Workplace Environment Assessment

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Workplace Environment Assessment

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols. Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy      Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template.
  • Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding      your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from      colleagues.
  • Select and review one or more of the following articles      found in the Resources:
    • Clark, Olender, Cardoni,       and Kenski (2011), Clark (2018) and(2015)
    • Griffin and Clark (2014)

Performance Interprofessional Teams

The Assignment ( 6-7 pages total):

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (2-3pages)

  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you      completed for this Module’s Discussion.
  • Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment      you completed on your workplace.
  • Identify two things that surprised you about the      results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that      was confirmed.
  • Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest      about the health and civility of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (2-3 pages)

  • Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the      article(s) you selected.
  • Explain how the theory or concept presented in the      article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
  • Explain how your organization could apply the theory      highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health      and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (2-3 pages)

  • Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the      literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed      in your Work Environment Assessment.
  • Recommend at least two strategies that can be      implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work      Environment Assessment.

Family Health Assessment

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Family Health Assessment

Topic 3 DQ 1

The definition of health has changed over time. In the early 19th century. infectious diseases were widespread and difficult to contain largely because of the lack of proper sanitation methods. Including insufficient disinfection of drinking water and improper removal of human waste. During this time, health was viewed in basic terms as being free of disease (CCC, 2018).

Then, In 1984, WHO brought in a new conception of health, not as a state, but in dynamic terms of resiliency, in other words, as “a resource for living”. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 2020).

As the definition of health evolved.   Health promotion and the prevention of disease have taken precedence in the United States in an effort to decrease chronic health conditions and promote healthy living. The goal is to create a culture of health in which health promotion and disease prevention is the focus rather than seeking treatment after disease has set in (CCC, 2018)

 

Family Health Assessment

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations. To satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources. As well as physical capacities. Therefore, health promotion is not just the responsibility of the health sector. But goes beyond healthy life-styles to well-being (FICHP, 1986).

The nurse is key in the provision of health promotion strategies in all care settings. As the focus is shifted to prevention measures, the role of the nurse in health promotion education is expanding rapidly. The nurse assesses the patient and implements evidence-based practice (EBP) while assuming each role and providing health promotion measures to patients and the community (CCC, 2018). This is important because new evidence presents itself on a constant basis. Nuress should be on constant lookout for evidence-based treatments that may become outdated when new evidence comes to light.

CCC web books by AWS & CDD. (n.d.). (2018) Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs429vn/health-promotion-health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum/v1.1/#/chapter/

Respond to the above student’s post using 200-300 word with references in supporting discussion

Research Ethics And Validity

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Research Ethics And Validity

Using the University Library, locate one peer-reviewed research study with possible ethical concerns.

Review ethical principles learned this week. When you select your article, consider the possible ethical issues in the research process: sampling, methodology, data collection, etc. The focus should be on the research study, not the health issue.

Write a 700- to 950-word paper in which you:

  • Summarize the research study.
  • Identify possible ethical issues within the research study.
  • Explain how the ethical concerns can influence the research outcomes.
  • Define validity as it relates to the research study.
  • Hint: Review previous learning activities for key validity concepts, including internal and external validity and associated threats to validity.
  • Discuss the importance of research design validity and how research bias can impact validity.
  • Hint: Research how design validity and instrumentation validity are different concepts.
  • Discuss how stakeholders can externally influence health care research.
  • Include possible ethical concerns.

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed scholarly references.

Format your assignment and references according to APA guidelines.

