Nursing Informatics in Health Care

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Nursing Informatics in Health Care

Write a 4 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informatics in an organization who would focus on improving health care outcomes.

1Defines nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informatics. References current data, evidence, or standards to support and refine definition.

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2Explains how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care. Makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support explanation.
3Justifies the need for a nurse informatics in a health care organization and references relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the justification.
4Explains evidence-based strategies that the nurse and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality), with reference to specific data, evidence, or standards to support the explanation.

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Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators

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Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators

Prepare 3 page paper for new nurses on the importance of nursing-sensitive quality indicators.

1. Describes in a professional manner the interdisciplinary team’s role in collecting and reporting quality indicator data to enhance patient safety, patient care outcomes, and organizational performance reports. Offers valuable insight into the impact of the interdisciplinary team on data collection.
2. Provides a comprehensive, professional, and academic explanation for how a health care organization uses nursing-sensitive quality indicators to enhance patient safety, patient care outcomes, and organizational performance reports. Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators

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3. Provides a comprehensive and scholarly justification for how a nursing-sensitive quality indicator establishes evidence-based practice guidelines for nurses to follow when using patient care technologies to enhance patient safety, satisfaction, and outcomes.
4. Delivers a polished, professional, and effective audio or video tutorial along with speaker notes on a selected quality indicator that engages new nurses and motivates them to accurately report quality data in a timely fashion. Audio or video presentation is appropriate for the audience. Submission includes a reference list with at least three scholarly references.
5. Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references with flawless precision and accuracy.

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The Influence of the IOM Report on Nursing Practice

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The Influence of the IOM Report on Nursing Practice

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:

Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice. The Influence of the IOM Report on Nursing Practice

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Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN‐prepared nurses.

Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.

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.

Discuss how nurses can assist in effectively managing patient care within an evolving health care system.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

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Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

The IOM published report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” makes recommendations for lifelong learning and achieving higher levels of education.
In 1,000-1,250 words, examine the importance of nursing education and discuss your overall educational goals. Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

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Include the following:

  1. Discuss your options in the job market based on your educational level.
  2. Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of education. Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees (MSN, DNP, etc.) you want to pursue and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your timeline for accomplishing these goals.
  3. Discuss how increasing your level of education would affect how your competitiveness in the current job market and your role in the future of nursing.
  4. Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.
  5. Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for your response.
    You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.
    Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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Uncertainty in Nursing The Impact on Practice and Leadership

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Uncertainty in Nursing The Impact on Practice and Leadership

Answer the following questions integrating at least 2 professional resources per the discussion board rubric.

  1. Share at least one example of how you have demonstrated tolerance of ambiguity and unpredictability as a student nurse? Explain the situation (paint a picture of the situation so others can understand). Please avoid any identifiers that would violate HIPAA!

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  2. What are some evidence-informed strategies that you can improve your tolerance for ambiguity and unpredictability of the world and its effect on the healthcare system as related to nursing practice? Please integrate a professional reference to support the use of these strategies.
  3. What are some self-care practices that you will employ to prevent burnout from the many encounters of ambiguity and unpredictability in your professional nursing practice?

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Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation

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Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and reflect on your thinking regarding the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
Select a healthcare program within your practice and consider the design and implementation of this program.
Reflect on advocacy efforts and the role of the nurse in relation to healthcare program design and implementation. Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation
The Assignment: (2–4 pages)

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In a 2- to 4-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions:

Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
Who is your target population?
What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?

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Nursing Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices

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Nursing Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, establish the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a leader in nursing, and to explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice. Nursing Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices

Read the study materials on leadership and complete the topic quiz activities to better understand your leadership qualities.

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Upon completion, summarize and share with your group what you learned about your specific leadership qualities, so you can become familiar with how you are similar and different from your peers when it comes to being a leader.

As a group, review the study materials related to servant leadership. Using what you have learned about the tenets of servant leadership and traits and practices of successful leaders, create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. Add an additional slide for references at the end of your presentation.

