Create a 4-6 page annotated bibliography and summary based on your research related to best practices addressing a current health care problem or issue  

 

For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current health care problem.  To explore your chosen topic, you should use the first two steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach as described on Campus to aid your critical thinking.

  

The Socratic Method is a teaching style in which teachers ask students questions designed to stimulate more complete thinking and deeper insight. It also relates to the steps of performing scientific research. When the Socratic approach is applied, students are prompted to look more closely at your ideas, question your assumptions and accepted premises, and view your choices through a rigorous lens.

TOPIC: MEDICATION ERRORS

  

A medication error is a preventable adverse effect of a patient taking the wrong medication or dosage, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. Medication errors can be a source of serious patient harm, including death.

Potential Intervention Approaches:

• – Medical staff education
• – Packaging improvements
• – Patient medication safety      training

1. View the Assessment Topic and Write a brief overview of the selected topic. In your overview:
   • Describe the health care problem or issue.
   • Describe your interest in the topic.
   • Describe any professional experience you have with this topic.
2. Conduct a search for scholarly or academic peer-reviewed literature related to the topic and describe the criteria you used to search for articles, including the names of the databases you used.
   • You will want to access the applicable Undergraduate Library Research Guide related to your degree (found at the NHS Learner Success Lab) for tips to help you in your search.
   • Use keywords related to the health care problem or issue you are researching to select relevant articles.
3. Assess the credibility of the information sources you find.
   • Determine if the source is from an academic peer-reviewed journal.
   • Determine if the publication is current.
   • Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still relevant.
4. Select four current scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles published during the past three to five years that relate to your topic.
5. Explain the relevance of the information sources.
   • Describe how the health care problem or issue is addressed in each source.
   • Discuss what kind of contribution each source provides on your selected topic.
6. Analyze the scholarly literature or academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.
   • The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of references along with key information about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about the selected topic.
   • List the full reference for the source in APA format (author, date, title, publisher, et cetera) and use APA format for the annotated bibliography.
   • Make sure the references are listed in alphabetical order, are double-spaced, and use hanging indents.
   • Follow the reference with the annotation.
7. In your annotation:
   • Identify the purpose of the article.
   • Summarize the source:
     • What are the main arguments?
     • What topics are covered?
   • Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
   • Write your annotation in a paragraph form. The annotation should be approximately 150 words (1 to 3 paragraphs) in length.
8. In a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper, summarize what you learned from your research.
   • List the main points you learned about.
   • Summarize the main contributions of the sources you chose and how they enhanced your knowledge about the topic.

 

Week 6: Peer Engagement Forum – Grop 4

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1. Provide a concise introduction for your posting.
2. Using an economy of words, create and describe a potential case scenario involving a MSN-prepared nurse in your selected area of practice. Within the scenario, identify a specific problem that needs to be addressed. Examples might include a new curriculum, change in the EHR, decreasing patient satisfaction rates, safety risks, or another situation that impacts your future MSN role.
3. Formulate a recommended change that could resolve the situation, and explain the intended impact.
4. Discuss how Kotter’s Change Model would be applied in your recommended change initiative.
5. Identify one specific leadership strategy to facilitate change, and describe how it is congruent with Kotter’s Change Model.
6. Conclude with a succinct synopsis of key points and concise self-reflection of how this topic contributes to your growth as a future leader in the chosen specialty track.

Please note that the requirements for the Peer Engagement Forum are different from what you are accustomed to in the traditional discussion boards in your previous classes. Refer to the assignment guideline and rubric listed below for specific requirements regarding expectations for postings within the peer engagement forum.

Instructors reserve the right to alter assigned peer engagement groups to maximize the student experience and course outcomes. 

 

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Select an infectious disease and research the CDC website for information about the disease, its natural history, presenting symptoms, and outbreak characteristics. Identify an occurrence of the disease by searching the Internet for recent reports of this disease and compare that episode or occurrence with information from the CDC website.

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare infectious disease that affects the nervous system. The disease cause inflammation to spinal cord predominantly the gray matter, which cause the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. According to CDC, there are several probable causes of AFM such as, viruses like  poliovirus and non-polio enteroviruses, West Nile virus, and adenoviruses environmental toxins and genetic disorders.

The symptoms present with sudden onset of upper and lower extremities weakness, loss of muscle tone and reflexes. Some people will also experience facial drooping, ptosis, difficulty moving the eyes, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, pain in the extremities, and inability to urinate. The most severe affect is respiratory failure.

According to CDC, from August 2014 through September 2018 there’s been a total of 386 confirmed cases, mostly cases involve children. Currently for 2018 with presenting onset of symptoms for September to October 16,2018; there are 62 confirmed cases in 22 state in the U.S.The patients’ symptoms have been most similar to complications of infection with certain viruses, including poliovirus, non-polio enteroviruses, adenoviruses, and West Nile virus. The diagnostic test ran all AFM cases have tested negative for poliovirus. “The increase in AFM cases in 2014 coincided with a national outbreak of severe respiratory illness among people caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). Among the people confirmed with AFM, CDC did not consistently detect EV-D68 in every patient (Acute Flaccid Myelitis, 2018).

Wk 1 Individual: Historical Leadership Matrix 

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Perform a comparative analysis of five historical leadership approaches, including:

o Great Man Theory

o Trait Theory

o Behavioral Theory

o Skills Approach

o Your Own Selection

Compare each approach for the following domains using the Historical Leadership Matrix:

o Description

o Primary characteristics

o Strengths

o Criticisms

o Discipline-specific applications

******The matrix is a pre-writing ‘tool’ to use as you analyze literature on a specific topic. Once you have completed the readings, the matrix provides a ‘visual’ of the information to use for evaluation: similarities/differences, pros/cons, etc.

Complete the Historical Approaches matrix located in Appendix A of the Example Paper and list the references in the references section of the Example Paper.

Submit the Example Paper with a properly formatted title page, properly formatted references, and the completed matrix in Appendix A.

Resources

o Center for Writing Excellence

o Grammar and Writing Guides

o Doctoral Writing Resources

Week 1 discussion 1 que: 

Prepare a 2- to 3-sentence description of your current leadership philosophy.

Week 1 discussion 2 que: 

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Search online and find a video (YouTube, Ted, UOPX Library, etc) you believe best aligns with your personal view of leadership.

1. Summarize the video (150+ words) and explain why you believe the video is or is not aligned with Northouse’s definition of leadership as described in the Sage video on page 2 of the e-text.

2. End your post with a question for the class related to your video. (Avoid yes or no questions, think critically)

3. Include the link to your video so others may view it also.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MEET THE COMPETENCES !

Reflect on everything you have accomplished in your program and what it means in terms of career advancement. There is no required minimum length for your summary, but be sure you address each program outcome as thoroughly as possible.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 5: Communication – Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.       
  • (IMPORTANT) -Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a nursing professional. 
• Competency 9: Professional Role – Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate, practice high-quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.       
  • (IMPORTANT) -Reflect on growth in the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate.
  • (IMPORTANT) -Reflect on how BSN experiences have improved abilities to practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.
• Competency 10: Global Accountability and Public Service – Integrate a holistic approach to local, regional, national, and global dynamics in nursing and healthcare system delivery.       
  • (IMPORTANT) -Reflect on the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in public service.
  • (IMPORTANT) -Reflect on aspirations to facilitate change and foster innovation to improve the health care system.

Assessment Instructions 

  

For this assignment, please address the following questions related to the above competencies:

• Reflect on how you have grown in the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate.
• Reflect on how your BSN experiences have improved your abilities to practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.
• Reflect on the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in public service.
• Reflect on your aspirations to facilitate change and foster innovation to improve the health care system.
• Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a nursing professional.

Additional Requirements

• Format: You do not need to use APA formatting for this assessment.
• Length: There is no required minimum length for your summary, but be sure you address each program outcome as thoroughly as possible.
• References: You do not need to use any supporting resources other than your completed assessments.
• Font: Use double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font.