Pathophysiology

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Pathophysiology

Module 02 Content

  1. Identify a person you know who has an immune system disorder or cancer. Review content in your text for potential types of disorders.Interview the affected person and write a 3-5 page paper identifying your findings including:
    • Identify the pathophysiology of the immune system disorder
    • Discuss the treatment for the immune system disorder
    • Summarize the findings of the interview.
    • Use at least one scholarly source to support your findings or identify therapies that may be new or different from what the affected person may be using. Examples of scholarly sources include academic journals, textbooks, reference texts, and CINAHL nursing guides. You can find useful reference materials for this assignment in the School of Nursing guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/nursing/referenceebooks
    • Cite your sources in-text and on a References page using APA format. Have questions about APA? Visit the online APA guide: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/apa
    • Questions you may want to use to guide your interview:
    1. Which immune system disorder do you have?
    2. How long have you had this disorder?
    3. How has this disorder changed your life (home and work)?
    4. Are you able to carry out daily activities independently?
    5. What therapies are you using to manage this disorder?
    6. What, if any, side effects does the treatment have, therapies are you using to manage this disorder and if any, side effects doe the treatment have?
    7. Has this disorder changed your body?
    8. Does this disorder have any emotional effects on you?
    9. Have you tried any alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, herbal treatment, or yoga/Tai Chi?

 

opportunities to facilitate policy-making in RNs and APRNs

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opportunities to facilitate policy-making in RNs and APRNs

RNs and APRNs have several opportunities to facilitate policy-making in their field. However, the two opportunities were RNs and APRNs can actively partake in policy-making are advocacy and engaging with policy-makers. In advocacy, it is essential to note that RNs and APRNs work with a various individuals, which gives them an opportunity to experience and learn about potential issues that their service users are facing (American Nurses Association, n.d.). In this regard, APRNs and RNs can participate in policy-making by highlighting and advocating for the public to understand the issue faced by the group (Congress.gov, n.d.). On the part of engaging with legislators, RNs and APRNs can use their expertise, knowledge, and skills to inform policy-makers about a potential issue that needs to be addressed (DeNisco & Barker, 2016). In this case, their participation helps in sponsoring the bill to the legislation.

policy-making process

However, these opportunities to participate come with challenges that can inhibit the participation of nurses in the policy-making process. The first challenge is limited resources, which can inhibit the advocacy activities of a nurse. RNs and APRNs may not have adequate resources to mobilize the public about a specific issue to an extent of it getting the attention of policy-makers (DeNisco & Barker, 2016). However, the RNs and APRNs can overcome this challenge by engaging specific groups of people based on the available resources. Another challenge associated with these opportunities is convincing the legislator to sponsor a bill to address the issue to become a legislation (American Nurses Association, n.d.). APRNs and RNs can overcome this barrier by ensuring that they provide appropriate data and information to convince the legislator about a specific problem.

Additional strategy that APRNs and RNs can embrace to better advocate or communicate these opportunities is by taking leadership roles. The leadership position accords the APRN or the RN the power to obtain resources needed to engage the public. Similarly, while in a leadership position, APRNs and RNs can have easy access to legislators in their region; thus, it will help in advocating and facilitating policy change. Another strategy is embracing inter-professional collaboration (Institute of Medicine, 2010), which helps in ensuring that the APRN or RN has the necessary information about an issues before engaging the legislator.

Architect Daniel Libeskind

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Architect Daniel Libeskind

Architect Daniel Libeskind is credited with saying “To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.” The suggestion is that his work does not copy the efforts of others but relies on it.

Understanding the work of others is critically important to new work. Contributions to the nursing body of knowledge can happen when you are able to analyze and articulate the efforts of previous research. Research analysis skills are therefore critical tools for your toolbox.

In this Assignment, you will locate relevant existing research. You also will analyze this research using a tool helpful for analysis.

Academic Success and Professional Development Plan

To Prepare:

  • Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources this Module’s Learning Resources in support of locating and analyzing research.
  • Use the Walden Library to identify and read one peer-reviewed research article focused on a topic in your specialty field that interests you.
  • Review the article you selected and reflect on the professional practice use of theories/concepts described by the article.

The Assignment:

Using the “Module 4 | Part 4” section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template presented in the Resources, conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following:

  • Your topic of interest.
  • A correctly formatted APA citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details.
  • Identify a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.
  • Analysis of the article using the “Research Analysis Matrix” section of the template
  • Write a 1-paragraph justification stating whether you would recommend this article to inform professional practice.
  • Write a 2- to 3-paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following:
    • Describe your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research.
    • Identify at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research.
    • Identify at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.

