Compare and contrast the two definitions of advanced practice nursing as defined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) DNP Essentials, the APRN consensus model, and as defined in your textbook.

Compare and contrast the two definitions of advanced practice nursing as defined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) DNP Essentials, the APRN consensus model, and as defined in your textbook.

Explain the two factors you think are the most important in your textbook’s definition of advanced practice nursing.

PLEASE TRY TO USE THIS REFERECE AND OTHERS IN WRITING THE DISCUSSION

Hamric, A. B. (2014). A definition of advanced practice nursing. In A. B. Hamric, C. M. Hanson, M. F. Tracy, & E. T. O’Grady (Eds.), Advanced practice nursing an integrative approach (5th ed. (pp. 67-83). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

pLEASE THIS IS A CLASS DISCUSSION…………. JUST FEW PARAGRAGH AND REFERENCES.

•    Identify the importance of utilising a holistic approach during a nursing assessment and how assessment is relevant in the nursing process
•    Identify three aspects of a holistic nursing assessment and explain the reasons to incorporate the aspects during a nursing assessment
•    Demonstrate the  interrelationship of the chosen holistic aspects
•    Demonstrate an understanding of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and provide some examples of how they apply when undertaking a holistic nursing assessment

6 – 8 resources should be used to develop the essay including books, journal articles and web-based resources. The ANMC National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse are also to be used.
10% variation of the word count of 1500 words is acceptable

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Core Competencies and Scope of Practice in Nursing Informatics

Core Competencies and Scope of Practice in Nursing Informatics

The continued integration of information technology within the nursing profession is resulting in the development of nursing informatics as a distinct specialty. As with other specialty areas, nursing informatics has unique foundational documents, concepts, competencies, and functions. How might information technology competencies pertain to your professional practice?

This week focuses on the core competencies and scope and standards of practice in nursing informatics. If you are not specializing in nursing informatics, some functional areas will be more relevant to your professional role than others. Therefore, this week you will analyze the key functional areas of nursing informatics and consider competencies that would be useful in your professional role. In add

Students will:

  • Analyze the key functional areas of nursing informatics
  • Formulate a personal plan to improve health information technology competencies appropriate for your professional role
  • Assess how information technology skills can improve nursing practice

ition, you assess how information technology skills can improve nursing practice.

Required Readings

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Author.

  • “Functional Areas for Nursing Informatics”This chapter describes the key functional areas of nursing informatics. It also clarifies the roles of informatics nurse specialists and informatics nurses.

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

  • Chapter 7, “Informatics Roles

Note:

1 1/2 pages, 3 references, APA.

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DESCRIBE CHALLENGES THAT HEALTH CARE MANAGERS FACE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY

  • Identify your selected unit (or department) in the first line of your posting.
  • Identify the key inputs and outputs of this unit.
  • Briefly discuss factors that should be considered when establishing the primary productivity measure for your selected unit.
  • Propose one productivity measure for this unit and provide a rationale.
  • What are possible consequences—positive or negative—of the selection of this productivity measure?

Readings

  • Course Text:
  • Langabeer II, J. R., & Helton, J. (2016). Health care operations management: A systems perspective (2nded.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
  • Chapter 6, “Productivity and Performance Management”This chapter explains fundamental concepts of productivity management, and describes the usefulness of performance scorecards in conveying data that can help managers monitor productivity.
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How will you prioritize your care of Amira, what assessments will you complete, and in what order? Please provide rationale for choosing this order.

nursing abdomen assessment

Assessment of the Abdomen and Genitourinary System (graded)

Amira is a 27-year-old Syrian refugee who has been residing in a local homeless shelter since her arrival here in the United States 4 weeks ago. She was brought into the emergency room this morning via squad after being found by a shelter employee sitting in a pool of blood on the bathroom floor crying and holding her abdomen. Due to her limited English speaking abilities, she is unable to provide specific details as to her complaints but the shelter employee states that she has recently stopped eating and has not looked well for the past couple of days.

Based on the limited information provided, please answer the following questions.

  1. How will you prioritize your care of Amira, what assessments will you complete, and in what order? Please provide rationale for choosing this order.
  2. Are there any cultural beliefs/practices that must be taken into consideration when planning her care?
  3. Considering her symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding, is it possible that her status as a homeless refugee is a causative or contributing factor to her illness? Please provide rationale for your response.
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consider the reasoning behind and the value of standardized codification.

As a result of the fragmented nature of the health care system, professionals in various specialty areas of medicine have developed their own unique sets of terminology to communicate within that specialty. In the past, limited attention has been given to codifying practices in order for them to be understood and utilized across disciplines or through different information technology systems. The implementation of a federally mandated electronic medical records system, therefore, poses a challenge to nursing professionals and others who must be prepared to utilize standardized codes for the new system. Why are coding standards important for promoting consistent, high-quality care?

According to Rutherford (2008, para. 15), “Improved communication with other nurses, health care professionals, and administrators of the institution in which nurses work is a key benefit of using a standardized nursing language.” In this Discussion you consider the reasoning behind and the value of standardized codification.

To prepare

  • Review the information in Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice. Determine which set of terminologies are appropriate for your specialty or area of expertise.
  • Reflect on the importance of continuity in terminology and coding systems.
  • In the article, “Standardized Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice?” the author recounts a visit to a local hospital to view its implementation of a new coding system. One of the nurses commented to her, “We document our care using standardized nursing languages but we don’t fully understand why we do” (Rutherford, 2008, para. 1). Consider how you would inform this nurse (and others like her) of the importance of standardized nursing terminologies.
  • Reflect on the value of using a standard language in nursing practice. Consider if standardization can be limited to a specialty area or if one standard language is needed across all nursing practice. Then, identify examples of standardization in your own specialty or area of expertise. Conduct additional research using the Walden Library that supports your thoughts on standardization of nursing terminology.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of why nurses need to document care using standardized nursing languages and whether this standardization can be limited to specialty areas or if it should be across all nursing practice. Support your response using specific examples from your own specialty or area of expertise and using at least one additional resource from the Walden Library.

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Any discussion regarding healthcare for individuals age 65 and older must include Medicare. Medicare is the federally-funded healthcare program for individuals age 65 and older.

Any discussion regarding healthcare for individuals age 65 and older must include Medicare. Medicare is the federally-funded healthcare program for individuals age 65 and older. Medicare has been at the center of many healthcare debates and its vitality is a major concern for Medicare beneficiaries.Another prevailing issue that may affect older adults is long term care services especially those services designed for older adults that require more support and assistance in such things as daily functioning (e.g. grooming, bathing, dressing, dining) and/or medical care.) Some common terms that are used to describe these services are aging-in-place and continuum-of-care.Some years ago, the term nursing home was changed to skilled nursing facility, in part due to the negative connotation of the name nursing home. Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are primarily reimbursed (paid) through Medicare and Medicaid (a government-funded program whose recipients are determined on the basis of financial need and other requirements).

  • Research some of the issues regarding Medicare. Explain how these issues have impacted older adults from a social and psychological perspective. Describe how older adults are dealing with perceived turmoil regarding Medicare.
  • Research skilled nursing facilities in your state or region. How do SNFs provide the needed psychosocial level of support for their residents? Describe some of the ways in which a facility can excel in providing these services(Hint: Research programs or initiatives (quality initiatives) to find out more information in this area).

Justify your answers with appropriate reasoning and research from your text and course readings. Comment on the postings of at least two peers, and provide an analysis of each peer’s postings while also suggesting specific additions or clarifications for improving the discussion question response.

Part 2:

One of the major themes of this course was the aging of the US population. By 2030, all of the baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1965) will have reached the age of 65. The aging population will also present challenges for many industries, especially healthcare. Advances in technology, particularly in medical technology, are likely to provide solutions for those challenges.

  • Based on what you have learned in this course, what are the most important issues facing older adults between now and the year 2030? Identify some specific areas which are being addressed now, in order to meet the challenges of a larger, older population in the future.
  • Research the use of technology in regards to services for older adults. As consumers, how will older adults benefit from new services and technologies?  Identify some specific areas in which new services and technologies would be used
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EXAMINE THE BURDEN OF DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON WHICH PARAMETER IS TO BASE DECISIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES.

Examine the burden of disease in the United States to provide important information on which parameter is to base decisions on public health priorities.

To do this, we will utilize mortality data for the United States. In the first part of this assignment, you will download and examine mortality data for your home state.

Go to USA Causes of Death by Age and Gender

  • Choose your home state under the Choose State option (panel on left hand side)
  • Select BOTH under the Choose gender option in the middle panel.
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and read the fine print to learn for which year the mortality data have been tabulated.
  • Copy and paste the relevant mortality data into Excel.
    • Drag your mouse over all of the Cause of Death rows, (50 rows), right click, and select Copy,
    • Open Excel and paste your selection into Excel. You should have a spreadsheet with 50 row and 19 columns (Columns A-S).

