Develop a research paper of eight pages in length, typed, double-spaced, exclusive of references. References are to be cited using the APA format. Identify a health behavior (PROCRASTINATION) that significantly affects health status in a particular group of people. Review the professional literature (Introduction to Health Behavior Theory 2nd Edition by Joana Hayden) to determine how researchers have applied health behavior models to explain this health behavior. References must be from professional/academic sources. Compare and contrast how AT LEAST two of the following health behavior models are applied to the health behavior; The Health Belief Model, The Transtheoretical Model, The Theory of Planned Behavior, Social Cognitive Theory, The Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping. Include: Thesis: Original thoughts regarding the utility and application of the models to the health behavior Introduction to the Health Behavior and its significance ( one paragraph) Description of the models being compared including constructs and application to the Health Behavior ( at least one reference for each application) At least five original comparisons that support your thesis Conclusion: recapitulation of the thesis Reference page RUBRIC Present evidence of high prevalence. Clear explanation of the distribution of the behavior by gender, age, ethnicity, income and other important variables. Include behavioral, occupational and environmental risk factors. Correctly identify risk factors. Include multiple credible sources. Use analytical epidemiology to describe significant differences in risk as a result of the health behavior. Clearly describe knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values that impact the health behavior. Clearly describe environmental factors beyond risk factors, include public policy implications. Clearly apply an appropriate health behavior model and supports the application with professional literature Prioritize preventive measures by impact and strength of evidence
Section 5 of Major Assessment 7: Using an Epidemiological Approach to Critically Analyze a Population Health Problem
DNP-prepared nurses are expected to effectively use research methods to analyze data, “design evidence-based interventions, [and] predict and analyze outcomes…,” (AACN, 2006, p. 11).
Every research design requires you to evaluate your results. Epidemiologic studies are no different. In Week 7, you explored how using causal models can assist with evaluating the data analysis section of a study. In this week’s Discussion, you explored how epidemiological data are used to substantiate or negate the need for screening programs; evaluation is critical to ensure the data are sound and suitable as the basis for such decisions. As these experiences demonstrate, if the results of a study are not evaluated, they cannot be used to improve population health.
As you begin working on Assignment 4, Section 5 of the Major Assessment 7 paper, consider how you would evaluate the anticipated results of your population health intervention developed in Sections 3 and 4 of Assignment 4. As noted in the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, as a DNP-prepared nurse, you are expected to predict and analyze outcomes and then design evidence-based interventions based on your analysis. This Assignment provides you with an opportunity to practice that skill.
Begin developing Section 5, which is due by Friday 4/27/18 at 5pm
- Review the Major Assessment Overview (see attached file, section 5 highlighted in yellow).
- Review Exhibit 8–7: The Four Stages of Evaluation on page 400 of Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. In addition, review the articles in the Learning Resources that describe program evaluation in various settings.
The four stages of evaluation are:
Formative Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
Outcome Evaluation
Section 5: Evaluation
To Complete:
In 3-page, write the following section of your paper:
1) An Introduction ending with a purpose statement (e.g. the purpose of this paper is…)
2) An evaluation plan based upon the health outcome that you have chosen and your anticipated results (please select the best method for evaluating the effect of the intervention out of the 4 methods mentioned above).
3) A conclusion.
APA format required and minimum of 4 scholarly required from the list of required readings below
P.S. The content must be of a professional portfolio quality; it must address every major subsection in the assignment; selects most appropriate evaluation method for the project and fully and clearly describes the method for evaluating the effect of the intervention using advanced critical thinking skills; demonstrates an applied level of understanding through reflections supported by the literature about the content area. Excels in meeting expectations for graduate-level work.
Required Readings
Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Chapter 10, “Data Interpretation Issues”
Chapter 11, “Screening for Disease in the Community”
Chapter 11 examines aspects of screening for disease, including characteristics of a good screening test and how screening programs can be evaluated.
Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L. & Horowitz, M. R. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 13, “Decision Support”
This chapter addresses measurement and analysis tools used to support decision making for improvement, accountability, and research related to population health. The three main purposes of measurement in population health (improvement, accountability, research) provide the framework for this chapter.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). A framework for program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
The CDC provides this framework for program evaluation. Review the information presented as you prepare for Assignment 4.
Association for Community Health Improvement. (2006). Planning, assessment, outcomes & evaluation resources. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20130709124030/http://www.communityhlth.org/
communityhlth/resources/planning.html
Explore the many resources available for program evaluation. These resources will inform for Assignment 4.
Rural Health Information Hub. Retrieved from: fromhttps://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/health-promotion/4/types-of-evaluation
The downfall of many quality improvement initiatives is the inability to sustain improvements. Last week, you considered the use of evidence-based practice models as a method for sustaining practice changes to improve quality. This week’s Discussion builds on those concepts of sustainability. You evaluate measurement mechanisms and explore strategies that leadership and improvement teams can use to sustain improvement efforts.
To prepare:
- Review the evaluation tools presented in the Learning Resources and how the tools can be used to promote sustainability.
- Select a measurement mechanism that can be used to evaluate your quality improvement initiative. You may wish to conduct additional research on the use of measurement mechanisms to sustain outcomes of improvement initiatives.
- Consider the influence of leadership and improvement teams in sustaining improvement efforts. Ask yourself: What specific strategies can leaders and my improvement team use to sustain our improvement initiative?
By tomorrow Wednesday February 7, 2018 by 12 noon, post a minimum of 550 words essay in APA format with at least 2 references from the list below. Include the levels one headings as numbered below:
post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:
1) Evaluate the influence of leadership and improvement teams in sustaining improvement efforts.
2) Present a succinct analysis of three or more strategies leaders and teams can use in your response.
Required Readings
Richardson, A., & Storr, J. (2010). Patient safety: A literative review on the impact of nursing empowerment, leadership and collaboration [corrected] [published erratum appears in INT NURS REV 2010 Mar;57(1):158]. International Nursing Review, 57(1), 12–21. doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00757.x
This article analyzes how nurses can improve patient safety. It identifies certain knowledge gaps that inhibit nurses’ ability to improve patient safety that must be addressed before they can effectively make contributions.
Bigelow, L., Wolkowski, C., Baskin, L., & Gorko, M. (2010). Lean Six Sigma: Sustaining the gains in a hospital laboratory. Clinical Leadership & Management Review, 24(3), 1–14.
In this article, a health care organization uses Lean Six Sigma to improve performance, but it does not initially achieve the desired results. It then utilizes an Operational Performance Improvement office from within the organization to receive better training in Lean Six Sigma and it is finally able to improve performance.
Murphree, P., Vath, R. R., & Daigle, L. (2011). Sustaining Lean Six Sigma projects in health care. Physician Executive, 37(1), 44–48.
The authors of this article consider ways to keep Lean Six Sigma projects operating instead of closing them. They distinguish between closing and controlling, the latter being the last phase in Lean Six Sigma. According to the authors, many organizations close Lean Six Sigma projects when they should be controlling them.
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement: Organizational change. Baltimore: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.
This video examines factors that enhance and impede organizational change. Dr. Wooden and Dr. Freshman discuss change models that can be used to manage the change process and to assist individuals through the transition period
PLEASE ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN A WELL-WRITTEN OPEN ENDED RESPONSE. CITE REFERENCES IF USED (APA FORMAT)
1. Provide examples of clinical outcome measures. Why are these measures important for improving clinical care? What are the important features of effective outcome measures?
2. Customer satisfaction measures have become much more important to healthcare organizations in recent years. Why are these measures important? How do organizations determine their performance relative to competitors?
3. Define the concept of the Electronic Health Record. How are EHRs at the heart of a clinical improvement system?
4.The Donabedian Model uses three types of measures in quality work to examine health services and evaluate quality of care. The information gathered are from three measures: structure, process, and outcomes. Define and describe the difference between each and provide an example of each.
5.What is “systems thinking”? Why is the concept important in quality improvement?
6.Define special cause and common cause variation. How do they differ? What approaches are taken to eliminate these causes of variation?
7.Describe the Lean Improvement Cycle. Give an example of how the cycle would be applied in a healthcare setting (clinic, physician’s office, hospital, long term care facility).
8. Why do practitioners resist efforts at standardization? How does standardization help the problems facing the healthcare system of high cost and poor quality?
9.What is Value Stream Mapping? How is this tool used in a Lean Improvement Cycle?
10.How are Clinical Practice Guidelines examples of standardization? Discuss three benefits of CPGs in the healthcare delivery system.
11.STEEEP is the acronym used for the IOM’s healthcare industry goals and represents care that is Safe, Timely, Efficient, Effective, Equitable, and Patient-Centered. Provide an example of each of the 6 AIMS. Why are these concepts important for healthcare practitioners?
12. Describe Shewhart’s PDSA cycle. How is it applied to quality improvement in healthcare?
13.What are the major steps in the Plan phase of PDSA? Which lean tools might be involved in this phase?
14.Name three challenges to CPG implementation and describe how they create barriers to implementation.
15.What are “never events”? How are they being used in healthcare to promote quality care?
16. What is an “episode of care”. How does this concept apply to CPG development?
Please put all three assignments on serpate word documentsDiscussion oneVisit theQuality Check page(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.https://www.qualitycheck.org/ of The Joint Commission website enterMount Sinai One Gustave L. Levy PlaceNew York NY the second one is New york presbyterian brooklyn methodist 506 Sixth Street Brooklyn NY 11215and select search. Take the following steps to find two health care organizations:Identify two health care organizations that show a need for improvement in one specific area. Note that you may find a hospital that has achieved a high score. However there is always room for improvement.After reviewing your findings state the National Safety Goals and National Quality Improvement Goals where the facilities needed to improve. Compare and contrast the differences between the two facilities. In addition list two recommendations that you feel would improve that particular area.Discussion TwoAfter reading Chapters 3 and 4 you should be familiar with the many stakeholders involved in the health care system. In the early 70s legislation was created for the establishment of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) in an attempt to reduce health care costs due to the excessive spending of the fee-for-service health plans. Considering the reason for their creation discuss your opinion regarding why managed care organizations did or did not have the intended effect. List two examples that prove your point.Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford UniversityUse this as one of the sourceshttps://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/evaluating-negotiating-payment-optionsASSIGNMENTThere is a templete attached please use it for this assignmentMost people have experienced frustration when talking with customer service at least once. Often organizations provide satisfaction surveys to customers in order to evaluate their experience. In the health care field accrediting agencies require providers to measure patient satisfaction through surveys. You will be using theCustomer Satisfaction Improvement Plan template(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.document to enter all of your information. Note: If you have responded substantively to each of the content items within the template of the assignment the template document should be between three and four pages.
Wk 5 Individual: Preparing for Working in Teams [due Day#]
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Collaboration is everywhere, especially in the health care industry. It is important to learn how to work and communicate in a collaborative environment. As you progress through your program, you will experience learning teams in your courses. Learning teams provide you with valuable experiences that will prepare you for working collaboratively in the health care industry.
Navigate to the University Library homepage.
Locate the Learning Team Toolkit on the upper right side of the homepage.
Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that identifies the Learning Team resources provided by the University and the importance of working effectively in a team. A presentation format has been provided for this assignment; however, you may choose to format your presentation in another professional manner.
Include the following in your presentation:
Slide One: Title Slide
· Title of presentation
· Your name
· Course abbreviation and course number
· Due date
· Your facilitator’s name
Slide Two: Introduction
· Describe what the Learning Team Toolkit is.
· Provide screenshots of the Learning TeamToolkit.
Slides Three and Four: Review the Learning Team Charter
· Explain the importance of the Learning Team Charter.
· Why is it created?
· Why is it important in collaborative environments?
· How can it be used during team conflicts?
· Why is it important to communicate with your faculty?
Slides Five and Six: Review the Learning Team Evaluation
· Explain the importance of the Learning Team Evaluation form.