Implementing Chaos And Change Theory

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 Implementing Chaos And Change Theory

According to Chaos Theory. A very small change can later make a big difference in an organization. Both positive and negative.  According to Lewin’s Planned Change Theory. When the three phases of Lewin’s process for change are used correctly. Effective change is implemented.  Kotter expanded upon Lewin’s theory to devise an 8-step model for implementing change.

  • Describe a problem situation at your institution. Where a very small change later made a negative impact and how understanding Chaos Theory could have benefited your organization?
  • Choose Lewin’s Planned Change Theory or Kotter’s 8-Stage. Planned Change Model and briefly describe how you would implement each step. For planned change to better address the problem situation you described above.

Responses need to address all components of the question. Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis. And include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

All responses need to be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource.

gathering and evaluation of the evidence

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As you complete the gathering and evaluation of the evidence, it’s important to review the significance and next steps related to EBP.

Consider the following questions in your discussion post:

  • How does a nurse know what (if any) knowledge in a research study is usable for clinical practice?
  • What would a critical thinker look for in the evidence before deciding to change?
  • What influence do credibility and clinical significance have on your decisions to integrate research-based evidence into your practice?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

Unit 6 Required Resources

  • Gray, J. R., Grove, S. K. & Sutherland, S.  (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.) . St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-323-37758-4
    • Chapters 1,2, 3
  • National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (2018).Evidence-based regulation of nursing education:Integration of the best research with clinical expertise and patient values.org. (Links to an external site.) [website]. Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org/668.htm.
    • Please view NCSBN site on Evidence-Based Nursing education. Consider the integration of clinical evidence and best practices in nursing education. Review topics of interest regarding best practices in areas of nursing education. For nurse educator students consider one of the best practices for your final paper in this course.

Truth To Evidence

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Truth To Evidence

The main goal of conducting research is to uncover the truth. Think about the issue that you described and consider the following:

  • Describe any assumptions that you may have about what the research-based evidence will reveal to be true.
  • Are you receptive to research findings that do not agree with your assumptions? Please explain.
  • Have you already formed your own conclusions and are you looking for evidence to support your claims? Please explain.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

opportunity for future research and EBP related

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This is part 4 of your evidence-based practice project (EBP).

In this assignment, you will refer back to assignment you completed in previous weeks, as this assignment will build upon it. You’ll be providing a solution to a clinical problem using the EBP process.

For this assignment, you will create a 13-16 slide PowerPoint, excluding the title and reference slides, covering the items below. This should be a high-level overview of what you’ve already discussed in your papers. Be sure to summarize your information (do not simply copy and paste).

  • Describe the select EBP problem
  • List the created PICOT question
  • Provide a high-level overview of the articles you found, organizing them by design (i.e.; qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods)
  • Summarize the search strategy you used to locate the articles.
  • Discuss what changes could be made as a result of these findings
  • Describe strategies and resources you would use to implement a change based on these findings
  • Describe areas of opportunity for future research and EBP related to your topic
  • Provide a conclusion and discussion of next steps

This should be a high-level overview of what you’ve already discussed in your papers. Be sure to summarize your information (do not simply copy and paste from previous papers). Your PowerPoint slides should be bullet points and/or images and not paragraphs of text. Descriptions and explanations will be written in the “speaker notes” section of the PowerPoint slides. In other words, use the “notes” section to write out what you would say if you were presenting the slides to a live audience.

You will be graded on presentation and layout. Be sure to not overcrowd your slides (follow the 7×7 Rule- No more than 7 bullet points per slide and no more than 7 words per bullet point). Finally, your background should be consistent throughout, and ensure your slides are readable. Do not use too many graphics either.

In addition, you must follow APA guidelines, providing a title slide, reference slide, and in-text citations.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.

Supporting Materials:

  • Gray, J. R., Grove, S. K. & Sutherland, S.  (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.) . St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-323-37758-4