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Question #1: What is the fall rate at XXX hospital?

1. What information does the team need to address the question? Where will they get it?

Information needed:

• Total number of patient falls on the telemetry unit
• Total number of patient-days during the defined time period
• Number of falls with injury
• Fall risk scores for patients (e.g., Morse Fall Scale or facility-specific tool)
• Identification of high-risk patients
• Documentation of modifiable risk factors (medications, mobility status, cognition, toileting needs)
• Staff compliance with the new fall prevention protocol

Where the team will obtain the information:

• Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Hospital incident reporting system
• Quality improvement department reports
• Risk management database
• Nursing documentation audits
• Pharmacy records (for high-risk medications)

1. How will the team get the information needed to answer the question? (Methods/Tools)

• Conduct a retrospective chart review for baseline (pre-intervention) data
• Collect prospective data following implementation of the new protocol
• Request fall reports and patient-day data from the quality department
• Use EHR data extraction tools to identify fall risk scores and documentation compliance
• Perform audits of nursing documentation to assess adherence to the communication strategy and risk assessment protocol
• Calculate the fall rate using the formula:
• (Number of Falls Total Patient-Days) 1,000

1. What are the design/data collection limitations and how will they affect what the team obtains?

• Underreporting of falls: Incident reports may not capture all falls, leading to underestimated fall rates.
• Inconsistent documentation: Variability in charting practices may affect accuracy of risk assessments and protocol compliance data.
• Small sample size: Data from a single telemetry unit may limit generalizability.
• Confounding variables: Changes in staffing ratios, patient acuity, or census could influence fall rates independent of the intervention.
• Hawthorne effect: Staff awareness of monitoring may temporarily improve compliance and artificially lower fall rates.
• Short evaluation period: Limited post-intervention timeframe may not reflect long-term sustainability.

1. What are the expected results of the work?

• Reduction in overall fall rate (falls per 1,000 patient-days)
• Decrease in falls among high-risk patients
• Improved compliance with fall risk assessments and documentation
• Better identification and management of modifiable risk factors
• Reduction in fall-related injuries

I have attached instructions and also my pico question. plus the 3 articles

Advocacy Risk Appraisal: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

Course Outcomes addressed in this assignment:

NU505-3: Appraise preparedness to protect population health and advocacy during disasters and public health emergencies.

DIRECTIONS

Consider you are developing a project that evaluates community preparedness in the event of a local disaster or public health emergency. You will need to identify partners and resources in the community. A Partner Planning Worksheet synthesizes information about how each reported partner supports public health preparedness and response.

Strong, fully engaged community (jurisdictional) partners are critical for public health preparedness. Public and private partners are often perceived as trusted sources and support preparedness by working with the health department to provide input and mitigate identified health risks for the communities they serve. Partners also help identify community roles and responsibilities and coordinate the delivery of essential health services to strengthen community resilience as early as possible before, during, and after a public health emergency. Jurisdictions can leverage partner insights to develop and disseminate information that address the needs of at-risk populations that may be disproportionately impacted by the incident or event.

Access the Unit 6 Partner Planning and Assessment Worksheet in Course Resources.

Experiences from national and state emergencies, such as hurricanes, flooding and fires, have shown that current emergency preparedness have inadequacies addressing the unique issues of special needs populations. Masters prepared nurses should source for most relevant strategies, practices, and resources from a variety of sources, including peer-reviewed research, government reports, and the trade literature, to identify priority populations and critical strategies.

This Partner Planning Template is meant to guide you toward preparedness appraisal to protect population health and advocacy during disasters and public health emergencies for your local and/ or state community.

Purpose: A Partner Planning and Assessment Worksheet is the preliminary planning tool for gathering information about existing and potential emergency preparedness partners. You will demonstrate the ability to appraise preparedness to protect population health and advocacy during disasters and public health emergencies by completing a partner planning and community resource assessment worksheet. You are creating an appraisal of public health support, communication sources, and a variety of services in the community in the event of a public health emergency or disaster.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Identify existing or potential public partners engaged in activities relevant to planning for access and functional needs. Many of these partners may lend their knowledge, expertise, and risk communication planning.
2. Identify organizations who can aid in the response and supply services or support for vulnerable and multicultural populations.

For both 1 and 2, include the partner type, name, and any of the following roles adding detail to the function:

1. Access and functional needs group represented
2. Preparedness phase of partner engagement (i.e., pre-incident, response, recovery)
3. Participation in jurisdictional risk assessment
4. Communication support (i.e., public information/ warning)
5. Exchange of information between partners (information sharing)
6. Participation in training
7. Participation in exercises or incidents/event

Examples are in the template. Edit as needed. Research your community.

Finally summarize your findings: 12 pages. Include strengths and weaknesses in the appraisal. Identify health disparity data and potential resources for these needs or for unsupported vulnerable populations. Include specific risks you identified during your partnership assessment. Identify how you can utilize resources, data, and partners to affect community change. Include content related to clinical judgment in your summary. Describe how the master’s prepared nurse will contribute clinical expertise and knowledge to the interprofessional efforts to protect and improve population health.

• Read the following case study and address the sections that follow.

IDENTIFICATION: The patient is a 24-year-old, single, Asian-American female.

CHIEF COMPLAINT: I dont want people noticing my scarred fingers.

HISTORY OF CHIEF COMPLAINT: She has been biting her fingers since she was young. Is in the orchestra and doesnt want people noticing her fingers. Is overwhelmed with the amount of work in graduate school, which she started two months ago. She states, Im worried about getting the work done. So Ive been biting my fingers more. Has developed scars on fingers and has become self-conscious about how it looks but cannot stop.

PAST PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY: No previous psychiatric treatment or medications. No history of suicide attempts or assaultive behavior.

MEDICAL HISTORY: Takes birth control pills. No operations. No medical conditions. Feels tired for the past month. Having difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep.

HISTORY OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE: Denied.

FAMILY HISTORY: Raised by both Korean-born parents with a younger sister. Father has a history of anemia. No psychiatric family history.

PERSONAL HISTORY

Perinatal: Full-term vaginal birth.

Childhood: Started biting her fingers. Started playing in school orchestra.

Adolescence: Had many friends. Participated in a number of school organizations.

Adulthood: Graduate student in music education for the past two months. Unemployed. Had worked in retail sales. Identifies as a Methodist. Has the same boyfriend for the past two years. No military service or legal history.

TRAUMA/ABUSE HISTORY: Denied.

MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION

Appearance: Well groomed. Fingers are visibly scarred above the proximal interphalangeal joint.

Behavior and psychomotor activity: Good eye contact. No motor abnormalities. Cooperative.

Consciousness: Alert but appears tired.

Orientation: Oriented to all three spheres.

Memory: Grossly intact.

Concentration and attention: Reports difficulty concentrating. Pacing at night and unable to focus on her school requirements. Was generally attentive and focused during the interview.

Visuospatial ability: Not assessed.

Abstract thought: Not assessed formally but seems satisfactory.

Intellectual functioning: Average or above.

Speech and language: Normal rate and volume.

Perceptions: No altered perceptions.

Thought processes: Organized and logical.

Thought content: Preoccupied with academic demands.

Suicidality and homicidality: Denied.

Mood: Anxious.

Affect: Full range. Mood congruent.

Impulse control: Good other than not being able to control biting her fingers.

Judgment/Insight/Reliability: Good.

1. Title Page
2. Introduction
3. What screening tools (if any) or laboratory tests (if any) would you use to further evaluate this patient?
4. What are your differential diagnoses for this patient?
5. Include DMS-5 TR codes and ICD-10 codes
6. Include rationale for ruling in or ruling out the diagnoses.
7. What diagnosis would you rule in as your working diagnosis?
8. What pharmacological interventions would you include, if any?
9. Include the rationale for the medication(s), if prescribed.
10. Include any monitoring and titration if indicated.
11. What are the goals of the treatment?
12. What psychotherapeutic interventions would you complete that day, and what type of psychotherapy might you refer to a therapist?
13. Include the rationale for the types of therapy.
14. What are the goals of therapy?
15. What complementary and alternative medicine treatments might you recommend for this patient?
16. Include the rationale for your recommendations.
17. What are the goals of the treatments?
18. What patient education would you provide for this patient? Include:
19. Medications
20. Follow up
21. Referrals
22. Psychoeducation
23. What cultural and ethical considerations would you consider with this patient?
24. Summary
25. References

Your written assignment should be 45 pages (1,0001,250 words) in length, not including the title page, references, graphics and appendices. Do not include the case study in the body of the assignment.

Your local healthcare official has asked you to prepare a paper of 57 pages, excluding the title and reference pages, about a policy that will improve the health of the community. Complete the following:

• Review a situation in your local community, region, or state that you would like to see changed.
• Develop a policy that would lead to the change.
• Justify the development of this policy.
• Support your policy with at least 2 scholarly articles published within the last 5 years.

Create a document of 57 pages, excluding the title and reference pages, following the document for the College of Nursing.

Assignment Instructions Choose a National Health Problem: Select a current, significant health issue in the U.S. (e.g., diabetes, opioid crisis, obesity, cardiovascular disease, etc.) with support from evidence-based research. Identify Populations at Risk: Describe which populations are most affected by this health problem, including demographic, geographic, or socioeconomic details. Discuss the importance of patient-centered and culturally competent care. Discuss Population Impact and Health Care Costs: Explain how this issue impacts population health and contributes to healthcare costs on a systemic level. Propose Solutions: Identify evidence-based strategies for disease prevention and list resources available for health education, support services, and community engagement to improve patient safety and quality improvement. Use Authoritative Sources: Incorporate current data and insights from reputable sources such as the CDC, WHO, and Healthy People 2030. Reflective Component: Reflect on the needs of at-risk populations and discuss the significance of teamwork and collaboration. Requirements: – 2-3 page paper (Do not include reference page) – Minimum of three academic/professional sources – Use proper citations (APA format)

Note: Please include a PDF or Word copy of your article from with your submission.

Review the

flow chart before beginning this assignment.

• Do not use:
• Mixed-methods studies
• Qualitative research
• Systematic reviews
• Quality improvement projects
• Evidence-based practice summaries

In this assignment, you will search the literature in WCU databases for ONE quantitative article that was published within 5 years of todays date and is related to your PICOT question.

Ensure that you are using the approved . Read the first few sentences of the methods section of your articles to assess what type of article you have. If your article is not approved by faculty on Wednesday of Week 5, you have until Friday of Week 5 to reload a new article to this assignment for approval. Work with the librarian or your instructor as needed. Important: Articles must be approved before beginning the appraisal assignment.

Please upload the full article in Word or PDF format. Avoid submitting links or citations. Your instructor must be able to read the entire article.

In addition to the article, you must include a copy of your PICOT question in this assignment. You can add this to comments area.

If a reload article is needed for the week 4 assignment, the original grade does not change. The purpose of the article reload is to ensure you have an approved article to use in the week 8 poster.

Note: Please include a PDF or Word copy of your article with your submission.

WCU Library Resources:

• (for this assignment, the CINAHL+, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health, and Academic Search Complete are recommended.)

Rubric

Week 4 Quantitative Article Review Rubric

Week 4 Quantitative Article Review Rubric

CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Qualitative, Quantitative or Systemic Article Submission

15 to >14.0 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Article loaded is correct design type per instructions Article is related to the chosen topic and PICOT question from week 3. Article is within 5 years Full text of article is submitted Article is loaded in word or pdf Week 3 PICOT question is included in the assignment comments area.

Article must be on Patient Handoff and Safety.