Prepare a 4–5-page review of recent research that examines statistics on the primary health concern of a population, describes the methods and tools used in the research studies, explains the factors that affect health promotion and disease prevention for a population, and recommends a health care initiative.

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.

The ability to locate, evaluate, and apply research is an important skill for nurses to develop in order to provide evidence-based care for individuals, families, communities, and health care systems.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the principles and concepts of disease prevention and health promotion for diverse and vulnerable populations.

Compare the statistics for a health concern of a vulnerable or diverse population to the statistics for the general population, including ethical, legal, economic, and cultural factors.

Explain the principles and concepts that influence health promotion and disease prevention for the identified vulnerable or diverse population.

Recommend an evidence-based health care initiative for a specific health care concern of a vulnerable or diverse population.

Competency 3: Apply basic epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases to determine the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention initiatives for diverse and vulnerable populations.

Describe the epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases used in research studies related to health concerns for a vulnerable or diverse population.

Describe health care initiatives used by organizations to address the health care concerns of vulnerable or diverse populations.

Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the health care professions.

Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics.

Your team has presented its preliminary findings to the executive leadership in your organization, but leadership has some doubts about some of the information they received. Each member of the team has been charged with doing a critical examination of recent research around each member’s area of expertise. As the team’s nursing representative, you need to look specifically at the health care concerns identified in the Windshield Survey assessment.

The first step in preparing to write a review of the research is to define your topic. For this assessment, your review will provide a comprehensive overview of the needs of the population you identified in the Windshield Survey assessment in terms of health promotion and disease prevention, the factors that contribute to health disparities for the population, and the need for the organization to improve health care delivery to the population.

In the internet,  search for current scholarly or peer-reviewed professional research articles that:

Examine the health care risks and needs of your population.

Analyze the need to improve health care delivery to the population.

Evaluate, critically, the factors that affect health promotion and disease prevention for the population.

Examine strategies to reduce health disparities for your population.

Locate at least 5–7 resources so that you can eliminate 2–3 if necessary. You may discover, for example, as you read each article more in-depth, that they may not all have the focus you need for your review.

Requirements

For this assessment, you need to develop several points around which to apply the research from the articles you located. Specifically, you need to:

Compare statistics for the primary health concern of your population to the rest of the general population in the United States. This would include frequency of occurrence, age groups most at risk, frequency of fatality, and so on.

Describe the epidemiological concepts, data analysis methods, tools, and databases used in the research studies you located. Address any flaws or biases you believe are present.

Explain the factors that affect health promotion and disease prevention for the population. (Hint: These may be things such as language barriers, cultural values, generational differences, social fear, and access to services.)

Describe the types of health care initiatives that have been tried by other organizations specifically for the primary health care concern or the population.

Recommend one health care initiative for your population, based on your research,

These should be the ideas, or points, that your review is based on. For each point, present all of the evidence you located. For this assessment, that should be at least four current research articles, although not all of the articles will typically offer evidence on all of your points.

Be sure your assessment includes:

An introduction that presents the points you will cover.

The body that presents the research on the points.

A conclusion that restates the points in your introduction.

Your assessment should be 4–5 pages in length, not including the title page and reference page. Be sure you follow APA guidelines for style and format.

Additional Requirements

Include a title page and reference page. The completed assessment should be 4–5 pages in length, not including the title page and reference page.

Reference at least four current scholarly or professional resources.

Use current APA format.

Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.

Double-space.

CO 6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems, and integrate values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO 7)

The Assignment

Complete the Week 8 AACN Essentials Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.).

1. Compare your scores from Week 2 to Week 8.
2. Describe how far have you come and how much further do you wish to go in improving your competencies during the next two years of practice.
3. Review the article, “Nursing Leadership and the Future of Nursing” at Nursing Leadership article (Links to an external site.)

What will you do differently in your future nursing career?

ote:  The teaching plan proposal developed in this assignment will be used to develop your Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation due in Topic 5. You are strongly encouraged to begin working on your presentation once you have received and submitted this proposal.

Select one of the following as the focus for the teaching plan:

1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
2. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
3. Bioterrorism/Disaster
4. Environmental Issues

Use the “Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal” resource to complete this assignment. This will help you organize your plan and create an outline for the written assignment.

1. After completing the teaching proposal, review the teaching plan proposal with a community health and public health provider in your local community.
2. Request feedback (strengths and opportunities for improvement) from the provider.
3. Complete the “Community Teaching Experience” form with the provider. You will submit this form in Topic 5.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

For this task you will first compare the ACHE and AHIMA code of ethics, and then review a brief case from Healthcare Marketing: A Case Study that involves ethical decision-making. Then, you will discuss the role of the healthcare marketer in relation to ethical behavior and conduct. To complete this assignment, review the Module Three Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric document.

This is assignment needs to be due by Sunday. Rubric is attached & case study exercise.

Following reference should be used as well:

Cellucci, L. W., Wiggins, C., & Farnsworth, T. J. (2014). Healthcare marketing: a case study approach. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. ISBN: 978-1-56793-605-6

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes (COs):

CO 1: Apply leadership skills concepts of project management as a nurse executive in an organizational setting to develop, implement and evaluate successful project plans. (PO 4,5)

CO 3: Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting. (PO 4)

Learning Agreement Guidelines

Directions

For Week 1, complete the Learning Agreement with self-identified goals to meet cos and initial plans to meet those self-identified goals; review the “Sample Learning Agreement” document to help you and discuss your goals and plans with your mentor. Your mentor must sign the Learning Agreement for your Week 1 submission.

The agreement should be revised each week to reflect completed goals, additional goals, and changes to the plan dictated by the actual experience or revisions suggested by faculty or the mentor. At the end of the practicum experience, evaluate success with your mentor and obtain the mentor’s signature at the bottom of agreement. Save this form as a Word document and enter required information directly onto it; submit the completed Learning Agreement, signed by your mentor, on the Friday of Week 8. See the Learning Agreement Grading Rubric for grading details.

The Learning Agreement consists of three sections.

1. Student Learning Outcomes Table (Week 1)
2. Signatures approving plan (Week 1)
3. Signatures and mentor verification (Week 8)

Due Dates

1. Initial signed Learning Agreement is submitted by 11:59 p.m. MT, Sunday at the end of Week 1
2. Completed signed Learning Agreement is submitted by 11:59 p.m. MT, Saturday of Week 8
3. Students are given the opportunity to request an extension on assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation must be submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student’s request is not approved, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:
   • Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction
   • Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction
   • Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction
   • If the student’s request is approved, the student will be informed of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the revised due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:
   • Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction
   • Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction
   • Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction

A minimum of 144 hours practicum experience is required by the end of NR632.

If the 144 hours are not completed by end of term, you will receive a grade of “I” and not be able to graduate until completed.

I. Student Learning Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Student-Identified Practicum Goals to Meet Course Outcomes

Plan to Meet Student-Identified Practicum Goals

Narrative Description of Attainment of Student-Identified Goals through the end of CGE 1

CO1: Apply leadership skills concepts of project management as a nurse executive in an organizational setting to develop, implement and evaluate successful project plans. (POs 4 and 5)

CO2: Using current knowledge, standards of practice, and research from evidence-based literature, synthesize a foundation for the nurse executive role. (POs 3 and 4)

CO3: Exemplify professional values and scholarship that support the role of a student in a practicum setting. (PO 4)

CO4: Contribute to the body of nursing leadership and management knowledge through research, planning, evaluation and dissemination of findings. (PO 4)

CO5: Apply professional values characteristic of the competent and caring nurse executive that promote holistic care principles and an appreciation of cultural humility ( POs 1, 3, and 4)

CO6: Apply evidence-based fiscal principles that contribute to the creation of a caring environment characterized by high quality, safe, patient-centered care (POs 1 and 2)

II. Weeks 1 and 8 signatures must be obtained and completed on the physical Learning Agreement.

Rubric

NR631 Week 1 Initial Learning AgreementNR631 Week 1 Initial Learning AgreementCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelops measurable goals for each course outcome10.0 ptsFor each course outcome, the student creates measurable goals related to the CGE project and/or attainment of Nurse Executive competencies0.0 ptsOne or more course outcomes do not have measurable goals developed10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelops specific plans that detail how the student will attain the stated goal(s)10.0 ptsFor each goal, the student creates plans and tasks to that describe how the student will accomplish the stated goal(s)0.0 ptsOne or more goals do not have plans/tasks associated with them10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBoth the student and mentor acknowledge reviewing the learning agreement by placing signatures in the appropriate signature spaces5.0 ptsBoth the student and mentor signatures are present0.0 ptsEither the mentor or student signature is missing5.0 pts
Total Points: 25.0