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Week 6

Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines

Preparing the Assignment

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Preparation and Paper Outline:

1. 
PART 1: The medical application selection for this assignment is contingent upon the month of your birthday. Use the table below to identify the Medical App for this assignment.

Your Birth Month

Medical App for Assignment

 January, February

MDCalc

 March, April, May

Medscape (this is the one that corresponds to me)

March is My Birth Month

 June, July, August

The Chief Complaint

 September, October

Pocket Pharmacist(PocketRx)

November, December

SingleCare

· Use the 
Google Play Store for Android devices or the 
Apple iTunes App Store for Apple devices to search for the medical application as determined by the table above.

· In order to complete the following guided appraisal, 
download the app to a mobile device (smartphone or tablet). The apps are free and do not require purchase to complete this assignment.

·
Provide 
proof of download by attaching a screenshot of the device screen in JPEG or PDF format to the assignment upload tab (in addition to submitting this assignment). Following the general instructions below for smartphone devices (specific device instructions may vary):

·
Android 4.0 and Newer: (Galaxy SIII, Galaxy S 4, Galaxy Note, HTC One, Nexus phones, Droid phones)

· Any Android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) or later can easily take a screenshot. Hold the Power and Volume Down buttons together until the screen flashes and you hear the shutter sound. The screenshot image will appear in your Gallery app, usually inside the Screenshots folder

·
iPhone

· The method for taking a screenshot in iOS has been the same since version 2.0. Hold the 
Power (Sleep/Wake) and 
Home buttons together until the screen flashes and you hear the shutter sound. The screenshot image will appear in your 
Photos app under 
Camera Roll.

Use this Pic as a Proof of download 
in my device
A screenshot of a phone  Description automatically generated

2. 
PART 2: Answer the Medical App Critical Appraisal questions thoughtfully and comprehensively. 
Use the criteria headings on this outline as the headings on your properly APA- formatted paper.

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NAME: What is the name of the app?

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AUTHOR: Who created, developed, or maintains the app? Explain.

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ENDORSEMENT: Is the app licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, other government agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional organization? Explain.

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OPERATION: Which platform (mobile or web-based) is suitable for the app and why?

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AESTHETICS: Is the information displayed in a way that is easy to navigate? Is it easy to use? Can you use it without instructions? Explain.

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PURPOSE: What is the intended purpose or use of the app?

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CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: What influence does the app have on clinical decision making? Explain.

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SAFETY: Is there potential for patient harm? Explain.

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PRIVACY/SECURITY: Does the app have privacy statement or setting? Is there a clear privacy policy stating information will be encrypted and not shared with third parties? Does the app share information on social networks? Are users notified in the event of a breach of privacy and health information? Explain.

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USER: For whom is the app intended (providers, patients, or others)? Explain.

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DISTRIBUTION: Is it designed for local use or wider distribution? Explain.

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CREDIBILITY: How credible are the sources of information? How do you know? Explain.

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RELEVANCE: How current is the information in the app? When was the last update? Is the content consistent with evidence-based literature or best practices/standards of care? Explain.

3. 
PART 3: Provide 
one example of an appropriate patient or clinical scenario for this app. The example should include the following details:

· Patient Age-population (Pediatric, Adult, Geriatric)

· Clinical Setting (Hospital, Private Practice, Extended Living Facility)

· History of Present Illness and Diagnosis or Condition

· Provide a detailed description of the app in your example. When will the app be implemented (at the Point-of-care or elsewhere)? Who will use the app? What potential impact will it have on the scenario? Incorporate the critical appraisal information from Part 2. 
Provide one evidence-based scholarly article as a reference to support clinical decision-making.

4. This assignment will be graded on the quality of the information, inclusion of one evidence-based scholarly resource, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, and organization based on the required components (see the paper headings and content details in Part 1).
5. The length of the paper is to be 
between 1,000 and 1,500 words, excluding title page and reference list.
6. Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx.”
7. APA format is required in this assignment, explicitly for in-text citations and the reference list. Use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins and double spacing. See the APA manual for details regarding proper citation. See resources under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers” for further clarification.