· Why is it important to rate the members of your team?
· Why is it important that your faculty know how you would rate your team members?
Slide Seven: Learning Team Toolkit Resources
· Explain the resources available in the LearningTeam Toolkit.
Slide Eight: Importance of Team Work
· Explain the importance of team work in education and the workplace.
· Identify some strategies you would use when working in a team.
· Identify effective communication you would use when working in a team.
Slide Nine: References
· Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
· Format your references according to APA guidelines.
Note: Speaker notes are to be provided for each slide. Refer to the “Tutorial: Adding Speaker Notes to Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentations” document for more information on how to add speaker notes to your presentation.
Note: The University’s Center for Writing Excellence provides samples of different deliverables. Under Samples, you will find a sample Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to use as a reference while creating your presentation.
Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your presentation.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines. Include a title slide, detailed speaker notes, and a reference slide.
Submit your assignment.
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The chosen topic is listed below. The outline and annotated bibliography are attached. Can be done in either a research paper format, or in powerpoint format.
The Final Project should demonstrate an understanding of the reading assignments, class discussions, your own research and the application of new knowledge. It should utilize previous skills developed in foundational health care courses and apply them within the context and viewpoint of a health care administrator and their role in managing health and human services.
For the Final Project, select one of the following topics and conduct scholarly and professional research while integrating the course’s learning outcomes to address a selected topic:
- Examine the financial characteristics of health care delivery along with managing costs, revenues, and human resources.
- Research RequirementsAcademic research and papers must meet certain standards of quality that are recognized by the academic community. What constitutes quality academic research?
- The use of primary (original), credible sources written by experts in the field of study.
- Ensuring secondary sources are supported by research in primary sources.
- Making sure all research is relevant and that material used is pertinent to the area of study.
- In graduate work, the use of peer-reviewed journal articles (journal articles reviewed by recognized experts in the relevant field of study) is required.
- Keep in mind that educational websites may be appropriate, in some cases, but should be evaluated carefully.
- Encyclopedias
- Dictionaries
- Wikipedia, other wikis, or blogs
- Websites and other sources that do not provide quality researched materials (e.g., they do not use credible sources to support the information in the document).
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment: • Assess quality and techniques for improving quality and safety. Course outcome addressed in this Assignment: HA540-3: Research methods of assessing quality and techniques for improving quality and safety Instructions: In this assignment, you will be researching dimensions of quality and safety in healthcare, specifically long-term care, and how various industries can apply these concepts to improve operations. ● Using the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website, research one nursing home that displays a low level of quality as indicated by their Five Star Rating* ○ The nursing home should display a low level of quality (-2 star rating) ○ The nursing home should display a low level of safety ● Provide a general overview of the nursing home (e.g., name, location, bed size, ownership, etc.) ● Discuss the quality performance of the nursing home as evident by its most recent health care inspection (e.g., deficiencies, citations, financial penalties, etc.). This can be accomplished by thoroughly reading the nursing home’s statement of deficiencies and plan of action to correct quality deficiencies (CMS Form 2567). ● Discuss the safety performance of the nursing home as evident by its most recent life safety inspection (e.g., life safety citations, financial penalties, etc.). This can be accomplished by thoroughly reading the nursing home’s life safety code statement of deficiencies and plan of action. ● Discuss appropriate techniques that you would use to improve quality in the nursing home. ● Discuss appropriate techniques that you would use to improve safety in the nursing home. ● Be sure to include details about the deficiencies that you found. ● Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below: ○ 3-4 page paper excluding front and back matter (APA standards apply). ○ Internal organizational memorandum. ○ Infographic 2 Kaplan University School of Health Sciences HA540 Unit 7 Assignment COURSE # ○ Power Point presentation for a Board of Directors (10-12 slides; speaker notes as needed to support assertions). ○ 7-10 minute public service announcement (using a free online voice recorder such as vocaroo.com) ○ Video newscast (using a free online video recorder such as YouTube.com)(e.g., entertainment talk show, television commentary, interview-style, news reporting, etc.). ○ The use of first person is permitted for this assignment (excluding option 1). ● APA formatting (e.g., title page, conclusion, reference page, etc.) should not be used. •You can select any nursing home published on the Medicare Hospital Compare website. To narrow your selection, consider researching nursing homes in your community, previous places of residence, employers, competitors, or even a nursing home you would like to network with someday. References: http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search. html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/cms2567.pdfhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nnhs.htm Submitting your work: Submit your Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox. For instructions on submitting your work, view the Dropbox Guide located under Academic Tools at the top of your unit page. Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” from Doc Sharing to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.
