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Review the definitions of Ontology and Epistemology and have them nearby when doing this work (e.g., post-it note near you). Step 2: On another piece of […]

Western?Heights?Hospital?(WHH)?is?an?1125?bed,?5?hospital?academic?healthcare?system?servicing?central?and western?Massachusetts.?WHH?is?the?only?designated?Level?I?Trauma?Center?for?adults?and?children?in?the?area and?is?home?to?New?England?s?first?hospital?based?air?ambulance?and?the?region?s?only?Level?III?Neonatal Intensive?Care?Center. WHH?launched?a?5?year?strategic?plan?with?a?fundamental?goal?of?a?system?wide?move?from?a?predominately paper?environment?to?an?electronic?one.?Phase?I?included?implementation?of?an?EHR?system?consisting?of?order entry?for?all?laboratory,?radiology,?and?patient?care?orders.?Additionally, clinical?documentation?was?implemented,?including?admission?assessments?and?all?nursing?flow?sheets.?The nursing?informatics?counsel,?a?25?member?group?of?nurses?representing?all?disciplines,?developed?the?clinical content.?The?clinical?content?was?custom?built?using?both?free?text?and?structured?data?entry?fields?within?the application. Three?months?after?go?live,?hospital?leadership?is?reporting?that?it?is?unable?to?report?on?various?state?and federally?mandated?quality?measures.?These?measures?track?healthcare?quality?based?on?national?standards,?are compared?to?nationally?accepted?benchmarks,?and?are?used?to?plan?ways?to improve?quality.?Leadership?has?communicated?that?the?reports?generated?by?the?system?are?incomplete?and?are putting?the?hospital?at?financial?risk?due?to?lower?reimbursement?rates. Clinicians?are?eager?and?excited?to?continue?to?develop?content?in?the?application.?However,?the?project?s program?manager?is?proposing?a?stabilization?and?optimization?approach?and?does?not?want?to?go?forward?with content?development?until?the?issue?of?reporting?has?been?assessed?and?addressed. Assuming?that?you?are?the?clinical?content?manager?and?lead?all?reporting?efforts,?what?approach?would?you?take to?address?the?reporting?problem??Create?a?flowchart?outlining?the?process?you?would?take?from?determining?the problem?to?finding?a?solution.?Then,?detail?these?steps?in?a?2?3?page paper,?citing?references?as?appropriate?in?APA?format.   PLACE THIS […]

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NEUTROPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES AT DR GEORGE MUKHARI ACADEMIC HOSPITAL, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Key Words: Neutropenia, Febrile Neutropenia, Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, […]

Write?a?3?4?page?safety?score?improvement?plan?for?mitigating?concerns?addressing?IV?Infections?as?a?patient safety?goal.?Determine?what?a?best?evidence?based?practice?is?and?design?a?plan?for?resolving?issues?resulting from?not?maintaining?patient?safety. ??Identify?nursing?leadership?priorities?using?a?systems?perspective.? ??Identify?a?patient?safety?issue. ??Apply?systems?theory?and?systems?thinking?to?facilitate?health?care?delivery?and?patient?outcomes.? ??Apply?systems?thinking?to?explain?how?current?policies?and?procedures?may?affect?a?safety?issue. ??Explain?a?strategy?to?collect?information?about?the?safety?concern. ??Explain?a?plan?to?implement?a?recommendation?and?monitor?outcomes. ??Recommend?an?evidence?based?strategy?to?improve?the?safety?issue. ??Evaluate?how?power?relates?to?health?care?organizational?structure,?behavior,?and?leadership.? ??Describe?the?influence?of?nursing?leadership?in?driving?the?needed?changes. ??Communicate?in?a?manner?that?is?consistent?with?the?expectations?of?a?nursing?professional. Deliverable:?Safety?Score?Improvement?Plan Develop?a?3?4?page?safety?score?improvement?plan?for?IV?infections. Identify?the?health?care?setting?and?nursing?unit?of?your?choice?in?the?title?of?the?mitigation?plan.?For?example, “Safety?Score?Improvement?Plan?for?Laredo?Rehabilitation?Center.” Demonstrate?systems?theory?and?systems?thinking?as?you?develop?your?recommendations. Organize?your?report?with?these?2?headings: (1)?Study?of?Factors Identify?a?patient?safety?issue. Describe?the?influence?of?nursing?leadership?in?driving?the?needed?changes. Apply?systems?thinking?to?explain?how?current?policies?and?procedures?may?affect?a?safety?issue. (2)?Recommendations   PLACE […]

