Chapter 12 Homework

1. Have students watch the video “Surae Lucie’s Patient Portal Story”

(). Students should

identify the functionalities offered by the portal and whether any of the

features are ones the National Learning Consortium recommends to

encourage patient involvement. Findings are described in a one-page paper

along with an explanation of the connection between consumer

information access and navigation tools and healthcare information. The

paper is turned into the instructor for grading.

2. Why is data mining a key piece of analytics?

3. What does it mean to aggregate data? What would be some sources of

data for aggregation? How does the interpretation and evaluation of

aggregated data support the strategic uses of healthcare information?

Choose a job position that you are interested in obtaining, and keep it in mind throughout this assignment. In addressing the below topics, cite the online course, the textbook, and other credible sources to substantiate the points you are making.  Apply the principles learned in this course to demonstrate how I/O psychology benefits both employees and organizations.

In an introduction, clearly state and briefly describe the position you are using as an example. Include a conclusion in your paper that sums up the challenges that an I/O psychologist would face in designing and implementing this position. Format your paper in APA (6th edition) style.  Your paper should be between 3-4p in length. You should spend roughly ½ page on each of the criteria below.

As an I/O psychologist hired to develop your selected sample job for a specific agency:

Describe two job analysis methods would you use and tell why you would use them. How would these methods benefit both the employee and the employer?

Explain how you would avoid making a subjective hiring decision in filling this position?

Detail how you would ensure that you were using employee selection methods that were both reliable and valid.

Explain how you would conduct effective hiring interviews for this position. How do objective, valid, and reliable employee selection methods benefit employees and employers?

Once hired, how would you evaluate an employee in this position? Which method or rating employee performance would you use and why?

Discuss the key issues and problems that should be considered in implementing a good employee-training program for this position. Compare and contrast on-site and off-site training methods for this position, including examples of each.  Recommend training methods for this position.

Choose two distinct theories of motivation and explain how they would apply to an employee in this position. How could the employer help to keep this employee motivated?

Draw conclusions regarding the challenges that an I/O psychologist would face when designing and implementing this position. What would be the greatest challenges to meeting the needs of the employee? Of the employer?

In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of two scholarly sources.  Please see the Library and Tutoring Services section under Course Home to use Argosy University online library resources to find appropriate scholarly sources. Additional, non-scholarly sources from reputable Web and print sources are also acceptable. For reputable Web sources, look for .org, .net, or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Avoid Wikipedia.

For useful APA references please check the Doc Sharing section of the class.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Describes two job analysis methods and the benefits of each to the employee and employer.	20
Explains how to avoid making subjective hiring decisions.	16
Details how to ensure that employee selection methods are both reliable and valid.	16
Explains how effective hiring interviews would be conducted.	16
Describes methods for rating employee performance and benefits of those methods.	20
Discusses employee training program options and makes recommendations.	20
Discusses two distinct theories of motivation and explains how they would apply to an employee.	20
Draws conclusions regarding the challenges that an I/O Psychologist would face when designing and implementing this position.	20
Properly cites two or more external scholarly references.	8
Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style	44
Total:	200

Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”

Objectives

• Identify types of research questions to be studied with qualitative methods
• Describe the steps in making a clinical decision based on evidence

References:

• Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.

Words Limits

• Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.

Discussion 1

Evidence-based practice is an essential part of providing safe, quality patient care in nursing. It involves the collection, evaluation, and integration of valid research evidence, combined with clinical expertise and an understanding of patient and family values and preferences, to inform clinical decision making (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2006). The purpose of this post is to discuss a situation in my current practice as a staff RN where evidence-based practice has been applied.

I currently work on a step-down neurosurgical unit that is comprised of 18 patient beds. Throughout my 2 years as a nurse, I have seen many different changes and new evidence-based practices implemented. One major new practice was that of bedside shift report. This practice calls for nurses to give their change of shift report to the on-coming RN at the patient’s bedside, rather than outside the room at the nurse’s server, at the nurse’s station, or in a conference room.

Nurse hand-off report is crucial in providing safe and quality patient care. Nurses often feel rushed and are distracted during traditional report. This can cause the outgoing RN to potentially leave out crucial information, cause the oncoming RN to get started on their shift late, and lengthens the time that patients are left unseen. Research has shown that sentinel events, call bell usage, and patient falls are all more frequent during this period of patient “alone” time (Labriole, MacAulay, Williams, Bunting, & Pettorini-D’Amico, 2018). The newly implemented bedside shift report is to not only preventing any of the previous incidences from occurring, but also allows for patient’s to be more involved in their care. This inclusion of the patient and family enhances communication between the patient and nurses as part of patient- and family-centered care (Labriole et al., 2018). By having a real-time conversation with the patient and family, the nurses can establish a trusting relationship that encourages the patient and family to feel more comfortable voicing their questions and concerns. This promotes a sense of security and empowerment among patients when they feel that they play an active role in maintaining the accuracy of the patient handoff.

There are countless evidence-based research studies that have been conducted to support bedside shift report. One such study conducted on a ten-bed rehabilitation unit over a 60-day period, showed significant improvement in not only patient satisfaction, but nurse satisfaction as well (Labriole et al., 2018). Nurse accountability, patient condition, communication with patient and family, nursing communication, and overall satisfaction all increased dramatically (Labriole et al., 2018). Shift report, as well as patient falls and call light usage all decreased over this period as well (Labriole et al., 2018).

The new implementation of the bedside shift report has been difficult for some nurses to get use to. There are some drawbacks that I have personally experience. It is hard to do bedside report when you have a difficult patient or family. Patients often times like to interrupt with side notes or requests to use the bathroom during report. These inconveniences are small however, compared to the improved outcomes that bedside report has brought. Bedside report allows for the outgoing nurse to be accountable, lets the two nurses assess the patient together, and communicate with the patient about what is going on in their care. I think that the new report provides for better patient care and safety and allows me to get a better start to my day.

