Evidence-Based Practice Guideline
Write a fully developed and detailed APA essay addressing each of the following points/questions. There is no required word count; be sure to completely answer all the questions for each question in detail. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Sources are not required; however, if sources are used make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay and complete a reference page. The cover page is required. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Utilize the databases identified in the text to locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic identified in Module 1. Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.

  • Who were the guideline developers?
  • Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (inter-disciplinary)?
  • Who funded the guideline development?
  • Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
  • Did the team have a valid development strategy?
  • Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?
  • Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?
  • Were all important options and outcomes considered?
  • Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked to the scientific evidence?
  • Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?
  • Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?
  • Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?
  • Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
  • Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?
  • Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?
  • Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?

Be sure to include the database from which the guideline was obtained and please submit a copy of the guideline with your paper.
Your APA formatted paper fully answer each question in complete sentences.

2010 Health Care Reform Bill Impact Review- Serious Inquiries1) Scenario: Pursuant to the 2010 Health Care Reform Bill, the United States will be challenged to bring into its health care population some 32 million more patients. Formerly, many of these patients were uninsured. Some of these patients were seen and treated in safety-net hospitals, but mostly in emergency rooms. Reliable, independent studies have shown that this population is low income and is disproportionately made up of ethnic and racial minorities; however, it is important to point out that due to the economic downturn at the turn of the decade surrounding 2010, this 32 million will include a significant number of non-minority unemployed individuals. Consider that health care institutions must move beyond simply taking in and treating the sick and injured who come through the door. In the near future, the health of the community will be measured in terms of low disease burden, high vaccination rates, controlled chronic disease rates, healthier life styles, and a better educated public. Clearly, the impacts to the health care system will have to be addressed.2) Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that describes the roles and responsibilities of health care management in addressing this pressing dilemma. Apply the following questions to generate your conclusions about how you would proceed:a) How do the considerations under the concept of governance apply?b) What are the major financial issues being faced?c) What are the major physical issues being faced?d) What are the major demographic issues being faced?

Activity #1: Understanding your apprehension.
Go to https://www.collegeboard.org/ and sign up to create your College Board account.
Once you log in, the Welcome page will open.
Familiarize yourself with the entire page, including the drop down menus at the top of the page.
Click on College Planning.
The web page Big Future will open.
Click on the Get Started tab at the top of the page.
As you move through the pages take notes and build your own college planning organizer.
After you have completed the pages, answer the following question:
~List 5 basic steps that you will follow to help plan for college or career.
Activity #2: Trade Schools, Apprenticeships & College
Career One Stop is another fantastic website that supplies the reader with an enormous amount of information that will guide the researcher to finding a career of his or her dreams and the education necessary to successfully achieve that career. Open and read:
https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/ACINet.asp
[Always read the entire page when opening each web page. Reading the page from top to bottom provides you with information that will be useful in the now and in the future.]
Let’s begin by clicking on the tab FIND TRAINING.
In the FIND TRAINING AT A GLANCE box you will see three columns, Types of training, Pay for training, and Find your path. For this activity we will concentrate on the first column, Types of training. Open and read through each bulleted topic.
Under each category answer the questions that follow:
High school equivalency:
What are some of the benefits of acquiring a high school equivalency?
What high school equivalency exam does your state offer?
What is the age requirement for your state?
Adult Basic Education [ABE]
Explain why an individual would need to take adult basic education classes.
What does ABE classes are offered?
Identify an ABE center near you.
Short-term training
Explain the meaning of Short-term training.
Provide three examples of where short-term training is provided in your area and the skill that will be learned.
College
What are the two main types of college degrees? How long does it take to complete each degree?
You are to find a school that you are interested in attending. Research to find the answers to the following questions/statements, document your answers on a word document:
As you search, take note of factors that are important to you. Some of these may include:
Reputation of major or field of study
Location of school or facility
Cost of program or courses
Student body size
Faculty/student ratio
Availability of online or hybrid (mix of in-class time and online/computer time) courses
Apprenticeship or internship, if applicable
Extracurricular opportunities (music, athletics, etc.)
Once you find a school that may be a good fit, search the school website, or contact the admissions department to get answers to some of the questions below:
What are the basic admissions requirements? Do you need a certain grade point average, test score, or other credential?
Does the school offer a part-time schedule for working adults?
Do they offer open admissions, which means anyone with a high school diploma or high school equivalency can attend?
Can you take one course to get used to being in a classroom with tests and homework to complete?
Are there special resources for adult learners?
What kinds of financial aid are available?
Check out the school’s affordability and value on the White House College Scorecard
Certifications
What is a certification?
How can I earn a certification?
Why would I want a certification?
How do I find out about certifications in my field?
Explain what you discovered about certification in your field of interest?
Apprenticeships
Explain the components of an apprenticeships program.
What are the benefits of getting involved in an apprenticeship program?
Find one apprenticeship program in your area, explain the personal criteria and contact information.
Internships
Explain what internships are and how they are beneficial to the intern and employer.
Activity #3: Reflection – Now that you have completed this assignment, have you changed your perspective about your post high school educational goals? If so, first explain your original plan and then explain how you changed your perspective about your post high school educational goals.
 

