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(NURS 6053 Module 2 Discussion) Quite often, nurse leaders are … with ethical dilemmas, such as those … with choices between competing needs and … resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a balance between the needs of the or...

(NURS 6053 Module 2 Assignment) Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reduct...

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if … successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders … often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention … primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system....

Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach … a three … one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts … population health, … patient experience, and lower healthcare costs. More recently, this approach has … Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures … the organizational level, and organizations have increasingly … to EBP to inform and justify these decisions...

(NURS 6052 Module 1 Discussion) March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “… up” and left home to take on the world. When the Affordable Care Act was … , it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP … significantly. Application of EBP spread to … health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP. In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. Yo...

Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”? When you first … to work for your current organization, … colleagues may have … with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even … an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help you perform your new role. Over time and with experience, perhaps you recognized aspects of these pr...

When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused … color options and sound systems. The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) form...

(NURS 6052 Module 3 Assignment) Your quest to purchase a new car begins with an identification of the factors important to you. As you conduct a search of cars that rate high on those factors, you collect evidence and try to understand the extent of that evidence. A report that suggests a certain make and model of automobile has high mileage is encouraging. But who produced that report? How valid is it? How was the data collected, and what was the sample size? In this Assignment, you will de...

Realtors rely on detailed property appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers and sellers to set prices and initiate offers. Research appraisal is not that different. The critical appraisal process utilizes formal appraisal tools to assess the results of research to determine value to the context at hand. Evidence-based practitioners often present these findings to make the case for specific ...

(NURS 6052 Module 5 Discussion) Changes in culture and technology have … in patient populations that are often well … and … , even before consulting or considering a healthcare need … by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges, as illnesses and treatments can become complex. What has your experience been with patient involvement in treatment or healthcare decision...

The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare practitioners collect evidence to support decisions in pursuit of specific healthcare outcomes. In this Assignment, you will identify an issue or opportunity for change within your healthcare organization and propose an idea for a change in practice sup...

As your EBP skills grow, you may … called upon to share your expertise with others. While EBP practice is often … with unique outcomes in mind, EBP practitioners who share their results can both add to the general body of knowledge and serve as an advocate for the application of EBP. In this Discussion, you will explore strategies for disseminating EBP within your organization, community, or industry.

The dissemination of EBP results serves multiple important roles. Sharing results makes the case for your decisions. It also adds to the body of knowledge, which creates opportunities for future practitioners. By presenting results, you also become an advocate for EBP, creating a culture within your organization or beyond that informs, educates, and promotes the effective use of EBP.

SYC 290N Week 1 Graded Discussion Topic 1 Theories help us to understand human development and help us to organize research. Because there is no single unified theory about how we develop, we will study the psychosexual, learning, cognitive, biological, and ecological theories. Review these theories in Chapter 2, and state your opinion on which one is the best. Explain why you chose this theory. PSYC 290N Week 1 Graded Discussion Topic 2 A huge amount of research has been done about pre...

oung infants need sufficient stimulation and order in their environments to maximize the early period of rapid growth. Give an example of some type of stimulation that can be used by caregivers to invigorate the brain’s ability to respond to experiences. PSYC 290N Week 2 Graded Discussion Topic 2 One of the areas of social and emotional development studied by developmental psychologists is the concept of infant attachment to a parent or caregiver. The process of attachment typically occu...

Parents like to think that they are the only influence in their child’s development, but what about peers? What role do they play in the development of a school-age child? What factors influence with whom a child makes friends?

We have learned about the large amount of physical and cognitive changes that occur during the first year of life. Adolescence is another time of profound physical and psychological change. Specifically, what are these changes, and what factors influence them? You may want to think back on your adolescence. How did you experience this change? How did your family and friends react to them? We will also discuss what the research tells us about the developmental changes of adolescence.

The stereotype of an adolescent is that of a rebellious youth, yet the text seems to feel that adolescence isn’t necessarily that way. It contends that the great majority of adolescents today are relatively happy and enjoy generally positive family relationships. Does that ring true for you? Were you happy? Do you enjoy positive family relationships? Is an adolescent rebellion avoidable?

What are the challenges and emotional tasks of young adulthood? Are they the same as those that your grandparents faced? What about young adults living in different cultures? This section lists options that can be used to view responses.