Category: Nursing

powerpoint for a presentation on the rise on mental health issues with lower bed availability.  In ofallon, MO

Review the provided case study to complete this week’s discussion.
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.Select one drug to treat the diagnosis(es) or symptoms.
List medication class and mechanism of action for the chosen medication.
Write the prescription in prescription format.
Provide an evidence-based rationale for the selected medication using at least one scholarly reference. Textbooks may be used for additional references but are not the primary reference.
List any side effects or adverse effects associated with the medication.
Include any required diagnostic testing. State the time frame for this testing (testing is before medication initiation or q 3 months, etc.). Includes normal results range for any listed laboratory tests.
Provide a minimum of three appropriate medication-related teaching points for the client and/or family.

Part 1: Download and use the medical app called “the chief complaint” you need screenshotproof of download (pdf or jpg format) included in the assignment.  I included a screenshot of instructions for how to download the app.
Part 2: answer the medical app critical appraisal questions comprehensively. I’ve included a screenshot of the rest of the directions to part 2
Part 3: provide 1 example of an appropriate patient or clinical scenario for the app, the example criteria is included in a screen shot
Scholarly sources must be from the U.S and after the year 2019. 

Assignment Content
Competency
Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice.
Describe the ethical theories and principles influencing healthcare decisions.
Explain the interdependency of genetics, genomics, and ethics on nursing care.
Describe the principles of genetics and genomics.
Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Student Success Criteria
View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.
Scenario
As a case manager at your healthcare organization, you were asked to present at the annual case conference highlighting genetic and genomic nursing care strategies. The virtual presentation will highlight the ethical, legal, and social needs of a client with a positive genetic test result and explore the role of general nursing when caring for clients with genetic and genomic needs.
Instructions
Select a genetic or genomic condition for the virtual presentation.
The presentation must include Microsoft PowerPoint® slides with notes, images and an audio recording of the presentation.
Include the following information in the recorded presentation regarding the selected genetic or genomic condition:
Describe a case scenario that explains the client’s genetic or genomic condition, including client and family history, specific genetic assessment findings and diagnostic results.
Identify ethical considerations, including a potential ethical dilemma based on the case scenario
Explain ethical theories and principles related to the ethical dilemma in the case scenario
Analyze relevant legal and professional policies related to the genetic or genomic condition
Describe interprofessional care professionals and referral resources for the facilitation of genetic and genomic care
Develop a plan of care, including genetic nursing care strategies relevant to the client’s genetic or genomic condition
All content must be supported by providing rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources
The recorded presentation must be between 8-10 minutes
Assessment Requirements/Submission Requirement:
Recorded presentation
PowerPoint with speaker notes
Resources
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Assignment Instructions:
Read a selection of your colleagues’ blog posts and respond by expanding upon their responses or sharing additional or alternative perspectives.
NOTE: PLEASE!! Use 2 References per Colleague and the References should follow as you respond to each Colleague. PLEASE DO NOT combine the References. References are APA 7th Edition and no older than 5 years. 
Colleague #1
Nursing Informatics Impacts
Competencies in informatics have become necessary for nurses intending to provide quality care and imprudent patient safety amidst the current fast-paced healthcare environment. As a nurse with professional interests in service improvement of health care services, there are some skills and knowledge that one should acquire on health informatics. First is through knowledge of electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs enhance the precision and availability of patient information, minimizing errors and elevating continuity of care(McGonigle & Mastrian, 2021). Understanding EHR systems allows nurses to document and access information regarding their clients promptly and comprehensively(Hebda & Czar, 2019). The second one is data analytics. Nurses competent in data analysis would be able to interpret big datasets to identify trends and outcomes of interest on which to base practice. This will allow them to identify safety issues and implement preventive measures, ensuring patient safety.
More importantly, the knowledge of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) must be had. CDSS provides evidence-based recommendations at the point of care and can benefit clinical decision-making for the best possible result for the patient (HealthIT, 2020). Utilizing CDSS in the practice of nurses would ensure adherence to best practices and reduction in the variance of care. In addition, competencies in telehealth technologies should be developed. Telehealth allows for enhanced access to care and enables continuous monitoring of the patient, a crucial aspect of therapy for chronic patients, and when dealing with matters of public health. Using telehealth tools properly makes nurses capable of remotely caring for their patients, ensuring that the patient is safe and the care process is continuous. In addition, cybersecurity knowledge is essential to protect patient data. Nurses should be aware of the danger and observe best practices in data protection to avoid breaches that risk exposing patient information (Balestra, 2018). Lastly, the enhancement of informatics competencies in nursing is beneficial to quality and safe care. Some of the critical areas of concern include EHR, data analytics, CDSS, telehealth, and cybersecurity. Professional development in these areas would provide nurses the opportunity to live up to technological advancements while at the same time maintaining high standards of care.
Colleague #2
The Impact of Nursing Informatics and Technology
Introduction
Technology and informatics not only are expanding in the modern environment of healthcare, but are shaping the delivery of patient services. Nursing informatics the process of the implementation of IT in the delivery of care plays a crucial role in the improvement of outcomes and effectiveness of interventions. That is why as a nurse I understand the importance of updating myself with the progress in this field. It is important to maintain the professional relevance in terms of the technological tools and informatics systems that we use to perform our duties, not only as a measure to enhance the quality of the work but also as a way of continuing to meet the highest standards of patient care in a rapidly advancing technological environment.
The Role of Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is a vital field that joins nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. This specialty supports nurses, consumers, patients, the interprofessional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in all roles and settings to achieve desired outcomes (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2024). The relevance of nursing informatics in modern healthcare cannot be overstated as it plays a crucial role in enhancing patient care, optimizing outcomes, and streamlining workflow efficiencies. In the role of using informatics in everyday nursing practice, several technologies can be noted to symbolize the use of informatics. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) could be said to be the most basic they are a digital copy that can be accessed in real time of the medical history of the patient and can be modified immediately. This form of access is essential in decision-making processes and in the provision of patient care services. Another significant technology is telehealth platforms that have become particularly critical in addressing barriers to healthcare delivery by helping remote patient monitoring and consultations (Musen et al., 2021). This technology not only helps in the long-term care of chronic illnesses but also maintains constant care for the patient whether there is an issue with transportation or other issues like a pandemic.
Enhancing Quality of Care
Nursing informatics is an essential tool for increasing patient satisfaction, a fact that stems from the fact that it efficiently organizes the right data. This critical facet of healthcare ensures that all records of the patients are accurate and comprehensive and are easily retrievable thereby enhancing decision making and patients’ wellbeing. In the case of integrated data management, one specific example can be on the usage of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). EHRs give the healthcare providers the complete view of a patient’s record, his history of treatment, the medicines that he is currently on, and the known allergies. For instance, a nurse can be sure that a particular patient is allergic to a specific drug before administering it, and thus, the likelihood of complications is greatly reduced. An actual example of the advantages of nursing informatics is a sepsis alert embedded within the EHR of a specific hospital. It employs algorithms that help in observing the continuous data of patients’ vital signs and laboratory test results, flagging any patient with sepsis. The early detection and subsequent intervention help to boost the odds of healing and lower mortality levels (Ulloa et al., 2021). Hospitals that have adopted these systems note reduced sepsis mortality and ICU length of stay, illustrating how informatics systems focus on making a meaningful difference in total client outcomes.
Improving Safety in Nursing Practice
In nursing, the use of technology is crucial as it contributes to the improvement of patient safety through decreased rate of medical mistakes. Two significant technological innovations that have been identified in this area are automated systems used for medication administration and clinical decision support systems.
Automated medication administration systems (AMAS) is vital in healthcare facilities since they help enhance the safety features of any institution. It also ensures that right medicines are dispensed at the right time to the right patients and in the right quantities through reduction of reliance on human intervention. For instance, barcode scanning systems require nurses to scan both the patient’s identification and the medication before administration, ensuring the “five rights” of medication administration: the five rights of medications are the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.
Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) have a great influence on nursing practice, as they offer individualized, real-time recommendations to clinicians. They compare patient data with a huge base of medical knowledge and suggest recommendations on diagnoses, drug combination, and treatment. For instance, if a prescribed medicine could combine with other prescribed medicines in a dangerous way in the patient’s prescription, then the CDSS will notify the nurse enabling him/her to take appropriate action (Kudyba, 2010).
Required Informatics Competencies
With advancement in health technology, there is need to ensure that the competencies and skills of the nursing professionals match the technologies available to get the optimum out of them. Among such competencies are data management and security, and relevant knowledge of clinical decision-making instruments. Data management and security considerations are core, because nurses have a primary responsibility for handling of various forms of patient data. This involves not only the proper collection and documentation of the information but also the protection of it and its quality. These systems must have the capacity to guard patient information from exposure to frauds and possible leakage, and the nurse should be fully familiar with the legal and ethical consequences of data management.
As important as technical skills, it is the ability to use clinical decision-making tools which are basic to current practice of nursing. These tools assist the nurses in real-time evaluation of patients’ data with the best recommendations that will aid the clinical decisions and actions. Knowledge of such tools helps the nurse to provide care at the right time and also in a more personalized manner to a patient. This is because the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare remains an ongoing process indicating that education and training should also be sustained (Musen et al., 2021). Continuing education allows the nurse to update skills in technology or patient care as well as learn how to adhere to proper protocol in managing data. This not only increases their capacity to provide the best patient care possible but also establishes them as key members of the larger healthcare team, successfully maneuvering through highly technical clinical systems.
Personal Experience and Reflection
Throughout my nursing career, I have experienced a significant impact of informatics in nursing, especially in the application of Electronic Health Record (EHR). That was rather helpful to be able to look up a patient’s history within a few clicks and change the approach to patient treatment accordingly. One day for instance the EHR system highlighted a possible drug interaction that might have gone unnoticed because of the many prescriptions the patient was receiving. Such an immediate notification allowed me to respond in a timely manner and avoid a potentially serious adverse event; thus, highlighting the importance of informatics in enhancing patient safety. In my experience of nursing informatics, I recognize a continuous need for growth in areas such as data analytics and cybersecurity. It is imperative to improve my knowledge in these fields not only for the patients’ sake but also to prevent from the constantly growing number of cyber threats. In order to adapt to this shift in the healthcare industry, I would like to obtain further training and certifications in these fields to be prepared for the challenges that I might face in the future healthcare setting enhanced by technology.
Conclusion
Nursing informatics has emerged as a crucial component for improving the quality and safety of patient care by integrating technologies like EHRs and CDSS. As I have pointed out, the skills that relate to data management, security, and clinical decision-making are among the competencies needed in the contemporary nursing practice. In the future, nursing informatics will play a stronger and stronger role in the healthcare system, and thus, nurses need to continue their education with the new technologies. Therefore, I encourage my fellow student and working colleagues to improve themselves and aim at acquiring more knowledge in informatics throughout their lifecycle.

Develop a 20-minute video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4-5 pages in length. This is a video presentation.
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Introduction
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to educate your peers on the care coordination process. The assessment also requires you to address change management issues.
Preparation
You are encouraged to complete the Managing Change activity. Completing course activities before submitting your first attempt has been shown to make the difference between basic and proficient assessment.
Scenario
Your nurse manager has been observing your effectiveness as a care coordinator and recognizes the importance of educating other staff nurses in care coordination. Consequently, she has asked you to develop a presentation for your colleagues on care coordination basics. By providing them with basic information about the care coordination process, you will assist them in taking on an expanded role in helping to manage the care coordination process and improve patient outcomes in your community care center.
To prepare for this assessment, identify key factors nurses must consider to effectively participate in the care coordination process.
You may also wish to:
Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
Allow plenty of time to rehearse your presentation.
Recording Equipment Setup and Testing
Check that your recording equipment and software are working properly and that you know how to record and upload your presentation. You may use Kaltura (recommended) or similar software for your audio recording. A reference page is required. However, no PowerPoint presentation is required for this assessment.
If using Kaltura, refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact ****************************** to request accommodations.
