Discuss your individual critical analysis of the posted article with in-text referencing to support your thoughts and ideas. Include an APA-formatted reference list.

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Discussion #5

Reliability and Validity

Discuss your individual critical analysis of the posted article with in-text referencing to support your thoughts and ideas. Include an APA-formatted reference list.

Choose one of the posted articles for critique and respond to the following prompts:

1.       Identify the article chosen. Briefly describe the purpose of the study and identify the independent and dependent variables.

2.       Define the operational definition of the variables. Evaluate the operational definitions for clarity.

3.       Describe how data were collected and the instruments used to measure the data. Discuss whether these instruments were appropriate for use in this study.

4.       What steps should researchers take to ensure fidelity in data collection? Analyze what steps were taken by the researchers in this study.

5.       Was instrument validity addressed? If it was, describe how validity was addressed. If not, discuss how the researchers might have been confident that the instrument was valid.

6.       How does the strength and quality of evidence related to reliability and validity influence the applicability of findings to clinical practice?

7.       What is your cosmic question?

Criminal Minds

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Criminal Minds

Be sure each section is clearly delineated and covered in a 3–5-page body paper, double spaced, HINT: Use the Headings provided – if you can’t find something, record as “unable to find” or guess as to what the answer may be (and say you are guessing). References and citations in APA 7 format (see example link);

Reporter’s name (you): Date:
Infamous Person: Richard Beasley ___/30 points
1. Identify and present significance of: (Use these Numbered/ underlined headings)

A. childhood (2pts)

B. Late-adolescence (2)

C. Early 20’s (2)

D. Family Influence (2)

  
2. Diagnosis/treatment – (1)  
3. Substance Abuse/ alcohol involved? (1)  
4. The Infamous Act/ Traumatic event/ Crime (2)  
5. Incarceration/ Jail Where? (1)  
6. Death or current circumstances (1)  
7. How are all the above events tied together? (2)  
8. How do the effects of an underlying (often untreated) Mental Illness contribute to a Human Being’s demise? (2)  
9. What characteristics of a serial Killer do you see in your criminal? List these here.

(Antisocial behavior, Arson, Torturing small animals, Poor family life, Childhood Abuse, Substance abuse, Voyeurism, Intelligence [hi or low], Shiftlessness). (2)

  
10. Where could health care personnel/teachers have intervened in this child’s life to prevent this tragedy if it were NOW? Paragraph of Your opinion. (2)  
11. Wanted poster (Like in the Old West) To show (You may be presenting to class). (1)

Example: https://s3.amazonaws.com/thumbnails.venngage.com/template/044f0593-a7ec-48ad-8560-6edda19ad66c.png

  
12. Choose three priority Mental Health Nursing diagnoses. The nursing care plan should include (4):

· What the diagnosis is related to?

· Evidence that supports the chosen Mental Health nursing diagnoses.

· Planned outcomes that are patient-centered.- SMART

· Nursing interventions that are evidence-based and include rationales.

· How will you evaluate the effectiveness of the plan? Include an evaluation tool or rubric?

· HINT: See Varcarolis or Ackley (Care Plan book)

  
13. @ least 3 References and citations in APA 7 format (1) and paper submitted (1)

APA 7 example: https://guides.rasmussen.edu/ld.php?content_id=51945674

  

Instructions

You are assigned a criminal mind project. This assignment is about focusing on an infamous person with a mental disorder. You must identify and present significance in the following areas: childhood, late adolescent/ early twenties, family influence, diagnosis/treatment (including meds if prescribed), substance abuse/alcohol, the infamous act/traumatic event, incarceration, death, where they are now and what are the circumstances. Explain how all the events are tied together and most importantly how could healthcare personnel/teachers (You or I) intervened in the child’s life to prevent this happening if it was today? What signs of Serial Killers do you see? See the Rubric – Make the Rubric’s points your headings, cite every source you quote, APA format. This is your course project!

2. Discuss three legislative initiatives supported by the organization.

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Nursing has over 200 professional organizations, special interest groups, and coalitions dedicated to the interest of nursing. For this discussion:

1. Examine a nursing organization to determine the political function of the organization.

( I found this one but you can use any other): The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is the voice of nursing leadership.  AONL Advocacy provides important public policy information on issues relevant to nursing and health care. It informs nursing leaders on current developments in the federal arena and encourages them to take action on health and patient care issues, which impact their ability to provide safe, accessible, and quality patient care services.

2. Discuss three legislative initiatives supported by the organization.
3. Define your position on each of the initiatives and whether you agreed with the organization’s position and advocacy platform.
4. Compose a Tweet that reflects your position on the legislative initiative, remembering the 140-character limit. Be concise. Share your Tweet in the discussion.

