Forms of Nursing Inquiry
Quality improvement (QI), Research, and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)","Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has captured the attention of healthcare providers, healthcare organizations, and consumers to positively influence patient outcomes. However, confusion abounds about how evidence-based practice differs from research and quality improvement.
1-Select either EBP, research, or QI and identify how the selected approach is implemented to improve outcomes at your workplace.
2-How do you know this approach is utilized?
3-Is this selected approach used apart from or in conjunction with the other approaches?
4-Can one approach be effectively applied without the others? Why or why not?
Please Answer each question separated and use APA form and sources no later than 5 years.
Discussion
Explore conflict management principles and professional integrity through review of healthcare personnel conflict management review.
This conflict management assignment gives you the opportunity to review common conflict scenarios in clinical practice, and reflect on appropriate resolution strategies. This gives you a review of an evidence based approach to a training conflict management in healthcare settings.
Critically access conflict management as it relates to team building in clinical practice
Description:
Students will reference the conflict case management study from the nursing literature. Students will develop a summary and reflection consensus of strategies used to resolve the case review. Support your summary using a minimum of three academically credible sources in addition to the source provided.
Please retrieve and read the following Journal article from the Library.
Forbat, L., Simons, J., Sayer, C., Davies, M., Barclay, S (2017). Training pediatric healthcare staff in recognizing, understanding and managing conflict with patients and families: findings from a survey on immediate 6-month impact. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (3): 250.
Directions:
Students are expected to:
Create a slide PowerPoint presentation not including the title slide or reference slide addressing the following:
Create a brief and concise overview of the case study within the PowerPoint slides;
Reference a minimum of three academically credible sources in addition to the source provided;
MY PART : Overview of case study
Provides a concise overview of the case study,
explaining specific conflict resolution strategies applicable to case study reviewed.
Microbiology
Choose 1 of the following questions to answer by day 3 (Wednesday) and include 2 references (in APA format). Your post should be at least 250 words. Please remember to answer to 2 of your classmates' discussions (on 2 separate days) by Saturday. The reply to your classmates should be at least 100 words each. The references are not included in the word count!
DQ 2,
Distinguish among sporadic, endemic, epidemic, and pandemic diseases.
Theoretical foundation of advanced nursing
Reflect on a team you have or are currently working on in your workplace. Describe and analyze a scenario in which group/team dynamics facilitated or created barriers to patient safety. Compare group/team behavior to QSEN (Quality and Safety Education for Nursing) competencies for teamwork and collaboration. Provide references to support effective group/team dynamics.
· Develop a two page (content) paper that:
o Describes the situation/scenario and discusses the safety implications.
o Discusses how the team effectively or ineffectively demonstrated the QSEN competencies.
o Describes how group/team dynamics improved or threatened patient safety.
Using the true colors exploring leadership styles
What are the needs of your primary color (preferred personality style)? Why
What frustrates you about other colors (personality styles)? Why?
What are some weaknesses of your primary color (personality style)and how do/may they affect working in group
Reply to my peers
Begin reviewing and replying to peer postings/responses early in the week to enhance peer discussion. See the rubric for participation points. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing viewpoints with a rationale, challenging aspects of the discussion, or indicating relationships between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress.
Peer 1
Once an elderly individual becomes abused, they end up in a pattern of abuse. According to Levin et al., (2020), an elderly individual is mostly likely subject to abuse from a family member, and the abuse also comes from a caregiver or trusted individual. The abuse can be psychological, financial, physical, sexual, exploitation, neglect and self-neglect. Because these elderly individuals that require assistance due to physical or cognitive issues, they often with a family member, this makes it difficult for the elderly abused to get out of the situation. This abuse can be considered intentional, unintentional, or related to lack of knowledge. Miller (2018, p. 166) also indicated that the caregiver can become overwhelmed, or suffer from their own cognitive and physical issues making the neglect or abuse complicated. Elderly abuse is also perceived by differently cultures differently, for example the Chinese culture can consider raising your voice, or being disrespectful as abuse. Physical abuse to this vulnerable population is preventable and needs to be rectified. The second is emotional or psychological. This form of abuse can be hidden easier, but it causes the individua to become isolated leading to depression. According to the National Council on Aging, 5 million elderly are abused each year with only 1 in 14 cases being reported.
