Assignments

1-There are many areas in nursing where evidence-based practice has improved care processes and patient outcomes including the bundles of checklist to prevent pneumonia related to mechanical ventilation and central line-associated blood stream infection or CLABSI. To prevent healthcare-associated infection such as the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) for patient who had been intubated for more than…

Culturally Competent Care Essay A broad range of cultures exists in the world today. Nursing professionals often interact with people from cultural backgrounds that differ from their own. Culturally Competent Care Discussion Share an experience where you cared for a patient in the healthcare setting who was from a culture different from your own. How…

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. By the due date assigned, post a response to one of the two discussion topics below, using information from the lectures, reading assignments, library resources, and Internet resources. All responses should be posted to the appropriate…

Describe your proposed approach for conducting a geriatric needs assessment that is necessary to develop a quality case management document for your geriatric patient. Explain how the information gleaned from your assessment will support your career as an effective case manager. Why do you think this approach may result in a better quality of life…

Using the readings from McEwen and Wills (2014) chapter 19: application of theory in nursing research, address the following for your initial discussion post:Complete a library search for a peer-reviewed journal article that integrates nursing theory and research.Present the article and discuss the nursing theory used, as well as the benefits of nursing theory in…

New Models for Evidence-Based Practice New Models for Evidence-Based Practice A professional goal for DNP-prepared nurses is to produce new evidence-based models of care and develop evidence-based guidelines. As you continue to develop and engage in your EBP Project, keep this aim in mind. What could help to facilitate the acceptance of new practices? As…

In the healthcare field, different groups of healthcare professionals adhere to their own codes of ethics. All healthcare professionals are duty-bound to follow a strict code of ethics. This has been true since the fourth or fifth century, when the Hippocratic Oath was penned. While the code has changed with the times, the code of…

Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life. Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following: What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response? What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation? Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive,…

In Chapter 8 of your textbook Moody (1996) discusses ethics committees in nursing homes and states that federal regulation may soon require that nursing homes move in the direction of establishing ethics committees (pp 172-174). As of 2011 there were only a handful of state laws and no federal laws mandating the existence of ethics…

A study by the U.S. Sentencing Commission recognized the importance of organizational culture and its impact on an organization’s commitment to ethical conduct and compliance with the law (LRN, 2006). Imagine that a business of your choosing is concerned about recent ethical breaches by its employees. The business has hired you as a consultant to…

Research the Internet for recent litigation, censures, and fines involving national public accounting firms.  Examples of litigation cases against national public accounting firms include fines by regulatory authorities and censures by professional societies.   Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: Analyze the primary accounting issues which form the crux of…

Think about what your corporation/organization’s ethics statement is. Based on this week’s content, write a 1-2 page paper on which you reflect on the following questions in regard to the company’s ethics statement: What things about this ethics statement appeal to me? What do I disagree with and why? If you are not currently working,…