South University – NSG 3029 Week 5 Project A theoretical or conceptual framework

NSG 3029 Week 5 Project A theoretical or conceptual framework – South University Select a nursing research article from the list below that includes a theoretical or conceptual framework and the exploration of a clinical problem. Identify the nursing research article components using the Week 5 research template. (All articles are available in the South…

Organizational Structure, Strategic Planning Care Delivery Models, Safety Culture

Understanding the organizational context of professional nursing practice is an important part of leadership and management. The nurse will participate in determining the most effective strategic plan for implementing care at the bedside or for an entire patient population of a facility. Other contextual factors include the mission, vision and philosophy and organizational culture of the organization. It is important…

Development of Nursing Timeline

Create a 700- to 1,050-word timeline paper of the historical development of nursing science, starting with Florence Nightingale and continuing to the present. Format the timeline however you wish, but the word count and assignment requirements must be met. Include the following in your timeline: Explain the historical development of nursing science by citing specific years, theories, theorists,…

The Interrelationship Between Theory, Knowledge, and Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Fawcett and Garity (2009) present an overview of the relationship between theory, knowledge, research, nursing research, and evidence-based practice (see attached file). As you prepare for this Discussion, reflect on your own specialty area and consider how the authors’ definitions of evidence-based practice and of research align with your understanding of these concepts based on…

Information Systems in Nursing

Write 3–5 pages in which you discuss how a current information system used in the delivery of patient care contributes to improved patient outcomes. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: Describe the importance of effective scholarship and evidence-based information to advance…

Healthcare Leadership and Ethics

Part 1 The healthcare system and particularly hospitals have always been faced with ethics issues requiring difficult decisions. With the advent of new technology, more issues have come to the forefront and expanded the need to have ethics committees in place.  Visit www.ethics.org. Identify the major functions of ethics committees in healthcare organizations. Who should be…

Research paper

Based on your specialty role option (i.e., Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Nurse Informaticist, Nurse Administrator), identify a potential problem (topic) that you would like to investigate through nursing research. Begin by reading the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) position statement on nursing research (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/nursing-research). Next explore South’s Online Library and conduct a search…

Information Architecture

How do you use health information technology in your daily work activities? Does the CNO (Chief Nursing Officer) in your organization use the same Health Information Technology (HIT) as the nurses at the bedside? What about those individuals who work in admissions? In order to develop an information system that can facilitate the ability to…

Letter to the Legislator

Letter to the Legislator This assignment provides you with the opportunity to use a specific political advocacy strategy: communication with a legislator via a letter. Expressing your support or lack of support for proposed legislation (bills) can be a powerful way to speak up about an issue. In this assignment, you will identify a proposed…