Healthcare programs within the nursing practice
As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.
Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.
In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
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.
The Assignment: (2–4 pages)
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?
Nursing Essay
Write a Short Essay of 3 to 4-pages clearly defining the stance of Muslim (exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism) in relation to diversity of opinion about religion (and/or), spirituality (and/or), divinity. Make at least two direct quotations in reference to the Diana Eck, two direct quotations in reference to the chapter on Prophetic Religions from Haught and one direct quotation reference from each of the required chapters “Christianity,” “Judaism,” and “”Islam” from Weeks 7 & 8. Give at least one specific story example from your work as a health care practitioner (or in your life experience) where your stance was challenged, or formed, or affirmed (or some combo of challenged, formed, and affirmed).
Writing guidelines for all Short Essays:
The essay must be of the required length according to the assignment, posted as a Word Document.
Your grammar and spelling must be correct and will be graded accordingly.
Number the pages in lower right corner.
Typed, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 8.5”x11” page size, one-inch margins.
Block quotes of more than 4 lines are single-spaced and indented (No more than a total of 12 lines of block quotes are allowed in these very brief essays).
Never use a title page. Use a single-line heading: Your Name. Week 4, 9, 14, FINALS Week. Title.
Include only include one space between single line heading and essay
Use parenthetical in-text citations in this format: (Peters, Ch3, p45) or (Peters, Ch3, Loc.900). If you stick with that same source for the very next citation, use this format (Ch4, p67) or (Ch4, Loc.1020). Only include a full bibliographic reference at the end of your assignment if you refer to a source not included in the required readings for this course.
Community Health Paper
Write a paper that addresses the following:
What is the role of a community health nurse?
How does the community health nurse assist the families of patients in their home settings?
What are some of the barriers related to the initiation of home care services in communities?
How does living in an urban area versus a rural area affect home care services?
Your paper must be three to four pages in length, in APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1” margins. Include a minimum of three references
Public health laws
Public health laws and regulations are often passed in response to human-caused or natural disasters or the spread of an infectious disease or other health epidemic. Select a law or regulation that was passed after a significant public health event or in response to an epidemic. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, discuss the public health law or regulation and describe its impact on a community, including its ethical implications. Examples could include laws/regulations targeting smoking, obesity, healthy mothers and babies, vaccinations, etc. Include the following:
Introduction with an overview of the law/regulation, why it was passed, and how it was or is being implemented on the local, state, and/or federal level.
A discussion of who the law/regulation targets and how they are being impacted.
An evaluation of the efficacy of the law/regulation. Include evidence demonstrating whether it is or is not working.
A discussion of the law/regulation’s ethical implications-Do you think this law is fair and ethical in natural? It is being applied ethically/fairly? Were/are there any unforeseen/unintended consequences to be considered?
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
Nursing Essay
This is similar to the issues with the other drafts. Although you demonstrate your understanding of the steps of the nursing process, you fail to apply them to the community.
Write one page of paper in ""Nursing Assessment"" in an APA format.
Topic: Nursing Assessment in the Community.
Write another one page of paper in ""Nursing Diagnosis "" in an APA format.
Topic: Nursing Diagnosis in the Community.
All together is two separate paper you will be writing.
This is similar to the issues with the other drafts. Although you demonstrate your understanding of the steps of the nursing process, you fail to apply them to the community
Community Resource
Assignment Overview
In this assignment, you will conduct a discrete and respectful community observation of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Locate and attend a local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in your area. Explain to the meeting leader that you are a nursing student studying community resources. Write a two page summary of your experience describing the clientele (be sure to respect members’ anonymity), meeting, and topics. Apply your nursing knowledge to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of this particular resource.
Assignment Details:
Perform the following tasks:
• Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment.
• Attend a local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in your area o Introduce yourself to the meeting leader and explain to him/her that you are a nursing student who is studying community resources.
o Conduct your community observation and take notes if necessary.
