In this assignment, you will be writing a 1100-word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following: Select nurse staffing ratios and describe it. Discuss how it impacts quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs. Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this […]

In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essay describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following: Select an issue      from the following list: nursing shortage and nurse turn-over, nurse      staffing ratios, unit closures and restructuring, use of contract      employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), continuous quality      improvement and patient satisfaction, and […]

ssignment: Disaster Planning for Public Health By Day 7 of Week 5 Select a potential natural or man-made disaster that could happen in your community. Then, write a 3- to 4-page paper about the disaster from the community nurse’s perspective. Section 1: The Disaster, Man-Made or Natural What disasters may strike your community and why? For example, do you live in “Tornado Alley,” or has […]

  Select a patient population (young adult, adult or geriatric), and briefly analyze a common STDs & urological disorder (ex – UTI, Hematuria, Urolithiasis, Urinary Incontinence, Ac. Pyelonephritis, HIV, Bacterial vaginosis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, Syphilis) that may affect this population. Briefly tell how it impacts the patient’s quality of life and analyze the current research evidence on this topic and gold standard of care if any […]

Comparing, or benchmarking, outcomes is an important means by which health care providers strive to improve quality of care. Although this concept applies to all kinds of clinical care facilities, for this Discussion you focus on hospitals so that you can make use of data on the CMS’s “Hospital Compare” website to conduct some basic benchmarking analysis. Using this analysis as a launching point, you then evaluate priorities […]

Select a health care organization in your community to conduct an interview with an appropriate risk management employee. The organization can be your current employer, or a different health care facility in your community. Acute care, urgent care, large multi-provider private medical clinics, assisted living facilities, and community/public health clinical facilities are all ideal options to complete the requirements of this assignment. Make sure to […]

Practice formatting citations and various parts of your paper (title page, abstract, etc.) by creating a personal reference guide for yourself for your future papers. Post your worksheet on Blackboard. Week 8 Worksheet Instructions: Scroll to Chapter 8 of your GRST online textbook (found in the Reading & Study folder) and complete Practice 8.3 and 8.4 to help you learn correct citation. The best way […]

Review the Learning Resources for this week, focusing on the role of nurse managers in making financial decisions. Conduct additional research in the Walden Library and other relevant sources, to identify three emerging trends that are affecting health care today. Select one trend to discuss in detail and evaluate its implications for the delivery of care from the perspective of doctors, nurses, and patients. Reflect […]

Continuum and Coordination of Health Care Presentation As a graduate student and health care administrator, you must be able to research a critical issue or situation and present your findings in a compelling manner. For this Assignment, as well as this module’s Discussion, you will examine the continuum of care a patient may need and research the services available in your area to support the […]

Topic and Structure: Annotated Bibliography – Review four potential sources for your research paper project (you should already have your research essay topic chosen), and select two to explore further, with at least one qualifying as a periodical. Here are some possible places to search for credible sources:  Truman State University’s Pickler Memorial Library (this source lists periodical databases only, so you may choose your […]