ANALYZE THEORIES FROM NURSING AND RELEVANT FIELDS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR COMPONENTS

ANALYZE THEORIES FROM NURSING AND RELEVANT FIELDS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR COMPONENTS,

In this thread you will have an opportunity to apply what you have learned in preparation of your TD 1 topic response post. As an advanced nurse in a specialty area, you will use borrowed theories, as well as nursing theory, to guide your practice
In this thread you will respond to and discuss: Choose a borrowed theory and apply its framework to an advanced nursing issue (i.e., hostility in the workplace, instituting bedside reporting, and shared leadership).
The course outcome that will be used to guide the learning process is:
• Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components, relationships among the components, logic if the presentations, comprehensiveness, and utility to advanced nursing

HOW HAS THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PREPARED YOU FOR THE FUTURE OF NURSING AS A BSN GRADUATE?

HOW HAS THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PREPARED YOU FOR THE FUTURE OF NURSING AS A BSN GRADUATE?

1. Select an American Nurses Association (ANA) publication on workplace safety from the ANA. Search the American Nurses Association (ANA) website for workplace safety
(http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment and select a publication on workplace safety. Review the document (publication), include the URL, and discuss implications for you and your work setting.
2. Describe a recent health care policy and discuss it’s implication to your personal clinical practice or health care as a whole. Why is it important for nurses to be aware of health care policy?
3. Health care costs are on the rise. What is an example of wasted health care dollars in your clinical practice and how do you propose improving the utilization of these dollars?
4. How has this educational program prepared you for the future of nursing as a BSN graduate?

DISCUSS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A NURSING INFORMATION EXPERT

DISCUSS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A NURSING INFORMATION EXPERT;

Interview with a Nursing Information Expert:

 

Guidelines and Grading Rubric

 

Purpose

 
The purpose of this assignment is to
 

  • Communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice;
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and
  • Articulate how the professional nurse uses information or data in everyday practice to improve outcomes.

 

Course Outcomes

 
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO #1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO #1)
 
CO #4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO #4)
 
CO #8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO #8)
 
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.
Directions
 

  1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is found under the Week 6 Interview link.
  2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a registered nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include but, are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.
  3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
  4. Note that there are five (5) Required Questions to ask the RN.
  5. Note that there are four (4) Optional Questions. You need to select only ONE of them to ask the RN.
  6. Note that there are two (2) Follow-Up Questions that must be answered by YOU.Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, interprofessional communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a Telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.
  7. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
  8. Submit the form to the Dropbox prior to the deadline outlined above.

 
Grading Criteria
 

Category

Points

%

Description

Demographics

5

2%

Initials and job title of interviewee & date of interview provided.
Required Question #1(Career Path)

30

12%

Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #2(Value of Evidence)

30

12%

Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #3(Support Tools)

30

12%

Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #4(Pt. Care Technologies)

30

12%

Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #5(Groups & Utilization)

30

12%

Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Optional Question

30

12%

Type the optional question that you chose to ask. Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Follow-Up Question #1(Practice Impact)

30

12%

Summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers. Describes how nursing practice will change as a result of learning about roles and responsibilities of interviewee.
Follow-Up Question #2(Resources Utilized)

30

12%

Names two resources reviewed prior to conducting interview.Describes how each resource helped student prepare for interview.
Scholarly Writing

5

2%

Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence of spell and grammar check.
Total

250 pts.

100%

A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Grading Rubric
 

 

Assignment Criteria

A

Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance

B

Very Good or High Level of Performance

C

Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance

F

Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance

Demographics

5 points

Initials, job title, & date of interview are provided.

5 points

Initials, job title, or date of interview is missing.

4 points

Name is provided instead of initials. Job title or date of interview is missing.

3 points

Name is provided but no job title or date of interview.

02 points

Required Question #1(Career Path)

30 points

Clearly describes career path including education and experiences.

2830 points

Describes career path but, education OR experiences are not provided.

2527 points

Describes career path but does not include experiences and educational background.