• Write a two-page summary of your experience o Describe the clientele (respecting members’ anonymity), meeting, and topics. o Apply your nursing knowledge to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of this particular resource.
o Use APA format.
•
Grading:
Criteria
Excellent (3pts)
Good (2pts)
Needs Improvement
(1pt)
Pts.
Content
-Includes description of clientele.
-Describes meeting. -Evaluates quality and effectiveness using nursing knowledge.
-Includes description of clientele.
-Vaguely describes meeting. -Non-specific evaluation.
-Vague description of clientele.
-Missing description of meeting.
-Does not apply nursing knowledge in evaluation.
Organization
-Well organized into separate headings. -Main points are clearly identified.
-Paragraphs transition well.
-Somewhat organized. -Main points are clear. -Occasional issues with flow and transitions.
-Disorganized.
-Main points are unclear -Difficult to follow or illogical.
Spelling/grammar/ APA
-No spelling or grammar errors.
-APA format is correct.
-Appropriate length
-Some spelling or grammar errors.
-APA format is correct.
-Appropriate length.
-Many spelling or grammar errors.
-Incorrect APA format.
-Inappropriate length.
Discussion
Search the GCU Library and find one new health care article that uses quantitative research. Do not use an article from a previous assignment, or that appears in the Topic Materials or textbook.
Complete an article analysis and ethics evaluation of the research using the ""Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics"" template. See Chapter 5 of your textbook as needed, for assistance.
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
Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation (PPT) and Benchmark
) Minimum 15 slides with speaker notes and 3 full pages
Part 1: Minimum 15 slides with speaker notes (All slides)
Part 2: minimum 3 full pages
Submit 1 document per part
2)¨******APA norms
All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs
Bulleted responses are not accepted
Dont write in the first person
Dont copy and pase the questions.
Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph
Submit 1 document per part
3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)
********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)
4) Minimum 6 references per part not older than 5 years
5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question.
Example:
Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX
Q 2. Health is XXXX
6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering:
Example:
Part 1.doc
Part 2.doc
__________________________________________________________________________________
Part 1:
Suppose you are interviewing a person who works at The Palace at home in Miami, based on the questions in File 2 and supposes your interviewee's answers. These answers should be evidenced in the PowerPoint
This assignment consists of both an interview and a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation.
Assessment/Interview
Select a community of interest in your region. Perform a physical assessment of the community.
Place: The palace at home
Location: Miami
Community: Elderly
Perform a direct assessment of a community of interest using the ""Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide."" (See File 1).
Interview a community health and public health provider regarding that person's role and experiences within the community.
Interview Guidelines
Interviews can take place in-person, by phone, or by Skype.
Develop interview questions to gather information about
1) The role of the provider in the community and the health issues faced by the chosen community.
Compile key findings from the interview, including the interview questions used, and submit these with the presentation (Power point).
____________________________________________________________________________-
PowerPoint Presentation
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 15 slides with notes (slide count does not include title and references slide) describing the chosen community interest.
Include the following in your presentation:
1) Description of community and community boundaries:
A. The people and the geographic
B. Geopolitical, financial, educational level; ethnic
C. Phenomenological features of the community, as well as types of social interactions; common goals and interests; and barriers, and challenges
D. Including any identified social determinates of health.
2) Summary of community assessment:
(a) funding sources
(b) partnerships.
3) Summary of interview with community health/public health provider (See the first instruction).
a) Identification of an issue that is lacking or an opportunity for health promotion (Elderly people).
4) A conclusion summarizing your key findings and a discussion of your impressions of the general health of the community.
Part 2:
Research public health issues on the ""Climate Change"" or ""Topics and Issues"" pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.
Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population.
Write a word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the population, and proposes a solution to the issue.
Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:
1. Describe the policy health issue.
Include the following information:
(a) what population is affected,
(b) at what level does it occur (local, state, or national),
(c) evidence about the issues supported by resources.
2. Create a problem statement.
3. Provide suggestions for addressing the health issue caused by the current policy.
(a) Describe what steps are required to initiate policy change.
(b) Include necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator) and budget or funding considerations, if applicable.
4. Discuss the impact on the health care delivery system
Statistical Analyses in Nursing
Researchers must make informed choices about the type of statistical analysis that best addresses the research question. For the past several weeks, you have been considering how and when a particular statistic should be employed. This week, you have focused on the use of nonparametric tests.
Nonparametric methods are useful to researchers in performing statistical analyses of quantitative data sets that do not follow normal distributions and that have inconsistent variation. Nonparametric methods are often applied when ordinal-level data are collected and, as such, rely on fewer assumptions than their parametric counterparts.
In this Discussion, you examine the two articles in this week’s Learning Resources, both of which employ nonparametric methods of statistical analysis. In addition, as the final week of exploring quantitative statistics, you consider which statistical method is most frequently used in your area of nursing practice.
Note: This Discussion takes place in small groups, which should have been assigned by your Instructor.
To prepare:
Review the articles presented in this week’s Learning Resources and analyze each study’s use of nonparametric tests.
Critically analyze each article, considering the following questions in your analysis:
What are the goals and purpose of the research study each article describes?
How are nonparametric tests used in each study? What are the results of their use?
Why are parametric methods (t tests and ANOVA) inappropriate for the statistical analysis of each study’s data?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each study (e.g., study design, sampling, and measurement)?
How could the findings and recommendations of each study contribute to evidence-based practice in the health care field?
Reflect on the quantitative statistical analyses presented throughout this course in the research literature, the Learning Resources, media presentations, and those articles you reviewed for your abbreviated research proposal.
Ask yourself: Which method is most commonly used in research studies that pertain to my area of nursing practice, and why this might be so?
By Day 3
Post a cohesive response in your small group that addresses the following:
Critically analyze each article, including the items noted above.
Identify one statistical analysis method that you found recurring in many of the articles you used in your literature review for your research proposal. This method does not necessarily have to be nonparametric.
Based on your area of nursing practice, which method of statistical analysis is most frequently used in the research literature? Why do you think other forms of statistical analysis are less frequently used? Provide a rationale for your response
Nursing leadership
) Minimum 6 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part.
Part 1: minimum 1 page
Part 2: minimum 1 page
Part 3: minimum 4 pages
Part 4: minimum 1 page
Part 5: minimum 1 page
Submit 1 document per part
2)¨******APA norms
All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph
Bulleted responses are not accepted
Don't write in the first person
Don't copy and paste the questions.
Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph
Submit 1 document per part
3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)
********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)
4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years
Part 3: minimum 5 references not older than 5 years
All references must be consistent with the topic-purpose-focus of the parts. Different references are not allowed.
5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next
Example:
Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX
Q 2. Health is XXXX
6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering:
Example:
Part 1.doc
Part 2.doc
__________________________________________________________________________________
Part 1: Nursing Leadership
1. Discuss how nurse managers and nurse leaders contribute to the reengineering of health care.
Part 2: Nursing Leadership
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is the responsibility of all nurses and is vital when addressing the challenges of the health care industry.
1. Provide an example of how you would apply CQI in your current or past position.
Part 3: Nursing Leadership
Organization: United Healthcare
Purpose: 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.
Prepare a 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. Desing and describe a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth
a. Nurse staffing
b. Resource management
c. 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 implementation of the strategic plan for this organization.
a. Explain why this theory or model is best.
Part 4: Nursing Theory
Write in the first person
Based on your nursing practice specialty
1. Which nursing theorist/theory might align with your current career.
Nightingale considered the discipline of nursing to be both an art and a science
2. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Part 5: Health Care Policy
Topic: Prescription drug overdose
Identify a specific public health issue that you believe needs to be highlighted more in health policy and based on your textbook readings
1. Describe your public health issue (100 words)
2. Discuss how social media can be used as a health promotion tool to improve public awareness on the selected healthcare issue.