For the first part of the assignment, you will prepare a histogram of the leading causes of death (regardless of age) in your state. Follow the steps below in order to prepare your histogram:

  • Sort the Data
    • The numbers of deaths, all ages, are given in Column C.
    • Select all the columns.
    • Then, select Data>Sort>Sort by Column C, Values, largest to smallest. (Make sure that my data has headers is not selected.
    • You now have the leading causes of death in your state in Column A (cause) and Column C (frequency).
  • If you already know how to draw a histogram in Excel, proceed to do so with Columns A and C, making sure to truncate the data to the 30 leading causes.
  • If you do not know how to draw a histogram in Excel, here’s one method:
    • Choose the Chart Wizard, chart type column, chart sub-type clustered column (Step 1).
    • Click Next for Step 2.
    • At Step 2, Click the Series button, which will open a new box.
    • Click Add under Series,
      • Enter Causes of Death in the Name box;
      • Clear the Values box, then
      • Drag your mouse over the 30 largest frequencies for the Values; and,
      • Drag your mouse over the first 30 causes of death (Column A) for the Category (X) axis labels box.
  • Click Next, and you’ll be brought to the Chart Options box.
  • Add a suitable title (e.g., Leading Causes of Death, 2010, your state)
  • Label the Y axis Frequency.
  • Click Next, and place the histogram in a new worksheet.

You now have a histogram with the leading causes of death for your state. This presents one picture of the burden of disease in your state, but it isn’t the only picture. We shall now look at a different metric: years of life lost due to each cause.

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Research online at least 3 existing health care organizations for examples of mission and vision statements. Use them as a reference point when creating your own strategic plan.

Research online at least 3 existing health care organizations for examples of mission and vision statements. Use them as a reference point when creating your own strategic plan.
You are to complete the following portions of your health care organization strategic plan:

Name your health care organization.
Describe the health care organization for which you are creating a strategic plan.

Include details about the population it serves and the services provided. 

Identify the organization’s core competencies. 

How are core competencies giving the organization an important difference in providing customer benefits and perceived value?
Identify the expectations and needs of the health care customer within that population. 

Define the organization’s vision statement. 

Where do you want this organization to go?
What is your personal vision for this organization?
Does the organization address customer service within the vision statement?
Does the organization address the commitment to quality and value?
Does your vision statement involve the employees? 

Craft the organization’s mission statement. 

What is the reason that this organization was created?
Does the organization address customer service within the mission statement?
Does the organization address the commitment to value and quality? 

Describe the health care organization’s service strategy. Include strategies to create a healing environment within your organization that affects patients, visitors, and employees. 

Be sure to address the following:

How does your service strategy develop a culture of customer service?
How does your service strategy create an environment for employees?
Identify how your service strategy is linked to the organizational vision and mission
Create a management performance plan that links action plans to the following issues:

Motivation
Empowerment
Training
Coproduction  with patients and families 

Create an employee hiring, training, and retention plan that links action plans to the following issues: 

Motivation
Empowerment
Training
Coproduction with patients and families 

Identify how your action plans are linked to the following within your organization: 

Vision statement
Mission statement
Service  strategy 

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IDENTIFY THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AMONG THE U.S. POPULATION.

4 PAGES 

1. Identify the distribution of national health spending by type of financing source.
2. Identify the distribution of health insurance coverage among the U.S. population.
3. Discuss the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the difficulties that might be encountered by those mandated to participate.
4. Discuss the origin of employment-based health insurance.
5. Explain the difference between fully insured and self-insured health plans.

Claxton, G. (2008). How Private Health Care Coverage Works: A Primer. A Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Report. Available at http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7766.pdf (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Blumenthal D. (2006). Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in the United States – Origins and Implications. New England Medical Journal, 355(1), 82-88. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.

RAND Corporation. (2010). US Health Care Today: Coverage. Available at http://www.randcompare.org/us-health-care-today/coverage#current-levels-of-coverage (Retrieved 11/21/2012)

Bodenheimer, T. (2005). High and Rising Health Care Costs. Part 1: 
Seeking an Explanation. Annals of Internal Medicine, 142 (10), 847-854. Available at: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=718406

Choudhry, N., Rosenthal, M. & Milstein, A. (2010). Assessing the Evidence for Value-Based Insurance Design. Health Affairs, 29 (11), 1988-1994. Retrieved from ProQuest on 11/21/2012.

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The management of a healthcare organization has asked you to create a poster or job aid to be hung in the employee break room illustrating the appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

1. The management of a healthcare organization has asked you to create a poster or job aid to be hung in the employee break room illustrating the appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Create a digital poster using Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Publisher®, Word, or sites such as Glogster or Piktochart, that illustrates the appropriate use of PHI by employees in a healthcare organization.

Include the following in the poster:

  • A definition of PHI
  • What is considered PHI
  • Solutions for protecting PHI
  • Reference to HIPAA including exemptions for data sharing

Cite two references on your poster. Use your creativity to add appropriate images and links.

2. Research typical organizational structures in the healthcare setting by visiting the website of several hospitals, medical groups, and private practice organizations.

Create an organizational chart using any Microsoft® program or sites such as Lucidchart, that includes the following detail:

  • Management hierarchy including CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, and CMO with definitions of each.
  • Departmental breakdown that includes administrative functions, clinical activities, and other functions.
  • A summary of the organization including number of employees, type of services offered, and overall size.

Submit the organizational chart as a PDF, or link to your chart, to the Assignment Files tab above.

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