Category: Nursing

  • Organizational Analysis Rubric “Assessing Compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation and LeapFrog Scores for a Hospital Facility” Assessing Compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation and LeapFrog Scores for a Hospital Facility

    Organizational Analysis Rubric
    Points
    Introduction paragraph (one paragraph). There must be a thesis statement at the end of the paragraph that tells the reader the purpose of paper and what will be discussed.
    0.5
    Before you begin the analysis of the hospital, establish healthcare organizations in the 21st century as complex adaptive systems. What does a leader need to understand about change in a CAS? Discuss the leadership challenges of transformation of complex systems.
    2 Introducing the Organization
    Identify an organization you selected for review from the list. Review the organization’s website.
    Provide a basic introduction to the organization. Give an overall description the mission, values and community work of the organization. Describe the size of the organization.
    3 Is the organization a for-profit or not -for profit-structure? Evaluate the Community Needs assessment for the facility and/or the annual report or if the organization is a for-profit, the annual report for shareholders. What opportunities for the future work of the organization are identified? .
    Can’t find the Community Health Needs assessment for a not-for-profit facility? Look at other information available on the site and summarize what you can and note the report is not readily available. Interestingly, the report is required every 3 years and should be available but you may find the facility you are reviewing is out of compliance.
    https://www.irs.gov/charities- non-profits/community-health-needs-assessment-for-charitable- hospital-organizations-section-501r3
    2 Culture:
    1 point: Describe Edgar Schein’s definition of culture including artifacts, espouse values and assumptions.
    1 point Examine the organizations human resources information as well as any literature or websites describing the organization. Based on Schein’s definition of culture, seek outward evidence of the culture by reviewing the selected organization’s newsletters, ads, and pictures. 1 point Describe the observable culture of the organization based on Edgar Schein’s model.
    3
    Price Transparency: From the CMS website: Hospital price transparency helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States will be required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services they provide in two ways: 1. As a comprehensive machine- readable file with all items and services. 2. In a display of shoppable services in a consumer-friendly format.
    Can you find the transparent cost of a hospital item on the hospital’s website? Was it difficult to find? Choose any two items and compare the cost of the items at the facility selected for the organizational analysis (OA) to a facility in the same region. For example, if the facility for the analysis in Wyoming, choose another Wyoming hospital for comparison. Is the OA facility a lower or higher cost provider? You must include the amounts of each item that you compared .
    2
    What do Others Say About the Organization?
    Recognition: Is the organization listed as a Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient? https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/award-recipients
    1 point Discuss the reasons an organization might consider applying for the
    Malcolm Baldridge Award.
    Did the organization list other certifications such as Stroke designation, or Cardiac designations, etc.?
    1 point: Is the facility Magnet designated? What value would Magnet designation potentially bring to the facility?
    https://www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/magnet/find-a- magnet-organization
    2
    Public Reported information about the facility:
    Using the Hospital compare site located at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospital&redirect=true
    How many stars does the facility have?
    How does the facility compare to other facilities nationally?
    Are there opportunities for improvement?
    3
    CMS complaints: Have there been investigated complaints regarding failure to comply with the CMS Conditions of Participation ?
    See the public information available at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and- certification/CertificationandComplianc/Hospital Information is located in the file labeled: Full Text Statements of Deficiencies Hospital Surveys – 2021Q4 (ZIP)
    Briefly describe the purpose of the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
    What does a finding of Immediate Jeopardy mean to the facility? As an advanced practice nurse, why is it important for leadership to understand the CoPs?
    3
    Assess the LeapFrog scores for the hospital https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade
    What is the letter grade for the facility? What does the score mean?
    What are the specific concerns contributing to the score. Avoid all discussion of staffing. Although Leapfrog does provide some staffing information, the staffing information is too broad to reach a conclusion related to a quality concern. Seek specific concerns which may contribute to the grade such as high infection rates, long wait times, falls, etc.
    1.5
    Conclusions: Summarize the essential points of the analysis of the organization. What conclusions were reached based on the assessment?
    .5
    Scholarship: The assignment will be submitted consistent with the Guidelines for Organizational Analysis Assignment described in this document. See the scoring rubric for page limits and the minimum number of references supporting the work.
    Total points
    2.5
    25

  • “Exploring Health Education and Promotion: Models and Theories in Community-Based Programs”

