Category: Nursing homework help

Create a concept map for one of the topics from the list below:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Insipidus
Hyperthyroidism vs. Hypothyroidism
Metabolic Syndrome
Cushing’s Syndrome
The content of the concept map must include:
pathophysiology
definition
etiology
risk factors (genetic predisposition and environment factors if applicable)
causative factors
common signs and symptoms for the disease
labs & diagnostic tests
nursing interventions
medical treatment
complications of the disease
patient & family education
4-6 references using APA 7th ed. format

Reflect on the study plan you created in NRNP 6665. Did you accomplish your SMART goals? What areas of focus still present opportunities for growth?
Revise your study plan summarizing your current strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Develop 3–4 new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.
Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.

Quality and Sustainability Assignment: Part 2
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PART-1
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to determine what is needed to promote successful implementation and sustainability of a quality or safety program for your selected health care entity/issue.
General Guidelines: SEE ATTACHED
Full Directions ATTACHED:

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of collaborating with physician organizations when pursuing FPA legislation.

Rationale must be provided
400 words
Minimum of two scholarly references in APA format within the last five years published
Less than 10 % plagiarism

Discuss examples of internal and external factors that impact an organization and its ability to change
Describe the characteristics of S.M.A.R.T. goals
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

*NURSING
You will critically appraise a research design
APA
5pg excluding the title, abstract and references
min 3 references (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
Content Requirements:
You will select one research report with a qualitative design and one with quantitative design and answer the following questions regarding the following categories:
Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative Research
Briefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.
Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.
Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.
Communicate how this research design used in research.
The study, sampling, data collection, analysis, rigor, findings and limitations
Identify the purpose of the study.
Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.
Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.
Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.
Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria.
Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing.
Discuss what you understand by the term Quantitative Research – Use the following dot points to guide your discussion (give reasons for your argument and support with references):
Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.
Identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a quantitative research approach
Differentiate between observational and interventional research designs and also between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.
Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.
Communicate how this research design used in research.
Critique the Quantitative Research Report – Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):
The study
Identify the purpose and design of the study.
Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.
Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.
Sampling
Explain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.
Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Data collection
Briefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).
Define the terms validity and reliability and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.
Data analysis
Outline how the data were analyzed.
Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.
Findings and limitations
Briefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the study
Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.

Assignment: National Patient Safety Goal
This assignment will be done in the classroom with discussion to follow.
1. Read the following chapter from the book, “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses” and provide a brief overview.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2681/
2. List the National Patient Safety Goals from the Joint Commission’s website appropriate to the long-term care environment and what precautions should the nurse take relative to EACH safety goal?
https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2022/npsg_chapter_alc_jan2022.pdf
3. From the book, “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses,” select one other chapter to read and provide a brief overview. Apply the main concepts to the long-term care facility environment. This could be a situation from work or from school or a personal experience.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
4. Select a Speak Up brochure developed by The Joint Commission. Follow this link to the proper website: https://www.jointcommission.org/topics/speak_up_campaigns.aspx and answer the following questions.
a. Identify the brochure you chose and the demographic it applies to. Who else can utilize this information?
b. Why is the brochure you chose important?
c. What was done well? What could be improved?
d. How will patient safety be improved from the chosen brochure?
e. Discuss how current nursing or healthcare-related research supports the information presented in the brochure.
Title
Assignment: National Patient Safety Goal
Put X in box to correspond with the SLO (s)
Put X in box to correspond with the Competency (s)
Knowledge/Practice/Ethical Comportment
K
P
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Student Learning Outcome(s)
Patient-Centered Care
Communication Skills

Nursing Process
Learning Needs
Technology
Documentation
Informatics
Nursing Judgment
Prioritization
Nursing Judgment
Professionalism
Professionalism
Ethical/Legal
Quality Improvement
Patient Care Concerns
Systems
Safety
x
Patient Complications
Safe Nursing
x
x
x
Teamwork/Collaboration
Communication
Conflict Recognition
Managing Care
Managing Care of the Individual Patient
Assign/Monitor
Where should this assignment be used:
Classroom
X
Clinical Setting
X
Independent Study
X
Online/Web Based
X
Skills Lab
Simulation

