Assessment Of Certification, Patient Outcomes, And Leadership

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Directions for Part 1

  1. Please address the following areas on the provided template:
    1. State the clinical certification and target population including setting that were approved by your instructor in the Week 2: Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis Check-In.
    2. Thorough discussion of why this certification was selected in relationship to the selected setting
    3. Describe the criteria for selected clinical certification
      1. Process to obtain clinical certification
      2. Cost of application and testing
      3. Requirements prior to certification
      4. Examination description
      5. Renewal time and process
      6. Required items for renewal
    4. Provide APA reference for one peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article connecting patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills.
      1. From Chamberlain Library
        1. CINAHL or ProQuest
        2. Note: Do not use CINAHL Guides or Evidence-Based Care Sheets
      2. Full Text only
      3. No more than 5 years old
      4. In English
      5. Peer-reviewed
      6. Include the permalink
        1. For more information on finding Permalinks in the Chamberlain Library, see Learn the Library and Finding Permalinks (Links to an external site.)
      7. Reference must be use APA format including author(s), year, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, italics, parentheses, punctuation, double line spacing, and hanging indent. Include DOI if available.
    5. Summarize findings of article
      1. Summarize the key points of the selected peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article in one or two paragraphs.
      2. Be clear and concise.
    6. Discuss how patient outcomes in the selected setting could be improved by certified nurses.
    7. Discuss how certification can impact leadership skills in the selected setting.
  2. Identify a problem (diagnosis) based on your assessment
    1. Important: The problem you identify will be utilized in Parts 2, 3, and 4 of the Direct Care Project.
  3. Write the problem diagnosis (See template)

Assessment of Certification, Patient Outcomes, and Leadership

1. State the clinical certification and target population that were approved by your instructor in the Week 2: Direct Care Part 1 Assessment and Diagnosis Check-In.

a. Clinical certification

PCCN

b. Target population including setting

Nurses who provide direct care to acutely ill adult patients regardless of their physical location. My current unit is a MSPCU floor.

2. Discuss why this clinical certification was selected in relationship to the selected setting.

3. Describe the criteria for selected clinical certification

a. Process to obtain clinical certification

b. Cost of application and testing

c. Requirements prior to certification

d. Examination description

e. Renewal time and process

f. Required items for renewal

4. Provide APA reference for one peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article connecting patient outcomes, clinical certification, and leadership skills. See reference criteria under directions and include Permalink.

5. Summary of article (one to two paragraphs)

6. How could patient outcomes in the selected setting be improved by certified nurses?

7. How can clinical certification impact leadership skills in the selected setting?

Problem Diagnosis Statement

Write a diagnosis based on the problem of knowledge deficit of certifications. Fill in the blanks below.

Example: Knowledge deficit r/t CNOR certification among operating room nurses (target population and setting) as manifested by wrong site surgeries (patient outcomes)

Knowledge deficit r/t __________________certification among __________(target population and setting) as manifested by ___________________(patient outcomes).

independent and dependent variables

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Re: Topic 8 DQ 1

TOPIC 8 DQ 1

Based on how you will evaluate your EBP project, which independent and dependent variables do you need to collect? Why?

In research, a variable is essentially a person, place, object. Or phenomena that you are attempting to quantify in some manner. The easiest approach to grasp the distinction between a dependent. And independent variable is to look at what the words mean when it comes to the variable you’re working with. The researcher manipulates or adjusts the independent variable. Which is supposed to have a direct influence on the dependent variable. In an experiment, the dependent variable is the variable that is being tested and measured, and it is ‘depending’ on the independent variable. According to National Library of Medicine (n.d) there are two sorts of variables in analytical health research. We anticipate independent factors to impact dependent variables. What happens as a result of the independent variable is called a dependent variable.

For my evidence based project on patient safety. I consider self-harm and suicide attempt incidences as dependent variables and patients with suicidal ideation and self-harm urge as independent variables. Because based on patients suicidal ideation thoughts and self-harm urges, self-harm and suicide attempt incidences will change. It is essential to collect both variables to understand how we can improve and modify patient safety protocols and norms to provide better patient care outcomes and enhance quality patient care.