    For this assignment, develop a scholarly paper that includes the following criteria: 1. Describe the differences between health education and health promotion.
    2. Describe a community-based health promotion program.
    a. For example: Million Hearts, Healthy People 2030, WHO, United States Preventative Services (USPTF., Special Olympics ,Fit5 program, YMCA, YWCA, Alcoholic Anonymous, A, Silver Sneakers, cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes support groups, Grief Support, Mental Health. 3. Determine and discuss a health promotion model or theory that could be applied to the selected community-based health promotion program.
    4. Identify one health disparity and describe how the health promotion model or theory could be implemented in your chosen community-based health promotion program.
    5. Identify one social determinant of health and describe how the health promotion model or theory could be implemented in your chosen community-based health promotion program.
    6. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 3 to 4 pages excluding the title and reference page.
    7. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
    8. Include level 1 headings to organize the paper.
    9. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used. 10. Include three professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
    11. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations). 12. Submit the assignment to Turnitin prior to the final submission, review the originality report, and make any needed changes
    13. Submit by the posted due date.

  • Discussion Forum 1/Examining QSEN Competencies: Patient-Centered Care

    For Discussion Forum 1, the mentor will assign students to examine one of the 5 QSEN competencies. In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion prompts. Please identify the forum in which you are participating in the subject line of your thread (e.g., “Discussion Forum 1/[Your Name]”). Post your response to the selected discussion topic by the date indicated in the Course Calendar. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar.
    Describe the competency.
    Why do you think this is an important element of providing high quality and safe care of clients?
    How could you apply this competency to your practice as a nursing student?
    Do you feel that you could disagree with a healthcare professional who was doing something wrong in the hospital setting?
    For posting and grading guidelines as well as additional help with discussion assignments, please refer to the online discussion rubric located in the evaluation rubrics area of the course website and to the student handbook located within the general information area of the course website. [MO 1.1, MO 1.2]

  • Risk Mitigation Plan for Technology-Driven Practice Change in Healthcare Environment “Risk Management Plan for Implementing a New Technology in a Health Care Organization” Introduction: Technology plays a vital role in the healthcare industry, providing various benefits such as improved efficiency, better patient outcomes, and enhanced communication. However, with the implementation of

    Create a risk mitigation plan and a 2-4 page explanation of your plan.
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    Introduction
    As a DNP-prepared nurse, it will be important for you to develop the knowledge and skill necessary to conduct a risk analysis. Understanding risks is important for effective practice, organizational performance, and positive patient safety and outcomes. For this assessment you will use a risk matrix to note the potential occurrence of identified risks (frequent, sometimes, never), and the potential for harm [(patient or organization) (severe, mild, none)]. You will then list what action will be taken to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of the risk, noting the resultant change in occurrence and/or severity. By using the tools and guidance in this assessment you will be able to complete your own risk analysis that is relevant to the health care environment and technology you have been using throughout your work in this course. This in turn will prepare you to carry out such analyses in your current or future practice.
    Preparation
    In the previous assessments, you:
    Observed opportunities to use technology/informatics to make practice changes.
    Reviewed organization or provider-type performance.
    Identified real or potential risks associated with the technology/informatics-driven practice change.
    In this assessment, you will use your SAFER Guides findings and resources to create a risk mitigation plan. You will complete this assessment using the Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX].
    If you are not familiar with risk mitigation planning, the What Is a Risk Matrix? | Effective Risk Assessments [Video] may help you get started.
    Instructions
    For this assessment:
    Use the table in the Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX]to list the risks identified by the SAFER Guides, the potential occurrence of the risk (frequent, sometimes, never), the potential for harm [(patient or organization) (severe, mild, none)].
    Additionally, state what action will be taken to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of the risk and identify the resultant change in occurrence and/or severity.
    Write a 2–4 page report (below the table in the template) that addresses any ethical or legal issues that could arise from not addressing the identified risks, justify your proposed actions to address the identified risks, and identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
    Overall, your assessment will be assessed based on the following criteria:
    Complete all sections of the risk management plan table.
    Explain any ethical or legal issues that could result from not addressing identified risks.
    Think about not only what the potential ethical or legal issues, but also the impact on patients, practitioners, and institutions that could result from them.
    Justify proposed actions to address identified risks.
    Make sure you support your justification with cited support from peer-reviewed literature or evidence-based practice.
    Identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
    Think about who would be implementing your proposed actions and their relevance to your chosen health care environment when selecting strategies.
    Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
    Additional Requirements
    Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
    Length: A completed Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX] Download Risk Mitigation Plan Template [DOCX], plus a 2–4 double-spaced page APA-formatted paper and reference list.
    References: 3–6 scholarly or professional resources, no more than five years old.
    APA format: Submission should follow current APA style and formatting. Review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
    Competencies Measured
    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
    Competency 1: Defend the selection of a technology to meet the needs of a health care organization.
    Justify proposed actions to address identified risks.
    Identify change management strategies that could help others implement the proposed actions in their practice.
    Competency 2: Evaluate technology and its effect within a health care organization.
    Complete all sections of the risk management plan table.
    Competency 3: Evaluate and solve ethical and legal issues relating to health care technology.
    Explain any ethical or legal issues that could result from not addressing identified risks.
    Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in a well organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