Revised from Linda Caputi © (What type of assignment is this?)
Patient Care Assignment
Non-Patient Care Assignments
Patient Care
The assignments are related to the student while providing patient care in the clinical setting.
Example: Concept mapping care for one or multiple patients.
Thinking Focused
Assignments encourages critical thinking and clinical reasoning and teaches students to think like a nurse.
Patient Focused
The student focuses on specific aspects of patient care such as safety, falls, diabetes, other diseases, etc.
Systems Focused
Assignments help the student understand the clinical world, the nurse’s work therein, and the effect of the system on the nurse and the patient. Example: How the system completes medication administration from order to delivery to patient.
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ANSWER OUTLINE.
**Assignment Overview:**
Your assignment appears to be focused on patient safety and quality improvement in a long-term care environment. You are required to read specific chapters from the book “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses” and select a Speak Up brochure developed by The Joint Commission. Here’s how you can approach each part of the assignment:
**1. Read Chapter from the Book:**
– Access the provided link to the chapter in the book “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.”
– Provide a brief overview of the chapter. Summarize the main points and key concepts discussed in the chapter related to patient safety and quality improvement. Highlight any evidence-based practices or recommendations mentioned.
**2. National Patient Safety Goals:**
– Visit The Joint Commission’s website and identify the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) that are relevant to the long-term care environment. These goals are designed to improve patient safety and quality of care.
– For each identified NPSG, discuss what precautions nurses should take in a long-term care facility to ensure compliance and promote patient safety. Provide practical examples and considerations.
**3. Apply Concepts to Long-Term Care:**
– Select another chapter from the book “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.”
– Provide a brief overview of this chapter and its main concepts.
– Apply the concepts discussed in the chapter to the long-term care facility environment. Describe how these concepts can be applied in a real-life situation in a long-term care setting, either from your own experience or a hypothetical scenario.
**4. Speak Up Brochure Analysis:**
– Choose a Speak Up brochure from The Joint Commission’s website. Specify which brochure you selected and the demographic it applies to.
– Explain why the chosen brochure is important in promoting patient safety and quality care.
– Evaluate the brochure by discussing what was done well and what could be improved in terms of content and design.
– Explain how the information presented in the brochure can contribute to improving patient safety.
– Discuss how current nursing or healthcare-related research supports the information provided in the brochure.
Make sure to format your paper in APA style and cite any sources you use for references. This approach should help you complete each part of your assignment effectively.

Respond to the following two-part question in a minimum of 175 words:
Part 1:
Click on the “Sacred Sites” link. Select a sacred place by clicking on one of the bubbles on the map. Keep looking until you find one that appeals to you. Write a few sentences (or more if you like) explaining why you liked this sacred site: Sacred Sites From Around the World. (Some, but not all of these sites can work for the Week Five Outline Summative.)
Part 2:
Have you ever visited a place that can be considered sacred? Do you consider your experience there sacred? What is it that made the location sacred or not?
Can secular places and objects be sacred? Discuss why or why not.
Use examples from this week’s reading in your response.

Case Study: You are called to a postpartum room and find Michael, a two-hour-old infant, irritable and spitting up copious amounts of formula. You do not know the maternal history, so you advise the mother that you would like to return the baby to the nursery for assessment and monitoring. In the medical record, you focus on the prenatal history and find the mother had an addiction to opioids with her last pregnancy but denied drug use with this pregnancy. You witness the baby having some significant tremors, vital signs: T (axillary) – 36.0, RR- 78, HR- 166, and the infant is alert, irritable, and does not console easily. The infant is constantly moving and sucking vigorously on the pacifier.
What do you think is occurring with the infant?
What lab test can be ordered to confirm your suspected diagnosis?
What interventions can be implemented to treat this infant?
At least 120 words and address all questions. Thank you.

Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met. Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.
Attached you can find the rubric to follow up in this assigment