rehabilitation facility; hospice facility; ambulatory health care center; client home; nursing home; short term stay housing (or any setting where a vulnerable client/patient population is available for care).

LIST OF SELECTED COUNTRIES

African Republic Algeria

Angola

Dem Rep of Congo Ethiopia

Ghana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Niger Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

 Bolivia Ecuador Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua Peru

 Afghanistan Egypt

Iraq Morocco Somalia Sudan Yemen

Bangladesh North Korea Myanmar Nepal

OUTLINE OF EXACTLY HOW THE PAPER NEEDS TO BE:

Title of Paper (top of page 2, centered) Innovative Nursing Care Delivery: [Name of Your Model]

PAPER HEADING: Introduction [Level 1] What is your model’s population, setting, care specialty, and your model’s goal(s) and/or purpose(s)? For example, are you targeting a particular group or disease/condition? Choose a name for your model and include it in your paper title.

PAPER HEADING: Description of the [Name of Your Model] [Level 2] You are welcome to use your creativity in the model–develop your own or base it on an existing model. For ideas, start with the articles found with the assignment, textbook (Global Health 101) scenarios, or do literature searches on the internet. However, be sure that the model is nurse-led or nurse-managed. Registered nurses have authority to make decisions regarding nursing diagnoses, interventions, and referrals. Registered nurse practitioners have additional authority related to medical diagnoses and interventions (prescriptions).

Be sure to include the themes crucial to meeting the challenges of the future: nurse- managed care, collaboration, continuity of care and technology in describing your model. Be aware of cost-effectiveness; you could develop the “Cadillac” of models, but no one would consider implementing it because the cost would be too high Innovative Nursing Care Delivery for a vulnerable population.

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Nurse led and nurse managed health care. [Level 3] How is your model nurse managed? Were nurses instrumental in the development and implementation of your model? Are nurses consulted and/or make decisions re: budget, personnel, and the communication, referral, and evaluation processes?

Partnerships and collaboration. [Level 3] What partnerships and collaborations exist for your model? Are they at the professional level (i.e., social workers, nutritionists, community leaders) and/or the organizational level (home health care agencies, public health departments, hospitals)?

Continuity of care across settings. [Level 3] What happens when a patient/client moves to a different setting, i.e., home, hospital, hospice, clinic, emergency room, etc. How is communication handled so the patient/family needs are consistently met when moved across settings?

Technology. [Level 3] What technology is used? Is it low-technology (basic assessment tools, screening tests) or high-technology (i.e, patient diagnostic, monitoring, and/or data processing systems) or a combination of both?

PAPER HEADING: Development/Implementation Team for the [Name of Your Model] [Level 2] Your team is important to carry out model’s goal(s). Depending on your model and setting, your team may include other registered nurses, nurse practitioners, community workers, nurse assistants, licensed practical nurses, nutritionists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dentists, social workers, community leaders, psychologists, clergy, administrators, informatics technicians, physicians (if physicians are part of the team, they should function as consultants, not “captain of the ship”). Include your team members and briefly discuss their functions in carrying out the model goal(s)/purposes(s). How would communication and referrals be handled? Again–think about the cost effectiveness–could ancillary staff (nurse assistants, trained community workers) be used just as effectively?

PAPER HEADING: Evaluation of [Name of Your Model]: Outcome Measurement [Level 2] After implementation of the model, what outcomes would you measure Would you look at cost comparisons and/or savings? Patient satisfaction? Staff satisfaction? Fewer ER visits and/or re-hospitalizations? Decreased incidence of a particular disease/condition? Increased number of therapies? Increased knowledge of a disease or intervention?

For outcomes, be specific on what, who, when and how. For example, if you do a survey:

What type of survey is it (i.e., satisfaction, data gathering)?

Who would you survey (i.e., staff, patients, administrators)?

When would you do the survey (i.e., time period; pre/post tests)?

How would you conduct the survey (handout, mailing, computer analysis)? Innovative Nursing Care Delivery for a vulnerable population

Gathering of scientific data, analysis, and compilation of nursing information

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Write 1 page essay on the topic NURSING RESEARCH.

process is concerned with gathering of scientific data, analysis, and compilation of nursing information (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, n.d. The process takes a theoretical perspective and uses new and existing information to compile alternative or new methods in practice. Implementation of the research process requires resources and time. Nursing process is different in that it is specific and concrete. It deals with offering unique services to individual patients. Gathering of scientific data, analysis, and compilation of nursing information

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Another difference is that the main objective of a research process is to gather information and increase the knowledge of existing and emerging ailments. However, nursing process focuses on delivery of care to patients. The measure of success in the nursing process is health outcomes. A nursing process that ensures maintenance or improvement of health of patients is deemed to be efficient.

The above discussion proves that both research process and nursing process are essential in nursing. The processes are similar in that they seek to maximize the health benefits of patients. However, the nursing process is more practical and patient-centered. It is thus imperative to ensure that both elements are present in nursing to enhance creativity, new information, and quality health care

Values and beliefs about nursing

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Values and beliefs about nursing

Paper 1 –   Philosophy of Nursing  

Personal beliefs. 

Describe your values and   beliefs about nursing. You may use “I   believe…” statements that include your:

· Definition of nursing. (10pts) Values and beliefs about nursing

· Assumptions (beliefs) about the interrelationships   among: (10pts)

o clients (Who are they?), 

o health (What is it?), 

o nursing (What is it?) and 

o environment (Where is nursing practiced?). 

· Beliefs about the profession of nursing. (10pts) 

· Significance of collaboration with other health   professionals. (10pts)

Nursing as a career. Demonstrate that you have given thought to your   career and explain the rationale for your decision. 

· Inspiration from the past. (Who or what?) 

· Define professional   goals. 

· Identify   roles and responsibilities to advance the profession of nursing. 

· How you   will provide safe, effective care?  Values and beliefs about nursing

· How your   academic preparation will facilitate your positive contributions to the   health care system? 

· Spelling, grammar, sentence   structure, neatness, organization

· No more than 2 pages   (excluding title page or optional references), double-spaced, 12 point   font, 1” margins, APA format.

Paper 2 – Values and Empathy paper

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 Please respond to the two Scenarios in this paper (See the Answer format attached).    Scenario 1: You are a new nursing studentwho has been hospitalized for injuries following a major car accident. Earlier today you were told the fracture in your right leg will require complicated surgery to repair and extensive rehab to recover. There is a question as to whether you will ever regain full use of your leg. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Tonight you are alone in your hospital room and the night nurse has just entered. What are your concerns when you reflect on this personal patient experience? What will your experience be like? Scenario 2: You realize that you share a different values system from the nurse. You reflect that this might be challenging for you as a nursesomeday. These values might be due to differences in lifestyle, cultural background, belief system, or attitudes about health care. Reflect on your own values and identify a personal value/belief that may become a conflict for you in delivering quality patient care.  Values and beliefs about nursing

Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

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Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing. Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

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To Prepare:

  • Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
  • Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (9- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation)

Develop a 9- to 10-slide Voice-Over PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

  • Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
  • Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of the board for your specific region/area.
    • Who is on the board?
    • How does one become a member of the board?
  • Describe at least one federal regulation for healthcare.
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
    • Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare? Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

Core Competencies and Scope of Practice in Nursing Informatics

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The continued integration of information technology within the nursing profession is resulting in the development of nursing informatics as a distinct specialty. As with other specialty areas, nursing informatics has unique foundational documents, concepts, competencies, and functions. How might information technology competencies pertain to your professional practice? Core Competencies and Scope of Practice in Nursing Informatics

This week focuses on the core competencies and scope and standards of practice in nursing informatics. If you are not specializing in nursing informatics, some functional areas will be more relevant to your professional role than others. Therefore, this week you will analyze the key functional areas of nursing informatics and consider competencies that would be useful in your professional role. In add

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Students will:

  • Analyze the key functional areas of nursing informatics
  • Formulate a personal plan to improve health information technology competencies appropriate for your professional role
  • Assess how information technology skills can improve nursing practice

ition, you assess how information technology skills can improve nursing practice.

Required Readings

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Author.

  • “Functional Areas for Nursing Informatics”This chapter describes the key functional areas of nursing informatics. It also clarifies the roles of informatics nurse specialists and informatics nurses.

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. Core Competencies and Scope of Practice in Nursing Informatics

  • Chapter 7, “Informatics Roles

Note:

1 1/2 pages, 3 references, APA.

The role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice

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The role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice

USE ONLY THE RESOURCES LISTED

APA FORMAT

500 WORDS COUNT

Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice

As they explore the world around them, young children often want to know the “why” and “how” of the things they observe. This is similar to what researchers do when they approach a new problem. Researchers develop new theories or build on old ones to explain the “why” of the world around them. They use models and conceptual frameworks to help explain “how” the processes and events they observe occur. Together, theories and models provide an understanding of the world and allow researchers to explore it in meaningful ways. The role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice

Virtually all research questions can benefit from the use of an existing theory or model. Researchers should consider their research questions and select the most suitable theory or model, which then serves as a foundation for the research design. The selection of a theory or model is an important part of the research process.

In this Discussion, you focus on the role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice.

To prepare:

  • Review the information in Chapter 6 of the course text. Focus on the various conceptual theories and models that are currently used in nursing research.
  • Select one of the theories or models described that is of interest to you.
  • Using the Walden Library, search for and identify a research article that uses the theory or model you selected.
  • Reflect on how the theory or model provides structure to the research study described in the article.
  • Now, think about an issue in your practice area that you would be interested in exploring through research.
  • Review this week’s media presentation and consider strategies for locating and identifying a relevant theory or model for a research study.