  • Title: “Exploring the Impact of Advanced Practice Nurses in Urology Care: A Singaporean Perspective” Summary: The proposed topic aims to investigate the role of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in urology care in Singapore. The

    to write a proposed topic regarding nursing, best is urology-related. to briefly summarise the proposed topic, to include: aim/objective, study rationale, significance of the study to nursing practice in singapore. provide 3 key refference

  • “Utilizing SPSS for Data Analysis in a Quality Improvement Project: A Case Study on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections”

    Assignment Description:
    Data Analysis
    There are many resources available for data analysis. The resources you use will depend, in large part, on the type of data you have and the decisions that must be made based on that data, and the question you are seeking to answer. This assignment is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of one method for running your analysis by using IBM’s SPSS Statistics software.
    You are not being asked to purchase this software. You will only need to download a free trial of SPSS for this course. This version of SPSS is only to be used to review, demonstrate, and evaluate IBM SPSS Statistics Software for purchase considerations later. Your trial period is only for 14 days, so you must use good judgment in when to download it and complete the assignment. You will find this link in the additional materials under digital software resources.
    Please see the additional video tutorials in the additional resources.
    Quality Improvement Scenario:
    You are a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) entrepreneur at your clinical practice location; you have identified an area for improvement. The rate of catheter infections is high in one of your units. After reviewing the last two months of infection rates you realize that many of the patients on the floor would qualify for intermittent catheterization vs. an indwelling catheter. For this specific population, you take the initiative to pilot a policy change based on current Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) recommendations and follow a policy targeting intermittent catheterization use. Your quality improvement (QI) project aims to decrease the number of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI).
    For data analysis, you will need to evaluate two entities.
    The staff’s understanding of the education by conducting a pre and post-test.
    A Retrospective data collection, looking at two months before and two months after implementing the policy change.
    For the purposes of this assignment’s data analysis, you will be evaluating the effectiveness of your teaching.
    Execute the following functions using SPSS.
    Enter the following data:
    Case
    Gender
    Age
    Timed Test
    Pre-test score
    Post-test score
    1
    Male
    24
    30
    65
    80
    2
    Female
    28
    7
    65
    75
    3
    Female
    23
    12
    80
    85
    4
    Male
    31
    15
    83
    90
    5
    Male
    24
    17
    75
    80
    6
    Female
    48
    45
    45
    72
    7
    Female
    55
    25
    100
    100
    8
    Male
    27
    15
    95
    100
    9
    Male
    23
    10
    75
    83
    10
    Female
    62
    22
    89
    99
    a) Run descriptive statistics on the data (provide a screen shot of your results and report in appendix of your paper).
    b) Run a frequencies distribution on the data (provide a screen shot of your results and report in appendix of your paper).
    c) Create a graph comparing the pretest and posttest scores by gender (provide a screenshot of your results and report in the Appendix of your paper).
    Following APA formatting, craft a scholarly paper addressing the following analysis findings.
    Explain the value of understanding the SPSS software and how this could help you understand your project data.
    What other metrics did the SPSS offer that could help you support your findings?
    What was your mean for each of the variables? Any concerns with the accuracy?
    What was your standard deviation? Explain your findings: the appropriateness of the deviation and did it fall into a normal distribution.
    Explain what the T-test is and how it would be used. Would it be applicable to the data that you are running? Or would it be more of a good fit for comparing the pre and post of your implementation findings? Explain your rationale.
    M5 Assignment UMBO – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    M5 Assignment PLG – 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
    M5 Assignment CLO –1, 2, 6
    Assignment Dropbox

  • Title: Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Current Health Care Organizations: Challenges and Solutions

    Research a health care problem or issue faced by current health care organizations.
    Times new Roman size 12, APA style, double spaced 3 pages (not including title & reference pg)
    four scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles.
    Example is attached in files

  • Title: “Streamlining the Ordering Process: A Case Study of Short Order Procedures and Their Impact on Customer Satisfaction”

    Instructions will be uploaded later.
    Important Info
    The order was placed through a short procedure (customer skipped some order details).
    Please clarify some paper details before starting to work on the order.
    Type of paper and subject
    Number of sources and formatting style
    Type of service (writing, rewriting, etc)