The problem is pain control in dying patient or at the end of life – Hospice care

In this week’s Discussion, you shared your experiences with health care practice problems as a consumer and/or as a practitioner. Now, consider your current practice setting and think about something specific and relevant to your practice setting that you would like to see improved or changed. Interview a key leader in your practice setting who can confirm that your practice problem is one that should be addressed to enhance delivery or performance in the field. It is important to remember from the beginning that your practice problem must be measurable, and that you identify data that suggests a problem exists, and although this comes up more specifically in Week 2, it is important to consider this from the start.

This will be the problem discussed in your Practice Experience Project, Capstone Paper, and Storyboard.

By Day 4

Identify a measurable patient-centered practice problem related to quality or safety and relevant to your practice setting that you will also focus on in your Capstone Paper, and post a brief description of the problem and an explanation of why you selected it. Explain how the conversation you had with the key leader in your practice setting impacted your decision to address this particular practice problem. Be sure to support your practice problem with the literature that indicates the relevance of this problem for nursing practice. Provide evidence from your practice area and describe the data that is available.

You will not be collecting any data during the practice experience project; you will use data already available to you in your workplace or other practice setting. Think about the different kinds of data that is shared with you in your work area. For example, data may include patient satisfaction scores, medication error rates, fall, CLABSI or CAUTI rates. Analyzing the data available to you is how you will identify that a quality problem exists. Data identifies potential areas for improvement, and monitors the effectiveness of any changes. It is important to obtain baseline data before beginning a quality improvement project and to analyze results during and at the end of a project.

Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy statement. Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:

• A description of your core values
• A personal mission/vision statement
• An analysis of your CliftonStrengths Assessment summarizing the results of your profile
• A description of two key behaviors that you wish to strengthen
• A development plan that explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide examples.

My Clifton Strengths Assessment Results are below: 

My StrengthsFinder assessment went in this order from one through five. 1). Achiever is a person that take great satisfaction from being busy and productive, 2). Includer is a person that shows awareness of those who feel left out and try to include them, 3). Consistency they try to treat people the same by setting up clear rules and adhering to them, 4). Positivity these people are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do, and 5). Self-Assurance are people that can manage their own lives and possess an inner compass that gives them confidence that their decisions are right. 

Two core values that I would like to work on is positivity and innovation. The reason I would like to change my positivity is because sometimes I’m not always positive about certain situations until I can see the bigger picture.  Innovation is another thing I would like to work on because I have ideas but sometimes never really follow up through with those ideas. Simple opportunities for improvement present themselves if we just maintain an open mind (Paige, 2016). 

Two strengths that I would like to make stronger is the self-assurance and this is because I do doubt myself a lot even though it maybe something that I’m sure about. The other that I would love to strengthen is the relationship builder because I can really be bossy at time when I’m in a relationship. Nurses with high self-efficacy are more engaged in interprofessional collaboration (Costanzo et al., 2019).  

Two characteristics that I would like to improve on is to have more patience with my co-workers because I tend to not have a lot of patience when it comes to dealing with situations that I think is unnecessary. The other one that I know I need to improve is being more approachable and that may sometimes have to do with my facial expressions that people think that I’m not approachable. Being your best self means playing to your strengths at work and everywhere else (Gallup, 2019)

The purpose of this assignment is to make explicit to yourself (primarily) and the reader, your developing and evolving identity as a professional nurse, at this point in time. To do this you will write a personal story that is focused on your development and exemplifies your self-authorship of becoming a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Use this assignment as a time for self-reflection as a practitioner in nursing and tell your story based on your socialization and professional development in nursing.

Criteria for the Philosophy and Vision for Nursing assignment: 

I. Journey through your development of nursing ideals, and discuss prior notions and beliefs about nursing.

• Describe where you were when you started and became socialized into nursing.
• Reflect upon what you have learned and “unlearned” regarding your notions or beliefs about nursing.
• Describe your core values, such as: moral courage, compassion, respect, integrity and how these may have changed as you moved through your journey as a baccalaureate student.

II. Looking through a new lens as a baccalaureate prepared nurse, write a personal statement that describes your philosophy and vision for nursing. This is an opportunity to craft a clear picture of your thinking with regard to your newly earned designation as a BS prepared RN:

• Identify the major values, attributes, and concepts you now embody as critical to your development as a professional in nursing.
• Examine how your philosophy of nursing either changed or strengthened as you progressed throughout the baccalaureate nursing program. Explain how these embodied values have now changed your views of nursing.
• Identify specific principles or concepts of selected nursing theories, standards of practice and/or IOM recommendations that provide a framework for your personal philosophy of nursing and clearly state what draws you to choosing and embracing them.
• Discuss your vision for the future of nursing and where you envision nursing evolving.

This assignment is approximately 3-4 pages in length. Title page, 2-level headings, citations in text, and reference list must be in APA format.

 Patient portals and other Internet-based applications are often used in health care in the United States. These systems rely upon the commercial use of an Internet connection. Some areas cannot afford Internet or may have a cultural or religious objection to significant use of Internet applications as resources for the population being served. Discuss how this may affect the health care organization that is required to update processes in order to meet regulatory requirements. Provide supporting references for your response. PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCE AND IN-TEXT CITATION

 Due October 18 at 11:59 PM

What is a Just State?

In a 2–3-page paper, address the following:

1. Explain intersectionality
2. Explain at least one social philosophy from the textbook. For instance, you might discuss utilitarianism, Rawls, Marx, Nozick, Du Bois, King, or Beauvoir. If the theory has a clear correlate, please discuss it as well.
3. Illustrate your understanding of both the intersectional and traditional social justice approaches with examples.
4. Support your account of the theories with citations to the textbook and online lectures in correct APA format. Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.

Use the following text book as your main refrence:

 Mitchell, H. B. (2015). Roots of Wisdom: A Tapestry of Philosophical Traditions, 7th. Cengage Learning, ISBN 9781285197128