Category: Nursing

This week we are comparing and contrasting epidemiological methods of research; case-control and cohort study methods. Select either the case-control or cohort study method and compare its features, the methodology, to a randomized controlled trial using the following questions. Please format, organize, your responses using each question below:
What is the fundamental difference between the method you have chosen (either the case-control or cohort method) and the randomized controlled trial?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the study method you chose (case-control or cohort study)?
What are the characteristics of a correlational study?
Where does the method you chose (case-control or cohort study) fall on the research pyramid? What does where it is on the research pyramid mean?
Post your response to the DB. Your analysis should have in-text citations and utilize a scholarly voice with APA formatting.
Respond to a total of two posts: Either two (2) peer posts or a peer and faculty post (all faculty posts require a response), with a minimum of one paragraph of 4-5 sentences, on two (2) different days of the week. Your reply post should be specific to this week’s topic of epidemiological research methods and should integrate in-text citation(s).
Your reply post/s should integrate course content (such as course terminology) related to the study method as well as an integration of in-text citations along with a scholarly voice and APA formatting. The textbook may be utilized as a resource.
book is 
Population-Based Nursing Third Edition by Ann L Curley

Select one current, qualitative or mixed methods scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.
Complete the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal ToolLinks to an external site. Download Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool . Once you’ve completed the tool, use your own words to summarize your appraisal of the article. Include the following:
Description of the purpose
Explanation of research design
Discussion of sample
Description of data collection methods
Summary of findings
Strengths of the study (minimum of 1)
Limitations of the study (minimum of 1)
Recommendations regarding potential application for future practice that are insightful and appropriate.
My PICOT question is In adult patients aged 65 years and above admitted to the ICU , does the implementation of strict hand hygiene and environmental cleaning protocols , compared to standard infection control measures, lead to a reduction in rates of HAIs within 12 months of ICU admission ?

ssessment Descriiption
While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue they have identified for their capstone project change proposal, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project.
A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the PICOT question from the earlier “PICOT Question” template and information from the “Literature Evaluation Table” assignment to develop a review.
Using eight peer-reviewed articles, write 750-1,000-word review that includes the following sections:
Introduction section (including PICOT Question)
A summary of the purpose of the studies
A comparison of sample populations
A synthesis of the studies’ conclusions (when looking at all of the studies together, group the conclusions by themes )
A summary of the limitations of the studies
A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research
You are required to cite a minimum of eight peer-reviewed articles to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
RN-BSN
4.1: Advance the scholarship of nursing.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 4.1

Search for a recent news article, case study, or journal article highlighting diversity, inclusivity, or equality within the healthcare system. Do not use wikis, Wikipedia, Facebook, or other social media. Instead, look for stories on online news sites, professional organization websites, or journal editorials or articles.
Ensure the story is current (published within one year), relevant to nursing practice, and stimulates thoughtful reflection. Complete the assignment using the Hot Topic template following the steps below. Include the following sections . Answer the questions under each section with explanation and detail. 
Select a Hot-Topic Story  
Identify the name of the site you selected 
Provide a working URL/web address 
State the date of the story 
Analyze the Story 
Summarize the key points of the chosen story in one paragraph, including the context, individuals involved, and the impact on nursing or client care.  
Describe two specific examples of how diversity and inclusivity (or the lack thereof) have influenced the healthcare experience in the story. 
Analyze the potential implications of the story on nursing practice in one paragraph. 
Reflect on the Story 
Describe one connection between the hot-topic story and your personal or professional experiences in one paragraph. 
Discuss how becoming aware of and addressing this hot topic story may positively influence your nursing practice in one paragraph. 
Consider the author’s background, affiliations, and the tone of their writing to discern potential influences on their perspective and reporting in one paragraph.
Examine Policy and Advocacy 
Describe one policy implication highlighted by the story in one paragraph. 
Discuss potential policy changes that could improve healthcare equity in one paragraph. 
Explain the nurse’s role as an advocate for policy changes that promote diversity, inclusivity, and equality in healthcare in one paragraph. 
Writing Requirements   
Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.    
Identify the name of the site you selected 
Provide a working URL/web address 
State the date of the story 

