Week 1 discussion.

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Answer the noted questions.

You are evaluating a 78-year-old white male who comes to your office today with unintentional weight loss of 10 lb in the last year, self-reported exhaustion weakness based on grip strength, and slow walking speed, and low physical activity. Patient notes that he has been feeling worse over the past 6 months and just does not have the strength to do anything anymore. The patient states he is not currently on any medications except a multivitamin. He notes that he lives alone and does not want to leave his house. Answer the following questions with supportive rationale: What questions should you as the patient/family ask to further assess? What screening tools would be appropriate in this case? Do you have concerns with frailty in this patient?  If so, why? What referrals should be made, if any, on this patient?

Provide references.

Week 3 Critical Appraisal of Practice Guidelines

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While there are several tools to critically appraise practice guidelines, the most comprehensively validated appraisal tool is the AGREE II Instrument. The AGREE II Instrument can be used by individual practitioners to critically appraise health guidelines and by decision makers to inform policy decisions. The purpose of the AGREE II Instrument is to provide a framework to: Assess      the quality of guidelines. Provide      a methodological strategy for the development of guidelines. Inform      what information and how the information ought to be reported in      guidelines.

Overall assessment includes rating the overall quality of the guideline and whether the guideline would be recommended for use in practice.
 

Items are rated on a 7-point scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Strongly Agree). A score of 1 is given when there is no information on that item or if it is poorly reported. A score of 7 is given if the quality of reporting is excellent and when full criteria have been met (Score explanations found in the AGREE II-GRS Instrument).
 

A quality score is calculated for each of the six domains, which are independently scored. Domain scores are calculated by summing up all the scores of the items in the domain and by scaling the total as a percentage of the maximum possible score for that specific domain.

For this assignment, you will choose a guideline and assess the overall quality and whether the guideline would be recommended for use in practice.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of this assignment: Download      the AGREE II instrument. Doctoral      learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The      APA Style Guide is located in the      Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This      assignment uses a rubric. Please Review the rubric prior to the beginning to become familiar with the      expectations for successful completion. You      are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:

Perform the following tasks to complete this assignment: Using      the AGREE II instrument as your guide, create a table that discusses a      practice guideline in which you might have questioned the recommendations.      (Note: You may be able to copy and paste the instrument into a new Word      document and complete the information.) Each      domain must have its own cell (similar to the one shown in the manual) and      add domain scores and an overall guideline assessment. Be sure to include      comments and additional considerations that influenced your rating      decision and cite any sources used.

3. Apply Rubrics

CT 6-565

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In this Critical Thinking assignment, conduct a SWOT analysis on either your current organization, or one in which you are familiar. If possible, it will be more beneficial to use an organization in which you are familiar or where you are employed. 

In your paper, be sure to highlight the importance of having accurate and timely information. Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Be sure to analyze competitors, demographics, Ministry of Health initiatives, etc.

Your paper should meet the following structural requirements: The paper should be 4 pages in length, not including the cover sheet and reference page. Format the paper according to APA writing standards. Include a SWOT diagram showing your findings in each quadrant of the diagram. This SWOT diagram should be included in the appendix section of your paper. (the diagram template is attached up) Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles.( the references not older than 5 years back) Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external. No Plagiarism Use Heading to organize your work ( introduction , SWOT Analysis , Strength , Weakness, Opportunities and Threads , Conclusion ) Add the diagram before the conclusion and add it again after the references page under a appendix title

assessment 1 class 8

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see attachment

Servant Leadership and serving others

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Provide a 50 word answer to the below answer in apa format with in-text citations and references. The original question is also provided below.

In my current role in my organization, I serve my staff members by being able to listen to their needs and be their advocate for items that they are requiring to help them serve their patients more effectively and efficiently. I provide staff opportunities to participate in evidence-based projects and committees to help them learn new processes, procedures, and to encourage them to seek opportunities to learn. By doing this, it will make them up to date and proficient in process improvements. By listening, having empathy, and helping staff grow personally and professionally, I strive to follow the servant leadership principles. The secular view works on commanding others and making decisions without the input of the followers ( DelHousaye,2016).

Original Question:

How do you serve others in the profession of nursing? Explain how the way you serve others in the profession of nursing could become more closely aligned with the issue of serving as explained by the servant-leadership paradigm. How does the issue of serving differ from the secular view of power?

Reflexion paper

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Details:

In a reflection of 450-600 words, explain how you see yourself fitting into the following IOM Future of Nursing recommendations: Recommendation 4: Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020. Recommendation 5: Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. Recommendation 6: Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.

Identify your options in the job market based on your educational level. How will increasing your level of education affect how you compete in the current job market? How will increasing your level of education affect your role in the future of nursing?

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Disorders of the Nervous System and Special Senses Memo

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Disorders of the Nervous System and Special Senses Memo

-Imagine you are an official in a hospital or public health agency.

-Write a memo, at least 350 words in length, to a fictional colleague in which you use 5 words from the below.

Nervous

Encephalon

sulcus

Cerebellum

precentral

postcentral.

contralateral.

Neurosis

Psychosis

Schizophrenia

Antipsychotic

Bifida

Congenital

Neuropathology

Iris

Optic

blepharitis

Ophthalmoscope

Myopia

Auditory

-Be sure to use the words in such a way that it is clear to the reader that you know the exact meaning of each of the 5 words.

Note: without Plagiarism pleas

Discussion: Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues

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Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations.

For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a balance between the needs of the organization and the needs of ensuring quality, effective, and safe patient care?

In this Discussion, you will reflect on a national healthcare issue and examine how competing needs may impact the development of polices to address that issue. 

To Prepare: Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously selected for study in Module 1. Reflect on the competing needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously examined.

Post an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy. Then, describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected. What are the impacts, and how might policy address these competing needs? Be specific and provide examples.

concept analysis Post-

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Week 3: Steps of Concept Analysis

     

 This discussion provides an opportunity to start this assignment. Select a nursing concept, supported by a nursing theory, and address the following components included in a concept analysis: Definition of concept Identification of three attributes of the concept Description of one antecedent and one consequence of the concept Identification of two empirical referents Brief explanation of theoretical applications of the concept (How is the concept relevant to a nursing theory?)

This information does not have to be comprehensive but provides a foundation to the upcoming assignment. Be sure to include scholarly references.

Case Study: Fetal Abnormality.

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Write a 750-1000 word analysis of “Case Study: Fetal Abnormality.” Be sure to address the following questions: Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? Explain. How does the theory determine or influence each of their recommendation for action? What theory do you agree with? How would that theory determine or influence the recommendation for action?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide