Category: Nursing

For this assessment, you will develop a Word document or an online resource repository of at least 12 annotated professional or scholarly resources that you consider critical for the audience of your safety improvement plan to understand or implement to ensure the success of the plan.

Communication in the healthcare environment consists of an information-sharing experience whether through oral or written messages (Chard & Makary, 2015). As healthcare organizations and nurses strive to create a culture of safety and quality care, the importance of interprofessional collaboration, the development of tool kits, and the use of wikis become more relevant and vital. In addition to the dissemination of information and evidence-based findings and the development of tool kits, continuous support for and availability of such resources are critical. Among the most popular methods to promote ongoing dialogue and information sharing are blogs, wikis, websites, and social media. Nurses know how to support people in time of need or crisis and how to support one another in the workplace; wikis in particular enable nurses to continue that support beyond the work environment. Here they can be free to share their unique perspectives, educate others, and promote healthcare wellness at local and global levels (Kaminski, 2016).

You are encouraged to complete the Determining the Relevance and Usefulness of Resources activity prior to developing the repository. This activity will help you determine which resources or research will be most relevant to address a particular need. This may be useful as you consider how to explain the purpose and relevance of the resources you are assembling for your tool kit. The activity is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates course engagement.

Nurses are often asked to implement processes, concepts, or practicessometimes with little preparatory communication or education. One way to encourage sustainability of quality and process improvements is to assemble an accessible, user-friendly tool kit for knowledge and process documentation. Creating a resource repository or tool kit is also an excellent way to follow up an education or in-service session, as it can help to reinforce attendees’ new knowledge as well as the understanding of its value. By practicing creating a simple online tool kit, you can develop valuable technology skills to improve your competence and efficacy. This technology is easy to use and resources are available to guide you.

For this assessment, build on the work done in your first three assessments and create an online tool kit or resource repository that will help the audience of your in-service understand the research behind your safety improvement plan pertaining to a specific patient safety issue and put the plan into action.

Communication in the healthcare environment consists of an information-sharing experience whether through oral or written messages (Chard & Makary, 2015). As healthcare organizations and nurses strive to create a culture of safety and quality care, the importance of interprofessional collaboration, the development of tool kits, and the use of wikis become more relevant and vital. In addition to the dissemination of information and evidence-based findings and the development of tool kits, continuous support for and availability of such resources are critical. Among the most popular methods to promote ongoing dialogue and information sharing are blogs, wikis, websites, and social media. Nurses know how to support people in time of need or crisis and how to support one another in the workplace; wikis in particular enable nurses to continue that support beyond the work environment. Here they can be free to share their unique perspectives, educate others, and promote healthcare wellness at local and global levels (Kaminski, 2016).

You are encouraged to complete the Determining the Relevance and Usefulness of Resources activity prior to developing the repository. This activity will help you determine which resources or research will be most relevant to address a particular need. This may be useful as you consider how to explain the purpose and relevance of the resources you are assembling for your tool kit. The activity is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates course engagement.

References

Chard, R., & Makary, M. A. (2015). Transfer-of-care communication: Nursing best practices. AORN Journal, 102(4), 329342.

Kaminski, J. (2016). Why all nurses can/should be authors. Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 11(4), 17.

Overview

Nurses are often asked to implement processes, concepts, or practicessometimes with little preparatory communication or education. One way to encourage sustainability of quality and process improvements is to assemble an accessible, user-friendly tool kit for knowledge and process documentation. Creating a resource repository or tool kit is also an excellent way to follow up an education or in-service session, as it can help to reinforce attendees’ new knowledge as well as the understanding of its value. By practicing creating a simple online tool kit, you can develop valuable technology skills to improve your competence and efficacy. This technology is easy to use and resources are available to guide you.

For this assessment, build on the work done in your first three assessments and create an online tool kit or resource repository that will help the audience of your in-service understand the research behind your safety improvement plan pertaining to a specific patient safety issue and put the plan into action.

Preparation

Google Sites is recommended for this assessment; the tools are free to use and should offer you a blend of flexibility and simplicity as you create your online tool kit. Please note that this requires a Google account; use your Gmail or Google Docs login, or create an account following the directions under the “Create Account” menu. Visit for help.

Instructions

Using Google Sites, assemble an online resource tool kit containing at least 12 annotated resources that you consider critical to the success of your safety improvement initiative. These resources should enable nurses and others to implement and maintain the safety improvement you have developed.