* Scholarly Sources: Only scholarly sources are acceptable for citation and reference in this course. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a professional or scholar in the field. The textbooks and lessons are 
NOT considered to be outside scholarly sources. For the threaded discussions and reflection posts, reputable internet sources such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations (often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. The best outside scholarly source to use is a peer-reviewed nursing journal.  You are encouraged to use the Chamberlain library and search one of the available databases for a peer-reviewed journal article.  The following sources should not be used: Wikipedia, Wikis, or blogs.  These websites are not considered scholarly as anyone can add to these. Please be aware that .com websites can vary in scholarship and quality.  For example, the American Heart Association is a .com site with scholarship and quality.  It is the responsibility of the student to determine the scholarship and quality of any .com site.  Ask your instructor before using any site if you are unsure. Points will be deducted from the rubric if the site does not demonstrate scholarship or quality. Current outside scholarly sources must be published with the last 5 years.  Instructor permission must be obtained BEFORE the assignment is due if using a source that is older than 5 years.

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Critical Care Wk 4

 

MY NUMBER ASSIGNED WAS 1 WHICH IS: Pre-Renal & Post Failure
 

Each student will be assigned a number randomly.  Whatever your number is, select the corresponding topic below, then post a minimum of 5 bullet points about the topic.
 

Your bullet points should address key components of the topic, such as what, how, who, & why.  This information should not be basic things you learned in Med/Surg, but rather advanced critical care based.
 

Think about this as a group effort to create a study guide. Use ONLY your textbook, but do not cut & paste from the book.
 

Then create, find, or borrow a test style question about your topic & post at the bottom of your bullet points. The format needs to be multiple choice or select all that apply. Think NCLEX style.
 

PART 2:

 

Part 2:

You will take a few minutes and ask 2 people about their personal coping mechanisms for dealing with the stress of working in healthcare during this unique time of Covid. Stress can be physical, emotional, spiritual, or any combination of triggers. Ask a diverse variety of people, don’t forget those in other departments at different points of hierarchy. For example, ask your unit manager, environmental services, volunteers, patients, fellow nurses, etc. Write 2-3 paragraphs on your findings and impressions while respecting the person’s identity.

86 pp busplan

Post your week eight assignment, a narrated powerpoint presentation, showcasing your business plan to the week eight discussion 

Use week 7 business plan to make power point presentation 

Expectations

Initial Post:

  • Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
  • Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

Nursing Assignment 1 short P

Please follow all directions 

Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the healthcare policy of the APN profession and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes. This week’s assignment focuses on the APN as a Health Policy Leader, one of the nine NONPF NP competencies.  Students will analyze how health policy may affect NP practice and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes.

Preparing the Discussion

Criteria for Content 

· Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession 

· Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse's role

· Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect they may have on influencing policy change

· A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.

Discussion Questions

After reading Chapter 14 respond to the following prompts;

What questions should the nurse ask about collective bargaining and labor relations?

What does signing a card mean, and what questions should Addison ask before signing?

How can Addison establish good relationships with both nurse managers and staff nurses in an atmosphere in which collective bargaining has put these two groups in adversarial positions?

What skills and information will Addison need to navigate and make effective decisions in this hospital?

What provisions in a union contract are in a patient’s best interest as well as a nurse’s?

What resources are available to Addison to help her learn more about labor and management issues occurring in the hospital?

question

the  ROLE OF THE RN/APRN IN POLICY-MAKING

Word cloud generators have become popular tools for meetings and team-building events. Groups or teams are asked to use these applications to input words they feel best describe their team or their role. A “word cloud” is generated by the application that makes prominent the most-used terms, offering an image of the common thinking among participants of that role.

