Case Study: Opioid-induced Constipation You work in a pediatric surgical practice. You notice that children are frequently seen postdischarge for complaints of abdominal distress and constipation. You suspect opioid-induced constipation. Your practice has no related practice policies. Questions: What can you discover about opioid-induced constipation in your own practice and in general? Should your practice […]
Health research in the news research review All questions need to be answered#1-4. A news article that is published in the last 3 months reports a health related research study and is relevant to your clinical practice(MICU nurse), your community or your family/friends.
Assignment Description The goal of this paper is to identify an evaluation plan for your project. You need to identify which health outcomes you will measure. How will you evaluate the effectiveness of your intervention plan? Identify any measurement tools or evaluation strategies that may be useful in determining efficacy, efficiency and quality. Your project […]
Nurses Involvement in Politics Reflect on the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life. As nurses, health policy can influence both arenas of our lives. What policy issues might drive nurses to lobby Congress and/or get involved in campaign politics? What strategies might nurses use to have […]
Nurses Involvement in Policy Issues Reflect on the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life. As nurses, health policy can influence both arenas of our lives. What policy issues might drive nurses to lobby Congress and/or get involved in campaign politics? What strategies might nurses use to […]
Models and Theories to Promote Health Behavior and Proposed Project Plan Models and Theories to Promote Health Behavior and Proposed Project Plan Paper Guidelines and Grading Rubric Readings: See Readings and video recommendations Identify a model or a theory that you would like to use to promote health behavior. You can select an individual model […]
Go to the following website by clicking on the provided link, http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ , and select a county and a state (this may be the county/state in which you reside, attend school, or plan to live and work). After reviewing the website and the health outcomes in the County Health Rankings for the area, answer the […]
Research findings of Rath and Conchie (2008) indicate that leaders do not have to be good at every aspect of leading. What a relief! However, to be effective change agents, these authors argue the importance of knowing one’s leadership strengths and leveraging those strengths to build strong teams. How does one leverage those strengths? Consider […]
Requirements Apply a model of practice to the advanced nurse roles. Models of Practice What is a model? A model demonstrates the researcher’s interpretation of how concepts are related to one another and are developed based on qualitative research. Models often are precursors to theory development. Three of the most prominent nursing models categorized as […]
Research a health-care initiative or legislative statue that is currently underway in your state or federally. You may want to check with nursing organizations that have legislative departments that can provide their analysis on current health-care issues. You may also conduct online research to identify current issues. Discuss how you can take an active role […]
