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:

  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. Benchmark: Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management
  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.

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  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. Benchmark: Effective Approaches In Leadership And Management

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

Advance Patient Care

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Advance Patient Care

Write a short (50–100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

  1. Define patient compliance and explain its importance in your field.(Nursing)
  2. Identify the health care professional’s role in compliance and give examples of ways in which the health care professional may actually contribute to noncompliance.
  3. Compare compliance and collaboration.

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  4. Compare and contrast patient education in the past with that practiced today.
  5. Explain the importance of professional commitment in developing patient education as a clinical skill.
  6. Explain the three categories of learning and how they can be used in patient education.
  7. List three problems that may arise in patient education and how they would be solved.
  8. List some methods of documentation for patient education.

Advance Patient Care

 

Benchmark – Brain Death Scenario

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Benchmark: Brain Death Scenario

Write a 1,250-word paper in which you address the ethical and legal application of the following scenario:

Scenario: You are a hospital administrator who has been told by your ICU unit director of a patient in the unit who has suffered serious brain damage from a car accident 2 days ago and is currently intubated. The patient is 45 years old but does not currently meet the criteria for complete brain death as defined by the Arizona state legislature in “4-1107. Determination of Death and Status; Rules.” The spouse of the patient has consulted with the attending physician. The attending physician informed the spouse that the patient could survive but would likely require life support. Half of the family is insisting that the patient “wouldn’t want to live this way,” and the other half is accusing the other family members of wanting to “kill” the patient. Some allegations have been raised about a substantial inheritance for some family members upon the patient’s death. The battle is becoming intense, and it is beginning to disrupt the medical and nursing staff. Benchmark: Brain Death Scenario

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  1. Describe the medical care issues involved in this situation.
  2. Explain which laws and regulations apply to this situation. How would you interpret these laws and regulations when making a decision?
  3. Describe the ethical issues that may arise based on your decision as the administrator.
  4. Explain how you can ensure appropriate implementation of supporting policies and procedures in order to ensure ethical integrity.
  5. What policies and procedures would you consider when making your decision? How would you ensure these procedures were followed correctly?
  6. What resources could you use to support your decision?

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.

Benchmark: Brain Death Scenario

Contemporary Nursing Practice

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Contemporary Nursing Practice

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750-1,000-word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:

  1. Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual. Contemporary Nursing Practice
  2. Compare and contrast the differentiated practice competencies between an associate and baccalaureate education in nursing. Explain how the scope of practice changes between an associate and a baccalaureate nurse.

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  3. Identify a patient care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision-making, differ between the BSN-prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
  4. Discuss the significance of applying evidence-based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN-BSN nurse supports its application.
  5. Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes.

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.

Contemporary Nursing Practice

 

Leadership Styles And Nursing

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Leadership Styles And Nursing

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 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. Leadership Styles And Nursing

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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 the traits and practices of successful leaders, create a 10- to 12-sslide 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 interprofessionally (across ancillary departments, vendors, and 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.  Leadership Styles And Nursing

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.

Leadership Styles And Nursing

Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics

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Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics

The focus of this assignment is to increase your knowledge and understanding of how informatics, specifically the electronic medical record, improves pediatric patient health outcomes. Caring for the pediatric patient has unique elements that are not applicable in the adult population. Examples are growth and development surveillance, vaccine records, and transitional changes that affect “normal findings” by age group. For example, the normal respiratory rate of a newborn is significantly different from that of a 10-year-old. Additionally, pediatric healthcare providers are expected to educate parents with “anticipatory guidance” according to the age of the patient. For this assignment, you are expected to analyze the utilization of the EMR that you are using in your clinical practicum and evaluate how this particular EMR system is improving health outcomes. For example, does the EMR that you are using have mechanisms in place that track growth and development, which has led to early identification of abnormals? Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics

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This assignment has three parts. The first part is identifying the recommended pediatric-specific functionalities of the EMR system you are using. The template will guide you through the first part of the assignment by addressing a sample of key functionalities.

Part 2 addresses some basic functions that would be recommended in any non-specific EMR.

Part 3 asks you to discuss how your system is addressing certain outcomes, such as safety, collaboration, and the prevention of medication errors.

Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics

Structural Versus Strategic Family Therapies

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Structural Versus Strategic Family Therapies

Although structural therapy and strategic therapy are both used in family therapy, these therapeutic approaches have many differences in theory and application. As you assess families and develop treatment plans, you must consider these differences and their potential impact on clients. For this Assignment, as you compare structural and strategic family therapy, consider which therapeutic approach you might use with your own client families. Structural Versus Strategic Family Therapies

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Learning Objectives

Students will:
  • Compare structural family therapy to strategic family therapy
  • Create structural family maps
  • Justify recommendations for family therapy
To prepare:
  • Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on structural and strategic family therapies.
  • Refer to TherapistAid (2020) in this week’s Learning Resources for guidance on creating a structural family map.

The Assignment

In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:

  • Summarize the key points of both structural family therapy and strategic family therapy.
  • Compare structural family therapy to strategic family therapy, noting the strengths and weaknesses of each.
  • Provide an example of a family in your practicum using a structural family map. Note: Be sure to maintain HIPAA regulations.
  • Recommend a specific therapy for the family and justify your choice using the learning resources.

Structural Versus Strategic Family Therapies

Cystic Fibrosis

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Cystic Fibrosis

A mother brings her 6-month-old daughter to the HCP for an evaluation of possible colic. The mother says the baby has had many episodes of crying after eating and, despite having a good appetite, is not gaining weight. The mother says the baby’s belly “gets all swollen sometimes.” The mother says the baby tastes “salty” when she kisses it. Further work reveals a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The mother relates that her 23-month-old son has had multiple episodes of “chest congestion” and was hospitalized once for pneumonia. The mother wants to know what cystic fibrosis is, and she also wants to know if she should have any more children. Cystic Fibrosis

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For this discussion, you examine a case study and explain the disease that is suggested. You examine the symptoms reported and explain the cells that are involved and the potential alterations and impacts.

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation:

  • The role genetics plays in the disease.
  • Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.
  • The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.
  • The cells that are involved in this process.
  • How would another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) change your response?

Cystic Fibrosis

Introduction To Theory In Healthcare Informatics

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Introduction To Theory In Healthcare Informatics

Write an essay addressing each of the following points/ questions:. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each number item. There should be three sections, one for each item number below, as well as the introduction (the heading is the title of the essay) and conclusion paragraphs. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) scholarly citations using APA citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment. Introduction To Theory In Healthcare Informatics

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Write an essay addressing the following prompts:

  1. Electronic health records (EHRs) are easier to read than the paper charts of the past, but many complain that healthcare providers are focusing too much on the computer screen instead of the patient.
  • Is this due to a lack of skill or training, poor computer system design, or just the nature of computer charting?
  • Is patient care suffering from the implementation of EHRs?
  • Charting in an EHR consists of clicking boxes; do you feel this provides enough detail about the patient, condition, and events if there was a lawsuit?
  1. Hebda, Hunter, and Czar (2019) identify three types of data that are currently being tracked by organizations (p. 46).
  • Identify and explain another type of data, specific to your practice, that is being tracked by an organization.
  • Why do you feel this data is important to track?
  • Identify and discuss the organization that is tracking the data.
  • Are there any ethical concerns with an outside organization tracking this data? Explain and give examples.
  1. In this week’s discussion post, you identified and explained the topic selected for the project.
  • Provide a description of your selected topic based on input from the discussion forum. What is your project, why is it relevant to this class, and why is it important to you?
  • Identify an informatics/healthcare theory from pages 29–30 of the textbook that aligns with the project and explain why.

Assignment Expectations-

Length: 1500 words total for this assignment

Structure: Include a title page and a reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word amount for this assignment. All APA papers should include an introduction and a conclusion.

References: Use the appropriate APA-style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Introduction To Theory In Healthcare Informatics

Module 09 Discussion – Pediatric Safety

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Module 09 Discussion: Pediatric Safety

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment will address the current issues in pediatric healthcare related to safety. Growth and development are important factor that should be considered along with safety in many areas of pediatric health alterations. Many times, the health alterations experienced by children can be prevented if safety education is provided.

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Competency

Prioritize nursing interventions when caring for pediatric clients with health disorders.

Instructions

This discussion will focus on the importance of teaching a chosen safety concern in the pediatric population. You will present your response in the discussion, addressing the following questions: (The discussion should be 300 words.).

Initial Post:

  1. Determine the age and developmental stage and how that impacts the child in relation to the safety concern.
  2. Describe why you believe the safety education you chose will benefit the pediatric population. Who do you believe is the target age range for this specific educational teaching?
  3. Describe at least three nursing diagnoses related to the incident you are teaching to prevent. Support your choices with rationales, citing 1-2 scholarly sources.

Module 09 Discussion: Pediatric Safety