Re: Topic 1 DQ 2

GCU resources define plagiarism as the use of another person’s thoughts, words, ideas, quotations, phrases, etc. without giving proper acknowledgement to where the information came from. This could mean taking an exact quote and not giving the original author credit for it. This could mean taking some information from a source, putting it into your own words, and not citing where you got the information from. A third example of plagiarism is not citing correctly. All of these are serious offenses that could lead to failure of the assignment or more serious- getting expelled from school and not receiving your BSN. It is important to always give credit to where the credit is due. In the nursing profession, plagiarism happens quite frequently. Peggy Ward-Smith defines it as “scientific misconduct,” which includes the “fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or deception in proposing, carrying out or reporting results of research, and deliberate, dangerous or negligent deviations from accepted practice” (2016, p. 1). She continues to say that 98% of article retractions are due to plagiarism and 8.8- 26.4% of graduate nursing students self-report plagiarism (Ward-Smith, 2016). A few ways to avoid plagiarizing according to GCU resources include summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or quoting the original source, which are defined below. I plan to use all three of these things to ensure academic integrity in my work.

Summarizing is taking the original thought/idea and making it your own by using your own words. It specifically focuses on the main idea or the main argument in the piece of writing. Normally, a summary is much shorter than the original thought/idea.

Paraphrasing is when you replicate the exact content of the author’s original thought/idea using your own words. When paraphrasing, your idea should typically be just as long, if not longer than the ideas/thoughts of the original author’s.

For both summarizing and paraphrasing, you would want to say whose work you are referring to in the beginning, and at the end, you would want to source the original document.

Quoting is when you take a quote directly from the original piece of writing and put it into your paper. You would put this in quotations. It is a word for word phrase copied directly from the original author. You should not use quoting that often. It should only be used occasionally.

GCU resources also say that one thing that does not need to be cited is “common knowledge.” This refers to information that can easily be found in several sources.

In Peggy Ward-Smith’s article “Evidence-Based Nursing: When the Evidence Is Fraudulent,” she says there are two organizations that monitor publication fraud and scientific misconduct. These two organizations are: The Committee on Publication Ethics and The Retraction Watch (2016, p. 2). It is important to used evidence-based practice in the healthcare field as it allows healthcare individuals to make appropriate decisions and provide the best care possible to our patients. The initiative to use evidence-based practice began in the early 90s according to Ward-Smith (2016, p. 2). Plagiarizing can have put a negative effect on the public’s perception of nursing. If we plagiarize something, the public and our patient’s will not trust us. Being honest is part of being a good nurse in my opinion. Honesty and transparency are two things that healthcare individuals should possess, also in my opinion.

References

GCU youtube video player. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22, 2021, from https://www.gcumedia.com/youtube/v1.1/#/?list=PLIP5_iaUyziU2URMjUIHGubHcy3GvGcLj

Ward-Smith, P. (2016). Issues. Evidence-Based Nursing: When the Evidence Is Fraudulent. Urologic Nursing, 36(2), 98–99. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.7257/1053-816X.2016.36.2.98

Typically the APA Reference Page would have a centered title and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. lines of each source should be indented. It will not allow me to indent in here. Thank you. 

REQUIREMENTS:

200 WORDS

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Chapter 15: Emerging Infectious Diseases

A neighbor, who is 3 months pregnant, asks to talk to you because she has felt tired for the last 2 days, has a headache, a rash, and does not feel like eating. You take her vital signs and find that she has a low-grade fever. She has recently traveled to an area where there is risk for Zika virus disease.

To what could your neighbor have been exposed, and how could the exposure have occurred?

What advice would you give your neighbor?

Value-based care includes reducing costs, improving patient and population outcomes, and increasing patient and consumer satisfaction. Value-based care should focus on quality improvement and remain patient-centered. Ex: when a disease can be prevented, rather than treated, value increases.

Instructions

A. Create a Powerpoint presentation, including presenter notes for ​each ​slide, to inform key stakeholders about value-based care and present elements of an action plan.

Note: Presenter notes must be included for each slide to fully cover the level of explanation, analysis, and discussion necessary.

