You are currently an outpatient clinic manager. You’ve been asked to serve on an outreach committee tasked with identifying the future health care needs of your community and developing a strategic plan focused on the organization’s response to those needs. Preparation Research and select an issue from one of the following categories…
REFLECTION WEEK 1 • Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week. • What experiences have you had with EBP or QI in your practice area? • What factors…
You are currently serving your health care agency as a business manager overseeing several large outpatient clinics. One of your responsibilities is to be aware of legislation and how it impacts not only the practice but also your consumers or patients. Review several of the laws and regulations impacting health care on…
Select an issue in nurse practitioner (NP) practice that is of interest to you and in which you would like to see a practice change occur. Conduct a review of literature to see what is currently known about the topic. In 1-2 paragraphs, describe the scope and relevance of the issue and your recommended…
DISCUSSION: PATIENT PREFERENCES AND DECISION MAKING Changes in culture and technology have resulted in patient populations that are often well informed and educated, even before consulting or considering a healthcare need delivered by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges, as…
What is meant by evidence for nursing? Describe the difference between local and global evidence? In what situation would the use of local evidence be more desirable than external evidence? What databases/electronic sources of information enable you to access international evidence? You are having coffee with a fellow student or colleague who thinks that theory,…
Purpose This assignment is designed to extend the learner’s use of concept mapping as a tool for clinical care planning. The nursing process continues to provide the foundation for organizing information and thought, whereas the mapping becomes the process for intentional critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet…
Your organization has created an initiative to improve one of the pervasive and chronic health concerns in the community. Some examples of possibilities for health improvement initiatives include type 2 diabetes, HIV, obesity, and communicable diseases. You will need to do your own research to gather and evaluate the relevant data for your chosen issue.…
Please do not use books, only journals from the following so I am able to retrieve the article. Please Use Reference that I can find from sources such as: (EBSCO), PubMed, Proquest, Sage, ScienceDirect, CINAHL. 1. using facts from peer-reviewed sources to support your explanation. Remember to use in-text citations in your post and provide…
A model demonstrates the theorist’s interpretation of how concepts are related to one another and are developed. Models are frequently illustrated with a graphical representation. Theoretical statements, the characteristics of the model, are used as precursors to more specific theory development. Nursing may utilize theoretical models from a variety of other disciplines, such as sociology,…