1. EBP Research
Locate two research articles on the topic of your choice, but each article needs to use a different research method (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods). First, summarize both articles. Then answer the following questions…
Which type of research article did you find easier to understand? Explain
If you had to complete a research project which style would you choose and why?
This section should include 2 outside references and your book. This section should be at least 1000 words. APA format is expected – title page, running head, page numbers, introduction and conclusion.
2. Political Letter – In a different submitted file
Identify a current state or national healthcare or nursing issues that effects nurses or healthcare. Possible websites to locate an issue would be…
State Nursing Association
American Nursing Association
Specialized Professional Organizations
Once you have found your issue, write a letter to your governor, senator, or congress person. Your letter should be a minimum of 500 words, single spaced, in a block format and addresses should be included. Your first paragraph should state the issue. The second paragraph should state how the issue affects you personally as a nurse (avoid medical jargon). The third paragraph should state how the issue affects the community. Your fourth and final paragraph should restate the importance of the issue and thank the individual for their time and attention to the issue.
Your references for the letter should not be cited in your letter, but should be included on a separate reference page. You should do citations in the letter just don’t put the full reference in the Letter, keep that on a second page.

ASSIGNMENT: Create Health Information Documentation Guidelines
CAHIIM Competency: Subdomain I.B. Health Record Content and Documentation
Compile organization-wide health record documentation guidelines
Please review the assignment instructions below, and each of the deliverables:
Scenario: You are the new HIM Director for Community Healthcare which includes an 1) acute care hospital, an 2) attached clinic and an 3) attached long term health facility. After several weeks on the job you realize that the documentation guidelines are outdated and it appears they have not been updated for nearly 10 years. After asking questions of the staff, it sounds like they are following current documentation standards, it is just that the written guidelines have not been brought up to date. You set out to update the written guidelines.
You first need to compile the guidelines set forth by the CMS since those are the regulatory bodies that monitor your organization.
Instructions:
Locate the documentation standards for the CMS Conditions of Participation.
Create a table listing medical record documentation standards for CMS Conditions of Participation for each segment of Community Healthcare (Acute Care Hospital, Clinic (RURAL HEALTH), and Longterm Care). You will have 3 tables, one for each type of facility. See the websites for each type of facility for your table.
Hospital Standards: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_a_hospitals.pdf page SEE CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION 482.24 MEDICAL RECORD STANDARDS
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/482.24
CoP Changes: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-13-20.pdf
Clinic/Rural Health: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_g_rhc.pdf
Section 491.10
Long Term Care Facilities: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/CFCsAndCoPs/LTC.html
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/CFCsAndCoPs/Downloads/som107ap_pp_guidelines_ltcf.pdf (Pages 15, 57, 120, 193, 365-7, 371, and 453 within the document)
3. Title the document as a policy and write a short explanation of the purpose of the document and how it should be used. Please place in a memorandum format (non-APA, but more as if this were an actually requirement for your job), addressed to the Chief Information Officer of the facility. Please place the references at the end.

This assignment will assess knowing of the following CAHIIM Competencies:
Domain VI. Leadership
VI.H. Ethics
Evaluate the culture of a department.
Create programs and policies that support a culture of diversity.
Assignment Instructions
Part 1: Evaluate the culture of City Hospital HIM Department:
Background: City Hospital HIM Department employs 17 people. Only 1 employee is male, Ralph, and he is 74 years old and processes the disclosure documentation for the department. He keeps to himself because he feels that the other employees think he is slow and they have nothing in common. Seventeen-year-old Celine is a recent high school graduate who is going to school at night and enjoys social media and has a best friend who is getting married to his boyfriend this summer and it’s all Celine talks about. Teal is a 27-year-old hard worker who is always 7 minutes late for work in the morning and spends the first 15 minutes at her desk putting on her make-up for the day. When she does finally start working she gets a lot done and out performs the others in her department. Teal speaks English as a second language and is very hard for others in the department to understand. David is a 54-year-old department manager who is putting in his time before his retirement in 4 months. David is a family man who believes strongly in the beliefs of his church and often shares his church doctrine with his employees during their annual evaluations.
Name of Employee
Potential Bias/prejudices
What training could help the department and the employee with cultural awareness
Ralph
Generational differences
Sample answer: Ralph should receive competency training on generational differences
Celine
Celine and David may have conflicts because of their difference beliefs
Teal
Others may think she is not as intelligent or able because of the language barrier
David
Religious beliefs
Part 2: List the key points that you would include in a diversity training for the departmental staff. Include EEOC and ADA requirements in the training. I need the answer to this Question What training could help the department and the employee with cultural awareness? For celine teal and david and answer part 2.

Please Read the Criteria guide for this assessment to be evaluated at the end; attached!
Prepare for inter-professional stakeholders a 10–12-slide presentation (not including title and reference pages) explaining how nurse leaders can use information technology to improve nursing practices that support and sustain positive patient outcomes. You do not need to actually present your assessment but be sure to include speaker’s notes for each slide.
The dissemination of evidence-based practice outcomes helps nurses build stakeholder engagement and support for the use of information system and technology for health care delivery.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Describe the importance of effective scholarship and evidence-based information to advance the profession of nursing.
Describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).
Describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.
Describe how theory development and research exploration supports nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcome.
Competency 3: Explain the use of information management tools and technologies to monitor and improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Identify a nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting.
Describe how nurse leaders use communication to build inter-professional stakeholder engagements.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of a nursing professional.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Assessment Instructions
For this assessment, imagine a group of inter-professional stakeholders involved with patient care in your health care setting would like to increase positive patient outcomes. Nurse leaders have recommended changes in the practice that incorporate informatics and the application of new knowledge into your nursing practices.
You are asked to present a brief overview using PowerPoint (or some other presentation software) to a small group of student nurses. After the session has concluded, the training department would like to use your presentation as a training resource.
Preparation
Select a nursing practice in your own health care setting that has changed for the better since you first began nursing.
Directions
Use the tools in your presentation software to develop a creative and engaging presentation. Use the notes portion of PowerPoint to capture your narrative script for each slide. Include the following in your presentation:
Describe briefly an example of a nursing practice that has changed in the last two years.
Explain how theory development, research exploration, and information technology supports the changes you have described.
Describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP).—-ITS IMPORTANT THIS IS EVIDANCE-BASED!
Explain how nurse leaders use communication practices and technology to build inter-professional stakeholder engagements in support of the change you have identified.
Describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.
Additional Requirements
Length: Submit a presentation of 10–12 slides (not including title and reference slides). Include both a title slide and a reference slide with 4–6 references to support your presentation information and ideas.
Formatting Guidelines: Create streamlined slides with minimal information.
Be precise.
Keep bulleted content on one line.
Use images instead of words when appropriate.
Narrative Script: Use the notes portion to create a detailed narrative for each slide.