comparing two nursing informatics pioneers

One of the major drivers in recent health care reform legislation is the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) HiTech Incentive. This act, passed in 2009, earmarked $22 billion for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), with a goal of 100% adoption in all practice settings by the year 2014. The HiTech Act provides an example of the pivotal role that health information technology plays in the delivery of quality health care services. Yet, health information technology is a relatively new field. This Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine the contributions of pioneers in this arena and consider how their contributions have influenced health informatics and nursing practice today.
To prepare:

  • Visit the AMIA Video Library 1: Nursing Informatics Pioneers webpage listed in the Learning Resources.
  • Review the biographies and video presentations of pioneers who are of interest to you, or may hold a position that you aspire to achieve.
  • Select two nursing informatics pioneers and conduct further research on their contributions.
  • Consider how their contributions have influenced health information technology and nursing practice today.

By Day 7 of Week 2
Write a scholarly 3- to 4-page paper comparing two nursing informatics pioneers. Synthesize your thoughts using the bullets below as a guide:

  • What are the professional accomplishments of each individual?
  • How have their contributions influenced nursing practice?
  • How have their contributions shaped the field of nursing informatics?
  • What lessons can you take away from their experiences?
  • What skills or ideas demonstrated by these leaders might you apply to your professional practice?

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Week 2 Assignment: Nursing Informatics Pioneers One of the major drivers in recent health care reform legislation is the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) HiTech Incentive. This act, passed in 2009, earmarked $22 billion for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), with a goal of 100% adoption in all practice settings by the year 2014. The HiTech Act provides an example of the pivotal role that health information technology plays in the delivery of quality health care services. Yet, health information technology is a relatively new field. This Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine the contributions of pioneers in this arena and consider how their contributions have influenced health informatics and nursing practice today. To prepare: Visit the AMIA Video Library 1: Nursing Informatics Pioneers webpage listed in the Learning Resources. Review the biographies and video presentations of pioneers who are of interest to you, or may hold a position that you aspire to achieve. Select two nursing informatics pioneers and conduct further research on their contributions. Consider how their contributions have influenced health information technology and nursing practice today. By Day 7 of Week 2 Write a scholarly 3- to 4-page paper comparing two nursing informatics pioneers. Synthesize your thoughts using the bullets below as a guide: What are the professional accomplishments of each individual? How have their contributions influenced nursing practice? How have their contributions shaped the field of nursing informatics? What lessons can you take away from their experiences? What skills or ideas demonstrated by these leaders might you apply to your professional practice?

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Health and Safety

Read Chapter 11

1. Why is the subject of workplace health and safety of concern to nurses? 

How are these concepts related to patient safety and patient outcomes? 

2. What action is suggested when you are faced with an angry or hostile coworker?

3. Why is substance misuse among nurses a serious concern? What is the most appropriate way to handle a suspicion that a coworker may be involved in serious substance misuse?

4. What is the most common physical injury experienced by LPNs and nursing assistants? How can a nurse manager help staff avoid physical injury at work? 

5. Describe several examples of sexual harassment in the workplace. Discuss methods of dealing with these instances.

6. Review the policies and procedures on the following safety issues in your current clinical rotation. Compare with other students in the class. What are the similarities and differences? What might this mean in terms of workplace safety? 

• Latex allergies

• Needlestick injuries

• Violence 

3. Go to the ANA website and explore the sections on workplace and patient safety under the heading “Professional Nursing Practice.” 

Which concepts discussed in these sections are particularly important to the beginning RN? Why? 

4. Interview one of the staff nurses on your unit. Explore his or her feelings and concerns related to the following topics. Based on the comments, develop strategies to address the concerns.

• Substance abuse among nurses

• Emergency preparation 

• Quality of work life within the organization

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Mental Health Disorders

A 38-year-old woman presents to the office with complaints of weight

loss, fatigue, and insomnia of 3-month duration. She reports that she has

been feeling gradually more tired and staying up late at night because

she can’t sleep. She does not feel that she is doing as well in her occupation

as a secretary and states that she has trouble remembering things.

She does not go outdoors as much as she used to and cannot recall the

last time she went out with friends or enjoyed a social gathering. She

feels tired most of the week and states she feels that she wants to go to

sleep and frequently does not want to get out of bed. She denies any

recent medication, illicit drug, or alcohol use. She feels intense guilt

regarding past failed relationships because she perceives them as faults.

She states she has never thought of suicide, but has begun to feel increasingly

worthless.

Her vital signs and general physical examination are normal, although

she becomes tearful while talking. Her mental status examination is significant

for depressed mood, psychomotor retardation, and difficulty attending

to questions. Laboratory studies reveal a normal metabolic panel, normal

complete blood count, and normal thyroid functions.

