The influence of leadership

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The influence of leadership

The influence of leadership can be far-reaching in practice and improving patient outcomes even when not in a formal role. Describe advocacy strategies that you can use as a leader to create positive change in your current workplace. In response to peers, describe a time when you provided leadership and the outcome. Was there anything that you would do differently?

 

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

International Disaster Risk Factors

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International Disaster Risk Factors

In this assignment, you will identify the risk factors that influenced the consequences of an INTERNATIONAL natural or man-made disaster and propose a plan to improve the disaster response for similar disasters.

Step 1: Choose a disaster that occurred in a country (outside the United States) within the past 50 years

Step 2: Use the attached rubric to guide your research of the disaster. Click here to find a copy of the rubric

Step 3: Develop a 12-14 slide power point presentation of your research, identified risk factors and proposed plan

Conflict Resolution Through Emotional Competence

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Scenario:

A team of highly competent members has become adept at organizing and managing itself. The self-sufficiency of the team is appreciated by senior leadership. Who assumes the team can respond to challenges without support or guidance, given the team’s legacy of success. Recent challenges incited the team to request assistance; when assistance was not provided, the team began to make independent decisions. The team members believed they were the only ones who understood their work and avoided asking for help. The leaders involved believed that no news equaled good news. Neither the leaders nor the team members considered their work within the context of the entire organization. As a result, the team’s level of emotional competence decreased, along with their productivity.

Consider this scenario and address the following.

  • Identify three strategies to reduce friction. And build unity between the parties using emotional competence as the framework.
  • What outcomes would you identify to measure the effectiveness of each strategy?
  • Consider an adversarial relationship that exists between leaders. And departments in your organization. How does the culture of the organization affect the situation? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you bring to the organization? What would others say are your leadership strengths? How can these strengths be used to reduce the adversarial relationship?

The evolving role of the Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP) degree

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The  evolving role of the Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP) degree was  created to fill a gap in health care in the United States and was  proposed to bring added value to the health care system and began in  2004 with the National Academy of Science. The DNP degree prepares  nurses to practice at the highest level, beyond the initial nursing  preparation (Stoekel, 2013).

According to Schlette (2021), the pros of DNP as a terminal degree for advanced nursing practice are:

  • First, the DNP degree is expensive, and the path for education may be lengthy.
  • If  you practice as a Nurse practitioner, earning a DNP will not help learn  any new hands-on skills as the DNP works towards organizational and  systems leadership, health care information systems/technology,  inter-professional collaboration, health care policy, and evidence-based  practice. This may be an issue if you wish to teach in an academic  setting, you need to keep in mind that some institutions will not make  DNP faculty eligible for tenure.

According to Deering (2021), the cons of DNP as a terminal degree for advanced nursing practice are:

  • DNP emphasizes higher-level skills in nursing practice. DNPs strive to improve patient outcomes.
  • DNP curriculum centers on leadership in healthcare, evidence-based practice, and advanced practice nursing.
  • DNPs  in clinical practice are expected to take on larger roles in problem  solving and advocacy, acting as liaisons with other medical  professionals. This heightened responsibility comes with higher pay  rates and opportunities

References

Deering, M. (2021, August 12). Why get a doctorate in Nursing (DNP)? NurseJournal. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from https://nursejournal.org/degrees/dnp/why-get-a-dnp-degree/.

Denisco, S. M., and Barker, A. M. (2021). Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for 

the Profession 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Schlette, J. (2021). (PDF) practicing dnps’ perceptions of the DNP.  ResearchGate. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272145470_Practicing_DNPs’_Perceptions_of_the_DNP.

Stoeckel, P. (2013). (PDF) practicing dnps’ perceptions of the DNP.  ResearchGate. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272145470_Practicing_DNPs’_Perceptions_of_the_DNP.

 Determinants of Health

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Write a Formal Letter: based on the determinants of health (p.89, Fig 4-1).CHOOSE one (or a combination) determinant. Then write a letter to either a public health organization (i.e.  World Health Organization (WHO.int),  Center for Disease Control (CDC.gov),  American Public Health Association (APHA.org), or  Institute of Medicine (IOM), now know as the  National Academy of Medicine (NAM.edu) and recommend how the organization can improve their assessment, policy, or role in respect to one of the health determinants.

 Determinants of Health

General macroenvironmental conditions of socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions that also impact health:

  • Education
  • Work environment
  • Living and working conditions
  • Healthcare services
  • Food production
  • Water and sanitation
  • Housing

Also, you can choose from Social Determinants of Health. According to Healthy People 2020, social determents of health include:

  • Neighborhood and built environment
  • Health and health care
  • Economic stability
  • Education
  • Social and community context

THIS IS A FORMAL LETTER. If citations are needed please use the link below titled “How to Cite Other People’s Work in a Business Letter” to assist you. It is optional to officially mail this to the designated organization you wrote the letter to.

evidence based practice (EBP) models

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Please write responses to each of the questions (1a., 2a., 3a., and 3b.) listed below for Module 4 Discussion Board:

1. Chapter 2 in Polit and Beck (2020) examines using research as evidence for personal practice. And for changing practice in specific settings using evidence based practice (EBP) models. Think about barriers that are associated with implementation of EBP either individually or at a unit /systems level. Please discuss the following question.