1. Provide an introduction (​suggested length of 3–4 slides​) to value-based care by doing the following:

a. Describe the elements of a value-based healthcare framework. b. Explain the benefits of value-based care for patients and populations. c. Describe the rationale for implementing value-based care in a healthcare organization.

2. Identify (​suggested length 1–2 slides​) a nursing role, using the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model” web link as a guide.

a. Describe how the advanced professional nurse could facilitate the implementation of value-based care within the role identified.

3. Summarize (​suggested length of 5–6 slides​) evidence relevant to the topic of value-based healthcare from ​five​ peer-reviewed scholarly sources published within the past ​five ​years. 4. Describe (​suggested length of 2–3 slides​) ​two​ strategies to implement value-based healthcare, or if the organization has already implemented it, describe ​two​ strategies that were used.

a. Identify key stakeholders for ​each​ strategy. b. Describe the role of ​each​ stakeholder for​ each ​strategy. c. Identify specific methods to measure the effectiveness of ​each ​strategy.

5. Using the “Value-Based Nursing Care Readiness Assessment” completed in your CPE (see the attached document), discuss (​suggested length of 4–7 slides​) the organization’s readiness for change by doing the following:

a. Summarize ​each​ assessment area in the readiness assessment: • defined need • readiness for change • leadership and management support • time, resources, and personnel • sustainment of the change

b. Discuss ​two​ organizational strengths. c. Discuss ​two​ organizational opportunities for improvement. d. Analyze your organization’s level of readiness to implement value-based care based on its readiness score.

e. Provide the completed “Value-Based Nursing Care Readiness Assessment” from your CPE.

• list of ​five​ strategies that nurses can use to support a culture of value-based care (VBC

• completed “Value-Based Nursing Care Organizational Readiness Assessment” with an interpretation and recommendations for ​five​ action items that must occur prior to implementing VBC

Value-based care includes reducing costs, improving patient and population outcomes, and increasing patient and consumer satisfaction. Value-based care should focus on quality improvement and remain patient-centered. Ex: when a disease can be prevented, rather than treated, value increases.

Instructions

A. Create a Powerpoint presentation, including presenter notes for ​each ​slide, to inform key stakeholders about value-based care and present elements of an action plan.

Note: Presenter notes must be included for each slide to fully cover the level of explanation, analysis, and discussion necessary.

1. Provide an introduction (​suggested length of 3–4 slides​) to value-based care by doing the following:

a. Describe the elements of a value-based healthcare framework. b. Explain the benefits of value-based care for patients and populations. c. Describe the rationale for implementing value-based care in a healthcare organization.

2. Identify (​suggested length 1–2 slides​) a nursing role, using the “WGU Nursing Programs Conceptual Model” web link as a guide.

a. Describe how the advanced professional nurse could facilitate the implementation of value-based care within the role identified.

3. Summarize (​suggested length of 5–6 slides​) evidence relevant to the topic of value-based healthcare from ​five​ peer-reviewed scholarly sources published within the past ​five ​years. 4. Describe (​suggested length of 2–3 slides​) ​two​ strategies to implement value-based healthcare, or if the organization has already implemented it, describe ​two​ strategies that were used.

a. Identify key stakeholders for ​each​ strategy. b. Describe the role of ​each​ stakeholder for​ each ​strategy. c. Identify specific methods to measure the effectiveness of ​each ​strategy.

5. Using the “Value-Based Nursing Care Readiness Assessment” completed in your CPE (see the attached document), discuss (​suggested length of 4–7 slides​) the organization’s readiness for change by doing the following:

a. Summarize ​each​ assessment area in the readiness assessment: • defined need • readiness for change • leadership and management support • time, resources, and personnel • sustainment of the change

b. Discuss ​two​ organizational strengths. c. Discuss ​two​ organizational opportunities for improvement. d. Analyze your organization’s level of readiness to implement value-based care based on its readiness score.

e. Provide the completed “Value-Based Nursing Care Readiness Assessment” from your CPE.

• list of ​five​ strategies that nurses can use to support a culture of value-based care (VBC

• completed “Value-Based Nursing Care Organizational Readiness Assessment” with an interpretation and recommendations for ​five​ action items that must occur prior to implementing VBC