Create?an?8?10?slide?mobilization?plan?PowerPoint?presentation?(with?detailed?speaker’s?notes)?for?a mobilization?plan?by?your?health?care?organization?to?commit?20?nurses?to?participate?in?a?4?month?long multinational?effort?to?treat?patients?exposed?to?a?highly?contagious?virus?in?a?hot?zone?in?Africa. ??Identify?nursing?leadership?priorities?using?a?systems?perspective.? ??Identify?the?major?stakeholders?within?the?health?care?system?that?would?be?affected?by?the?mobilization?plan. ??Apply?systems?theory?and?systems?thinking?to?facilitate?health?care?delivery?and?patient?outcomes.? ??Apply?systems?thinking?to?determine?the?impact?of?the?mobilization?effort?on?hospital?staffing?and?care patterns. ??Identify?key?actions?needed?to?assure?quality?of?care?and?safety?for?mission?patients?and?personnel. ??Analyze?the?role?of?multiculturalism?and?diversity?in?organizational?and?systems?structure?and?leadership.? ??Examine?potential?multicultural?and?diversity?issues?that?mission?personnel?may?encounter. ??Evaluate?how?power?relates?to?health?care?organizational?structure,?behavior,?and?leadership.? ??Describe?the?medical?mission?team’s?organizational?structure?and?how?power?is?distributed. ??Assess?how?the?organizational?structure?empowers?team?members. ??Evaluate?potential?power?issues?that?may?arise?when?dealing?with?a?multinational?contingent. Mobilization?Plan?PowerPoint?Presentation?should?be?targeted?toward?members?of?the?hospital’s?administrative staff,?nurses,?and?the?physicians?who?will?also?participate?in?this?medical?mission. Use?bullet?points?and?phrases?on?the?slides. The?narrative,?or?explanation?for?each?slide,?should?be?in?the?speaker’s?notes?section. The?mobilization?plan?should?address?the?following: Identify?the?major?stakeholders?within?the?health?care?system?that?would?be?affected?by?the?mobilization?plan. Analyze?how?the?mobilization?effort?will?impact?staffing?patterns?and?nursing?care?at?the?hospital. Describe?the?medical?mission?team’s?organizational?structure?of?the?mission?team?and?how?power?is?distributed.? Include?one?slide?of?an?organizational?diagram?for?the?mission.? Describe?the?roles?(in?the?speaker’s?notes). Assess?how?the?organizational?structure?empowers?team?members.? […]

Write?a?2?3?page?executive?summary?that?examines?an?organization’s?diversity?policies?and?practices.?Identify?a type?of?health?care?facility?and?examine?the?Web?site?and?available?public?information?to?review?the?organization of?the?nursing?department,?nursing?recruitment,?and?any?information?about?the?diversity?of?the?system’s workforce?and?leadership.?Describe?the?type?of?organization?and?region.? For?example:?A?major?Midwestern teaching?hospital?or?a?rehabilitation?hospital?on?the?East?Coast.?Do?not?report?the?name?of?the?facility. ??Analyze?the?role?of?multiculturalism?and?diversity?in?organizational?and?systems?structure?and?leadership.? ??Analyze?the?impact?of?a?diverse?nursing?workforce?on?patient?outcomes. ??Analyze?how?the?health?care?system?integrates?diversity?and?multiculturalism?into?its?practices. ??Analyze?current?recruitment?and?retention?policies?to?identify?gaps?between?best?practices?and?current?policies. ??Evaluate?how?power?relates?to?health?care?organizational?structure,?behavior,?and?leadership.? ??Assess?the?level?of?integration?and?importance?of?multiculturalism?and?diversity?in?a?health?care?organization. ??Recommend?evidence?based?changes?to?the?organizational?structure?and?systems?leadership?that?empower?a diverse?workforce. ??Communicate?in?a?manner?that?is?consistent?with?the?expectations?of?a?nursing?professional.? ??Correctly?format?citations?and?references?using?current?APA?style.?Written?communication?should?be?free?of errors?that?distract?from?the?overall?message. ??Using?subheadings?to?organize?content. ??Using?bullet?points?and?phrases?for?main?points,?in?addition?to?short,?succinct?paragraphs. In?the?Executive?Summary: ??Analyze?the?impact?of?a?diverse?workforce?on?patient?outcomes.? In?what?ways?or?situations?might?multiculturalism?and?diversity?impact?health?care?delivery?or?patient?outcomes? How?is?diversity?defined?in?the?organization? ??Analyze?how?the?health?care?system?integrates?diversity?and?multiculturalism?into?its?practices.? Is?the?make?up?of?the?organization’s?leadership?representative?of?the?patient?and?employee?populations??Is?this important??What?would?you?change? […]

