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Your written assignment this week is to reflect on a video and an article. In each tragic case discuss what lead to error in the system. In a paragraph or two reflect on how you might practice differently based on what you have learned in this module.

Video Example

Article Example

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

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Go to the March of Dimes website and find the professional resources. Find their online education and print materials.

After exploring the available resources, select a topic that is important to you. Write a 1 – 2 page paper discussing best practices related to perinatal health. Be sure to correctly format your paper using APA format.

     

Cover page is complete per APA format,   sources are cited throughout the body of the paper, and references are   correctly formatted per APA format, using proper grammar, punctuation,   spelling, sentence structure and word usage. The entire paper shows detail to   the topic, and the sentences flow well from one thought to the next.

A minimum of 3 appropriate references are   used, including the March of Dimes website. Use the reference list supplied

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The topic selected will address something   that was seen by the student at the OB clinical site.

The patient’s situation needs to be   introduced into the paper. The patient will be referred by initials only. 

The topic selected addresses best practices   related to prenatal or perinatal health, or prevention/ reduction of prenatal   and perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States, and is clearly   introduced in the introductory paragraph.

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Risk factors related to the topic are   included.

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Preventative measures related to the topic   are included.

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Common medical and nursing care and   management are clearly and correctly outlined, and best practices identified.   

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Teaching topics important to the patient and   the family are clearly and correctly outlined.

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The topic is clearly summarized in the   closing paragraph.

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Total

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Lewin’s Theory consists of three stages – Unfreezing, change, and refreeze. The initial stage of unfreezing involves finding a process which is no longer productive and needs to be changed. The second stage in Lewin’s Theory is the change. This is the step most people would find difficult. It actually involves a change which is not always easy. The last step in the process is the refreeze. This stage is when the new process becomes a standard of practice (Currentnursing.com, 2011).

The Adaptation Model of Nursing, developed by Sister Callista Roy in 1976, involves asking three questions: Who is the focus of nursing care? What is the target of nursing care? When is nursing care indicated (Nursing-theory.org, n.d.)? By asking these three question Sister Roy is taking on the patient in a holistic manner. She recognizes the basic needs of the human while also taking into consideration their social integrity. She also understands that the roles change often throughout one’s lifetime and that the nursing care provided needs to adapt or change along with it. She recognizes that nursing should not be rigid but instead we are nurses should remain fluid, continually changing and adapting to our patient’s needs holistically.

For my evidence-based practice (EBP) I would choose to use Lewin’s Theory. This change recognizes that something is needing change which would be the lack of education regarding lead prevention, changing how the parents and families are being educated, and then refreezing this change to make it standard practice. But I also would like to combine these two practices and recognize the fact that nursing is fluid. While the changed practice may work initially, it is always important to take a step back and revisit the practice in question later. Healthcare practices and interventions change daily and because of this, we need to be open to change.

When I was talking with my mentor, she said she did not use a specific nursing practice. She said she was a “go with the flow” kind of person and just adapted to things as they needed it (V. Mouser, personal communication, 2019). She said when she realized a patient was not understanding her or needed to be told things in a different way, she would change her tactic and try to figure out what worked best for her and her patients. If I were to analyze this statement, it would seem to me she was using the Adaptation Model of Nursing but just did not know it.

Currentnursing.com. (2011, Sept.). Change theory. Retrieved from           http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/change_theory.html

Nursing-theory.org. (n.d.). Sister Callista Roy – nursing theorist. Retrieved from http://nursing-          theory.org/nursing-theorists/Sister-Callista-Roy.php

 I need 3-4 powerpoint slides on these two subtopics – 1. Consider the nurse’s role in caring for people of this culture (Chinese Culture). 2.Consider what issues the patient or family might encounter in our health system because of their beliefs. How can your health promotion topic best be communicated to this group? What changes or adaptations might you have to consider?  with slide for apa citation?

 

Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions:

1. Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students.
2. Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.
3. With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?