Describe how research findings may be important for advanced nursing policies, practice, theories, and subsequent research. Explain the implications for clinical practice of the evidence-based research of your selected PICO question: In adults seeking psychiatric care in rural or underserved areas of the U.S. (P), does the provision of telepsychiatry services by psychiatric-mental health nurse…
SWK-555: Organizational Evaluation Document With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, being able to demonstrate a neglected service area or need is critical to the development, funding support, and lifespan of an organization within a community. In training to become future supervisors, administrators, program evaluators, managers, or researchers, it is paramount for students to understand…
Discuss an ethical issue in health policy that you have encountered or studied. How was it addressed, and what was the outcome? Submission Instructions: Be sure you have first submitted your initial discussion post to this module’s “Initial Post Screening” before proceeding to post to the discussion board. Your initial post should be at least…
Share an example from your nursing practice setting (G.I Nurse in out patient colo rectal office.)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? Throughout the decision-making process, what research did you reference and present in order to…
For my DNP project, which focuses on improving pre-discharge self-management education for hospitalized patients with diabetes to reduce 30-day readmissions, I have selected the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) as the guiding translational framework. The Iowa Model provides a structured, stepwise approach to implementing evidence into practice. Its components include (1) identifying problem- or…
APRNs must rigorously and continuously practice self-awareness, becoming exquisitely sensitive to their own hidden biases, which in turn helps develop strong moral agency. Instructions Write a 3-page scholarly paper (excluding title page or reference page) addressing the following: Describe ways in which you have personally become more aware of a bias you held and ways…
To guide the implementation of your DNP project, you are required to select a translational change model or nursing theory that aligns with your project’s goals. This could be a model such as the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle, Lewin’s Change Theory, Knowledge to Action Cycle, The Iowa Model, etc., or a nursing theory such as Dorothea…
What are legislators currently doing to address your selected advocacy priorities for a vulnerable population? Are there current policies in place? Are there current policies proposed at either the state or federal level? What are the most obvious strengths and weaknesses of these policies as they relate to your advocacy priority? What might need to…
General Instructions Some clients present specific challenges during the interview and physical examination. Nurse practitioners (NPs) must be able to identify behaviors that impede the assessment and consider strategies to communicate effectively with these clients. This week, you will create a scenario that could occur in NP practice in which a client displays a challenging…
Opal Smith, an 80-year-old woman, comes to your office as a new patient. She has hypertension, type 2 diabetes (diet-controlled), osteoarthritis, and mild hearing loss. Mrs. Smith’s main reported symptoms are bilateral mild knee pain and some sense of unsteadiness on walking. She denies dizziness, postural symptoms, or falls in the past year. She takes…