In conclusion, evidence-based practice allows for nursing care to be the most safe, quality care that it can be. Practices, such as bedside shift report, are constantly being evaluated and implemented to improve patient care.

References

Labriole, J., MacAulay, C., Williams, K., Bunting, D. R., & Pettorini-D’Amico, S. (2018). Implementing bedside shift report: Walking the walk and talking the talk. Nursing 2018, 1-4. doi:DOI-10.1097/01.NURSE.0000529809.90912.30

LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2006). Nursing research: Methods, critical appraisal, and utilization. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Discussion 2

Evidence based practice is a very important practice that can provide safe and comfortable care to our patients. Our discussion board for this week is to work on a project related to patient care, that can be a study research in evidence-based practice.

The evidence-based project I would like to work on is, the management of gestational diabetes on laboring patients. Is fingerstick or capillary blood glucose checks, everyone hour, is a necessary during all phases of labor? Gestational diabetes is very frequent in our labor patients. At my work place, we are checking the blood sugar every 1 hour, when the patient is in, for delivery, even if the patient is not in active labor. It is very painful to patients with diabetes, all their fingers are sore. Beside having labor pain, patients are having fingers pain. Spacing out the fingerstick checks should be more comfortable to our laboring patient.

According to the National institutes of health, (2013), study shows that continuous monitoring of the capillary blood sugar, (fingerstick), during labor may improve the outcome of mother and baby; It can help prevent maternal hyperglycemia and neonatal hypoglycemia or fetal acidemia. But the National institutes of health, (2013), added that, monitoring blood sugar every two to four hours, during the latent phase, and one to two hours during the active phase should be done to maintain or correct any hyperglycemia during labor. They added, if the capillary blood sugar is controlled, checking it every four to six hours should be better. My workplace is doing the blood sugar checks everyone hour. Changes need to be done.

In conclusion, further research on the evidence-based practice on the diabetes management should be done in our workplace, to help improve our safe and comfortable patient care. Physiological measurement, self-reporting data, existing data, even observational data, will be very helpful on this research project. Because evidence-based practice involves, a series of action steps and a complex nonlinear process, according to LoBiondo and Haber, (2010), implementing a change will take a long time to be establish. Management and physician should be aboard with this research for a change of practice to take place.

References:

LoBiondo, G. W., Haber, J., (2010). Nursing research: methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice. 7^th ed. Mosby Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri.

US national library of medicine, (NLM). National institute of health, (2013). Peripartum management of diabetes. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

youll have to read since its based on a book no online resource I believe it is 3/4 chapters

ESSAY

The assigned readings in Weeks 10 from the New Latino Studies Reader critically explore issues of gender and sexuality among Latino populations.They do so both historically (Ramon Gutierrez’s “The History of Latino Sexuality”) and contemporarily (Robert Smith’s “Gender Strategies, Settlement, and Transnational Life in the First Generation” and Lorena Garcia’s “She’s Old School Like That: Mother and Daughter Sex Talks”).All three articles in this section offer a sophisticated analysis of the way that manhood and womanhood is given cultural meaning among different generations of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.

Drawing upon Ramon Gutierrez’s historical analysis of “male honor” and “female shame,” discuss how these gender ideals have contemporary meaning in the lives of the Mexican and Puerto Rican subjects that Robert Smith and Lorena Garcia interviewed in their essays.How do cultural constructions of “male honor” and “female shame” impact on the lives of the first-generation Mexican immigrant couples that Smith interviewed and the second-generation Mexican and Puerto Rican young women that Garcia interviewed?Your essay must make use of all three of these essays in addressing the essay question posed.Make sure you begin with the Gutierrez essay and then discuss the Smith and Garcia articles.

Your essay will be evaluated on how carefully and successfully you directly draw from these three course readings in crafting your essay.It is the quality of the engagement with and use of the assigned readings that is key to this assignment.Please make sure that you include concrete examples taken from them and correctly cite the readings in writing your essay.As always; no first-person voice, personal experiences, or personal points of view should be included in your essay. I am only interested in you telling me what the authors of these essay have to say.You may use any footnoting style that you prefer (MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style) as long as you are consistent.Please make sure to include a word count and bibliography at the end of your essay.

There are four questions below. Each response should be highly detailed – think of a short essay-style format, rich with detail! MINIMUM one paragraph per question.

What are social NORMS that influence healthy decisions in your life from friends and family members? What are social norms that influence unhealthy decisions? Also, think about the cultural health habits that you grew up with from your own family. What are things that encourage healthy habits and things that discouraged healthy habits? Reflect on both.

Think about your current sleeping habits. Do you feel you get enough sleep at night? Why or why not? What are some things that get in the way of a full, solid night sleep (think of technology, things you do before bed, noise levels, etc.). How would getting a full night’s sleep at night make your daytime hours more productive? Also, share some tips that have helped you get a good night’s sleep!

Discuss your understanding of mental health disorders. What are some things you learned about the disorders that you didn’t know? What are some things you would suggest to a friend or family member who feels a bit off but believes that any issues mentally can be resolved with thinking “happy thoughts” or “giving it time”. Be clear in your recommendations and WHY you feel that way.

What are some issues you’ve had with stress in your own life? Clearly list and describe that challenges you’ve faced. What are some things that have helped in stress management? What are some things that haven’t helped, or even increased the stress? Finally, describe the ideas of optimism, autonomy, gratitude, and mindfulness (see text for description) – how could these FOUR ideas bring about stress reduction in your own life?