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Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback 

PAPER 1

 

Capstone Project   Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback 

Create a professional presentation of your evidence-based intervention and change proposal to be disseminated to an interprofessional audience of leaders and stakeholders. Include the intervention, evidence-based literature, objectives, resources needed, anticipated measurable outcomes, and how the intervention would be evaluated. Submit the presentation in LoudCloud for feedback from the instructor.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

PAPER 2

 

Professional   Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal 

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below.  In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

  1. New      practice approaches
  2. Interprofessional      collaboration
  3. Health      care delivery and clinical systems
  4. Ethical      considerations in health care
  5. Practices      of culturally sensitive care
  6. Ensuring      the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients
  7. Population      health concerns
  8. The      role of technology in improving health care outcomes
  9. Health      policy
  10. Leadership      and economic models
  11. Health      disparities

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Learning Politics

Week 5 Discussion: Learning Politics

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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 6, 10
  • Lesson
  • Additional scholarly sources you identify through your own research

Initial Post Instructions
Think about conversations around politics when you were in primary school (around age 10). What were some of the ways you learned about the political establishment through family members and friends? How were you politically socialized as a child? Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source, which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research.

Writing Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)
  • APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

Course Outcomes (CO): 1

Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday
Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Chasing Zero Campaign

Module 11 Written Assignment – Chasing Zero

Points/Grading Rubric:

 

Criteria

Points

Identify how Chasing Zero Campaign and QSEN initiatives are related

10

Address if you think Zero errors is achievable

10

Discuss why you do or do not believe that Zero errors can occur

15

Grammar, APA and Organization

Chasing Zero Video OR Chasing Zero Article

Prepare to spend an hour watching this video. It is very important to make sure to tie all of this together

In a one page paper discuss the following questions:

  • How are this campaign and QSEN initiatives related?
  • Do you think that Zero (no errors) is achievable in healthcare? Why/why not?

•Educational program 

Evidence-Based Project Proposal

Project Overview:

Title: Evidence Based Project-Proposal  Description:  As the course progresses over the 11 weeks, learners will develop a scholarly project that demonstrates an application of evidence to practice for substantive change. This project emphasizes critical appraisal and application of evidence-based research, scholarly writing, and critical thinking. The scholarly project will be submitted as a written paper in APA format/style. In addition, learners will present a summary of the final project orally or by creating a PowerPoint presentation.

Learners will select one of the following types of projects related to their specific advanced role specialization and target population:

•Educational program

•Evidence-based healthcare policy change

•Evidence-based clinical issue or protocol

Overview of the Evidence Based Project (EBP):

In Week 1 of the course, students will identify an area of inquiry as a basis for practice change, and in Week 2, write their clinical question in PICOT format that will drive the literature search.

Following approval of the practice change idea and the PICOT question by course faculty, in Week 3 students will begin their literature search and rapid critical appraisal (RCA) using the RCA checklists available in Appendix D of the course text (Melynk & Fineout-Overholt, 2011) and in Word format. The Search Tracker may be useful in organizing and tracking your search.

Your evidence review will be completed in Week 4, resulting in a finished Evaluation Table containing only the “keeper” studies.

In Week 5 you will synthesize the evidence to determine best evidence for your project. Faculty will continue to serve in the role of mentor as the student progresses through the remaining steps of the project.

Weekly submissions will be used to monitor progress in the development of your proposal. It is recommended that upon receiving feedback from faculty on each section, you revise your work and add that section to build your final paper. Doing so as you proceed through the course will avoid last-minute work.

When you began your study of evidence-based practice it was contrasted with the research process. The underlying goal of EBP is to appraise research and study its application to specific patient populations in order to identify best practices. In order to accomplish this, what must be included within your project is a research study. You will most likely compare pre-intervention data with post-intervention results. In come cases, statistical analysis will be necessary. Your proposal will include plans for this study.

EBP Project Criteria

Students will prepare a formal project proposal using APA format. Below is an outline for the final paper with the weeks where this content will be covered. Each week you will turn in parts of this outline as Dropbox assignments. The week each part will be due is indicated in the outline. After receiving feedback from faculty on each part submitted, it is recommended that you begin building your paper, adding the pieces where they belong. Since you will not be implementing this project, the results section has been omitted. This outline is consistent with the format used for journal articles when reporting results of evidence-based practice projects.