Evidence-Based Practice Guideline
Write a fully developed and detailed APA essay addressing each of the following points/questions. There is no required word count; be sure to completely answer all the questions for each question in detail. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Sources are not required; however, if sources are used make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay and complete a reference page. The cover page is required. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Utilize the databases identified in the text to locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic identified in Module 1. Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.

  • Who were the guideline developers?
  • Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (inter-disciplinary)?
  • Who funded the guideline development?
  • Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
  • Did the team have a valid development strategy?
  • Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?
  • Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?
  • Were all important options and outcomes considered?
  • Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked to the scientific evidence?
  • Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?
  • Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?
  • Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?
  • Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
  • Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?
  • Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?
  • Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?

Be sure to include the database from which the guideline was obtained and please submit a copy of the guideline with your paper.
Your APA formatted paper fully answer each question in complete sentences.
Assignment Expectations:
Length: Clearly and fully answer all questions; include database; attach a copy of the guideline
Structure: Include a title page and reference page (if sources were used) in APA format. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. No minimum sources are required for this assignment; if sources are used APA format is required

 argument essay

Draft Thesis Statements 1

Process:
Coming up with a thesis statement is not the first step in the writing process.
First, you have to develop your ideas and topics. Before deciding on the claim and rationale, you will need to develop your driving concepts and major points.  Re-read “Thinking Like a Mountain” and check the discussion again.  Review all the materials in this module for ideas that appeal to you. Consider creating a map or outline of points, then narrowing down the position. Great essays are driven (or sailed) by one or several key concepts–big ideas.
Advice and review:

  • Keep the prompt in front of you–perhaps at the top of the page of your document–at all times. Your thesis asserts your answer to the prompt. The prompt, and your answer, anchor your entire essay (ship metaphor, yes) and thus keep the paper from floating off topic.
  • The argumentative thesis is unlike other essays: it has two elements.  1. How can we think differently, more critically?  And 2. Why should we think this way?  In other words, what is the main reason for thinking more critically in the way you want? The rationale/main reason should reflect the reasoning process you will use in the body paragraphs to defend your idea.
  • Avoid merely restating the general language of the prompt.  Your answer to the prompt should be more specific and narrow, and must be original–what you actually wish to argue for as an original critical thinker.  While you are inspired by Leopold’s ecological argument, you should still make your own case and use your own approach. You can draw from the materials of the course in an original way.
  • Avoid summarizing other people’s ideas.  Instead, selectively use quotes or facts for back up–support. The purpose of an argument is to propose YOUR idea, but you can support or back up what YOU know and think with other people’s ideas.  The course materials are there to help with evidence and support, but they cannot carry your argument.
  • Your papers are your original creations.  Critical thinkers synthesize ideas and facts, challenge assumptions and the status quo, and take the risk of proposing changes, even radical ones.

 
Remember, the point of writing an argument is

  • to help your reader to think better–that is, more critically. In this class, our arguments are about thinking.
  • to enlighten your reader and help them to become a more knowledgeable critical thinker like yourself.
  • to move us forward so that we can evolve or change.

