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  • Adjust table to meet APA format.

    help adjusting the table in the papers according to APA format.

    Requirements: n/a

  • Gerontology Clinical Day 6

    Assignment Instructions are on the attached PDF.

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  • Type II Diabetes Mellitus

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  • FINDING THE EVIDENCE AND REVIEWING THE LITERATURE

    The purpose of assignments Part 1 – Part 3 is to gradually guide the student in developing the signature assignment. The idea is for the student to take a stepwise approach to completing the signature assignment. The signature assignment will be broken up into three steps: STEP 1 – Introduction and Overview of the Problem; STEP 2 Project Purpose Statement, Background & Significance and PICOt Formatted Clinical Project Question; and STEP 3 Literature Review and Critical Appraisal of the Literature. The three steps, when completed, will be combined in the final Signature Assignment formal paper in Week 8.

    This weeks assignment is STEP 1 Introduction and Problem Statement.

    First, the student will select a clinical question from the or seek approval for a question from the course professor only for Nurse Educator and Health Care Leadership MSN majors who wish to tailor their research question to their specialized major. The student will select an approved topic from the list (or with faculty approval as previously stated) and will customize the question to meet his or her interest.

    Next, the student will use the outline below and submit via a Word doc to the assignment link.

    1. Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment.
    2. Introduction Provide an introduction to your topic or project. The introduction gives the reader an accurate, concrete understanding what the project will cover and what can be gained from implementation of this project.
    3. Overview of the Problem Provide a synopsis of the problem and some indication of why the problem is worth exploring or what contribution the proposed project is apt to make to practice.
    4. Conclusion/Evaluation
    5. References Cite references using APA 7th ed. Manual.

    Expectations

    • Due: Monday, 11:59 pm PT
    • Format: Completed Word doc with references in APA 7th ed. format
    • File name: Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_Part 1

    this was my discussion post for the picot question

    Hello Professor and classmates!

    Through my work in home health and hospice, I have cared for many individuals living with diabetes who struggle to maintain stable blood glucose levels once they transition out of structured care. After discharge, some patients feel overwhelmed managing medications, diet, monitoring, and follow-up appointments on their own. As a result, they often experience complications that lead to readmissions or the need for additional medical support. Observing this pattern has sparked my interest in exploring the challenges that prevent patients from consistently following their diabetes care plans. By identifying these barriers, we may be able to design better educational and support strategies that improve long-term outcomes and reduce preventable returns to care.

    Diabetes continues to be a significant global health concern, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide (Klsch et al., 2020). Despite improvements in treatment options and monitoring technology, successful self-management remains difficult for many patients. Research shows that adherence can be influenced by several factors, including a patients understanding of the disease, access to healthcare resources, financial limitations, coexisting conditions, and the level of encouragement or assistance they receive from healthcare providers and family members (Nam et al., 2011). These interconnected influences highlight the importance of addressing not just the medical aspects of diabetes, but also the educational and social components that shape daily disease management.

    To guide this inquiry, I will use the PICOT framework to develop a focused clinical question:

    • P (Population): Adults diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
    • I (Intervention): Structured education on diabetes self-management during the care period.
    • C (Comparison): Patients baseline understanding of diabetes management at the start of care.
    • O (Outcome): Improvement in patient knowledge and confidence in managing their condition independently.
    • T (Time): Throughout the duration of home health or hospice services.

    This framework will help evaluate whether targeted education delivered during care can strengthen patients ability to manage diabetes safely after discharge, ultimately improving quality of life and reducing complications.

    References

    Klsch, M., Klsch, C., Sari Kundt, F., van, & Dieplinger, A. M. (2020). eHealth systems for the optimised care of patients with type 2 diabetes. British Journal of Nursing, 29(5), 274278. Nam, S., Chesla, C., Stotts, N. A., Kroon, L., & Janson, S. L. (2011). Barriers to diabetes management: Patient and provider factors. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 93(1), 19.


    i attached the picot question prompt. mine is on topic of diabetes you will see which topic i had chosen

  • Patient Care Delivery Dilemma

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    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): ThestateoftheevidenceabouttheSynergyModelforpatientcare28129.pdf, PrinciplesofClinicalEthicsandTheirApplicationtoPractice.pdf, PatientCareDeliveryDilemmaGradingRubric.pdf

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  • ethics discussion

    In your initial post, write 200250 words responding to one of the ethical situations provided using one of the ethical frameworks (deontology or teleology) as your focus. Support your post and discussion with the Code of Ethics for Nurses versus your personal opinion.

    Ethical Situations

    • Driving privileges of uncontrolled diabetics should be restricted to protect others on the road.
    • Nurse practitioners should report blood sugars that drop below or exceed specified limits to the DMV to protect public safety.

