Healthcare quality standards are critical and provide a baseline against which measurement and evaluation are assessed. There are common performance measurement selection criteria for determining the standards. In addition, it is essential that organizations track their trends in quality improvement measurements in order to continue the improvement process. For this discussion, consider the following: Identify,…
Contraceptive counseling provides education, dispels misinformation, facilitates selection of a method that will be successful for the individual, and encourages patient involvement in healthcare decisions and life goals. Discussing contraception brings the nurse practitioner and patient together to create a tailored plan that meets the individual’s reproductive needs over a lifetime. Discussion: Discuss any clinical…
The pediatric teaching project is designed to allow the nursing student to demonstrate their ability and proficiency in developing and implementing an educational program for children on a specific health related topic. Groups must consist of 3-5 students. Each group will be assigned a topic along with a corresponding grade level. The topics offered are…
Complete “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?” http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page). Compare your preferred…
Define Over-training Syndrome and discuss some of the signs and symptoms 2. Share with your fellow learners the dangers associated with over-training 3. Share any personal experiences you may have with others regarding over-training Initial responses should be a minimum a total of 250 words, APA format, and Peer reviewed journal articles only.
The purpose of this assignment is to be able to incorporate the data-to-wisdom continuum into the practice of professional nurse. You are required to think of a concept/issue/idea in your practice area then relate it to the four steps of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom continuum. Develop the concept/idea/issue you selected from your practice area…
1. The National Institute of Health (NIH), in its 2001-2006 Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, identified four programs to help meet their outreach objectives. Do you feel these programs have been effective in overcoming barriers and disparities that exist in healthcare?
Then, compare Healthy People 2020 goal and objectives (click on Diabetes for your goal, then click on Objectives and select: D-1 Reduce the annual number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes in the population) there are current statistics for that issue. Then write an introduction (150 words) about why this topic was chosen, description of…
This is a secondary dataset analysis on my Obesity topic. Please read the Instructions carefully and please address all the points requested in Assignment: you write the point requested in Assignment and adress every point right under the title in few paragraphs; please use my Obesity topic ; you will analyze secondary databases for validity…
Describe the fundamental elements of a model for change, such as steps involved in the process, approach in mobilizing the change process, and what is needed to sustain the results.
Using Nursing Knowledge to Apply Nursing Theory to Practice Nurses are increasingly considered knowledge workers. We are valued for what we know and how we think rather than what we do. Select one of the nursing theories from your readings this week (or another nursing theory from your textbook). How can you apply your selected theory of…
Use selected health policy issue as the basis for completing this assignment.Policy issued selected: (Prescription drug abuse) Research a professional organization with influence over the health policy issue. Locate at least one academic article focusing on the professional organization’s efforts to effect change on the health policy issue. Contact the organization and ask at least…