It is recommended that you focus on the three or four most critical categories or themes with respect to your safety improvement initiative. For example, if your initiative concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues.

Following the recommended scheme, you would collect at least three resources on average for each of the four categories. ;Each resource listing should include the following:

• An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link.
• A description of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource.
• A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative.
• A description of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate.

Remember that you must make your site public so that your faculty can access it. Check out the Google Sites resources in the Wiki Resources above for more information.

Here is an example entry:

• Ko, S., Hsieh, M., & Huang, R. (2023). Human error analysis and modeling of medication-related adverse events in Taiwan using the human factors analysis and classification system regression. Healthcare, 11(14), 2063. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142063
• Nurses have a crucial responsibility in preventing medication errors. They should follow the “five rights of medication” to reduce the risk of such errors. These include the “right patient,” “right medication,” “right time,” “right dose,” and “right documentation.” By understanding these rights, nurses can manage medication administration effectively and ensure patient safety.

Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the rubric. Please study the rubric carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

• Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and sustainability of a safety improvement initiative.
• Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements.
• Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk.
• Present reasons and relevant situations for use of resource tool kit by its target audience.
• Communicate resource tool kit in a Word document or Google Sites in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that partially follows APA style and formatting.

Example Assessment: You may use the following example to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like but keep in mind that your tool kit will focus on promoting safety with the quality issue you selected in Assessment 1. Note that you do not have to submit your bibliography in addition to the Google Site; the example bibliography is merely for your reference.

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To submit your online tool kit assessment, paste the link to your Google Site in the assessment submission box.

Example Google Site: You may use the example Google Site found in to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the rubric would look like for this assessment but keep in mind that your tool kit will focus on promoting safety with the quality issue you selected in Assessment 1.

Note: If you experience technical or other challenges in completing this assessment, please contact your faculty member.

• Number of resources: Your tool kit must include at least 12 professional or academically relevant resources that support the continued learning and implementation of knowledge and processes related to a safety improvement initiative. See the as needed.
• APA format: Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and each annotated resource. See the .

Research proposal about a service improvement, nurse led based on research articles, what ia the problem? and what could be the solution, 4 thousand word proposal answering all 3 learning outcomes, research proposal profoma included and apidencisis. Up to 5 articles can be searched and appraised, but further sources can be added as reference. One of the topics as an example can be limited food choice for diabetic, oncologic patient at the hospital, how this impacts recovery, wound healing. Other, area could be reducing hospital readmissions post discharge, nurse led programmes to reduce readmission, any successful nurse led strategies what would improve the service?

Assignment is on Barkers Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery

Please read all of the instructions very carefully.

1. assignment on Barkers Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery and write a 1000 word

APA paper which includes a title page and reference page (not included in

the word count). The paper should describe the chosen model/theory and

explain how it applies to situations you see in nursing practice. No abstract is

needed. A minimum of 3 professional books and/or peer-reviewed nursing

or medical journal references are expected and none of them should be

from Chapter 6 of your textbook. Resources are expected to be no more than

5 years old unless you obtain instructor permission in advance. No

quotations are permitted in the paper. Review the rubric to be sure you get

all the points for this assignment – Final APA Theory Paper.

2. APA Paper formatting instructions. APA paper example Download APA

paper example

for nursing students Follow this example for formatting your paper.

3. Scholarly Writing:

Write in third person

Times New Roman 12 font

Double-space with 1-inch margins on all sides

Indent the first line of each paragraph

Synthesize the literature. How to synthesizeLinks to an external site.

Use APA formatting for citations and references (See APA Quick Start Guide)

Use a header for each section of the paper (Use the headers listed below.

Use upper and lower case

Accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Include page numbers

Sections of the paper (use as headers):

Introduction (Your introduction should be below the title of your paper –

do NOT use “Introduction” as a header.)

Description of the selected theory

Key concepts (phases/stages) of the selected theory

Examples of using the theory in nursing practice

Critique the pros and cons of the theory as a nursing practice tool

Conclusion

References

I chose this topic because my daughter suffers from mental health & this is close to home. plus I am a home health RN.

• Find Two Scholarly Sources:
• One professional book (not your textbook).
• One peer-reviewed journal article.
• The article must be published in the last 5 years
• The book must be publishd in the last 10 years (unless you have instructor approval)
• Both sources must be
• Relevant to your chosen theory.
• Credible and scholarly (no blogs, websites, or popular media).

Rubric-

Grammar & Mechanics= 10 points if Writing is consistently clear, concise, and professional. No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Sentence structure enhances readability.

Reflection on Theory Choice = 10 points if Provides a thoughtful and well-developed explanation of theory choice. Demonstrates strong personal or professional connection and insight.

Appropriateness of Selected Book & Article= 10 points if Both sources fully meet assignment criteria. They are scholarly, current, and directly relevant to the chosen theory.

Quality of Selected Book & Article= 10 points if Sources are high-quality, peer-reviewed, and well-chosen. They provide strong support for the theory and demonstrate excellent research skills.

APA 7th Edition Formatting= 10 points if APA formatting is perfect throughout the document. Title page and references are correctly formatted with no errors.

Amber Irabor Feb 2 10:25pm Reply from Amber Irabor Mapping existing workflows is essential before implementing any technology driven project. McGonigle and Mastrian (2024) emphasize that understanding how work is performed allows leaders to identify inefficiencies, anticipate unintended consequences, and design improvements that support rather than disrupt care delivery. Mapping both the as-is workflow and the planned future-state workflow provides clarity about task sequencing, role responsibilities, and information flow before change occurs. Electronic health records (EHR) functionality directly impacts workflow because it alters how data is entered, retrieved, and shared across team members. If technology is introduced without understanding real clinical processes, it can create duplication, delays, and workarounds. For example, in my primary care walk-in clinic, patients complete electronic registration and check-in through a mobile application by uploading identification and insurance information prior to arrival. The intended workflow assumes this data will seamlessly transfer into the EHR. However, technical failures frequently require staff to repeat the entire intake process. This prolongs visits, increases provider workload, and causes patient frustration when individuals arrive without physical documents, assuming they were already uploaded. Staras et al. (2021) emphasizes that eHealth implementation is more successful when clinical workflows are analyzed in advance to identify mismatches between planned technology and actual practice patterns. In this case, insufficient workflow mapping likely overlooked contingency planning for data transfer failures. Health information supports evidence-based practice when structured EHR data enable tracking of outcomes, adherence to guidelines, and integration of clinical decision support tools. Accurate and accessible health information allows clinicians to monitor trends, evaluate interventions, and apply current evidence to patient care. When workflow and technology are aligned, health information systems strengthen quality improvement efforts and translate evidence into daily clinical practice rather than creating barriers to care. Tiny Chiramel Feb 2 10:24pm Reply from Tiny Chiramel Workflow is the term used to describe the actions or the series of tasks that happens in a process for a particular goal (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2025). Workflows may include movement of the people, things and may also include technology. There are some steps in the workflow that are visible but there are more steps that are hidden. According to Ramly et al. (2021), clinical workflows are usually very complex, dynamic, and may vary from department to department and vary across different settings. Workflow mapping is the visual presentation of the steps involved in the workflow. A detailed mapping of workflow provides a good picture of the details and the magnitude of the process. Before making any changes in the process or the workflows, it is very essential to know all the steps and people involved in the process. Learning the workflow by mapping them out and comparing them will help to build more tailored practice change interventions across the different settings (Ramly et al., 2021). With the advancement of technology, most healthcare facilities are trying to integrate technology into their system and have adopted the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Since the workflow of each facility or department could be different, EMR needs to be customized to fit the workflows. If technology integration was carried out without learning the workflow, it could create more issues such as patient harm, missed treatments, staff exhaustion and frustration. The contributing factors for quality and safety failures in healthcare are believed to be more due to errors in the system or the processes than the human errors (Antonacci et al., 2021). There is no doubt that the integration of Evidence based practice (EBP) and health informatics has revolutionized healthcare and it has improved the quality of care, patient safety, and effectiveness of care delivery. With the advancement and integration in this field, now clinicians have easy access to the digital libraries and databases that will help them to integrate the latest evidence into clinical practice (Wan, 2024). Another example of health information & EBP integration is the Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) that are built-in within EHRs, that can alert clinicians on real time, EBP recommendations at the point of care and remind them of the best practice advisories.

Assignment (1 page)

• Perform a new self-assessment. Rate yourself on clinical skills, based on your experiences during this practicum. Summarize the results.
• Explain which goals you accomplished and which you did not. If you did not achieve a particular goal, explain how you could continue to work on it after you complete your program, as you advance and grow in your career.

Submission Type: Written reflection and analysis with appendix

Details: Details: This week’s assignment involves a critical examination and reflection on existing federal health data sets. As Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), the ability to analyze and interpret data is essential for informed decision-making in healthcare settings. This exercise will focus on understanding data trends, the implications of these trends on public health, and the ability to articulate insights based on data interpretation.

You will select an existing health-related data set from a federal database and critically analyze the data. Your analysis should include a reflection on the significance of the data trends, potential impacts on healthcare practice, and the broader implications for population health.

1. Dataset Selection: Choose a health-related dataset from a federal database. Recommended sources include: or
2. Data Analysis:

• Examine the dataset to identify key trends, patterns, and any anomalies.
• Consider the potential causes of these trends and their implications for healthcare practice, policy, and population health.
• Include visualizations or charts from your dataset that effectively represent the trends you have identified.

1. Critical Reflection

• Reflect on how the insights gained from the dataset could influence the nursing practice.
• Discuss how data-driven decision-making can impact patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.
• Reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented by the data, including any limitations or areas for further investigation.

1. Written Submission

• Prepare a 2-3-page written reflection and analysis. Your submission should be well-structured with a clear introduction, analysis of the data, critical reflection, and conclusion.
• Include visualizations and charts created from the data analysis as an appendix to your written reflection. Ensure these visualizations are properly referenced within the text and cited in your reference list.
• Include citations from credible sources to support your analysis and reflection.

1. Submit the following items for the Canvas assignment:

• Written reflection and analysis, including the appendix with visualizations and charts.
• Include the link to the dataset you used and reference any additional sources used in your analysis.

Rubric

1. Data Analysis: The analysis is thorough, with insightful identification of key trends and their implications. Data is interpreted accurately, and conclusions are well-supported by evidence.
2. Critical Reflection: Reflection is insightful and demonstrates a deep understanding of the implications of data trends for healthcare practice. Examples are substantial, relevant, and well-supported.
3. Clarity and Structure: The reflection is well-organized, with a clear structure, logical flow of ideas, and appropriate use of language. Citations are properly formatted.
4. Relevance, Application, and Depth of Analysis: The analysis and reflection are directly relevant to APN practice, with clear application to real-world scenarios. The reflection demonstrates a deep and comprehensive analysis of the data set, with well-supported insights and interpretations.
5. Appendix Submission: The appendix includes all required visualizations and charts, which are well-formatted, accurately cited, and effectively referenced in the written reflection.

1. Discuss the each of the following possible causes of a child with chronic constipation and the tests/labs needed to rule the diagnosis in or out.
2. Constipation present since birth or early infancy.
3. Persistently narrow diameter stools.
4. Failure to gain weight/weight loss.
5. Abdominal distention.
6. Include the following components:
7. write 150-300 words in a Microsoft Word document
8. demonstrate clinical judgment appropriate to the virtual patient scenario

A 4-year-old male presents with his father for evaluation of stool leakage into his underwear for the past 3 weeks. The father reports a 2-year history of chronic constipation with bowel movements occurring every 45 days, described as small, hard, rock-like stools. The patient experiences intermittent abdominal pain, often after meals. He is fully potty trained but recently developed episodes of loose stool, stating he cant keep it in and that it just comes out. There is no history of fever, vomiting, blood in stool, weight loss, or delayed passage of meconium. Dietary history is significant for no water intake and consumption of approximately 45 cups of milk daily. The patient is currently experiencing psychosocial stress related to his parents ongoing divorce.

Population-Based Research Article Purpose The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in identifying and critiquing population-based epidemiologic studies. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. This discussion will support the professional formation of the nurse practitioner role. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: * Evaluate population health-based data to advance healthcare outcomes and equity at the local, national, and global levels. General Instructions Locate a scholarly article describing population-based research using a case-control or cohort study design. Provide a detailed critique of the selected article, addressing the questions below. Include the following sections: 1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail. * What is the study design (case-control or cohort study)? Briefly describe the key features of the chosen study design. Discuss any strengths or limitations associated with the chosen study design. * Describe the sampling method employed in the study. Was it representative of the target population? Discuss any potential sources of selection bias. * Assess the quality of data collection methods. Were the measures used valid and reliable? Discuss any challenges or limitations associated with data collection in the study. * Summarize the main findings of the study. * Describe how you may apply these findings to your practice as an advanced practice nurse. * Cite a scholarly source within 5 years in the post.