Sustaining change

 Sustaining change

Sustaining change can be difficult, as there are many variables that can affect implementation. One critical component of EBP is to ensure that practice change is part of an organization’s culture so it will continue to impact outcomes over time. Name two potential barriers that may prevent your EBP change proposal from continuing to obtain the same desired results 6 months to a year from now, and your strategies for overcoming these barriers.

Organizational Policies And Practices To Support Healthcare Issues

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations.

For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a balance between the needs of the organization and the needs of ensuring quality, effective, and safe patient care?

Reflect on a national healthcare issue and examine how competing needs may impact the development of policies to address that issue.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously selected for study in Module 1.
  • Reflect on the competing needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously examined.

The main issue:

  • Explain how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy.
  • Describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
  • What are the impacts, and how might policy address these competing needs? Be specific and provide examples.

Social/Emotional Intelligence (SEI)

Social/Emotional Intelligence (SEI)

Create a three column Social/Emotional Intelligence (SEI) table that includes the following:

· the five SEI Power Skills (described in the course material):

· Self-Awareness

· Self-Management

· Interpersonal Communication

· Executive Function

· Social Awareness

· two skill sets needed to demonstrate each of the SEI Power Skills in your professional life  

· for each SEI Power Skill, write a brief scenario (<150 words) about a situation in which you apply two of the skill sets to promote a healthy and joyful work environment

Issues On Dying

Issues On Dying

Issues on Dying” to complete this assignment.

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 scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

clinical issue of interest

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest (one page 4 APA style PP with clinical issue of interest included) . This clinical issue will remain the same. For the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. Then, post your PICO(T) question, the search terms used. And the names of at least two databases used for your PICO(T) question. Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples.

· Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.

· Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.

· Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.

· Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course.

The practice of using herbal supplements

Herbal Supplements:

The practice of using herbal supplements dates back thousands of years. Today, there is a renewal in the use of herbal supplements among American consumers. However, herbal supplements are not for everyone. In fact, some herbal products may cause problems for people treatments for chronic ailments. Because they are not subject to scrutiny by the FDA or other governing agencies, the use of herbal supplements is controversial.

Herbal supplements are products made from plants for use in the treatment and management of certain diseases and medical conditions. Many prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines are also made from plant derivatives. These products contain only purified ingredients and, unlike herbal supplements, are closely regulated by the FDA. Herbal supplements may contain entire plants or plant parts. Herbal supplements come in all forms: dried, chopped, powdered, capsule, or liquid, and can be used in various ways.

Please address the following:

  • Discuss advantages and disadvantages of dietary supplements, including adverse reactions, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and specific laboratory issues that may arise from using these products.
  • Discuss the position of the FDA and other governmental agencies on over-the-counter herbal supplements. Support your post with at least 2 evidenced-based guidelines published within the last 5 years.

You are only required to post your initial posting. No response to peers are required this week. All posts must be referenced as mentioned above and written in APA 6th edition format.

spiritual care

5 DQ 1
Spiritually is one’s connection to their perceived purpose in life. It is a human trait that relates to how people seek. And express meaning and purpose. It is the deeper connection of self that extents outwardly. Spiritually is expressed through various extensions such as religion, nature, or meditation. It is rituals or practice that an individual turns to for solace and understanding of purpose.

   Spiritual care provides a deeper level of compassion. And understanding without religious or any other biases. It provides a safe non-judgmental environment where patients are able express their spiritual needs. Beyond

expressing spiritual needs, another part of spiritual care is meeting those needs through attentively listening, tactile consolation, or chaplain services and beyond.

I agree with the topic reading, spiritually is a conscience understanding of self-purpose. It is the foundation of humanity. According to the reading, spirituality can also be defined as a knowledge of one’s interconnections with all of creation, as well as an appreciation of presence and purpose, as well as a sense of meaning (Evans,2020).

What is your definition of spiritual care? How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain.

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years.

Professional Boundaries

 In your discussion , read and review the Professional Boundaries document docx. – and answer the following questions:

  • Your initial response should be at least of 200 words in length, reflecting on the prompt below.

 

  1. According to the Professional Boundaries readings there are numerous  workplace boundaries that, if crossed, lead to serious ethical and legal problems, and are thus best avoided at all costs. Are there any boundaries on the list that come as a surprise to you? Are there any that you disagree with? Why or why not?
  2. Name a time where you witnessed a boundary crossing, whether at work, home, shopping, etc.

Pain Management In The Cognitively Impaired Children

The topic I want to choose will be Pain Management In The Cognitively Impaired Children. 

The instructions are below  as follows :

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, this discussion forum is based on your readings from Chapters one and two from your course text. What type of research topic would be of interest to you? Elaborate on factors that motivated you and what are you seeking?

Make sure that you select a topic that is something that you are passionate about. Remember this is a subject matter that you will investigate for the duration of our semester.

Let us also look at whether or not you want to conduct qualitative versus quantitative methods for your research project. Please take a look at the following article that may provide you with some guidance.

As a reminder, all discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format 6th Edition, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years. 

safety survey

safety survey

Administer a safety survey (e.g., the Injury Prevention Program [TIPP] from the American Academy of Pediatrics, or develop your own) to assess the home environment of a 6-month-old and a 5-year-old.

1.  Develop a plan of education and anticipatory guidance for the family.

2. How would you apply this information to a larger population?

150-word minimum/250-word maximum without the references.

Minimum of two references (the course textbook must be one of the references) in APA format. Must have been published within the last 3-5 years.