New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies.

Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are often based on technology trends, informaticists and others have then benefited from consulting existing research to inform their thinking.

In this Assignment, you will review existing research focused on the application of clinical systems. After reviewing, you will summarize your findings. 

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on the impact of clinical systems on outcomes and efficiencies within the context of nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
• Conduct a search for recent (within the last 5 years) research focused on the application of clinical systems. The research should provide evidence to support the use of one type of clinical system to improve outcomes and/or efficiencies, such as “the use of personal health records or portals to support patients newly diagnosed with diabetes.”
• Identify and select 5 peer-reviewed articles from your research.

The Assignment: (4-5 pages)

In a 4- to 5-page paper, synthesize the peer-reviewed research you reviewed. Be sure to address the following:

• Identify the 5 peer-reviewed articles you reviewed, citing each in APA format.
• Summarize each study, explaining the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies, and lessons learned from the application of the clinical system each peer-reviewed article described. Be specific and provide examples

Skin wounds are sometimes challenging for health care providers to diagnose and treat as many have similar presentations. For advanced practice nurses, being able to identify various types of skin wounds, including whether a wound is a colonization or an infection, is critical because it impacts recommended patient care. In your role, you must be able to evaluate skin wounds, determine the diagnosis, and develop an appropriate treatment and management plan according to current evidence-based guidelines.

To prepare:

• Review Chapter 47 of the Resnick text, as well as the Burr article in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Consider how to properly diagnose skin wounds in frail elders, including how to distinguish between a colonization and infection.
• Select a type of skin wound, such as bumps, bruises, shingles, herpes, bullous pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, etc. Research the guidelines for treatment of the skin wound you selected. Reflect on how you would treat and/or dress this wound.
• Think about factors that might contribute to the development of the skin wound you selected. Consider strategies for the prevention and improvement of this type of wound.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• Explain how to properly diagnose skin wounds in frail elders, including how to distinguish between a colonization and infection.
• Describe the type of skin wound you selected.
• Explain how you would treat and/or dress this wound based on guidelines for treatment.
• Explain factors that might contribute to the development of the skin wound you selected. Include strategies for the prevention and improvement of this type of wound.

  

Florida National University 

Professor Elsa Gonzalez

Final Research Paper (Summary-Literature Review) Guidelines 

Final Paper Format:

1. Double-spaced throughout

2. All margins are to be 1 inch 

2. 12 point Font (no larger or smaller)

3. Typeface produced on a word processor “Times New Roman”.

The Final Paper must include:

1. A Title Page

2. Abstract Page

3. Body of the paper: must be a minimum of 5 pages 

and a maximum of 7 pages

4. Conclusion 

5. References page

6. In text citations for all work referred to in paper

Title Page instructions: 

Header (top right hand corner of paper – use header function on computer)

Running Head – (top left hand upper side of paper)

Title – centered on page

Student Name – centered on page

Florida National University – centered on page

Abstract instructions:

The Abstract is a summary of your paper. It must include the Hypothesis, any relevant research found, and the conclusion you have made based on this research. The abstract is to be formatted in block format (not an indented paragraph) and must include 7 – 9 complete sentences.

Please refer to pages 306 – 307 and 313 in the APA manual for a good example of an APA style paper.

 

New technology—and the application of existing technology—only appears in healthcare settings after careful and significant research. The stakes are high, and new clinical systems need to offer evidence of positive impact on outcomes or efficiencies.

Nurse informaticists and healthcare leaders formulate clinical system strategies. As these strategies are often based on technology trends, informaticists and others have then benefited from consulting existing research to inform their thinking.

In this Assignment, you will review existing research focused on the application of clinical systems. After reviewing, you will summarize your findings.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on the impact of clinical systems on outcomes and efficiencies within the context of nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
• Conduct a search for recent (within the last 5 years) research focused on the application of clinical systems.
•  The research should provide evidence to support the use of one type of clinical system to improve outcomes and/or efficiencies, such as “the use of personal health records or portals to support patients newly diagnosed with diabetes.”
• Identify and select 5 peer-reviewed articles from your research.

The Assignment: (4-5 pages)

In a 4- to 5-page paper, synthesize the peer-reviewed research you reviewed. Be sure to address the following:

• Identify the 5 peer-reviewed articles you reviewed, citing each in APA format.
• Summarize each study, explaining the improvement to outcomes, efficiencies, and lessons learned from the application of the clinical system each peer-reviewed article described. Be specific and provide examples.

 

For this Assignment, review the following:

• AWE Checklist (Level 4000)
• Walden paper template (no abstract required for AWE 4000)
• Resources on health care delivery and financing
• Resources on health care outcomes
• Your selected policy from the Week 1 Discussion. I selected the ( Needle exchange programs (some Federal funding available through CDC; approximately five states have legislation on NEPs) specific legislature i’m working on is ” (House Bill) HB 4344 Text” in West Virginia
• The Week 2 Assignment rubric

By Day 7 of Week 2

Submit a 2- to 4-page paper utilizing the selected policy from Week 1, analyzing the impact of financing and budgetary issues.

In addition to this week’s Resources, perform an informal literature search on the funding of your policy. Include at least two articles that discuss cost-effectiveness and cost controls pertaining to either your policy or nursing practices in general. Use these resources to respond to the following prompts:

• Describe how the policy is funded and annual costs of continuing the policy for the last year.
• Analyze any financial and budgetary efforts developed or being proposed to contain costs.
• Relate current cost-containment strategies, including regulations, managed care efforts, or other financial and budgetary initiatives.
• Describe how the financing of your policy impacts health outcomes and the role of the nurse in the workplace.
• Support your responses with evidence.
  • In addition to the course resources, you must use at least two articles that discuss cost effectiveness and cost conrols.

Support your ideas or those of others with references from the professional nursing literature.