2324 points

Briefly describes career path.

022 points

Required Question #2(Value of Evidence)

30 points

Clearly states value of best practice as a driving force.

2830 points

States value of best practice as a driving force but may have omitted key elements.

2527 points

Briefly describes value of best practice as a driving force.

2324 points

Does not discuss value of best evidence.

022 points

Required Question #3(Support Tools)

30 points

Clearly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practices.

2830 points

Describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practices but may have omitted key elements.

2527 points

Briefly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practice.

2324 points

Does not describe safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practice.

022 points

Required Question #4(Pt. Care Technologies)

30 points

Names or lists 4 or more technologies that improve patient care.

2830 points

Names or lists 3 technologies that improve patient care.

2527 points

Names or lists 2 technologies that improve patient care.

2324 points

Names or lists 01 technology(ies) that improve(s) patient care.

022 points

Required Question #5(Groups & Utilization)

30 points

Names or lists 3 or more groups that rely on information/data AND describes how information is utilized.

2830 points

Names or lists 12 groups that rely on information/data AND briefly describes how information is utilized.

2527 points

Names or lists groups but does not describe how information is utilized.

2324 points

Does not name or list groups and does not describe how information is utilized.

022 points

Optional Question

30 points

Clearly indicates WHICH optional question was asked. Clearly describes answer to optional question.

2830 points

Does not indicate WHICH optional question was asked. Briefly provides answer to optional question.

2527 points

Indicates WHICH question was asked but does not provide answer.

2324 points

Does not include optional question or answer.

022 points

Follow-Up Question #1(Practice Impact)

30 points

Clearly summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers.     Clearly describes how personal nursing practice will change as a result of learning about roles and responsibilities of interviewee.

2830 points

Briefly summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers.Briefly describes how personal nursing practice will change.

2527 points

Includes summary OR describes how personal nursing practice will change. Does not include both.

2324 points

Fails to summarize what was learned AND fails to describe how personal nursing practice will change.

022 points

Follow-Up Question #2(Scholarly Resources Utilized)

30 points

Specifically names two scholarly resources reviewed PRIOR to interview.Clearly states how EACH resource helped prepare for interview.

2830 points

Specifically names twoscholarlyresources reviewed PRIOR to interview.Briefly states how EACH resource helped prepare for interview.

2527 points

Specifically names only one scholarlyresource reviewed PRIOR to interview.Briefly states how resource helped prepare for interview.

2324 points

Names scholarlyresources but does not indicate how resources helped prepare for interview.OR
Fails to indicate resources.

022 points

Scholarly Writing

5 points

Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence of spell and grammar check.

5 points

Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form.Minimal punctuation, sentence structure errors noted.
No indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines) noted.

4 points

Name of student or date of interview is missing.Several punctuation, sentence structure errors noted.
Several indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines) noted.

3 points

Name of student or date of interview is missing.Multiple punctuation or sentence structure errors noted.
Spellcheck “errors” not corrected prior to submission of assignment.

02 points

 

Total Points Possible = _____/250

WHY A NURSING HOME SHOULD HAVE AN ETHICS COMMITTEE

WHY A NURSING HOME SHOULD HAVE AN ETHICS COMMITTEE

In Chapter 8 of your textbook Moody (1996) discusses ethics committees in nursing homes and states that federal regulation may soon require that nursing homes move in the direction of establishing ethics committees (pp 172-174).
 
As of 2011 there were only a handful of state laws and no federal laws mandating the existence of ethics committees. However, there was a mandate for ethics committee made in the private, although influential, accreditation standards of the Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization, that is seen as the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare (Pope, 2011).
 
In addition to Joint Commission the American Medical Director Association (AMDA) recommends that each facility should have an ethics “mechanism” to assist in managing decisions such as do-not-resuscitate and other end-of-life issues (AMDA).
 
Research nursing home ethics committees and write a 2 – 3 page paper on why a nursing home should have an ethics committee and what the responsibilities of the committee are.
 
Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.