week 7

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Please note there are two parts to this week’s discussion.

Part 1 – This week as we explore current legislative efforts, health care policies, and the need for health promotion in our communities, please visit the ANA webpage related to advocacy issues in nursing practice today (PDF Link) Download (PDF Link)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader. When entering the web page, you will need to scroll down the page and choose one of the following issues highlighted: Health Care Reform, Safe Staffing, Nurse Workforce Development, or Home Health. Based on your selection of topics, address the following in your discussion post:

  • How does this issue affect your practice and the health promotion topic of your choice?
  • From what you learned at the site, name a minimum of two actions that are currently in place to address this issue.
  • Provide a minimum of two ways you as a professional nurse can become involved with this issue.
  • Be sure you have referenced the ANA website in APA format and provided in-text citations where you used the information from ANA in your post.

Part 2 – Many of the advocacy issues in nursing practice impact the work environment of nurses. It is important for nurses to care for themselves so that they can best care for their patients. Consider the information covered in this unit regarding self-care and respond to the following questions:

  • What are the signs that someone is experiencing burnout?
  • What are some evidence-based strategies you can implement to help prevent burnout and build resilience?

Support your response with in-text citations and APA-formatted scholarly references.

D7

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 General Instructions

Consider the quality measures data currently analyzed at your practice location. If you do not have a current practice location, select a local healthcare facility or provider to answer the questions below.  

Include the following sections:

  1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
    • As a nurse leader, what strategies can you implement to balance the cost of quality with client outcomes?  
    • What metrics are used to measure the cost of quality? 
    • The cost of quality can be a significant barrier to improving client outcomes in resource-limited settings. What innovative cost-saving strategies can be implemented to enhance quality care delivery in such settings? 
  2. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.

Nursing leadership assignment

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Unit 4 IP: Financial Operations of the Healthcare Organization

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  Deliverable Length: 10–15 slides (not including title and reference slides) 

Consider the new healthcare business or service line that you described in the Discussion Board (DB) assignment this week. Use any or all concepts over the course of this class to assist with developing the financial analysis of your new business or service line.

* Use bar graphs, diagrams, or any other visual aid to enhance PowerPoint. 

* Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. 

Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

  • Description of the new healthcare business or service line
  • Definition of the four areas of the SWOT analysis
    • Provide examples of the type of information in each section of the SWOT analysis.
  • A comprehensive SWOT analysis on the internal and external environment for the service line or new business that you plan to open

Your presentation should be professional and follow CTU guidelines for PowerPoint presentations.

References must be within the last 5 yrs. 

Unit 4 DB: Financial Operations of the Healthcare Organization

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 Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. 

Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss a healthcare business or new service line for an existing healthcare facility that you would like to open. Address the following:

  • Provide a brief description of your new business or service line.
  • Outline and discuss the economic and market forces that will affect this business.
    • Consider items such as demographic, social, reimbursement, and local regulatory factors.

Discussion 6 MIN

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Discussion 6

What is leadership to you? Why is it so important to have a good leader? What type of leadership would you use if you were the director of your unit?

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
  • You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 
  • All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
  • Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
  • You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date. 

Healthcare Policy and Analysis

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Healthcare Policy and Analysis

Nursing Values and Professional Ethics

Assess 4002

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Reflection

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Student must reflect on clinical experience during this semester. 
How was your experience with your site and preceptor?
Did you like the role of the PMHNP while on clinical?
Explain your feelings about clinical experience.

Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues

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How competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy.