Benchmark – Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management

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Benchmark: Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management

  • In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following: Benchmark: Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management

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  1. Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
  2. Describe the selected issue. (NURSES TURN OVER) Discuss how it impacts the quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs.
  3. Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct.
  4. Explain the differing roles of nursing leaders and nursing managers in this instance and discuss the different approaches they take to address the selected issue and promote patient safety and quality care. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader and manager described in your readings.
  5. Discuss what additional aspects managers and leaders would need to initiate in order to ensure professionalism throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the selected issue.
  6. Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue. Explain why this style could be successful in this setting.

Use at least three peer-reviewed journal articles other than those presented in your text or provided in the course.

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. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

1.1: Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

1.3: Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care.

3.4: Demonstrate professional standards of practice.

Benchmark: Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management

Technology Across The Care Continuum

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Technology Across The Care Continuum

In the role of a nurse leader, describe the effective use of patient-care technologies across the care continuum in a chosen health care system.

Preparation

Choose any type of health care system, for example, acute, ambulatory, home health, or telehealth. Technology Across The Care Continuum

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Directions

Submit the following for this assessment:

Technology Across the Care Continuum

Include the following in your 3–4-page description:

  • A brief overview of the care continuum in your selected health care system.
  • Describe the types of patient-care technologies and how they are used across the care continuum in your system. Be sure to include communication and information systems.
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in the systems and describe how to manage change and technology to improve patient outcomes.
  • Support your description of effective patient care with current nursing and informatics theoretical ideas.
Executive Summary

Based on the description above, add a 1-page executive summary that captures the following points:

  • The current state of technology across the care continuum in your system.
  • Proposed improvements.
  • Risks of making or not making changes or improvements.
  • Recommended next steps.

Additional Requirements

  • Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
  • Number of resources: Cite a minimum of four peer-reviewed resources.
  • Length: Submit 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages.

Technology Across The Care Continuum

Health Promotion In Minority Populations

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Health Promotion In Minority Populations

Select an ethnic minority group that is represented in the United States (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander). Using health information available from Healthy People, the CDC, and other relevant government websites, analyze the health status of this group. Health Promotion In Minority Populations

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In a paper of 1,000–1,250 words, compare and contrast the health status of your selected minority group to the national average. Include the following:

  1. Describe the ethnic minority group selected. Describe the current health status of this group. How do race and ethnicity influence health for this group?
  2. What are the health disparities that exist for this group? What are the nutritional challenges for this group?
  3. Discuss the barriers to health for this group resulting from culture, socioeconomics, education, and sociopolitical factors.
  4. What health promotion activities are often practiced by this group?
  5. Describe at least one approach using the three levels of health promotion prevention (primary, secondary, and tertiary) that is likely to be the most effective in a care plan given the unique needs of the minority group you have selected. Provide an explanation of why it might be the most effective choice.
  6. What cultural beliefs or practices must be considered when creating a care plan? What cultural theory or model would be best to support culturally competent health promotion for this population? Why?

Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should have been published within the last 5 years and be appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.

Health Promotion In Minority Populations

Health Organization Evaluation

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Health Organization Evaluation

Research a health care organization or network that spans several states in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade. Health Organization Evaluation

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Prepare a 1,000-word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:

  1. Describe the health care organization or network.
  2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
  3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
  4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
  5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support the implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

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 Lopes Write.

Health Organization Evaluation

Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorder

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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder and Other Psychotic Disorders

In 3–4 pages, write a treatment plan for a client with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and other psychotic disorders in which you do the following:

  • Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.

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  • Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)
  • Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices.
  • Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.
  • Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.
  • Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers.

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Healthcare Information Technology Trends

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Healthcare Information Technology Trends

Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in their usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often stay tuned to trends to monitor what the next new technology will be or how the next new idea for applying existing technology can benefit outcomes. Healthcare Information Technology Trends

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In this discussion, you will reflect on your healthcare organization’s use of technology and offer a technology trend you observe in your environment.

To Prepare:

  • Reflect on the resources related to digital information tools and technologies.
  • Consider your healthcare organization’s use of healthcare technologies to manage and distribute information.
  • Reflect on current and potential future trends, such as the use of social media and mobile applications/telehealth, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking, or expert systems/artificial intelligence, and how they may impact nursing practice and healthcare delivery.

Post a brief description of general healthcare technology trends, particularly those related to data/information you have observed in use in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Describe any potential challenges or risks that may be inherent in the technologies associated with the trends you described. Then, describe at least one potential benefit and one potential risk associated with data safety, legislation, and patient care for the technologies you described. Next, explain which healthcare technology trends you believe are most promising for impacting healthcare technology in nursing practice and explain why. Describe whether this promise will contribute to improvements in patient care outcomes, efficiencies, or data management. Be specific, and provide examples.

Healthcare Information Technology Trends

Pain Assessment Case Study

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Pain Assessment Case Study

Read the scenario in the case study and answer the writing prompts. Provide a rationale for each answer. All posts must contain at least two (2) professional references, properly cited in the current APA format. Minimum of 250 words.

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Case Study Description

J.P. is a 15-year-old African American adolescent who lives with his mother and father and was diagnosed with sickle cell disease 3 years ago. He is in the 10th grade. He is an honor roll student and is on the track team at his school. J.P. presents to the emergency department with deep muscle pain in both his legs, related to a sickle cell crisis. He rates his pain at 8/10. He is 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 140 lb. On admission, his vital signs are T: 37°C, P: 80 beats/min, R: 18 breaths/min, and BP: 140/68 mmHg

Writing Prompts

  1. What other assessments should be included for this patient?
  2. Identify the various types of pain.
  3. What type of pain does this patient describe?
  4. What standards for assessing pain will be applied to this patient’s plan of care, including the impact that culture has on pain and assessment?
  5. What teaching should the nurse consider from the problem list?
  6. What interventions should be included in the plan of care for this patient?

Pain Assessment Case Study

Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

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Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following: Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

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Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.

  1. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
  2. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

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 Lopes Write. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark – Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

 

Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease

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Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease

Please choose one infectious disease or communicable disease and present a 1,100-word essay, including the following:

  1. Name of the disease, including agents that cause infectious or communicable disease, the mode of contamination, or how it is spread. Infectious Disease Or Communicable Disease
  2. The modes of prevention apply the three levels of prevention with at least one example of each one.

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  3. The prevalence and control of the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), include morbidity and mortality.
  4. The implications of the disease in the community and the role of the community health nurse in the control and prevention of the disease.

The essay must be presented in a Word document in APA format, in Arial 12 font, attached to the forum in the tab of the Discussion Question title “Infections/Communicable Disease Essay” and in the assignment tab under the exercise title “SafeAssign infectious/communicable disease.”. A minimum of 3 references, no older than 5 years, must be used.  If you use any reference from any website, make sure they are reliable sites, such as CDC, NIH, Institute of Medicine, etc.

There is a rubric attached to the assignment for your guidance.

Below, please see the definitions of infectious disease and communicable disease.  They are similar but differ in some characteristics.

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They’re normally harmless or even helpful. But under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.

Communicable, or infectious, diseases are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi that can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Some are transmitted through bites from insects, while others are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.

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Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

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Informatics # 1: Nursing Informatics In Health Care

Write a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who would focus on improving health care outcomes. Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Team Perspectives of the Nurse Informaticist activity. The completion of this will help you succeed with the assessment as you explore the nurse informaticist’s role from the different perspectives of the health care team. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.

Nurses at the baccalaureate level in all practice areas are involved in nursing informatics through interaction with information management and patient care technologies. Nurses must not only demonstrate knowledge of and skills in health information and patient care technologies but also how to use these tools at the bedside and organizational levels. Moreover, nurses need to recognize how information gathered from various health information sources can impact decision-making at the national and state regulatory levels.

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Demonstration of Proficiency

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

  • Competency 1: Describe nurses’ and the interdisciplinary team’s role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision-making.
    • Define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist.
    • Explain how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care.
    • Justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.
  • Competency 2: Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.
    • Explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).
  • Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate the use of health information and patient care technologies.
    • Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
    • Create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Scenario

For this assessment, assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses’ association. A nurse informaticist conducted a presentation on her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational outcomes in her workplace. You realize that your organization is undergoing many technological changes. You believe this type of role could provide many benefits to your organization. Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care

You decide to pursue proposing a nurse informaticist role in your organization. You speak to your chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager. These individuals ask you to prepare a 4-5 page evidence-based proposal to support the new role. In this way, they can make an informed decision as to whether the addition of such a role could justify the return on investment (ROI). They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal meeting.

Preparation

To successfully prepare for this assessment, you will need to complete these preparatory activities:

  • Review assessment resources and activities.
  • Conduct independent research on the nursing knowledge and skills necessary to interact with health information and patient care technology.
    • Focus your research on current resources available through peer-reviewed articles, professional websites, government websites, professional blogs, wiki pages, job boards, et cetera.
    • Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and authoritative sources.
  • Interview peers in your network who are considered information technology experts.
    • Ask them about how information technology advances are impacting patient care at the bedside, at the organizational level, and beyond.

Proposal Format

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Human Resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the following headings in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets underneath each heading:

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist
  • What is nursing informatics?
  • What is the role of the nurse informaticist?
Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care Organizations
  • What is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?
  • How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team?
Impact of Full Nurse Engagement in Health Care Technology
  • How does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:
    • Patient care?
    • Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?
    • Workflow?
    • Costs and return on investment?
Opportunities and Challenges
  • What are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a nurse informaticist role?
    • How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through technology? Informatics # 1 Nursing Informatics In Health Care
Summary of Recommendations
  • What are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?
Additional Requirements
  • Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • Submission length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to a title page and references page.
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
  • Citations and References: Cite a minimum of 3 current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your ideas. In addition, cite a minimum of 1 current professional blog or website to support your central ideas. Current means no more than five years old.
  • APA formatting: Be sure to follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references. For an APA refresher, consult the APA Style and Format page on campus.

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