Reference

National Library of Medicine (n.d), Dependent and Independent Variables. Retrieved from

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/stats_tutorial/section2/mod4_variables.html
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Dependent and independent variables are the two essential terms for understanding. And designing research studies (Falnnelly et al., 2014). The presumed cause in a cause-effect relationship is called the independent variable, and the supposed effect is called the dependent variable (Polit et al., 2001; Vogt, 1993). The researcher is usually most interested in predicting is the dependent variable.

The proposed Capstone change practice project is educating CLABSI bundles to prevent CLABSI in a medical-surgical unit. In the given context, the independent variables are several nursing practices involved in CLABSI prevention bundles. And the dependent variable is the CLABSI rates after those interventions. The CLABSI rates before the implementation of the change project have to get from the quality departments. Comparing it with the rate of CALBSI after the educational interventions will give a picture of the success.

References

Flannelly, L., Flannelly, K., & Jankowski, K. B. (2014). Independent, Dependent. And Other Variables in Healthcare and Chaplaincy Research. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 20(4), 161–170. https

Healthcare Financial Management

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HA4200D – Healthcare Financial Management

Assignment 02: Calculating Net Worth

 

Organizations calculate their financial net worth in order to show their financial health. A personal can also calculate their personal net worth by subtracting their liabilities from their assets. Using the steps below, identify and list assets and liabilities, then calculate your personal net worth.

Directions

.Step 1: Create a list all your personal assets and liabilities. You should list all your personal assets and liabilities. You should list at least 3-5 assets and 3-5 liabilities. Make sure to note if your asset and liability is a long-term or short-term asset and liability.

.Step 2: Once you have all your assets and liabilities listed and identified as long or short-term, determine the value of each asset and liability.

.Step 3: Using the information from your textbook and the personal Net Worth information from the Charles Swab personal net worth webpage, calculate your personal net worth. The formula for calculating net worth is below:

Assets – Liabilities = Net Worth

View the Assignment 02 Walk-Through for a detailed, step-by-step video about how to complete this assignment. (Transcript)

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Role Transition clinical placement

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CAP Instructions and Rubric

 

Description :  The Clinical Application Project (CAP)is an opportunity for the BSN student to identify an issue, topic, or challenge that is relevant to their Role Transition clinical placement. The student will examine the research related to their topic and investigate the literature regarding a potential solution for, or intervention to improve, the issue. The student then creates a final project, intervention, or solution to their identified topic. They will present their work in a professional paper and electronic poster which will be presented via video.

Step-by-step directions :

1. Identify a problem, issue, concern, or area for improvement relevant to your clinical setting. Consult with your RN preceptor and ResU clinical faculty regarding your topic. Your clinical faculty must approve the topic before work is initiated.

2. Educate yourself about the importance of your topic to nursing and your particular clinical placement. Whenever possible, you will want to include facts, statistics etc. relevant to your

3. Critically analyze the literature related to the area of concern.

4. Identify possible solutions to the selected area of concern, based on the evidence in the literature.

5. Review each for its strengths, weaknesses, and feasibility.

6. Select one solution.

7. Engage in the necessary work for this quality improvement project (e.g., develop a new form and identify approvals required for its use). Although students may not have enough time to actually implement their entire project or quality improvement activity, the final work product should clearly outline the plan for implementation, including a timeline. Students will provide evidence of their work by submitting the product of their (e.g., educational program outline, instructional pamphlet, nursing form, pocket resource, new policy, patient or family focused education, etc.)

The student will create an electronic poster which visually represents the clinical application project. The e-poster displays similar components as the paper, but in a very concise and visually pleasing design. Further guidelines and instructions for the e-poster are included in the document entitled “e-Poster Creation”.

The final paper and electronic poster are graded according to the specifics contained in the following grading rubric. Due to the pandemic, e-poster presentations will not take place on campus. Instead, students will present via video and upload to Brightspace.

 

 

CAP Instructions and Rubric

Grading criteria for PAPER Points Comments
Introduction

· Introduces topic and provides overview of the issue (2 pts.)

· Discusses why this issue is pertinent to the particular unit/organization and what led student to choose the topic (2 pts.)

· Identifies unit, manager, etc. support for the project (1 pt.)

