Overview

A prescription is an order from a physician to a pharmacist that indicates the medication that a patient is to take. If the prescription is poorly written, this can lead to medication error. Here are some statistics:

• Medication errors occur in approximately 1 in every 5 doses given in hospitals.
• One error occurs per patient per day.
• Approximately 1.3 million injuries and 7,000 deaths occur each year in the U.S. from medication-related errors.
• Drug-related morbidity and mortality are estimated to cost $177 billion in the U.S.

These are estimates from various sources and studies and provide shocking evidence about prescriptions. It is no wonder why malpractice insurance is so expensive?

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Reply separately to two of your classmates posts (See attached classmates posts, post#1 and post#2). 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your responses should be in a well-developed paragraph (300-350 words) to each peer. Integrating an evidence-based resource!

Note: DO NOT CRITIQUE THEIR POSTS, DO NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE, just add informative content regarding to their topic that is validated via citations. 

– Utilize at least two scholarly references per peer post. 

Please, send me the two documents separately, for example one is the reply to my peers Post #1, and the second one is the reply to my other peer Post #2.

– Minimum of 300 words per peer reply.

– TURNITIN Assignment.

Background: I live in South Florida, I am currently enrolled in the Psych Mental Health Practitioner Program, I am a Registered Nurse, I work in a Psychiatric Hospital.

 

Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

Develop a 3- to 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
• Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
• Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.

Assessment 3 Instructions: Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues 

     

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     Develop a 20-minute presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length, and record a video of your presentation.
  Nurses have a powerful role in the coordination and continuum of care. All nurses must be cognizant of the care coordination process and how safety, ethics, policy, physiological, and cultural needs affect care and patient outcomes. As a nurse, care coordination is something that should always be considered. Nurses must be aware of factors that impact care coordination and of a continuum of care that utilizes community resources effectively and is part of an ethical framework that represents the professionalism of nurses. Understanding policy elements helps nurses coordinate care effectively.
  This assessment provides an opportunity for you to educate your peers on the care coordination process. The assessment also requires you to address change management issues. You are encouraged to complete the Managing Change activity.
  Completing course activities before submitting your first attempt has been shown to make the difference between basic and proficient assessment.
  Demonstration of Proficiency
  By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
   
  • Competency 2: Collaborate with patients and family to achieve desired outcomes.     
    • Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.
  • Competency 3: Create a satisfying patient experience.     
    • Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
  • Competency 4: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.     
    • Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.
  • Competency 5: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.     
    • Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.
  • Competency 6: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.     
    • Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation. Script and reference list are not submitted.
  • Preparation
    Your nurse manager has been observing your effectiveness as a care coordinator and recognizes the importance of educating other staff nurses in care coordination. Consequently, she has asked you to develop a presentation for your colleagues on care coordination basics. By providing them with basic information about the care coordination process, you will assist them in taking on an expanded role in helping to manage the care coordination process and improve patient outcomes in your community care center.
    To prepare for this assessment, identify key factors nurses must consider to effectively participate in the care coordination process.
    You may also wish to:
     
  • Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
  • Allow plenty of time to rehearse your presentation.
  • Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft presentation to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
    Recording Equipment Setup and Testing
    Check that your recording equipment and software are working properly and that you know how to record and upload your presentation. You may use Kaltura (recommended) or similar software for your audio recording. A reference page is required. However, no PowerPoint presentation is required for this assessment.
     
  • If using Kaltura, refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.
  • Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@capella.edu to request accommodations.
    Instructions
    Complete the following:
     
  • Develop a video presentation for nursing colleagues highlighting the fundamental principles of care coordination. Include community resources, ethical issues, and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. To prepare, develop a detailed narrative script. The script will be submitted along with the video.
  • Note: You are not required to deliver your presentation.
    Presentation Format and Length
    Create a detailed narrative script for your video presentation, approximately 4–5 pages in length. Include a reference list at the end of the script.
    Supporting Evidence
    Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your video. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script. Explore the resources about effective presentations as you prepare your assessment.
    Grading Requirements
    The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
     
  • Outline effective strategies for collaborating with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes.     
    • Provide, for example, drug-specific educational interventions, cultural competence strategies.
    • Include evidence that you have to support your selected strategies.
  • Identify the aspects of change management that directly affect elements of the patient experience essential to the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
  • Explain the rationale for coordinated care plans based on ethical decision making.     
    • Consider the reasonable implications and consequences of an ethical approach to care and any underlying assumptions that may influence decision making.
  • Identify the potential impact of specific health care policy provisions on outcomes and patient experiences.     
    • What are the logical implications and consequences of relevant policy provisions?
    • What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
  • Raise awareness of the nurse’s vital role in the coordination and continuum of care in a video-recorded presentation.     
    • Fine tune the presentation to your audience.
    • Stay focused on key issues of import with respect to the effects of resources, ethics, and policy on the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care.
    • Adhere to presentation best practices.
  • Additional Requirements
    Submit both your presentation video and script. The script should include a reference page. See Using Kaltura for more information about uploading multimedia files. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that both assessment deliverables are included.
    Portfolio Prompt: Save your presentation to your ePortfolio. Submissions to the ePortfolio will be part of your final Capstone course.
      
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      Scoring Guide
  Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

Read chapters 3 and 4 of the class textbook and review the PowerPoints presentations located in the PowerPoint folder.  Once done answer the following questions.

Write a one-page paper that demonstrates an understanding of the:

1. Following terms:

• Public health policy
• Politics
• Reform
• Quality of care

2. Discuss the concept of culturally competent nursing care the steps involved in policy making and the steps in the ethical decision-making process

3. Discuss how disease burden is defined and measured

4. Mention and discuss the key indicators of health used to determine health outcomes.

APA style (intext citation and reference page)

Plagiarism FREE

minimum of 800 words but no more than 1000 words. 

At least 2 references from the last 5 years.

  

Consider your learning in the course. How have you met the course objectives listed in the syllabus? Has the material in the course changed your professional practice? How might nursing theory influence your professional practice?

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.