Criteria and organization of final paper

Abstract

Part 1

•Introduction – Week 2

◦Practice issue

◦Summarize the practice issue in need of change providing background information about the organization (setting) and the perceived significance and severity of the problem

◦Describe the specific aims of the project – what improved outcomes do you hope to achieve

•PICOT question – State your question in PICOT format, labeling each part with P-I-C-O-T in parentheses

•Significance – what is the significance of the issue in terms of poor outcomes, cost, etc.

Part 2 – Week 3. 4, & 5

•Evidence review and synthesis

◦List the names of the databases you searched and if limited to a span of time, i.e., less than 5 years old

◦Summarize “keeper” studies

◦Summarize the synthesis of the body of evidence

Part 3 – Week 6

•Purpose of the project – include intervention

•Theoretical framework

•Clinical questions

Part 4 – Week 7

•Studydesign

•Setting/sample

•Confidentiality

•Procedure/intervention

•Instruments/scales and measurement of outcomes

•Data collection

Part 5 – Weeks 8 & 9

•Data analysis

•Outcomes expected

•Aligning stakeholders

Appendices

•Evaluation Table – turned in Weeks 3 & 4

•Synthesis Table – turned in Week 5

The paper provides evidence of synthesis of coursework, professional writing, and graduate level scholarship.

Oral or Poster Presentation

In addition to the written paper, students will present a summary of their project by submitting a professional Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Criteria:

•Organize the presentation to include all required criteria of the EBP project proposal.

•Quality of presentation is professional and provides evidence of graduate level scholarship.

This week’s Dropbox Assignment

Keep in mind that this proposal will be developed piece by piece during the course. The Dropbox assignment this week provides you an opportunity to identify the problem or issue within your specialization that is in need of improvement and receive feedback from faculty.

Review the grading criteria listed below as you begin this assignment. Note that you must pass all elements in order to move forward with your proposal development. Faculty will provide feedback either approving or asking that you resubmit prior to further development of your project.

For this week’s assignment discuss the following:

•State your idea for your evidence-based project proposal including the rationale as to how it reflects an EBP project vs. a research project

•Very briefly describe the issue you will address, the intervention that you feel has research evidence (this may change later after you complete the literature search), and the expected outcomes

•Discuss how this project is relevant to your role specialization

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria                                                Maximum Points

Stated the practice issue or problem providing background information and the perceived significance of the problem.  20

Discussed how the clinical issue is relevant to the selected role option.  20

Used APA format with a professional writing style throughout.  10

Total:  50

health  care team member

Interview a fellow peer in your class who works in a different health discipline than you. Begin your interview with the following questions: (My partner works in homecare setting)

  1. What is your role as a health  care team member?
  2. How do you define professionalism and how does professional responsibility influence your      work?
  3. Do you consider leaders in your  organization stewards of health care? Why or Why not?
  4. Is it important to you that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power      and influence when working with colleagues? Why or why not?

In 750 words, summarize your interview and share your impressions of your peer’s responses.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines

Check plagiarism please. References please 

Florence Nightingale’s Theory

Discussion: Applying Florence Nightingale’s Theory to Your Life. 

Please respond to the following prompts:

1 – Choose one patient care problem (for example, adolescents at the end of life) Please look for a different one, and describe two ways you can apply Nightingale’s theory to the concept of environment.

2 – View the trailer of “An Inconvenient Truth” found on youtube: https://youtu.be/Bu6SE5TYrCM which is a movie by former Vice President Al Gore. How can you use Nightingale’s theory to address this major environmental problem?

Your initial post should contain two to three (2–3) paragraphs with three to four (3–4) sentences per paragraph. The post should integrate a minimum of three readings and/or other evidence-based research articles no more than three years old and use APA formatting for the citations and references.

Free of Plagiarism (Turnitin Assignment)

APA Style.

Health-Illness Continuum

Benchmark – Human Experience Across the Health-Illness Continuum
View RubricDue Date: Apr 07, 2019 23:59:59       Max Points: 100

Details:

The benchmark assesses the following competency:

Benchmark: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following:

  1. Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.
  2. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
  3. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark – Human Experience Across the Health-Illness Continuum

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Unsatisfactory
0.00%

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Less than Satisfactory
75.00%

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Satisfactory
79.00%

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Good
89.00%

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Excellent
100.00%

80.0 %Content

30.0 %Health-Illness Importance to Health and Patient Care (Benchmarked: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.)

