Category: Nursing

My topic for this capstone project is Breast Cancer among African American Women. I  will be surveying and interviewing a family friend (Mrs. Forde) who has breast Cancer for this assignment.
Cancer: A group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and
spread of abnormal cells. There are many types of cancer, including breast, lung,
and colon cancer. Treatment varies based on the type and stage and may
include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and other therapie   
For this
portion of your practicum, consider the following:
•
Identify the patient, family, or group you intend to work with.
• Think
about what you hope to learn.
o What’s
your rationale for choosing this particular patient, family, or group?
•
Consider how you’ll present your ideas about the problem to the patient,
family, or group
and
convince them of its significance.
• Which
leadership, collaboration, communication, and change management skills will you
need to
apply in order to work successfully with your chosen patient, family, or group?
• Which
potential barriers do you foresee in presenting the problem to this patient,
family,
or
group?
• Which
change management strategies might you employ to overcome these barriers?
Provide context, data, or information that substantiates the presence of the problem and its significance and relevance to the patient, family, or population.
Explain why this problem is relevant to your practice as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse.
Analyze evidence from peer-reviewed literature and professional sources that describes and guides nursing actions related to the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined.
Note whether the authors provide supporting evidence from the literature that’s consistent with what you see in your nursing practice.
Explain how you would know if the data are unreliable.
Describe what the literature says about barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice in addressing the problem you’ve defined.
Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of nursing standards and/or policies in improving patient, family, or population outcomes for this problem.
Describe current literature on the role of nurses in policy making to improve outcomes, prevent illness, and reduce hospital readmissions.
Describe what the literature says about a nursing theory or conceptual framework that might frame and guide your actions during your practicum.
Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies could affect the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined.
Describe research that has tested the effectiveness of these standards and/or policies in improving patient, family, or population outcomes for this problem.
Describe current literature on the role of nurses in policy making to improve outcomes, prevent illness, and reduce hospital readmissions.
Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of this problem.
Propose leadership strategies to improve outcomes, patient-centered care, and the patient experience related to the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined.
Discuss research on the effectiveness of leadership strategies.
Define the role that you anticipate leadership must play in addressing the problem.
Describe collaboration and communication strategies that you anticipate will be needed to address the problem.
Describe the change management strategies that you anticipate will be required to address the problem.

Where and how are decisions made in your organization? How can you be invited to the table to be an active participant in decision making that influences your practice?

For this assessment, you will create an 8-12 slide PowerPoint presentation for one or more stakeholder or leadership groups to generate interest and buy-in for the plan proposal you developed for the third assessment.

Students much review the case study and answer all questions with a scholarly response using APA and include 2 scholarly references. Answer both case studies on the same document and upload 1 document to Moodle.
Case Study 1 & 2 topics change every semester. Topics will be determined at due time for this semester
The answers must be in your own words with reference to the journal or book where you found the evidence to your answer. Do not copy-paste or use a past students work as all files submitted in this course are registered and saved in turn it in program.
Turn it in Score must be less than 25 % or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 25 %. Copy-paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.
All answers to case studies must-have reference cited in the text for each answer and a minimum of 2 Scholarly References (Journals, books) (No websites) per case Study

Why is accounting important for health care organizations? What is the difference 
between charity care and a bad debt? What are two purposes of an independent audit? 
What is the difference between a “fair representation” and a “fair representation in 
accordance with GAAP”? Do the four financial statements provide adequate information 
about the financial position and results of operations of the organization?
Use APA format for the discussion posts and responses. All references must be evidenced based, peer reviewed, journals, articles, or books that were published within the last 5 
years. 

General instructions:
Read the following information and answer the questions below in your initial response.
Global rates of depression and anxiety in children increased significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression spiked to 25.5%, while anxiety rates doubled to 20.5% (Racine et al., 2021). With this escalation, countries across the world will need to allocate resources to address pediatric mental health concerns. Research regarding the long-term impact of the pandemic on mental health will also be necessary.
Racine, N., McArthur, B. A., Cooke, J. E., Eirich, R., Zhu, J., & Madigan, S. (2021) Global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19: A meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(11), 1142–1150. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2482
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge
Identify at least two resources that are needed to address the mental health needs of the pediatric population.
Describe one strategy at the local, state, national, or international levels to expand access to care. 
Discuss the potential repercussions that may occur if these mental health needs are not addressed.
Describe one strategy to improve preparedness to address mental health concerns in future public health emergencies. Identify who should be involved.

I have some ATI templates I need help with. The type of template and its topic are in the attachment’s title. Please let me know if there is any confusion. Thank you!

What are the perceived challenges do you expect to find with validity and trustworthiness in qualitative research? What steps will you implement to ensure that your research is reliable?

For this assessment, you will develop a Word document or an online resource repository of at least 12 annotated professional or scholarly resources that you consider critical for the audience of your safety improvement plan to understand or implement to ensure the success of the plan.
create an online tool kit or resource repository that will help the audience of your in-service understand the research behind your safety improvement plan pertaining to medication errors and put the plan into action.
Google Sites is recommended for this assessment; the tools are free to use and should offer you a blend of flexibility and simplicity as you create your online tool kit. Please note that this requires a Google account; use your Gmail or GoogleDocs login, or create an account following the directions under the “Create Account” menu.
Refer to the resources on the following list to help you get started with Google Sites:
Using Google Sites, assemble an online resource tool kit containing at least 12 annotated resources that you consider critical to the success of your safety improvement initiative. These resources should enable nurses and others to implement and maintain the safety improvement you have developed.
It is recommended that you focus on the 3 or 4 most critical categories or themes with respect to your safety improvement initiative. For example, for an initiative that concerns improving workplace safety for practitioners, you might choose broad themes such as general organizational safety and quality best practices; environmental safety and quality risks; individual strategies to improve personal and team safety; and process best practices for reporting and improving environmental safety issues.
Following the recommended scheme, you would collect 3 resources on average for each of the 4 categories focusing on a specific patient safety issue. Each resource listing should include the following:
An APA-formatted citation of the resource with a working link.
A description of the information, skills, or tools provided by the resource.
A brief explanation of how the resource can help nurses better understand or implement the safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
A description of how nurses can use this resource and when its use may be appropriate.
Remember that you must make your site “public” so that your faculty can access it. Check out the Google Sites resources for more information.
Additionally, be sure that your plan addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.
Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and continued sustainability of a safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk related to a specific patient safety issue.
Present reasons and relevant situations for use of resource tool kit by its target audience.
Communicate in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies current APA style and formatting.
Example Assessment: You may use the following example to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like but keep in mind that your tool kit will focus on promoting safety with the quality issue you selected in Assessment 1. Note that you do not have to submit your bibliography in addition to the Google Site; the example bibliography is merely for your reference.
To submit your online tool kit assessment, paste the link to your Google Site in the assessment submission box.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the elements of a successful quality improvement initiative.
Analyze the usefulness of resources to the role group responsible for implementing quality and safety improvements focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
Competency 2: Analyze factors that lead to patient safety risks.
Analyze the value of resources to reduce patient safety risk related to a specific patient safety issue.
Competency 3: Identify organizational interventions to promote patient safety.
Identify necessary resources to support the implementation and continued sustainability of a safety improvement initiative pertaining to a specific patient safety issue.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based strategies to communicate in a manner that supports safe and effective patient care.
Present reasons and relevant situations for resource tool kit to be used by its target audience.
Communicate resource tool kit in a clear, logically structured, and professional manner that applies current APA style and formatting.

1.Reflect on, and provide evidence of, the personal development of knowledge and skills in the care of women and their families.
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply and evaluate models of care across the childbearing continuum