Instructions:

Use an APA 7 style and a minimum of 250 words. Provide support from a minimum of at least three (3) scholarly sources. The scholarly source needs to be: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) Sources should be no more than five years old (published within the last 5 years), and 4) an in-text citation. citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards apply. Include the Doi or URL link.

• Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. 

• Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used

In the pediatric emergency department, how does the presence of a physician or advanced practice provider in triage affect left without being seen rates?

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In the pediatric emergency department, how does the presence of a physician or advanced practice provider in triage affect left without being seen rates?

-Background

-Methodology

-Data

-Challenges/Barriers

-Conclusions/Next Steps

-References in APA format

 Describe the three types of burns: thermal, chemical, and electrical.

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This is a Master Degree Nurse Practioner program minimum of 350 words with at least 2 peer review reference in 7 the edition apa style.  Please do not use international references.

Describe the three types of burns: thermal, chemical, and electrical. Explain the method to determine the percentage of body mass that has been burned. Describe a patient scenario with one type of burn and discuss the obstacles you may face in treating the patient. Support your answer with two or three peer-reviewed resources.

Joanne presents to the emergency department after catching dinner on fire. According to the fire department, the house was engulfed in heavy smoke, and Joanne was rescued from the kitchen, where the fire originated. She has respiratory distress requiring 4 liters nasal cannula flow of oxygen.

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This is a Master Degree Nurse Practioner program minimum of 350 words with at least 2 peer review reference in 7 the edition apa style.  Please do not use international references.

 

Joanne presents to the emergency department after catching dinner on fire. According to the fire department, the house was engulfed in heavy smoke, and Joanne was rescued from the kitchen, where the fire originated. She has respiratory distress requiring 4 liters nasal cannula flow of oxygen. She has second and third degree burns over her right arm, leg, and chest/abdomen. Address the following questions:

  1. What is the percentage of body mass burned?
  2. What would her wounds look like?
  3. What other concerns alarm you regarding her care?
  4. What and why would you choose a set of orders upon admission to the hospital?
  5. Discuss a recommendation for environmental and nutritional interventions for acute and chronic conditions.

Support your answer with two or three peer-reviewed resources.

What is the ethical dilemma? How does the dilemma affect nursing? What are the main moral issues raised in the situation? D

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Criterion

Search minimum of a scholarly nursing journals or national newspaper for peer review articles or scholarly nursing journal article about health care involving ethical dilemma in nursing. Must be referenced in your paper. Ethical dilemma is consent from Confused patient for medical procedure of angiogram

The paper addresses the following, of What is the ethical dilemma? How does the dilemma affect nursing? What are the main moral issues raised in the situation? Discuss two bioethical principals as they relate to the ethical dilemma. Based on personal, group, and societal moralities, identifies a value of your own personal morality. Describe that value’s relationship with the morality of a group or society you are currently living.

The paper cites at least 8 references, two of which may be the course text, to support the paper’s position.

Organization/Development

The paper is 7 pages in length. Not including title page and reference page

The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.

Mechanics

The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendixes—is consistent with APA 6th edition guidelines as directed by the facilitator. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and space.

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.

Evidence of critical thinking, synthesis, analysis throughout the paper.

What are the consequences of short staffing in a hospital. How can management help reduce the number of patient to nurse ratio, also explain how over working can negatively effect the nurse in their daily life.

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What are the consequences of short staffing in a hospital. How can management help reduce the number of patient to nurse ratio, also explain how over working can negatively effect the nurse in their daily life.

Explain Martha Roger’s Theory, name it, and how does it apply to your nursing practice? APA format, minimum of 150 words, and 2 APA references

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Explain Martha Roger’s Theory, name it, and how does it apply to your nursing practice? APA format, minimum of 150 words, and 2 APA references

Scenario: You have just mentored a group of medical-surgical nurses on your unit through an EBP project aimed at addressing Hospital Associated Pressure Injury Rate

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Scenario: You have just mentored a group of medical-surgical nurses on your unit through an EBP project aimed at addressing Hospital Associated Pressure Injury Rates, and your results were astounding! You want to disseminate your results quickly to let the world know of your team’s successes. The nurses know the results need to be disseminated internally, but are torn between submitting an abstract for a state-level organization, a national conference, or submit a manuscript to a journal for publication

  • Describe your next steps to disseminate this evidence internally.
  • Discuss how a masters prepared nurse would determine the best place to disseminate this information outside of the organization (externally).

reference: 2 peer reviewed articles with 5 yrs.