There are ways to limit elderly abuse. Families that are taking care of an elderly person should seek outside time, or time for themselves, this helps prevent caregiver strain and fatigue. Elderly individuals can also be educated at checkup appointments about abuse and the many forms it can entail. As practitioner's we should evaluate our patients regularly, even asking he caregiver to step outof the room to discuss their emotional state and identify any signs of possible abuse. We should also empower healthcare givers to attend group meetings to form relationships with other caregivers.
Jaimee
Levin, M. K., Reingold, D., & Solomon, J. (2020). Elder Abuse Shelter Programs: From Model to Movement. Generations, 44(1), 74–80.
Miller, C. A. (2018). Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults. [South University]. Retrieved from https://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/9781975100735/
Peer 2
Elder abuse has been shined a spotlight on and has become more evident to the public. Two types of elder abuse that are very crucial to discuss are chemically subduing the elderly patients and physically abusing the elderly patients with assault and battery. Even though the light is on this topic, it may be difficult to intervene even though it may be easily spotted. if the elderly patient is being chemically subdued in the nursing home, it can become difficult to notice the signs since the elderly patient may be sleeping when the family members arrive, or may be afraid to say something because the patient believes they will receive some sort of punishment. When physically abusing the patient, the signs are easy to identify however the employee may say the patient just fell and hurt themselves. It is easily believable especially if the older patient suffers from dementia and has become restless and anxious.
These two are the most crucial because these two are mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting to the patients that must endure it. These patients may become depressed, scared, traumatized, and have a hard time trusting anyone else. As nurses, it goes against our code when purposely inflicting damage to someone that is under our care. It is our responsibility to go beyond and provide the utmost care possible to everyone. The most important is prevention however we cannot prevent another employee causing harm however what we may do is be able to detect and know the early signs. Some signs are oversleeping, unexplained bruises, scarring, burns, sprains, so many signs so it is our duty to stay educated on this topic to help all our patients (Team, 2020).
Team, T. N. H. A. C. (2020, January 8). Physical Elder Abuse - Signs of Physical Elderly Abuse. Nursing Home Abuse Center. https://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.com/elder-abuse/types/physical-abuse/
Discussion
Stakeholder support is necessary for a successful project implementation. Consider your internal stakeholders, such as the facility, unit, or health care setting where the change proposal is being considered, and your external stakeholders, like an individual or group outside the health care setting. Why is their support necessary to the success of your change proposal, and how you will go about securing that support?
Discussion Post
Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following question (minimum length is 4-5 substantive sentences - a standard paragraph). Include a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference to support your post (must be cited per APA guidelines):What type of leader are you and how will that style fit with the health care industry? Explain your answer.
Discussion: Who's Who in Global Health?
There are many ways to address global health challenges. Select an international organization and discuss its role in a recent global health outbreak and its future agenda based on your review of this organization’s priorities.
Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.”
Question 2:
Discussion: Reflections on Course Concepts
For this reflective discussion: Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.
What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.
Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a minimum of 250 words.
Paul, R. & Elder, L. (February 2008). The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools. Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.
The Value of Comparative Policy Analysis
After reviewing the background materials and doing your own research, discuss the value in looking at other countries’ policy successes and failures. How can it be beneficial to health policy development in our own country?
Be sure to support your answer with citations from reliable sources.
Question 2:
Reflection
Your comments will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted under “Before You Begin.”
A poem by T. S. Eliot says, “We had the experience but missed the meaning.” As your experience in this course comes to a close, I don’t want you to miss the meaning of the materials you have read, papers you have written, and discussions we have had throughout the session. They are more than a series of assignments and grades—the end result should be an improvement in your higher-order thinking and your ability to make connections between thoughts and ideas. You can achieve that through reflection, the art of taking charge of your own mind. Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions based on the resulting ideas.
A well-cultivated critical thinker (Paul & Elder, 2008):
raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely;
gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards;
thinks open mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and
communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems.
For this discussion, take some time to reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.
What are the concepts?
What insight or ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts?
Were there aspects of the concepts that you would challenge?
What is the importance of these concepts to public health?
How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a minimum of 250 words.
Britton, B. & Serrat (2013). Reflective Practice. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/Celcius233/reflective-practice-27714069
Eliot, T. S. (1943). Four Quartets. The Dry Salvages, pt. 2.3. Harcourt: New York.
Paul, R. & Elder, L. (February 2008). The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools. Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.
After responding to the Reflective Discussion above, please complete an anonymous Course Evaluation Survey. Instructors are not able to view course evaluation reports until after the grade submission period is over. Thank you for your feedback.