Academic arguments are constructive.
And there is more…
To compose an argument in the form of an academic essay, think of your position as:

  • your part in a debate or conversation with a reader who has a valid yet different or opposing viewpoint. Address your readers perspective by anticipating objections and challenges, then refuting them.
  • a claim that can be broken down into points (body paragraphs) that must be defended and supported with reasoning and evidence (drawn from course materials and perhaps additional sources).
  • your thoughtful conclusion to a reasoning process that you have arrived at as a result of thinking about the materials you have viewed and read so far in this course.
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Complete the required reading for the week and respond to two (2) of the reflection questions below (unless you chose option “d”). The response should be at least 500 words in length, roughly 250 words per question. Use proper APA citation, which should not be part of the word count.
Questions

  1. Mnookin poses the question of when we should negotiate with the enemy or not? People have different viewpoints about topics. Using the textbook in chapter one, share what observations you make regarding how we avoid the common traps.
  2. Using one of the seven common traps as found in chapter one, pick one of the seven and share an illustration of how this occurs. Feel free to use any personal examples in your church or organization.
  3. Using the five basic questions on negotiation found on pages 27-28, share an example in your life where you implemented these strategies.
  4. Develop a Conflict Resolution Policy for your organization. If you select this option, you do not need to choose another question.
This is the moment where you will show your ability to critically engage with the course’s topics. You will pick any of the three readings to critically analyze. Each paper should be 2,000-2,500 words in length. I do not want a summary of the reading as this is not a summary paper. Instead, you are expected to analyze your chosen reading through an ethnographic lens using the class material and research. It helps to imagine that if you present this paper to someone that has never taken this class before, will they learn about ethnography? The answer to this imagined question will be the key to success in your paper. Use the following questions to help guide your analysis paper:

  • What is Ethnography?
  • Why is Ethnography important?
  • Why did you pick this ethnography to analyze?
  • How does the ethnographer examine the population and culture being studied in the ethnography?
  • What are the methods (such as interviews, fieldnotes, participant observation, etc) used in this ethnography? Why were these methods important?
  • What are some of the pros and cons of ethnography?
  • How does the ethnographer engage with global and sociohistorical issues through their ethnography?

All copies of your final paper will be submitted to the instructor electronically, by 11:55 PM on the due date. Final Paper will be graded based on the following criteria.

  • Length: Each paper should be 2000-2500 words in length NOT including cover page, footnotes/endnotes, Titles, or Bibliography.
  • Formatting: Times New Roman Size, 12 sized, Double Spaced. There must be an introduction where you will present your argument and a conclusion.
  •  Citations: You are free to use whichever format you like (MLA, APA, Harvard, etc.) However, every resource must be cited in-text with Author’s Last Name, Year Published, & Page Number.
  • No Use of Quotes: Quotes are not allowed.
  • Original Content: Using a paper or material from a previously submitted paper from another course is not allowed. All content must be original.
  • Grammar: Grammar is part of your grade, so I expect proper grammar and sentence structure.
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Discussion Question 2 Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about nursing informatics or technologies used in nursing. Based on your research, answer the following questions:

Discussion Question 2

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about nursing informatics or technologies used in nursing. Based on your research, answer the following questions:

·         What technology does your facility use?

·         How has it improved patient care or outcomes?

·         What can be done to make it more useful or to further improve patient care or outcomes?

Citations should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources or connect to the APA Style website through the APA icon below.

As the country focuses on the restructuring of the U.S. health care delivery system, nurses will continue to play an important role. It is expected that more and more nursing jobs will become available out in the community, and fewer will be available in acute care hospitals.While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation 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.RUBRIC:Clearly States How the Practice of Nursing and Patient Delivery Will Evolve, While Addressing Relevant Concepts That Include Continuity or Continuum of Care, Accountable Care Organizations, Medical Homes, and Nurse-Managed Health ClinicsMain concept is easily identified, and subconcepts branch appropriately from the main idea. Addresses all of the issues related to the evolving practice of nursing and patient care delivery.Evidence of Feedback and Forecasting of Nursing Role From ColleaguesEvidence of feedback and forecasting of the nursing role from colleagues is described in detail, with relevant personal insight, reflection, or analysis.Use of Vocabulary Regarding Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care DeliveryAll of the recommended terms have been included in the correct context.OriginalityContent shows significant evidence of originality and inventiveness. The majority of the content and many of the ideas are fresh, original, inventive, and based upon logical conclusions and sound research.Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)The writer is clearly in command of standard, written academic English.Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)All format elements are correct.Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

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