➤ What is the most likely diagnosis?

➤ What is your next step?

➤ What are important considerations and potential complications of

management? 

 all job only association journal and references no websites. APA format 

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The hospice nurse sat with Ann's husband, Ben. Ann was resting quietly as the increased dosage of IV pain medication gradually reached its therapeutic level.

Question Description

Your assignment this week will be an APA paper to include title page, level headings, and a reference page.

  1. Case Study

The hospice nurse sat with Ann’s husband, Ben. Ann was resting quietly as the increased dosage of IV pain medication gradually reached its therapeutic level. Ben turned his head and slowly turned, looking out the room’s only window. As he glanced up, a small flicker of light caught his breath. It was a shooting star. A tear fell from the corner of his eye and he turned to Ann. The nurse sensed that something significant to Ann and Ben was unfolding. Shuffling to Ann’s bedside, he took her small fragile hand in his. These hands had rocked cradles, burped babies, and groomed the horses she loved to ride. Gently holding her hand, he turned to the nurse. “She would ride like the wind was chasing her.” Looking back to Ann his voice broke; choking back tears “Ann, Ann I saw Jessie…Jessie is calling.” Ben turned “Jessie was our daughter. She died having a baby that was too big. When she died it was a pitch-black night. Cold, so cold, the baby died too, a little boy, named him Abe, Jr. after Jessie’s husband. I took Ann outside so she could cry to God above and there in this dark sky we saw two falling stars…together…just falling. We knew it had to be Jessie and Abe…two angels to light up the night.” Ben turned back as a deep sign escaped from Ann’s lips. A soft smile remained as she joined Jessie and Abe.

  • Based on this case study how would the nurse actualize Parse’s theory of Human Becoming?
  • What are characteristics of a humanbecoming nurse? What are strengths and weaknesses to this theory of nursing?
  • What challenges exist for healthcare institutions to switch to this nursing approach?
  • How might Parse’s understanding of transcendence guide the nurse, as Ann’s death became a reality to Ben?
  • From the nursing theories we have discussed, what theory would you apply to this case study? Develop a plan of care to include both nursing theories (be specific and provide reasons)

The APA formatted paper should include 2 outside references and your book. The essay should be between 1250 and 1500 words in length.

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What are the biophysical, psychological, physical environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system factors influencing Mrs. Perez’s health?

Case Study – The Elderly
Scenario:
As a community health nurse, you are working in an outpatient clinic in a community that serves mainly elderly clients.
This year, you noted that 85 percent of the visits resulting in hospitalization resulted from bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, and influenza as compared to last year. At that time; the visits weredue to colds, sore throats, influenza, bronchitis, and pneumonia, in order of frequency.
Maria Perez, a 73-year-old Cuban American woman has been referred for community health nursing services following her discharge from the hospital. She smokes two packs of cigarettes per day. She was recently hospitalized as a result of a severe shortness of breath due to an asthma attack. The primary care provider prescribed respiratory treatments using Albuterol via jet nebulizer every 4-6 hours as needed. Mrs. Perez lives alone and has three cats to take care of.
Instructions:

Read the scenario above and answer the following questions:

What are the biophysical, psychological, physical environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and health system factors influencing Mrs. Perez’s health?
Describe at least three primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies that would be appropriate in resolving Mrs. Perez’s health problems. Why would they be appropriate?
What activities related to health promotion and disease prevention would you plan for the late fall?
How would you evaluate your nursing interventions? What criteria would you use to evaluate care?

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Social life

Re:Topic 3 DQ 2

“Qualitative research is characterized by its aims, which relate to understanding some aspect of social life and its methods which (in general) generate words, rather than numbers, as data for analysis” (McCusker & Gunaydin, 2015). Qualitative research has an interpretative approach and is subjective. This style of research often sees the researcher spending many hours in direct personal contact with those being studied. This style of research is often referred to as an interpretative researcher; observing and recording amounts of information and understanding the meaning about everyday life. This method is using to answer the question of ‘why’ ‘what’, or ‘how’ experience than ‘how many’ or ‘how much’ which are answered by quantitative methods.

Quantitative research however, relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods, such as frequency, quality, amount and statistical procedure. In this method, researcher use tools that includes questionnaire, or equipment to collect numerical data whereas qualitative methods involves analysis of data such as interviews, video, participation, group discussion, pictures and that’s how they based the final results or conclusion or their experiment. Qualitative method could less generalize and depends on skills use; however, quantitative method is more generalize and largely depends on measurement device.

Both methods are used in many research studies as well especially in medical field to evaluate effective results. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies can find practical details and reach a conclusion based on the reasoning and complexity in the data. In both methods, researcher strives to avoid error and false conclusion. Both methods are used to find out the answer of research questions and utilize the technique to verify the data and find the valid conclusion (Smith, 2013).

Reference

Smith, T. (2013). Qualitative and quantitative research. Research Starters: Education (Online Edition)

McCusker, K., & Gunaydin, S. (2015). Research using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods and choice based on the research. Perfusion, 30(7), 537-542. doi:10.1177/0267659114559116

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Discuss two additional specific assessments you would perform, and why the information you obtain in these assessments might be a concern to the RN.

QUESTION

Nursing

In 2011 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced the “My Plate” initiative, to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day. Recently, new guidelines were released, and the initiative was updated to include, “MyPlateMyWins!”

Initial Discussion Post:

Review the following resource: United States Department of Agriculture: ChooseMyPlate.gov. (2015). Older adults. Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov/older-adults

Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine visit. As you are gathering data prior to showing her into an examination room, you note her height and weight, of 65 inches and 101 pounds.

  • Calculate Mrs. Jenkins’ BMI and interpret the result.
  • Discuss two additional specific assessments you would perform, and why the information you obtain in these assessments might be a concern to the RN.
  • Based on these assessments:
    1. What education would you provide related to this concern?
    2. Identify a member of the health care team with whom you would collaborate about this concern.

Be sure to use evidence from the assigned text or website, or other professional sources in your answer.

Base your initial post on your readings and research

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Political Awareness Paper in Nursing

Political Awareness Paper in Nursing

  • Select a professional organization in the nursing industry.
  • Research a current political issue addressed through the organization.
  • Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you explain how nurse leaders can use professional organizations to stay aware of political actions in the nursing and health care industry and the importance of doing so.
  • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Content3 points possiblePoints availablePoints earned
·       Explains how nurse leaders use professional organizations to stay informed of political actions in the nursing and health care industry.1 
·       Discusses importance of maintaining awareness of political actions related to the nursing and health care industry.2 
Format2 points possiblePoints availablePoints earned
·       Follows rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation·       Has a structure that is clear, logical, and easy to follow·       Consistent with APA guidelines for formatting and citation of outside works2 
Total5
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Invisibility of Nursing

Invisibility of Nursing Paper Assignment Details

Write a 3-5 page APA formatted paper on your exploration of the “invisibility of nursing” phenomenon, using the article identified here:

Rezaei-Adaryani, M., Salsali, M., & Mohammadi, E. (2012). Nursing image: An evolutionary concept analysis. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 43(1), 81-89. doi:10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.81

Discuss nursing documentation as it relates to patient discharge abstracts and the identification of nursing sensitive outcomes. Explore the process for developing standards and the role of the American Nurses Association in promoting standardized terminologies. What are some of the issues surrounding the use of standardized terminologies? What are some of the benefits? Explore the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO).Discuss the focus of development and adoption of standard clinical terminology and how this information may be of value to an informatics nurse. Be sure to use at least 5 references to support your work, in addition to the following:

Werley, H. H., Devine, E. C., Zorn, C. R., and Westra, B. L. (1991). The nursing minimum data set: abstraction tool for standardized, comparable, essential data. The American Journal of Public Health, 81(4), 421-426

(Search the CINAHL database for the article on the nursing minimum data set in the Hondros Online Library.)

Criteria                                                                              Possible Score      Student Score 
1.  Provide an introductory paragraph, summarizing the phenomenon identified as the invisibility of nursing           12 
2. Discuss the development and promotion of standards, standardized terminologies 12 
3. Include benefits, challenges of using standardized terminologies as related to creating a stronger visibility of nursing     18 
4. Analyze the potential value of standardization to informatics nurses 18 
5. Cite at least five scholarly resources      15 
6. Writing skills- grammar, spelling, format, APA citations, maximum 5 pages 15 
Possible Score          90

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Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.

Assignment: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout t

Assignment: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.

To Prepare:

  • Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
  • Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (9- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation)

Develop a 9- to 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

  • Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
  • Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of the board for your specific region/area.
    • Who is on the board?
    • How does one become a member of the board?
  • Describe at least one federal regulation for healthcare.
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
    • Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
    • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
    • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
  • AT LEAST 3-4 REFERRENCE ARE REQUURED AND ARE TO BE ON SEPARATE SLIDE AT END
  • I HAVE INCLUDED A LIK TO FOLLOW FOR POWERPOINT GUIDELINE. IT IS THE 6 LINE DOWN
  • https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=45326761
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