    Discussion Prompt

    Select one ethical situation and state whether you agree or disagree. Include three scholarly sources using your chosen ethical framework to support your rationale.

    Response Posts

    Identify two peer posts that offer a different perspective from your initial post. Respond with at least one rationale from your perspective using a scholarly source.

    Requirements: 200-250 words

  • pneumonia clinical map

    For this assignment you will complete a Basic Concept Map based on Pneumonia. The Concept Map will include the following:

    • Assessment Data
      • Recognizing cues, consider subjective and objective data.
      • Analyze cues
    • Prioritize hypothesis
      • Should be prioritized based on the most urgent/important
    • Generate solutions for each prioritized problem
    • Take action
      • Interventions with Rationale
        • Must cite rationale
    • Evaluation

    Requirements: short sentences

  • Current Issues/Trends PowerPoint Presentation

    You must use the . Failure to use the template will result in a 40-point deduction from your grade.

    Assignment Requirements

    • Do not use infographiccreation websites (e.g., Canva, Piktochart, Visme, Venngage, Infogram, Slideshare). These platforms produce imagebased presentations that Turnitin cannot read, which may result in a missing similarity score and a grade of zero.
    • Your presentation must be created in PowerPoint and then converted to a PDF with speaker notes visible.

    Formatting Guidelines

    • Submit one PDF file to the Dropbox.
    • Speaker notes must be included within the PDF. Notes submitted separately (email or additional files) will not be accepted.
    • After uploading, you are responsible for opening your file to confirm that speaker notes appear correctly. If notes are missing, the assignment will be graded without them.
    • Use the Turnitin Plagiarism Check before submitting. Scores above 25% may result in point deductions or a zero.

    Presentation Topics

    Choose one of the following (no approval needed). Custom topics require prior faculty approval:

    • Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic, or natural disaster
    • Social medias impact on the nursing image and public education
    • Substance abuse in nursing (impaired nursing)
    • Collective bargaining and its effects on the profession
    • Workplace harassment and violence in nursing
    • Technological impact on patient outcomes (choose one):
      • Telehealth
      • Health applications
      • Electronic wearables

    Unapproved topics may result in a zero.

    Required Slide Sequence

    1. Title Slide
    2. Why the Topic Was Chosen
    3. Impact on Nursing Practice
    4. Current Relevance
    5. Clinical Practice Integration
    6. Plan for Lobbying (what you would lobby for and how)
    7. Conclusion
    8. References Slide

    Do not add slides or change headings.

    Slide Content Requirements

    • Use bullet points on all content slides (not on title or references).
    • Each slide must include one image that directly supports the slide topic.
      • Images must enhance the content, not replace it.
      • Infographics or textheavy visuals are not allowed.
    • Each content slide must include speaker notes of 45 sentences, expanding on each bullet point.
      • Do not place speaker notes on the slide itself.
    • Delete all template instructions before submitting.

    Research Requirements

    • Include 45 peerreviewed research articles published within the last 5 years.
    • Do not use blogs, chats, university websites, or Wikipedia.
    • Follow current APA style.

    Saving Your PowerPoint as a PDF With Notes

    1. Open your PowerPoint file and select File.
    2. Choose Print and ensure Print All Slides and Print Slides With Notes are selected.
    3. Select Save As and choose PDF.
    4. Click More Options, then Options.
    5. Under Publish What, select Notes Pages (not Slides).
    6. Click OK.
    7. Check Open file after publishing and choose either Standard or Minimum Size.
    8. Click Save.

    You will need to follow these steps below to save your PowerPoint so that your speaker notes are visible:

    1. Open your PPT and go to file in top left corner.
    2. Click print option. Make sure “print all slides” and “print slides with notes” is selected.
    3. Go to Save As on the left hand side and be sure you save as a PDF.
    4. Under your save as selection, click more options. Select the Options button and click the Publish What pull-down and then select Notes Pages. (If you click slides it will not show the speaker notes)
    5. Click OK.
    6. Complete your selection process by checking Open file after publishing and selecting the Optimize for: Standard and Minimum Size choices.
    7. Click on Save next to the Tools button at the bottom of the box
    8. Rubric: Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation
      Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation
      Criteria Ratings Pts
      This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification, definition, and description of topic, background & why topic was chosen 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsProvides an exemplary and insightful analysis of the identification, definition, description and background of the topic & why it was chosen
    9. Current Relevance 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

      Clinical Practice Integration 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice
      Plan for lobbying 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers detailed and specific examples of current legislation regarding the effect on current clinical practice settings
      Creativity and Professionalism 10 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsIncludes an exemplary visual presentation (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains no spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain no APA errors. Sources include peer-reviewed, research-based articles, within last 5 years

