Triage involves the rapid assessment and prioritization of patients. Compare the three-tiered system of triage to the Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) triage philosophy. Imagine that you are the Triage Nurse during an MCI. How will you categorize the following patients using the MCI triage philosophy? Explain your answer. Are there any ethical issues that should be considered?

• 10-year-old boy with massive head injury, no spontaneous breathing, BP 60 palp
• 22-year-old female with a close fracture of the left arm
• 60-year-old male with a laceration in the leg complaining of shortness of breath
• 15-year-old girl with glass embedded in the eyes
• 52-year-old male with a pulse of 30 and a blood pressure of 70/30 

 

The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN-BSN

2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.

3.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span.

Purpose

This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

• CO 3: Identify ethical issues common to research involving human subjects. (PO 6)
• CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)

Discussion

We begin our journey into discovering the new world of research and evidence-based practice (EBP) by exploring our past. After completing the required readings and lesson, answer the following:

• Explain how research has evolved since the Florence Nightingale era.
• Discuss how research and EBP are different; include how you believe research supports EBP for nursing.
• Describe one past/historical unethical breach of research conduct; then, share how you would ensure care of a study participant using one ethical or legal research consideration (guideline/principle)

Hello Class,
Why should nurses incorporate research? How could it (or does it?) impact your nursing practice?  Think about these questions as you complete the assigned readings this week.  Our profession was founded by Florence Nightingale, who was not just our nursing pioneer, but a researcher, too. In the last few years, we have seen many trends pushing nurses to have a professional practice based on evidence.  With that as our beginning, consider our week’s discussion:

1. How has research evolved since Florence Nightingale?

2. How are research and EBP different and how does research support EBP?

3.  Unfortunately, despite the positive impact research and EBP has, there have been major cases of research misconduct.  Please choose one historical case and how you would engage in ethical treatment of a research participant.

Professor’s comment: This week, we will meet the following course outcomes:

• Identify ethical issues common to research involving human subjects. 
• Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. 

You may begin posting in this thread no sooner than the first Sunday of week one. Posts prior to this time will not receive credit. I look forward to your thoughts!   Dr. Smailes

references: Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

This textbook is available as an e-book and can be accessed from the module view.

Assignment:

• Explore the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) website: http://www.ninr.nih.gov/ Review their publication Bringing science to life: NINR strategic plan (2011, p. 7) to identify the current priorities for nursing research. Do you agree with the priorities or would you recommend addition or elimination of some of the priorities? What effect do the nursing research priorities have on nursing researchers?
• What criteria must be met in order to consider a practice, evidence-based? Provide examples. Explain the role quality plays in evidence-based practice? 
• Based on the information you’ve learned to this point, write a research proposal that relates to the topics you chose for a previous assignment. Be sure to include the following information in your proposal:
  • Hypothesis
  • Theory
  • Design model
  • Method
  • Anticipated results
  • Potential Dissemination Avenues 

The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.

  

Tappen, R. (2016). Advanced nursing research: From theory to practice (2nd ed). Burlington, MA. Jones and Bartlett Publishing.