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Describe three positive benefits and three negative effects from the treatment. Identify five strategies would you use to advocate for a legislative change in your state to influence insurance coverage for this treatment.

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ASSIGNMENT 1

In a reflection of 450-600 words, explain how you see yourself fitting into the following IOM Future of Nursing recommendations:

  1. Recommendation 4: Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020.
  2. Recommendation 5: Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.
  3. Recommendation 6: Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.

Identify your options in the job market based on your educational level.

  1. How will increasing your level of education affect how you compete in the current job market?
  2. How will increasing your level of education affect your role in the future of nursing?

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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

ASSIGNMENT 2

Topic: Strategies for Legislative Change

Choose a health care treatment option that is controversial and may be costly. Describe three positive benefits and three negative effects from the treatment. Identify five strategies would you use to advocate for a legislative change in your state to influence insurance coverage for this treatment. APA Format 3 references.

 

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Primary palliative care skills include thorough and effective symptom assessment and management, initiating and guiding conversations around advance care planning, and completing medical directives that guide care with life-limiting/life-threatening illness (Wheeler, 2016)

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End of Life Care

Eduardo Roquero

Florida National University

Advanced Family Practicum III

Jacqueline Alonso DNP, Family ARNP

The ability to provide primary palliative care is a skill set that nurse practitioners should acquire, develop, and refine. Primary palliative care skills include thorough and effective symptom assessment and management, initiating and guiding conversations around advance care planning, and completing medical directives that guide care with life-limiting/life-threatening illness (Wheeler, 2016). Although sometimes confused with hospice, it’s important to remember hospice is a specific type of palliative care designed to address the needs of those who have 6 months or less to live. In other words, hospice care is always palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice care. (IPC, 2018).

As frontline clinicians, APRNs, along with their RN colleagues, spend the most time with patients at their bedside. All APRNs must have fundamental palliative care skills. This includes understanding illness trajectories from diagnosis to death, appropriate assessment and management of pain, particularly in the current opioid misuse epidemic b (Dahlin & Coyne, 2019).

The most recognized area of leadership for APRNs is Clinical Care. To be successful, APRNs must understand the diagnosis and the natural course of illnesses and diseases along with the critical decision-making points to manage and treat these conditions from diagnosis to end-of-life care, based on best available evidence. APRNs are in a key position to deliver collaborative interdisciplinary palliative care for patients with serious illness and move palliative care upstream to caring for populations across the lifespan and across the health care continuum (Dahlin & Coyne, 2019).

In palliative care, when presenting with a symptom complaint, disease progression must always be considered. Disease progression needs to be identified to help with the ongoing goals-of-care discussions. Often-cited symptoms include pain, breathlessness, fatigue, anorexia, nausea/vomiting, constipation, depression, dry mouth, and sleep disturbance (Wheeler, 2016)

In a perfect palliative care world, advance directives for care at end of life would be documented, medical powers of attorney would be named, and these documents would be shared with all health care providers. The reality is that this does not happen, and many hospitalizations are for a crisis when decisions need to be made and there has not been an open and honest discussion of the illness trajectory. NPs enter into these discussions without an agenda for what are the “correct” decisions. The desired outcome is to have the patient understand the issues and make informed choices based on their goals and their definition of quality of life. NPs need to be prepared to discuss disease trajectory, realistic interventions, and prognosis. Palliative care advocates that advance care planning be documented and revisited with subsequent changes in health status (Wheeler, 2016).

References:

Dahlin, C., & Coyne, P. (2019). The palliative APRN leader. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 8(1), S30-S38. doi:10.21037/apm.2018.06.03

IPC. (2018). Palliative Care: The Next Frontier for APRNs? Retrieved from CSU Institute of Palliative Care: https://csupalliativecare.org/palliative-care-aprns/

Wheeler, M. (2016). Primary Palliative Care for Every Nurse Practitioner. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 12(10), 647-653. Retrieved from https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(16)30503-7/pdf

 

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Describe two barriers to using the theory in practice and at least one method for overcoming each barrier (support methods with sources)

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 ASSIGNMENT 1

Mental Disorders

OBJECTIVE

Identify the different assessment and diagnostic methods related to mental disorders

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

This writing assignment explores ways to assess mental disorders.

DELIVERABLES

A one and one half-page paper (12-point font)

Step 1 Conduct online research.

Research the main categories of mental disorders and their evaluation and assessments. For example, you can use your favorite Internet search engine to look up the following sites:

  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • Mental Help.net
  • American Psychological Association Help Center

Step 2 Report on methods of diagnosis and assessments of the major mental disorders.

Write a one and one-half-page report on mental disorders, their diagnosis, and treatment. Identify the following elements in your paper:

  • The major categories of mental disorders. ( Hint: Anxiety disorders are one category.)
  • The commonly used methods of diagnosis.
  • The treatment of choice (meaning the favorite current treatment) for this disorder.