Write a proposal paper (1,250-1,500 words) for a major change project that you would like to lead.
Identify a health care issue that interests you and explain why.
Develop a rationale using evidence-based research, including:
The background
Statistical findings
Probable stakeholders
Logical conclusions
Design an implementation plan for the project, including:
A communications plan
Creation of a design and implementation team by roles
List the strategies you would use to lead the team to success and identify potential obstacles that may be faced, along with plans to deal with them.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
3806NRS: Professional Nursing Practice- Professional Practice Portfolio Assignment Help
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TASK RATIONALE / AIM:
According to the Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2017), to provide safe, effective nursing care, nurses must maintain capability for practice through lifelong learning and professional development (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA], 2017).
This assessment is designed to provide you with the understanding and skills required to develop a professional practice portfolio which can evidence your capability for practice as a Registered Nurse. This assessment will address learning outcomes 1 and 3.
TASK INSTRUCTIONS:
This task comprises three components.
1. Professional practice portfolio use
Professional practice portfolios are asserted to be beneficial to demonstrate the capability for professional nursing practice.
A. Describe a professional practice portfolio and the recommended components.
B. Present a written argument for the use of a professional practice portfolio to demonstrate professional nursing practice. This argument should demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the issues; include why portfolios should be used and a discussion of the benefits and challenges of using a professional practice portfolio to demonstrate capability for professional nursing practice.
C. Discuss and differentiate between management and leadership competencies and describe how development of these competencies could be evidenced in a professional practice portfolio.
D. Support your argument with at least seven scholarly sources from 2011 onwards.
2. Professional standards Standard 3 “Maintains the capability for practice” (NBMA, 2016) includes seven points. The fourth point states the Registered Nurse (RN) “accepts accountability for decisions, actions, behaviours and responsibilities inherent in their role” (NMBA, 2016).
A. Chose a situation from your clinical placement where you were delegated an action or responsibility by your RN clinical practice partner or clinical facilitator and describe this situation. Your description should include five key elements; context of nursing practice and health care delivery (where this occurred), who was involved, what you were delegated, how you enacted the delegated action/responsibility and the outcome of the situation.
B. Critically discuss how you demonstrated professional nursing practice, within your student nurse scope of practice, and reflect upon accountability for your decisions, actions, behaviours and responsibilities.
C. Support your discussion with at least three scholarly sources from 2011 onwards.
Point of clarification:
A. The Registered Nurse standards document describes how the seven standards are interconnected (see Figure 1, NBMA, 2016). Your clinical situation may incorporate a description of you enacting one or more of the standards e.g. assessment (Standard 4), developing a plan (Standard 5), providing nursing care (Standard 6), or evaluating care
outcomes (Standard 7).
3. Peak professional nursing organisation
A peak organisation (also known as a ‘peak body’) is a term for an advocacy group or trade association (it may be in nursing, or medicine, or any ‘trade’), an association of industries or groups with allied interests. They are established for the purposes of developing standards and processes, or to act on behalf of all members. There are many peak bodies in nursing, ranging from general organisations, such as the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) to specialised organisations such as the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) or the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA).
A. Consider where your professional interests lie and identify and report on a peak professional nursing organisation relevant to your career path.
B. This report must include the membership requirements, whether this organisation supports advanced or specialty practice, how this organisation supports and leads professional nursing practice, what professional opportunities are provided through the professional organisation and a justification why it is relevant to your intended career path.
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