Instructions
Complete the following:
Develop a video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. To prepare, develop a detailed narrative script. The script will be submitted along with the video.
Note: You are not required to deliver your presentation.
Presentation Format and Length
Create a detailed narrative script for your video presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length. Include a reference list at the end of the script.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your video. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script. Explore the resources about effective presentations as you prepare your assessment.
Grading Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.
Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.
Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.
Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.
Fine tune the presentation to your audience.
Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Adhere to presentation best practices.
Additional Requirements
Submit both your presentation video and script. The script should include a reference page. See Using Kaltura for more information about uploading multimedia files. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that both assessment deliverables are included.
Portfolio Prompt: Save your presentation to your ePortfolio. Submissions to the ePortfolio will be part of your final Capstone course.
Context
Nurses have a powerful role in the coordination and continuum of care. All nurses must be cognizant of the care coordination process and how safety, ethics, policy, physiological, and cultural needs affect care and patient outcomes. As a nurse, care coordination is something that should always be considered. Nurses must be aware of factors that impact care coordination and of a continuum of care that utilizes community resources effectively and is part of an ethical framework that represents the professionalism of nurses. Understanding policy elements helps nurses coordinate care effectively.
Course Competencies
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired outcomes.
Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience.
Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.
Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.
Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.
Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.
Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
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Goal statement. I’m trying to get in the RN to BSN program so they ask us questions ( which I will attach) and we answer each question separately not together so please separate. 

Writing 5 pages in all, NO title page, 
Textbook Chapter 17: Communication:  Canadian fundamentals of nursing, 6th edition 2019 by potter, A.G, Perry, P.A, Stockert & A.M, Hall, B.J, Astle, & W. Duggleby.  OR  same textbook 7th edition 2023.
minimum of 4 scholars, peer-reviewed journals
reflection writing on therapeutic communication  using 3 therapeutic techniques and non- 3 therapeutic techniques or describe 3 therapeutic techniques and non- 3 therapeutic communication techniques.

Write a 3-5 page report for a senior leader that communicates your evaluation of current organizational or interprofessional team performance, with respect to prescribed benchmarks set forth by government laws and policies at the local, state, and federal levels
Introduction
In the era of health care reform, many of the laws and policies set forth by government at the local, state, and federal levels have specific performance benchmarks related to care delivery outcomes that organizations must achieve. It is critical for organizational success that the interprofessional care team is able to understand reports and dashboards that display the metrics related to performance and compliance benchmarks.
Maintaining standards and promoting quality in modern health care are crucial, not only for the care of patients, but also for the continuing success and financial viability of health care organizations. In the era of health care reform, health care leaders must understand what quality care entails and how quality in health care connects to the standards set forth by relevant federal, state, and local laws and policies. Understanding relevant benchmarks that result from these laws and policies and how they relate to quality care and regulatory standards is also vitally important.
Health care is a dynamic, complex, and heavily regulated industry. For this reason, you will be expected to constantly scan the external environment for emerging laws, new regulations, and changing industry standards. You may discover that as new policies are enacted into law, ambiguity in interpretation of various facets of the law may occur. Sometimes, new laws conflict with preexisting laws and regulations, or unexpected implementation issues arise, which may warrant further clarification from lawmakers. Adding partisan politics and social media to the mix can further complicate understanding of the process and buy-in from stakeholders.
Instructions
Choose one of the following two options for a performance dashboard to use as the basis for your evaluation:
Option 1: Dashboard Metrics Evaluation Simulation
Use the data presented in your Assessment 1 Dashboard and Health Care Benchmark Evaluation activity as the basis for your evaluation.
Note: The writing you do as part of the simulation could serve as a starting point to build upon for this assessment.
***i included the dashbord evaluation from activity
Option 2: Actual Dashboard
Use an actual dashboard from a professional practice setting for your evaluation. If you decide to use actual dashboard metrics, be sure to add a brief description of the organization and setting that includes:
The size of the facility that the dashboard is reporting on.
The specific type of care delivery.
The population diversity and ethnicity demographics.
The socioeconomic level of the population served by the organization.
Note: Ensure your data are Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant. Do not use any easily identifiable organization or patient information.