    Requirements: 11 slideshow pages

  • Promoting a Safe and Caring Working Environment

    Promoting a Safe and Caring Working Environment In a Microsoft Word document, formatted in APA 7th edition and double spaces throughout, complete the project, including the following: The Scenario: Tina is a new RN from the Philippines, working on a medical-surgical unit. She is enthusiastic and an excellent nurse. One day, Tina administered the wrong medication to a patient and documented it in the patients electronic health record. The error was discovered by George, a nurse on the night shift, who completed an incident report. The next morning, Tina was called into the nurse leader and managers office and reprimanded for the error. In the days that followed, George belittled Tina whenever he saw her. George told several nurses about Tinas error and they began teasing her. Often, Tina would walk into the breakroom to find staff gossiping about her. Tina began feeling depressed and hated to go to work. After several months of being bullied, Tina resigned and went to work at another hospital. The Paper Title page Introduction paragraph to provide necessary background information about the topic and clearly state the purpose of the paper. A heading is required for each topic listed below: Describe the need for respect, value, and security. Discuss implementing a safe and caring culture using effective strategies to reduce harm to self and others and zero tolerance for bullying or lateral/horizontal violence. Explain the leadership role to improve team member support within a diverse workforce. Discuss the importance for all team members to actively engage and support a healthy work environment. Identify three (3) leadership interventions that should have occurred within the case scenario above. Research, reference, and cite 3 or more scholarly sources to support leadership interventions. Conclusion Paragraph to summarize the main ideas and arguments, restate the thesis statement, and provide closure for the reader. References: On a separate reference page, include at least 3 scholarly sources and the textbook using APA format. Include Artificial Intelligence (AI) Acknowledgement Statement (If applicable) REQUIRED- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Acknowledgement Statement Support your responses with examples and information from library resources, textbook and lectures. Use the South University Online Library link in your course menu to access these APA resources: APA Citation Helper, a convenient reference for properly citing resources. This handout will provide you the details of formatting your essay using APA style. Review attached APA Template: Required AI Statement on all paper assignments text book info: Murray, E. (2021). Nursing Leadership and Management for Patient Safety and Quality Care (2nd ed.). F.A. Davis. ISBN: 9781719641791 American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. ISBN: 9781433832154 Rubric below &type=rubric&rCode=southu-86486

  • Nursing informatics use of data

    To Prepare: Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources. Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed. The Assignment: Explain the concept of a knowledge worker. Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. Include one slide that visually represents the role of a nurse leader as knowledge worker. Your PowerPoint should Include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion Forum. Include your examination of the data that you could use, how the data might be accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues responses. Hypothetical scenario shared in the Discussion Forum Medication administration errors are a severe patient-safety issue that is extremely common in my medical-surgical unit. Despite safety procedures being in place, wrong dosages, times, and medications have been experienced. The purpose of such a situation is to use nursing informatics to appropriately collect, analyze, and utilize information on such errors, and ultimately to identify the underlying causal factors, eliminate the errors, and foster a safety culture by making informed, data-driven decisions. Various data sources would be helpful in this case. The facility’s reporting system would capture incident reports, including the nature of the error, time, all types of medications, and the nurse involved. Additionally, all barcode medication administration (BCMA) override rates, shift staffing allocations, nurse experience levels, and patient acuity ratings would be obtained directly from the EHR. McGonigle and Mastrian (2022) state that the use of information systems will allow nurses to process raw data in an organized manner, enabling patterns that would otherwise go unnoticed in large patient groups to be observed. The analysis of this aggregated data can suggest that the highest frequency of overrides is at the shift level, that a new nurse is committing disproportionately more errors, or that a specific high-volume drug is the focus of the error. The primary purpose of healthcare informatics is to convert acquired data into practical information and, ultimately, knowledge (Sweeney, 2017). These insights will help the organization go beyond incident management, which is reactive, to strategy, which is proactive and preventive. A nurse leader needs to evaluate information outputs rather than uncritically accept them. For example, one may assume that errors tend to occur during night shifts, the leader must decide whether fatigue, ineffective orientation, or workload is the cause, and then develop interventions (Nagle et al., 2017). This analysis of data in context, in relation to clinical experience, is the creation of knowledge, and it will eventually govern the desired education, the reformulation of policies, and the use of resources, which can have a significant impact on patient safety. References McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2022). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Nagle, L., Sermeus, W., & Junger, A. (2017). Evolving Role of the Nursing Informatics Specialist Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare informatics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21 (1). Links to an external site. Feedback received from colleagues: 1 – Your discussion clearly highlights how informatics can transform medication-error data into actionable knowledge, and I am curious how your unit differentiates between system-related versus individual performance contributors when analyzing BCMA overrides. For example, are workflow factors such as alert fatigue, medication availability, or EHR usability being captured alongside staffing and experience data? Incorporating human-factors metrics and real-time clinical decision support analytics may further clarify whether overrides reflect unsafe practice or poorly designed processes. Additionally, you might consider using predictive dashboards that combine acuity, workload, and timing variables to proactively identify high-risk administration periods rather than relying solely on retrospective incident reporting. Research shows that integrating informatics-driven surveillance with workflow analysis improves early detection of medication risks and supports targeted education and system redesign rather than individual blame (Manias et al., 2020; Rodziewicz et al., 2024). Expanding your data strategy in this way could strengthen a just culture while enabling nurse leaders to implement prevention-focused interventions grounded in both data trends and clinical context. References Manias, E., Kusljic, S., & Wu, A. (2020). Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult medical and surgical settings: A systematic review. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 11, 129. Rodziewicz, T. L., Houseman, B., & Hipskind, J. E. (2024). Medical error reduction and prevention. StatPearls Publishing. 2- Your discussion highlights an essential and realistic patient-safety concern, and you clearly demonstrate how nursing informatics can transform medication-error data into meaningful knowledge for practice improvement. The integration of BCMA data, incident reporting systems, staffing variables, and patient acuity information provides a strong foundation for identifying system-level contributors rather than focusing solely on individual performance. I am curious about how your organization ensures data accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements in the incident reporting system. Medication errors are often underreported due to fear of blame or punitive consequences. How might informatics tools or anonymous reporting platforms be leveraged to promote psychological safety and encourage consistent reporting? Research suggests that creating nonpunitive reporting environments significantly improves data reliability and supports organizational learning related to medication safety (Rodziewicz et al., 2024). Additionally, have you considered incorporating clinical decision support systems (CDSS) into the EHR to reduce medication errors proactively? For example, real-time alerts related to high-risk medications, dosage ranges, renal function adjustments, or drugdrug interactions could complement BCMA technology. CDSS tools allow nurse leaders to move beyond retrospective analysis toward real-time prevention strategies, aligning with the knowledge-generation phase of informatics described by McGonigle and Mastrian (2022). Another area worth exploring is whether predictive analytics could be applied to your aggregated data. If patterns indicate increased BCMA overrides at specific staffing ratios or peak admission times, informatics dashboards could help leaders anticipate risk periods and proactively adjust staffing or workflows. How might nurse leaders collaborate with informatics specialists to develop unit-level dashboards that provide frontline nurses with feedback on medication-safety trends? Overall, your scenario strongly reflects the transition from data collection to knowledge creation. Expanding informatics applications toward predictive modeling, decision support, and safety culture measurement may further strengthen sustainable reductions in medication administration errors. References McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2022). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Rodziewicz, T. L., Houseman, B., & Hipskind, J. E. (2024). Medical error reduction and prevention. StatPearls Publishing. Wesley, D. B., Schubel, L., Hsiao, C., Burn, S., Howe, J., Kellogg, K., Lincoln, A., Kim, B., & Ratwani, R. (2019). A socio-technical system approach to the use of health IT for patient-reported outcomes: Patient and healthcare provider perspectives. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 100, 100048. 3- Thank you for sharing! Similarly, I agree with what you said regarding how the importance behind collecting data is actually applying it. When speaking upon mediation errors, its important to note how prevalent of an issue it still is, which is why it is so crucial to find the root issue in order to eliminate errors (Sweeney, 2017). Therefore, by utilizing the data it can help make informed decisions and changes to prevent them from reoccurring. Furthermore, I believe it can be extremely helpful and effective to capture incident reports, the nature of the error, time, and all the medications and nurses involved. By gathering this information, it makes it possible to notice possible patterns or issues (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2022). To add to your great points, I think including near miss scenarios or data may also assist with eliminating errors by essentially catching them before it reaches the actual patient. References McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2022). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare informatics. Resources McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2022). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 1, Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge (pp. 717) Chapter 2, Introduction to Information, Information Science, and Information Systems (pp. 2132) Chapter 3, Computer Science and the Foundation of Knowledge Model (pp. 3564) Nagle, L., Sermeus, W., & Junger, A. (2017). Evolving Role of the Nursing Informatics Specialist In J. Murphy, W. Goosen, & P. Weber (Eds.), Forecasting Competencies for Nurses in the Future of Connected Health (212-221). Clifton, VA: IMIA and IOS Press. Retrieved from Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare informatics . Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21 (1).

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