Write?a?4?page?Impact?Report?to?senior?leadership?that?identifies?the?challenge,?analyzes?how?it?affects?the organization?from?a?nursing?perspective,?and?details?the?new?position.?Do?not?name?the?organization?in;?instead, identify?the?type?of?facility?and?location.?Example:?A?rehabilitation?center?in?a?mid?size?Midwestern?city.?Write impact?report?to?senior?leadership?that?identifies?a?nursing?related?challenge,?analyzes?how?it?affects?the organization?from?a?nursing?perspective,?and?details?the?new?position. ??Identify?nursing?leadership?priorities?using?a?systems?perspective.? ??Identify?a?nursing?challenge?and?its?impact?from?a?nursing?perspective. ??Identify?key?leadership?skills,?knowledge,?or?abilities?required?for?the?position. ??Apply?systems?theory?and?systems?thinking?to?facilitate?health?care?delivery?and?patient?outcomes.? ??Explain?how?the?nursing?challenge?creates?a?gap?or?conflict?between?the?organization’s?statements?and?practice. ??Identify?organizational?factors?that?impact?the?situation?using?a?SWOT?analysis. ??Evaluate?how?power?relates?to?health?care?organizational?structure,?behavior,?and?leadership.? ??Assess?how?the?new?nurse?leader?position?will?have?power?and?influence?and?impact?patient?outcomes. ??Communicate?in?a?manner?that?is?consistent?with?the?expectations?of?a?nursing?professional.? Use?systems?thinking?and?leadership?theory?as?tools?to?approach?this?problem. Construct?the?report?with?the?following?4?headings: (1)?The?Nursing?Challenge: Identify?the?nursing?challenge?and?its?impact?from?a?nursing?perspective.?Choose?from:? Patient/staff?safety,?confidentiality,?management/staff?conflict,?poor?patient?satisfaction?survey?scores,?or?nursing staff?shortages. (2)?The?System/Organization: Explain?how?the?nursing?challenge?creates?a?gap?or?conflict?between?the?organization’s?statements?and?practice.? Identify?the?organization?type,?that?is,?specialty?hospital,?teaching?hospital,?major?health?care?system,?et?cetera, and?summarize?the?organizational?structure,?its?mission,?vision,?and?philosophy?statements. Use?systems?theory?and?systems?thinking?to?explain?the?gap?or?conflict. (3)?SWOT?Analysis: […]

. Develop an educational plan (lesson plan) in an APA formatted paper including objectives, content, teaching strategies and methods, references, pretest and posttest. The education you […]

NURS?631:?Integration?of?Professional?Nursing?for?the?RN Strategic?Planning?Project?Paper Project?Intent:?apply?theory?from?all?course?modules?of?NURS?631?into?an?evidence?based?project?that could?impact?a?healthcare?setting.?This?paper?will?challenge?students?to?actualize?the?management?and leadership?role?in?order?to?develop?a?strategic?planning?health?care?system?change?using?the?Donabedian model?(Structure???Process???Outcome). Case?exemplar:?SBAR?(situation,?background,?assessment,?recommendations)?nurse?to?interdisciplinary professional?communication?on?a?medical?surgical?unit. Note:?this?paper?topic?may?be?the?same?used?in?your?QI?poster. Guidelines:?10?15?page?typed?paper,?excluding?appendices,?using?APA?6th?edition. Assignment?Criteria:?(50?points?total) 1.?Structure?(project?identification): Introduction Need/Purpose Setting Review?of?the?literature?(ROL)?(minimum?10?reputable?resources) Quality?and?safety?standards 2.?Process?(project?plan): Implementation Multidisciplinary?actions?and?accountability Informatics?application Stakeholders Legal?issues Ethical?issues 3.?Outcome?(project?deliverables): Evidence?based?practice?model?for?evaluation […]