1 a.) What is one barrier that you have encountered or anticipate may occur with the implementation of EBP. And what are some solutions to overcome that barrier?

2. Chapter 1 and 3 in Polit and Beck (2020) include information about the differences and similarities between quantitative and qualitative research methods. Consider the information about differences. And similarities between quantitative and qualitative research methods and discuss the following question.

2 a.) Think about the positivist versus constructivist paradigm. From which perspective (positivist or constructivist paradigm) do you view the world? Explain why. How could the perspective (positivist or constructivist paradigm). In which you view the world influence your research in your practice setting?

3. As you review Chapter 7 in Polit and Beck (2020), particularly Box 7.3, the known aspects of Institutional Review Board (IRB). And safeguarding participants are included. Please discuss the following questions.

3 a.) When reading research, prior to taking this course. Were you able to get a sense of the ethical aspects of the research?  Explain.

3 b.) After reviewing Chapter 7 in Polit and Beck (2020), speak to how. When reading a research study, you will now be more aware of thinking about 1) vulnerable groups inclusion as well as 2). Which groups were omitted with or without a justifiable rationale being included.

the role of alcohol in weight gain

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the role of alcohol in weight gain

For this assignment, I want you to act like you have a son/daughter leaving for college this year.  I want you to create an informational speech to give to your son/daughter on excessive drinking on college campuses and what the dangers are.  You will need to expand on each topic provided below (5 points each):

– Explain the physiology of the hangover.

– Discuss the role of alcohol in weight gain.

– Describe alcohol’s effect on vitamins.

– Describe the effect of alcohol on the heart and brain.

– Describe alcohol’s effect on the liver and other organs.

Nursing Leadership

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Please write responses to each of the 5 questions listed below for Module 5 Discussion Board:

1. Discuss one example of issues/problems for each area (nursing practice, nursing education, nursing leadership) that could be answered using a qualitative research design. Provide rationale.
A. Nursing Practice
B. Nursing Education
C. Nursing Leadership

2. What topics are better suited for phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnography? Provide rationale and examples.

3. Provide one topic that could be researched using each of the following qualitative research designs: phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnography. Discuss how that one topic could be researched using each of the three stated qualitative research designs.

4. Explain the various strategies used to promote qualitative research validity, trustworthiness, and rigor as found in Chapter 26 of required textbook (Polit & Beck, 2020).

5. Select one of the strategies used to promote qualitative research validity that you explained in question #4 and compare it to a specific quantitative strategy addressing similar issues of validity, trustworthiness, and rigor.

rheumatoid arthritis

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Scenario 2: A 49-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of a fever. Patient’s current medications include atorvastatin 40 mg at night, methotrexate 10 mg po every Friday morning and prednisone 5 mg po qam.

He;

states that he has had a fever up to 101 degrees F for about a week and admits to chills and sweats.

says he has had more fatigue than usual and reports some chest pain associated with coughing. He

admits to having occasional episodes of hemoptysis.

works as a grain inspector at a large farm cooperative. After extensive work-up, the patient was diagnosed with Invasive aspergillosis.

 

The Assignment (1- to 2-page case study analysis)

Develop a 1- to 2-page case study analysis in which you:

  • Explain why you think the patient presented the symptoms described.
  • Identify the genes that may be associated with the development of the disease.
  • Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect it has on body systems.
By Day 7 of Week 2

Submit your Case Study Analysis Assignment by Day 7 of Week 2.

Tracking Finances

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This week we looked at the Revenue Cycle Management with an emphasis on tracking patient services, charges, payments and adjustments.  Your homework assignment is to complete three of the forms that you may use as a billing specialist.

There is a total of 87 entries for you to complete.  The assignment score will reflect the number of correct entries made.

Include the following aspects in the assignment:

·  Download and open: Week 3 Homework. Follow the instructions to complete the work and submit the file as your homework assignment.

Part 1: Patient Ledger

Complete the patient ledger for the Ben Jones scenario provided in the homework word file.

Part 2: Daysheet

Use the additional forms and patient encounter forms to complete the daysheet portion of the homework word file for all four patients (Ben Jones, Ross Parker, Darla Sissle, and Amanda Chin.)

Ben Jones information scenario found on assignment file to include all 3 DOS (dates of service).

Encounter forms for all 3 patients: Ross Parker, Darla Sissle, Amanda Chin

Part 3: Insurance Claim Registry

Include an Insurance Claim Registry that includes the insurance claims for all four patients listed under Part 2.

Ben Jones – 3 entries

Ross Parker – 1 entry

Darla Sissle – 1 entry

Amanda Chin – 1 entry

Objective:

Ø  Model the process for tracking finances in a medical office.

Ø  Interpret an encounter form and a chargemaster