ASSIGNMENT 2

This week, you will develop a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the theories from each module. Please select one theory from each module (1-8) and answer the following questions. You should have two slides per theory:

  • Describe the theory
  • Provide 3 examples of how the theory applies to current practice
  • Provide 3 positive patient outcomes resulting from utilizing the theory
  • Explain 3 benefits to nursing satisfaction when utilizing the theory
  • Describe two barriers to using the theory in practice and at least one method for overcoming each barrier (support methods with sources)
  • Support from literature clearly noted throughout

The PowerPoint presentation should include at least two outside references and the textbook. The presentation should contain 2 to 4 slides per theory, for a total of 16 to 32 slides.

 

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Explain the concept of a knowledge worker. Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.

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  • Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.
  • Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
  • Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed.

The Assignment:

  • Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
  • Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
  • Develop a simple infographic to help explain these concepts.

    NOTE:  For guidance on infographics, including how to create one in  PowerPoint, see “How to Make an Infographic in PowerPoint” presented in  the Resources.

  • Your PowerPoint should Include the hypothetical scenario you  originally shared in the Discussion Forum. Include your examination of  the data that you could use, how the data might be accessed/collected,  and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to  incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.

 

Excellent   Good   Fair   Poor       Develop a 5- to 6-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:

·   Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
·   Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
Points Range:     32 (32%) – 35 (35%)

The presentation clearly and accurately explains the concept of a knowledge worker.

The presentation clearly and accurately defines and explains nursing  informatics with a detailed explanation of the role of the nurse leader  as a knowledge worker.

Includes: 3 or more peer-reviewed sources and 2 or more course resources.

Points Range:     28 (28%) – 31 (31%)

The presentation explains the concept of a knowledge worker.

The presentation defines and explains nursing informatics with an  explanation of the role of the nurse leader as a knowledge worker.

Includes: 2 peer-reviewed sources and 2 course resources.

Points Range:     25 (25%) – 27 (27%)

The presentation inaccurately or vaguely explains the concept of a knowledge worker.

The presentation inaccurately or vaguely defines and explains nursing  informatics with an inaccurate or vague explanation of the role of the  nurse leader as a knowledge worker.

Includes: 1 peer-reviewed sources and 1 course resources.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 24 (24%)

The presentation inaccurately and vaguely explains the concept of a knowledge worker or is missing.

The presentation inaccurately and vaguely defines and explains nursing  informatics with an inaccurate and vague explanation of the role of the  nurse leader as a knowledge worker or is missing.

Includes:  1 or fewer resources.
·   Develop a simple infographic to help explain these concepts.
Points Range:     14 (14%) – 15 (15%)

The presentation provides an accurate and detailed infographic that helps explain the concepts related to the presentation.

Points Range:     12 (12%) – 13 (13%)

The presentation provides an infographic that helps explain the concepts related to the presentation.

Points Range:     11 (11%) – 11 (11%)

The presentation provides an infographic related to the concepts of the presentation that is inaccurate or vague.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 10 (10%)

The infographic provided in the presentation related to the concepts of the presentation is inaccurate and vague, or is missing.
·   Present the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the  Discussion Forum. Include your examination of the data you could use,  how the data might be accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be  derived from the data. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from  your colleagues’ replies.
Points Range:     32 (32%) – 35 (35%)

The presentation clearly and  thoroughly includes the hypothetical scenario originally shared in the  Discussion Forum, including a detailed and accurate examination of the  data used, how the data might be accessed/collected, and the knowledge  that could be derived from the data.

Points Range:     28 (28%) – 31 (31%)

The presentation includes the  hypothetical scenario originally shared in the Discussion Forum,  including an accurate examination of the data used, how the data might  be accessed/collected, and the knowledge that could be derived from the  data.

Points Range:     25 (25%) – 27 (27%)

The presentation includes the  hypothetical scenario originally shared in the Discussion Forum,  including an examination of the data used, how the data might be  accessed/collected, and the knowledge that could be derived from the  data that is vague or inaccurate.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 24 (24%)

The presentation includes the  hypothetical scenario originally shared in the Discussion Forum,  including an examination of the data used, how the data might be  accessed/collected, and the knowledge that could be derived from the  data that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:

Paragraphs  make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically,  and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully  focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.
Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.

Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.

Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:

Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)

Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)

Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)

Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)

Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA  format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations,  page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and  reference list.
Points Range:     5 (5%) – 5 (5%)

Uses correct APA format with no errors.

Points Range:     4 (4%) – 4 (4%)

Contains a few (1-2) APA format errors.

Points Range:     3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)

Contains several (3-4) APA format errors.

Points Range:     0 (0%) – 3 (3%)

Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
Total Points: 100

 

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