What types of words would you use to build a nursing word cloud? Empathetic, organized, hard-working, or advocate would all certainly apply. Would you add policy-maker to your list? Do you think it would be a very prominent component of the word cloud?

Nursing has become one of the largest professions in the world, and as such, nurses have the potential to influence policy and politics on a global scale. When nurses influence the politics that improve the delivery of healthcare, they are ultimately advocating for their patients. Hence, policy-making has become an increasingly popular term among nurses as they recognize a moral and professional obligation to be engaged in healthcare legislation.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

To Prepare:

  • Revisit the Congress.gov website provided in the Resources and consider the role of RNs and APRNs in policy-making.
  • Reflect on potential opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the policy-making process.

BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 8

Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities to participate in policy-making. Be specific and provide examples.

BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 8

Respond to at least two of your colleagues’* posts by suggesting additional opportunities or recommendations for overcoming the challenges described by your colleagues.

DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

As your EBP skills grow, you may be called upon to share your expertise with others. While EBP practice is often conducted with unique outcomes in mind, EBP practitioners who share their results can both add to the general body of knowledge and serve as an advocate for the application of EBP.

In this Discussion, you will explore strategies for disseminating EBP within your organization, community, or industry. 

To Prepare:

· Review the Resources and reflect on the various strategies presented throughout the course that may be helpful in disseminating effective and widely cited EBP.

· This may include: unit-level or organizational-level presentations, poster presentations, and podium presentations at organizational, local, regional, state, and national levels, as well as publication in peer-reviewed journals.

· Reflect on which type of dissemination strategy you might use to communicate EBP.

Post at least two dissemination strategies you would be most inclined to use and explain why. Explain which dissemination strategies you would be least inclined to use and explain why. Identify at least two barriers you might encounter when using the dissemination strategies you are most inclined to use. Be specific and provide examples. Explain how you might overcome the barriers you identified.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

· Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2023). 
Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 10, “The Role of Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in Practice Change” (pp. 365–393)

· Chapter 12, “Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-based Practice Organizations” (pp. 410–427)

· Chapter 14, “Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-based Practice” (pp. 466–518)

· Gallagher-Ford, L., Fineout-Overhold, E., Melnyk, B.M. &  Stillwell, S.B. (2011). 
Evidence-based practice step-by-step:  Implementing an evidence-based practice changeLinks to an external site.
American Journal of Nursing, 111(3), 54-60.

· Newhouse, R. P., Dearholt, S., Poe, S., Pugh, L. C., & White, K. M. (2007). 
Organizational change strategies for evidence-based practiceLinks to an external site. 
Journal of Nursing Administration, 37(12), 552–557. doi:0.1097/01.NNA.0000302384.91366.8f

· Melnyk, B. M. (2012). 
Achieving a high-reliability organization through implementation of the ARCC model for systemwide sustainability of evidence-based practice.Links to an external site. 
Nursing Administration Quarterly, 36(2), 127–135. doi:10.1097/NAQ.0b013e318249fb6a

· Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., Gallagher-Ford, L., & Stillwell, S. B. (2011). 
Evidence-based practice, step by step: Sustaining evidence-based practice through organizational policies and an innovative model.Links to an external site. 
American Journal of Nursing, 111(9), 57–60. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000405063.97774.0e

· Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., Giggleman, M., & Choy, K. (2017). 
A test of the ARCC© model improves implementation of evidence-based practice, healthcare culture, and patient outcomesLinks to an external site.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 14(1), 5–9. doi:10.1111/wvn.12188

Hypertension in a 15 years old adolescent

  

Discusion topic: SOAP note about hypertension in a 15 years old adolescent

Requirements

Ø The discussion must address the topic

Ø Rationale must be provided

Ø Use at least 600 words (no included 1st page or references in the 600 words)

Ø May use examples from your nursing practice

Ø Formatted and cited in current APA 7

Ø Use 3 academic sources, not older than 5 years. Not Websites are allowed.

Ø Plagiarism is NOT permitted

I have attached the template, the rubric and a sample.