· Identifies how the project will specifically benefit the unit/organization (2 pts.)

  

 

 

 

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Literature review: topic/issue

· Includes two recent articles (less than 5-7 years) from professional nursing or health sciences journals (2 pts.)

· For each article: provides brief summary and discusses how the article is pertinent and relevant to the topic/issue (4 pts./each article=8 total)

  

 

 

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Literature review: solution/intervention

· Includes two recent (less than 5-7 years) articles from professional nursing or health sciences journals (2 pts.)

· For each article: provides brief summary and discusses how the article is pertinent and relevant to the solution or interventions (4 pts./each article=8 total)

· Articles support the student’s chosen solution or intervention (2 pts.)

  

 

 

 

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Implementation/intervention

· Clearly describes final project or intervention (2 pts.)

· Outlines specific steps to implement final project/solution, including timeline for how the project could be “rolled out” (4 pts.)

· Discusses how the project will address/improve the clinical issue (2 pts.)

· Discusses future follow-up, evaluation, and/or measurement of the impact of the project (3 pts.)

  

 

 

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Paper mechanics

· Incorporates required content in a 4-5-page paper (not including title page and reference page) (2 pts.)

· Follows correct APA:

· Proper title page (1 pt.)

· Appropriate text spacing, font size, headings, and in-text citations (2 pts.)

· Formatted reference page (2 pts.)

· Writes clearly; uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation; avoids first person voice (3 pts.)

  

 

 

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Grading criteria for e-POSTER Points Comments
Topic/issue

· Clearly displays the topic or issue (2 pts.)

· Includes general information about the topic or issue

(2 pts.) *

· Communicates specifics about why it is pertinent to the particular unit or organization (2 pts.) *

· States institutional support (1 pt.)

*If applicable, poster uses appropriate graphic or visual which conveys national or local data, trends, organization or unit statistics, etc.

  

 

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Literature review of the topic/issue

· Includes literature support of the topic or issue (1 pt.)

· Summarizes most important point(s) of each article (4 pts.)

· Clearly connects authors with literature points (1 pt.)

  

 

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Solution/intervention

· Clearly outlines solution and presents as feasible (3 pts.)

· Includes literature support of chosen solution (2 pt.)

· Clearly connects authors with solution literature (1 pt.)

  

 

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Implementation

· Identifies and explains final project and attaches a copy of “work product” (in-service handouts, pamphlet, form, pocket card, for example) (4 pts.)

· Specifically describes how the final project would be implemented, including timeline for “roll-out” (2 pts.)

· Describes how the impact of the project could be measured or evaluated (2)

· Addresses the future implications of the project for the unit and/or nursing in general (2 pts.)

  

 

 

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e-Poster mechanics

· Professional looking: follows elements of e-poster construction; organized and clear layout that flows well (2 pts.)

· Visually appealing: words and graphics are easy to see; appropriate use of color (2 pts.)

· Student’s name, Resurrection University and project site are clearly identified (1 pt.)

· Reference page is complete, in proper APA format, and submitted with the e-poster (1 pt.)

  

 

 

 

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Social Determinants of Health

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Week 2: Social Determinants of Health

This week, the focus was on social determinants and how social determinants impact the quality of life and health care of a community. For this week’s discussion:

1. Explore a social determinant issue in your community that may be impacting quality of life or health care. Take a picture of this issue as it may be represented on a billboard, or like Dr. Riley, a bus stop. Upload that picture into the discussion.

2. Share your perspective about the social determinant issue with your class colleagues defining what role you might play in changing this social determinant in your community.

3. Compose a 140-character Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 140 characters so you will need to be concise. Share this Tweet in the discussion.

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Clinical Information Systems

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Clinical Information Systems

Conduct an online search for two different EHR Software Solutions (e.g., eClinicalWorks, McKesson, Cerner, Allscripts, Athena Health, GE Healthcare, Epic, Care360, practice fusion, OPTUMInsight, NEXTGEN, etc.).

(I use cerner and athena health in my current work.)