Include the following in your presentation:

1.Each group member: Create a slide that summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.
2.Compare the personal leadership styles of your group members, including commonalities between group members’ strengths and weaknesses.
3.Explain why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership style, traits, and practices.
4.Discuss what leadership traits and styles are necessary to be an effective communicator. Explain the importance of leaders adapting communication approaches when working inter professionally (across ancillary departments, vendors, community members).
5.Discuss how nursing professionals can benefit from integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence others as they lead.
6.Discuss how leaders who practice servant leadership and have a strong understanding of their personal leadership traits can successfully lead others and navigate the unique challenges that are part of nursing and health care. Provide two examples that illustrate your main ideas.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice. Nursing Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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importance of professional associations in nursing

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importance of professional associations in nursing

Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to a specialty area of interest. In a 750‐1,000-word paper, provide a detailed overview of the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:

  1. Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member. importance of professional associations in nursing

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  2. Explain why networking is important for a nurse in this specialty field. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for members.
  3. Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
  4. Discuss opportunities the organization provides for continuing education and professional development.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Healthcare Economics Case Study

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Healthcare Economics Case Study

Scenario: Mary Jane Smith has recently accepted a position as nurse manager on 1 West, a medical surgical nursing unit at Mercy Hospital Center. Healthcare Economics Case Study

Part A:
1. Identify the nursing-sensitive indicators Mary Jane should consider in making staffing decisions.
2. Discuss how nursing-sensitive indicator data can be utilized to enhance safety and quality of patient care.
3. Discuss the relationship between nurse staffing and two of the following: urinary tract infections, pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, shock, or length of stay.

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Part B:
Mary Jane has been asked by the Chief Nursing Officer to prepare a personnel budget for the coming fiscal year. Mary Jane has collected the following information in addition to what she has determined based on nursing-sensitive indicator data discussed in Part A.

Patient Data
Average Daily Census 28
Unit Capacity 30
Average Nursing HPPD (Hours Per Patient Day) 8.8
Total Care Hours 96,360

Staff Data
Total Hours/employee/year 2,080

Average Salary per Employee Category
RN $36.00/hour
LPN $22.00/hour
Nurse’s Aide $12.00/hour

1. Calculate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) that would be needed. Show your calculations.
2. Explain Nursing HPPD. How would the acuity of the unit affect Nursing HPPD?
3. Explain how diagnosis related groups (DRG’s) and Case Mix Index (CMI) affects hours per patient day.
4. Review the staffing plan for last year. What outcomes would you use to evaluate this staffing plan? Based on this data, would you recommend any changes for the upcoming year?
5. Briefly in 2-3 paragraphs summarize possible barriers a unit manager may encounter in implementing a staffing plan.

Healthcare Economics Case Study

 

Explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice

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Explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice

The purpose of this assignment is to assess leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, establish the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a leader in nursing, and to explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice. Explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice

Read the study materials on leadership and complete the topic quiz activities to better understand your leadership qualities.

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Upon completion, summarize and share with your group what you learned about your specific leadership qualities, so you can become familiar with how you are similar and different from your peers when it comes to being a leader.

As a group, review the study materials related to servant leadership. Using what you have learned about the tenets of servant leadership and traits and practices of successful leaders, create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. Add an additional slide for references at the end of your presentation.

Include the following in your presentation:

Each group member: Create a slide that summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.

Compare the personal leadership styles, traits, and qualities of your group members, including commonalities between group members’ strengths and weaknesses.

Explain why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership style, traits, and practices.

Discuss what leadership traits and styles are necessary to be an effective communicator. Explain the importance of leaders adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally (across ancillary departments, vendors, community members).

Discuss how nursing professionals can benefit from integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence others as they lead.

Discuss how leaders who practice servant leadership and have a strong understanding of their personal leadership traits can successfully lead others and navigate the unique challenges that are part of nursing and health care. Provide two examples that illustrate your main ideas.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.  Explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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