To complete this assessment:
Review the performance dashboard metrics in your Assessment 1 Dashboard and Health Care Benchmark Evaluation activity, as well as relevant local, state, and federal laws and policies. Consider the metrics that are falling short of the prescribed benchmarks. Note: The writing you do as part of the simulation could serve as a starting point to build upon for this assessment.
Write a report for a senior leader that communicates your evaluation of current organizational or interprofessional team performance, with respect to prescribed benchmarks set forth by government laws and policies at the local, state, and federal levels. In addition, advocate for ethical and sustainable action to address benchmark underperformance and explain the potential for improving the overall quality of care and performance, as reflected on the performance dashboard.
Make sure your report meets the Report Requirements listed below. Structure it so that it will be easy for a colleague or supervisor to locate the information they need, and be sure to cite the relevant health care policies or laws when evaluating metric performance against established benchmarks.
Report Requirements
The report requirements outlined below correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.
Evaluate dashboard metrics associated with benchmarks set forth by local, state, or federal health care laws or policies.
Which metrics are not meeting the benchmark for the organization?
What are the local, state, or federal health care policies or laws that establish these benchmarks?
What conclusions can you draw from your evaluation?
Are there any unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty where additional information could improve your evaluation?
Analyze the consequence(s) of not meeting prescribed benchmarks and the impact this has on health care organizations or teams.
Consider the following examples:
Organizational mission and vision.
Resources.
Staffing.
Financial: Operational and capital funding.
Logistical considerations: Physical space.
Support services (any ancillary department that gives support to a specific care unit in the organization, such as pharmacy, cleaning services, dietary, et cetera).
Cultural diversity in the community.
Staff skills.
Procedures and processes.
Address the following:
What are the challenges that may potentially contribute to benchmark underperformance?
What assumptions underlie your conclusions?
Evaluate a benchmark underperformance in a heath care organization or interprofessional team that has the potential for greatly improving overall quality or performance.
Focus on the benchmark you chose to target for improvement. Which metric is underperforming its benchmark by the greatest degree?
State the benchmark underperformance that is the most widespread throughout the organization or interprofessional team.
State the benchmark that affects the greatest number of patients.
Include how this underperformance will affect the community that the organization serves.
Include the greatest opportunity to improve the overall quality of care or performance of the organization or interpersonal team and, ultimately, to improve patient outcomes, as you think about the issue and the current poor benchmark outcomes.
Advocate for ethical and sustainable action(s), directed toward an appropriate group of stakeholders, needed to address a benchmark underperformance.
Who would be an appropriate group of stakeholders to act on improving your identified benchmark metric?
Why should the stakeholder group take action?
What are some ethical actions the stakeholder group could take that support improved benchmark performance?
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Proofread your report, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your evaluation and analysis.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to source citations and references.
Report Format and Length
Format your report using APA style.
Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in writing and formatting your report. Be sure to include:
A title and references page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate section headings.
Your report should be 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 4–6 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your analysis of challenges, evaluation of potential for improvement, and your advocacy for ethical action.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your report to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze relevant health care laws, policies, and regulations; their application; and their effects on organizations, interprofessional teams, and professional practice.
Analyze the consequence(s) of not meeting prescribed benchmarks and the impact this has on health care organizations or teams.
Competency 2: Lead the development and implementation of ethical and culturally sensitive policies that improve health outcomes for individuals, organizations, and populations.
Advocate for ethical and sustainable action(s), directed toward an appropriate group of stakeholders, needed to address a benchmark underperformance.
Competency 3: Evaluate relevant indicators of performance, such as benchmarks, research, and best practices, to inform health care laws and policies for patients, organizations, and populations.
Evaluate dashboard metrics associated with benchmarks set forth by local, state, or federal health care laws or policies.
Evaluate a benchmark underperformance in a health care organization or interprofessional team that has the potential for greatly improving quality or performance.
Competency 5: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

It is a clear precise essay on ectopic pregnancy in APA format, using 1500 words and no use of plagiarism. I have enclosed a paper pertaining to ectopic pregnancy.