1) Minimum 6 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part.

             Part 1: Minimum 4 pages

             Part 2: minimum 1 page

             Part 3: Minimum 1 page

            

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Don’t write in the first person 

          Don’t copy and paste the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

Part 1: Minimum 6 references per part not older than 5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.do

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Part 1: Trends and Issues in Health Care 

Examine changes introduced to reform or restructure the U.S. health care delivery system. Discuss action taken for reform and restructuring and the role of the nurse within this changing environment.

Include the following (Mandatory):

1. Outline a current or emerging health care law or federal regulation introduced to reform or restructure some aspect of the health care delivery system. 

2. Describe the effect of law or federal regulation on nursing practice and the nurse’s role and responsibility.

3. Discuss how quality measures and pay for performance affect patient outcomes. 

a. Explain how these affect nursing practice and describe the expectations and responsibilities of the nursing role in these situations.

4. Discuss professional nursing leadership and management roles that have arisen

a. How they are important in responding to emerging trends and in the promotion of patient safety and quality care in diverse health care settings.

5. Research emerging trends (2) in nursing. Predict two ways in which the practice of nursing and nursing roles will grow or transform within the next five years to respond to upcoming trends or predicted issues in health care.

Part 2: Ethical and Legal Aspect of Nursing Practice

Case Study, Chapter 16, Whistle-Blowing in Nursing

A student nurse asks a faculty member to explain whistle-blowing. The student nurse wants to know the work conditions that would have to be met before whistle-blowing occurs, as well as situations in which whistle-blowing is clearly indicated. The faculty member reviews key concepts with all members of the class.

Being a whistle-blower takes great courage and self-conviction because it requires the whistle-blower to avoid groupthink. 

1. Analyze how groupthink affects the process of whistle-blowing.

2. Discuss the pros and cons of whistle-blowing.

3. What are the key guidelines for blowing the whistle?

Part 3: Ethical and Legal Aspect of Nursing Practice

 

Case Study, Chapter 18, Academic Integrity in Nursing Education: Is it Declining?

A group of nursing students are in the middle of an exam when two students witness another student pull out his phone and look up answers. Neither student informs the faculty member but after the exam they discuss what they witnessed.

1. Describe the most common forms of cheating in the classroom and in the clinical area.

2. What should the nursing students do in regard to what they witnessed during the exam? 

3. Why is it important for them to do anything?

 

Evidence-Based Practice Model and Change Model

Create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) sources using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to cite the sources using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Part 1: Choose and explain one Evidence Based Practice Model from Chapter 13 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Then, related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment. Models to choose from include: Stetler Model of EBP, Iowa Model of EBP, A Model for EBP Change, ARCC Model, PARIHS, Clinical Scholar Model, John Hopkins Nursing EBP, ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation

Part 2: Choose one Change Model/Theory from Chapter 14 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Then, related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model/theory to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment. Models/theories to choose from include: Change Curve, Kotter and Cohen’s, Roger’s Theory of Diffusion of Innovations, The Transtheoretical Module of Health Behavioral Change

• Title Slide (1 slide)
• Objective Slide (1 slide)
• Choose and explain one Evidence Based Practice Model from Chapter 13 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). (1-2 slides)
• Related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment (2-3 slides)
• Choose one Change Model/Theory from Chapter 14 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015). (1-2 slides)
• Related to your research topic from Mod 1, describe in detail how you would utilize the model/theory to implement an evidence-based practice change in your personal clinical practice environment. (2-3 slides)
• References (1 slide)

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 9-13 slides
Structure: Include a title slide, objective slide, content slides, reference slide in APA format. Title/Objective/Reference slides do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.
Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PPT document (.pptx) or a PDF document (.pdf)

Select a practice problem related to the below readings. Read the related chapter.

Bemker, M. A. & Ralyea, C. (2018). Population health and its integration into advanced nursing practice. DEStech Publications, Inc.

• Pediatric Issues (Chapter 7)
• Gerontology and the Aging American (Chapter 8)
• Military and Care for Veterans (Chapter 9)
• Chronic Disease (Chapter 10)
• Obesity – Opportunities Across the Continuum (Chapter 10)
• Population Health in Trauma and Mental Health (Chapter 12)
• Substance Use Disorders (Chapter 13)
• Infectious Diseases as a Population Health Issue (Chapter 14)

Reflect on the above reading and address the following.

• Provide a brief statement introducing the selected practice problem.
• Identify the social determinant risk factors for the selected practice problem.
• Describe a related Healthy People 2020 Goal.
• Describe one evidence-based intervention to address the Healthy People 2020 goal.
• Define one measurable objective to address the Healthy People 2020 goal.

  

 Pick any  Acute Disease  from Weeks 1-5 (See Syllabus)

Must use the sample template for your soap note, keep this template for when you start clinicals.

Follow the MRU Soap Note Rubric as a guide

Use APA format and must include minimum of 2 Scholarly Citations.

Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program)

Turn it in Score must be less than 50% or will not be accepted for credit, must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 50%. Copy paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.

The use of tempates is ok with regards of Turn it in, but the Patient History, CC, HPI, The Assessment and Plan should be of your own work and individualized to your made up patient.