You are interested in nurses’ attitudes toward EBP. Which method do you think would work best to obtain this information: a questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a group interview? Defend your answer.
Reflect on your personal current sense of power within your organization and the profession; Do a self–assessment of your leadership skills by doing the How Good are your Leadership Skills? assessment at http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_50.htm How did you score? You do need not to reveal this in your paper, but hopefully it will guide you in how to […]
What are some of the conceptual blocks (ways that one looks at issues or ideas) that may prevent a person from solving a difficult problem?
Faulty information gathering usually adversely affects the decision-making process. Discuss ways of ensuring that faulty information is not gathered and how to solve problems when faulty information has become part of the overall information database.
A nurse manager’s professional philosophy should take into consideration the client’s rights. Discuss the basic elements of human dignity, confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent.Provide examples of how these elements were addressed for particular patients.
Select two of the following discussion questions for your discussion response. Indicate which questions you have chosen using the format displayed in the “Discussion Forum Sample.” What symptoms and exam findings would prompt you to perform a pituitary workup? What laboratory and neuroimaging studies would you order and why? A 24-year-old postpartum patient presents with […]
How do ethical principles overlap with legal principles? For example, informed consent is the legal application of autonomy. Are other legal principles the outgrowth of ethical principles? Which takes precedence should the principles overlap? Provide your responses in an APA formatted paper.
Leaders must be able to create a culture that encourages adherence to standards for patient safety. Identify a situation in which you would revise or change practice to enhance safety. How would you introduce this change to your staff using the Diffusion Theory? What strategies would you use for early adopters of this change?
Compare the management skills of clinical leaders and nursing management leaders. Should differences in scope, as well as in the qualities of the leaders, be identified, or should differences be noted only in the scope of leadership? Should differences in scope, as well as in the qualities of the leaders, be identified, or should differences be […]
Investigate the cost of treating a patient with tricyclic antidepressants versus SSRIs or with typical antipsychotic medication versus an atypical antipsychotic medication. If you were a nurse case manager, how would you justify use of the more expensive drug to the managed care organization? (One page summary in APA format).