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By Day 3

Post a summary of the article that you located and explain how the theory or model that you selected was used in the research study. Assess the value of basing research on an established theory or model.

Required Readings

Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. The role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice

  • Chapter 2, “Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice” (Review pages 14–31)
  • Chapter 6, “Theoretical Frameworks”In this chapter, you are introduced to the concept of theories, models, and frameworks and how they serve as the foundation for research. The chapter examines key theories for both quantitative and qualitative research. Finally, critiquing frameworks in research reports is detailed.

Cantrell, M. A. (2011). Demystifying the research process: Understanding a descriptive comparative research design. Pediatric Nursing, 37(4), 188–189.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article discusses the primary aspects of a prominent quantitative research design as used in a specific research study. The author analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the design, along with the rationale for choosing that design.

Finn, P. (2011). Critical thinking: Knowledge and skills for evidence-based practice. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 42(1), 69–72.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article responds to the assertion that “rational or critical thinking is an essential complement to evidence-based practice.” The author stipulates how critical thinking is relevant to EBP, what skills and thinking dispositions are important, and how thinking can go wrong.

Tagney, J., & Haines, C. (2009). Using evidence-based practice to address gaps in nursing knowledge. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 18(8), 484–489.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article illuminates key barriers to undertaking and implementing nursing research. The authors suggest a framework for improving the implementation of evidence and research. The role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice

Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

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Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

You are the Vice-President of Nursing Services at a 500 bed facility that provides healthcare to a 6 county region that occurs in two different but adjoining states.  Recently you attended a national conference regarding infectious diseases and the potential for their spread with our current global environment.  Upon return from the conference, you have a conversation with a local public health official who identifies that there is no regional plan to combat an infectious disease outbreak.  In addition, the official noted the presence of several barriers which will make the development of a plan more of a challenge.  These include, but are not limited to: 

·         Identification of a plan that would cover a large region and a diverse population of approximately one million people

·         Identification of a plan that could be coordinated from one facility, but interact successfully with 6 different counties and two different state governments

·         The presence of a regional airport which increases the opportunity for introducing an infectious disease to the region

From the conversation, you realize that a coalition will be needed and that macro leadership skills are required for the coalition to be successful.  You now accept the challenge to build a coalition within the region to develop a plan that would resist a sudden outbreak of an infectious illness. Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

Description of the Assignment

The purpose of this project will be to address a healthcare concern occurring within a community by providing macro level leadership needed to build a coalition.  The identified coalition will seek to resolve the healthcare concern.

·         This assignment will be presented via PowerPoint and will include 15 – 20 slides (excluding 

 title and references slides).

·         Introduction provides information regarding: 

o   Introductory slide(s) provided ALL of the following:

o   Definition of macro-leadership

o   Definition of coalitions

o   Explanation why a coalition would be helpful in resolving this identified healthcare concern.

·         Section One identifies macro-leadership skills and requires information related to each of the

following areas:

o   Explain the difference between micro and macro leadership.

o   Explain how a macro leader demonstrates:

§  Mastery of self

§  Mastery of communication

§  Mastery of relationships

o   Explain how a macro-leader can overcome one disadvantage to using coalitions

·         Section Two discusses the coalitions in general by including the following information:

o   How will you pool available local and state resources?

o   How will you foster communication with individuals living in the region as well as local and state governments?

o   How will you maintain the energy of the coalition members?

o   How will you convince members to work together and avoid turf issues? Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

·         Section Three presents the specific coalition that you will suggest in order to resolve the identified healthcare concern.  The following information is required:

o   What will be your vision statement for the coalition?

o   How many individuals will you have on the steering committee for the coalition?

o   What type of individuals would you recruit for steering committee membership?

o   How will the coalition interact with local and state governments to develop an acceptable plan?

o   How will you evaluate the effectiveness of the coalition?

·         Conclusion provides a summary of the key points from the presentation as well as of

       insights gained (what was learned) regarding macro leadership.   

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Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

1.    The PowerPoint Presentation (excluding the Title slide and References slide) should equal

15–20 PowerPoint slides. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements. 

2.    Speaker notes are required.  These notes should expand the information found on the slide. 

3.    References are to be cited in the Speaker notes

4.   This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy.  A  

      Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be obtained.  A score in the blue or green range

      indicates a similarity of less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing

     students.  Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the  

     assignment before the due date and time.  To allow sufficient time for revision, early

     submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged.  The final submission will

     be graded by faculty.  If a Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the

     Academic Integrity policy will be followed. Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

5.  The textbooks required and lesson information for this course may not be used as a reference for   

      this assignment.

4.    A minimum of 5 (five) scholarly references must be used. Scholarly references need to be current, 5years or less (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable).

5.    Must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. Ideas and information that come from readings must be cited and referenced correctly.

6.    Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.