  • Briefly describe the selected EHR software solutions. Include three features of each software in the description.
  • Compare and contrast the benefits of the two selected EHR software solutions.
  • Select an EHR software solution that is best suited for your workplace environment. Identify the workplace environment (hospital, stand-alone private practice, etc.) and provide your rationale for the selected software.

 

Instructions:

Use an APA 7 style and a minimum of 200 words. Provide support from a minimum of at least three (3) scholarly sources. The scholarly source needs to be: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) Sources should be no more than five years old (published within the last 5 years), and 4) an in-text citation. citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards apply.

• Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. 

• Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used.

the themes of membership in or destruction of cultural communities

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Imagine you are hanging out with 2 or 3 especially academically-inclined friends, watching anime and talking about the themes of membership in or destruction of cultural communities.  After viewing the TV anime “Ouran High School Host Club,” the documentary about Studio Ghibli “Kingdom of Dreams and Madness” and the full-length anime film “Spirited Away,” and and reading this module’s assigned reading, discuss the ways these different anime represent community.  How do these anime *specifically* represent cultural communities?  How do these films represent violence and destruction of communities?  What overall interpretation of the future (optimistic?  pessimistic?  why?) can a thoughtful viewer generate from the endings of these films?

Feel free to include material from our course textbook by Tsutsui as it pertains to cultural specificity in Japanese popular culture (this week: anime) and cultural communities.

The Manga Module material on the representation of gender will also be very pertinent to this week’s consideration of communities, especially in the TV anime “Ouran High School Host Club.”

Compose a spell-checked, grammatically-correct response. The readings on anime should help you to articulate your point, and you must make references to all of them. Make sure you anchor your specifics with page numbers and/or video time stamps.

After you have completed your response, you should post AT LEAST two additional short responses to your classmates’ comments.  These responses should be approximately 80-100 words in length.  The class discussion is broken up into small discussion groups of 3 to 5 people this week, so expect to have a close-knit and engaged discussion with just a few members of the class.

Apply Concept of Vocation as Related to Work

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Activity 4: Essay — Apply Concept of Vocation as Related to Work

Context

Image of writing iconWe have examined various issues around the concept of choosing a vocation and its connection to living a life of service for the common good and the implications for finding a balance with relationships and the complexities of the modern world.

Description

Write a three-page APA-format essay sharing a story that illustrates your understanding of vocation and its relationship to your work. Your paper should reflect critical engagement with at least four of the assigned readings as well as your own experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required Reading

From Leading Lives that Matter

· Muirhead, R. “Democracy and the Value of Work”

· Sayers, D. L. “Why Work?”

· Meilaender, G. “Friendship and Vocation”

· Piercy, M. “To Be of Use”

· Bonhoeffer, D. “The Place of Responsibility”

· Buechner, F. “Vocation”

· Campbell, W. “Vocation as Grace”

Additional Required Materials

· The top five regrets of the dying

· Video: Annie Hall Clip  (0:56 minutes) (Transcript)

· Fr. Boyle Video (1:03:23 minutes)

What Does It Mean To Be A Leader?

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We often think of leaders as holding positions of authority, such as presidents and CEOs of big-name corporations or prominent leaders of non-profit organizations. However, in John Maxwell’s article Lead From Where You Are he states that the number 1 misconception people have about leadership is the belief that leadership comes from having a position or title. Before reading this article, what would you consider to be defining traits and behaviors of a successful leader? Has your perspective changed after reading the article? If so, how?

The posts must include and,  least 1 comment and 1 response to the question. I am looking for detail and examples. If you are thinking it, write it down. Feel free to post more than 1 comment.

How is the Earth different now than before the great flood?

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How is the Earth different now than before the great flood?

Question

Prompt for Journal 1:
How is the Earth different now than before the great flood? How do you reflect on the reasons of the flood to what is happening in the world today?

Rubric 

Each Journal must be attached in a Word document to the link below. Here are the requirements:

1. Journals must be saved in a Word document and attached to the link below
2. Journals must be formatted in MLA style
3. Each journal must be 600 – 800 words
4. The journals must be a response to the prompt about the assigned reading. The answers must be analytical and insightful.
5. Do NOT summarize the story.
6. Each journal must be written in good grammar

For Journal 1 read “Genesis” Chapters 1 – 9 on pages 8 – 13.