Define conflict and explain how communication behaviors and individual differences contribute to interpersonal conflict. Recommend a strategy for resolving interpersonal conflict.
Instructions
This assessment will be scored on the following criteria:
Define conflict.
Describe communication behaviors that can lead to conflict.
Explain how communication behaviors affect interpersonal relationships.
Explain how individual differences contribute to interpersonal conflict.
Recommend a strategy to resolve interpersonal conflict.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate APA format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Suppose you have been asked to write an article on interpersonal conflict for a local organization with which you are affiliated. You may choose any type of interpersonal conflict, such as between spouses, among family members, between members of a social group, or other, but your focus must be interpersonal conflict.
Complete the following:
Define the term conflict. Do not simply copy a definition from a source!
What does conflict mean to you?
How does that compare with how others define conflict?
Describe communication behaviors that can lead to conflict.
Explain how communication behaviors affect interpersonal relationships. Be sure to consider communication behaviors in a variety of situations.
Explain how differences in gender, age, culture, race, and so on can contribute to interpersonal conflict.
Recommend at least one strategy that can be used to resolve interpersonal conflict.
Because this is an article for publication, format your assessment following APA guidelines.
Submit 2–3 typed, double-spaced pages, not including title and reference pages.
Use 12-point, Times New Roman font.
Include a title page and reference page.
Cite at least two current scholarly or professional resources.

Assessment Description
Students are required to submit reflective journal entries at specific points throughout the course. These reflective narratives help students identify important learning events that happen throughout the course and the practicum. Practicum site North Shore Medical Center
Write a reflective journal (250-500 words) to outline how your experience at your practicum site related to the following reflective questions:
You have developed a list of resources needed for your project implementation in Topic 6. To complete this reflective journal, discuss with your preceptor the relationship between policy, regulatory requirements, and economics on care outcomes. Discuss how regulatory requirements and financial resources available will impact your project. How do you think this will impact the care that your practicum site will be able to provide?
Reflect on the relationship you discussed above as well as your practicum site experience. Provide an example from your practicum site of these relationships or discuss an example from your professional or personal experience. 
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Use at least three of these prompts:
Contrast your experiences of clinical decisions based on personal knowing with your peers’ experiences.
Compare your personal knowing with your peers’ pattern of knowing.
Discuss how your identified strengths and weakness differ (or are the same as) those of your peers.
Present new references that support your opinions.
DOI reference link
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. 
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING POST: 
Hello class,
Personal knowing, derived from personal experiences, emotions, and intuition, is crucial in nursing practice for fostering human connection with patients and providing holistic care that considers their unique needs and wants. One formal expression of personal knowing is the genuine Self (Chinn, 2018).
My personal knowing greatly influences my personal and professional development as a nurse. As someone who values empathy and compassion, my personal knowing allows me to connect with my patients on a deeper level and understand their fears, anxieties, and hopes. This helps me provide care that is not only medically correct, but also emotionally supportive and comforting.
One of my professional strengths as a nurse is my ability to communicate effectively with patients and their situations. I am able to listen, ask questions, and provide information in a way that is easy for them to understand. Another strength is my ability to remain calm and composed in high-stress situations, which helps me provide quality care even under pressure.
One of my weaknesses is my tendency to be overly self-critical and perfectionistic. This can sometimes lead to feelings of burnout and exhaustion, as I constantly push myself to meet certain expectations. Another weakness is my occasional struggle to set boundaries with difficult patients, which can sometimes result in emotional drain and frustration.
To improve my nursing skills, I can apply self-care, stress management techniques, realistic goals, assertiveness, and communication skills. I can also enhance my therapeutic communication and empathy skills to provide patient-centered care. I can also seek professional development opportunities to enhance my communication and emotional intelligence.
Chinn, M.K. P. (2018). Knowledge Development in Nursing (10th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences (US). https://ambassadored.vitalsource.com/books/9780323530613

Select one commonly acquired over-the-counter (OTC) herbal supplement and give a brief discussion on its mechanism of action. Explain why a patient might seek treatment from an OTC supplement instead of a more effective prescription drug. Identify opportunities the nurse has in educating about, administering, and monitoring the proper use of OTC supplements.

Write a 4–5 page evidence-based proposal to support the need for a nurse informaticist in an organization who would focus on improving health care outcomes
INTRODUCTION
Nurses at the baccalaureate level in all practice areas are involved in nursing informatics through interaction with information management and patient care technologies. Nurses must not only demonstrate knowledge of and skills in health information and patient care technologies, but also how to use these tools at the bedside and organizational levels. Moreover, nurses need to recognize how information gathered from various health information sources can impact decision making at the national and state regulatory levels.
PREPARATION
As you begin to prepare this assessment, you are encouraged to complete the Team Perspectives of the Nurse Informaticist activity. Completion of this will help you succeed with the assessment as you explore the nurse informaticist’s role from the different perspectives of the health care team. Completing activities is also a way to demonstrate engagement.
To successfully prepare for this assessment, you will need to complete these preparatory activities:
Review assessment resources and activities.Review the focus of the new nurse informaticist position you will propose by examining the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] resource.
Conduct independent research on the nursing knowledge and skills necessary to interact with health information and patient care technology.
Focus your research on current resources available through peer-reviewed articles, professional websites, government websites, professional blogs, wikis, job boards, and so on.
Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and authoritative sources.
Interview peers in your network who are considered information technology experts.Ask them about how information technology advances are impacting patient care at the bedside, at the organizational level, and beyond.
SCENARIOFor this assessment, assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses association. A nurse informaticist conducted a presentation on her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational outcomes in her workplace. You realize that your organization is undergoing many technological changes. You believe this type of role could provide many benefits to your organization.Review the focus of the new nurse informaticist position you will propose by examining the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] resource.
You decide to pursue proposing a nurse informaticist role in your organization. You speak to your chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager, who ask you to prepare a 4–5 page evidence-based proposal to support the new role. In this way, they can make an informed decision as to whether the addition of such a role could justify the return on investment (ROI). They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal meeting. This is not an essay, but instead, it is a proposal to create a new Nurse Informaticist position.One important part of this assessment is the justification of the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization and references from relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the justification for creating this nurse informaticist position. The term justify means to show or prove that the nurse informaticist position brings value to the organization. This justification must include evidence from the literature to support that this position will provide a return on investment for the organization.
PROPOSAL FORMAT
The chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the headings below in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets following each heading. Remember that you will emphasize the focus of the new nurse informaticist position as described in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Nursing Informatics in Health Care [PDF] resource.Nursing Informatics and the Nurse InformaticistWhat is nursing informatics?
What is the role of the nurse informaticist?
Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care OrganizationsWhat is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?
How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team?
Impact of Full Nurse Engagement in Health Care TechnologyHow does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:Patient care?
Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?In this section, you will explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information, particularly privacy, security, and confidentiality. Evidence-based means that they are supported by evidence from scholarly sources.
Workflow?
Costs and return on investment?
Opportunities and ChallengesWhat are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a nurse informaticist role?How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through technology?
Summary of RecommendationsWhat are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?This is the section where the justification for the implementation of the nursing informaticist role is addressed. Remember to include evidence from the literature to support your recommendation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSWritten communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Submission length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to title and references pages.
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Citations and References: Cite a minimum of three current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your ideas. In addition, cite a minimum of one current professional blog or website to support your central ideas. Current means no more than five years old.
APA formatting: Be sure to follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references. For an APA refresher, consult the Evidence and APA page on Campus.
COMPETENCIES MEASUREDBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:Competency 1: Describe nurses’ and the interdisciplinary team’s role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making.Define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist.
Explain how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care.
Justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.
Competency 2: Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.Explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
Create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

I have attached the rubric and an example of the professors paper. We need 5 scholary articles, I have attaced 3 references that you can use. You can use them if you like or you can use some that will better help you write the paper. 
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869765/
https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02828-9
https://theprofesional.com/index.php/tpmj/article/view/4731