Dissemination of EBP and research, such as presenting results at a conference or writing an article for a journal, is an important part of professional practice. Identify one professional journal and one nursing or health care conference where you might present your project. Discuss why each of your choices is the best option for you…
Post, an explanation of the implementation of RCA in an “ideal” organization. Describe what should be done to make RCA as useful as it can be, and explain why. Then, describe how your health services organization, or one with which you are familiar, uses RCA or another process for investigating mishaps. Be specific and…
Review Informatics Strategies & Tools to Link Nursing Care with Patient Outcomes in the Learning Health Care System from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) about linking informatics strategies to patient outcomes. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: How does standardized data entry relate to improving patient safety and improved…
Share an example from your nursing practice setting of how a decision was made to change a procedure or practice. What steps were used in the decision-making process? What evidence was considered for decision-making? Was the change effective? Provide rationale Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited…
Interest Groups Select an interest group (AARP, AHIP, Coalition for Health Services Research, Emergency Nurses Association, Pharma) Discuss how they are pushing their agenda (i.e., mechanisms used to influence policy makers), key obstacles, and spending (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org) Investigate the interest group’s website and review their position statements, testimony, and consult media…
1) Discuss the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life. 2) As nurses, health policy can influence both arenas of our lives. What policy issues might drive nurses to lobby Congress and/or get involved in campaign politics? 3) What strategies might nurses use to have their voices…
Culturally Competent Describe your acculturation experience as a new graduate to the culture of the nursing profession. How is it similar or different from the acculturation experience of a new nursing colleague who joined your team within the past year? Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in the…
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your responses must be substantive and not just agreeing with someone’s work. You need to add by explaining more, refuting a point or correcting a point. a minimum of 150 words and one reference with in…
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your responses must be substantive and not just agreeing with someone’s work. You need to add by explaining more, refuting a point or correcting a point. a minimum of 150 words and one reference with in…
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your responses must be substantive and not just agreeing with someone’s work. You need to add by explaining more, refuting a point or correcting a point. a minimum of 150 words and one reference with in…