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness continuum is not presented.

A partial summary on the importance of the health-illness continuum is presented. The summary does not fully include the relation of the continuum to health and the human experience in patient care. There are significant inaccuracies. More evidence or information is needed.

A general discussion on the importance of the health-illness in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion generally establishes that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. There are some inaccuracies. More information or rationale is needed.

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion demonstrates that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. Some rationale is needed for clarity.

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness continuum in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion demonstrates that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. Strong rationale is offered for support.

30.0 %Refection on Personal State of Health and the Health Illness Continuum

Reflection on personal overall state of health is omitted.

A partial summary of personal overall state of health is included. The summary is not informative. Behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being are omitted or incomplete.

A general discussion of personal overall state of health is included. Overall the discussion demonstrates some insight into some behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author does not clearly establish where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum.

A discussion of personal state of health is included. The discussion demonstrates personal insight into overall behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author establishes where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum.

A well-developed discussion of personal state of health is included. The discussion demonstrates strong personal insight into behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author clearly establishes where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum.

20.0 %Resources Supporting Wellness

Options and resources available to help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are omitted.

Partial options and resources available that would help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. It is unclear how this will assist in moving the author toward wellness.

General options and resources available that would help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. More information is needed to establish how this will assist in moving the author toward wellness.

Options and resources available that would reasonably help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. The author establishes how these resources will assist in moving toward wellness.

Options and resources available that would be extremely helpful to help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. The author clearly establishes how these will assist in moving toward wellness. Insight into wellness as it pertains to the health illness continuum is demonstrated.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Argument Logic and Construction

Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.

Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.

Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.

Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.

Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, or word choice are present.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Format

2.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct.

3.0 %Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Sources are not documented.

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage

clinical issue

Create a 6- to 7-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

Please read and ask questions if needed

1) use the picot question I already created

· Identify and briefly describe your chosen clinical issue of interest using this PICO(T) question to address the clinical issue of interest for the Assignment. In the bedbound patient, what is the effect of preventative/prophylactic dressings on the decrease/prevention of pressure ulcers compared with leaving areas open to air

2) this is basically done …I attached the discussion

· Describe how you developed a PICO(T) question focused on your chosen clinical issue of interest. I also attached the discussion on how I came up with the question but u can add to it if needed…..PLEASE READ

3) find 4 research articles from 4 databases

· Identify the four research databases that you used to conduct your search for the peer-reviewed articles you select. Use the key words from the PICO(T) question above and search at least four different databases in the Walden Library (I can give you my sign in credentials to use 4 different databases-attached). Identify at least four relevant systematic reviews or other filtered high-level evidence, which includes meta-analyses, critically-appraised topics (evidence syntheses), critically-appraised individual articles (article synopses). The evidence will not necessarily address all the elements of your PICO(T) question, so select the most important concepts to search and find the best evidence available….so 4 articles from 4 databases

4)Provide APA citations of the four relevant peer-reviewed articles at the systematic-reviews level related to your research question.

If there are no systematic review level articles or meta-analysis on your topic, then use the highest level of evidence peer reviewed article.

5) Describe the levels of evidence in each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, including an explanation of the strengths of using systematic reviews for clinical research. Be specific and provide examples.

interprofessional teamwork

Your experiences working with groups—whether you perceive them as positive, negative, or neutral—can be used to facilitate insight and development. Health care, with its focus on interprofessional teamwork and collaboration, offers ample opportunities and an imperative for continuous learning.

For this Discussion, you focus on strategies for facilitating the group process.

To prepare:

· Review the information in this week’s Learning Resources regarding the stages of group formation, problematic roles individuals play in groups, and strategies for facilitating and maintaining positive group collaboration. In particular, review Learning Exercise 19.14 of the course text.

· Reflect on various groups with which you have been or are currently involved. Select one specific group to analyze for the purposes of this Discussion. Identify the purpose or task that the group is or was meant to perform.

· Consider the four stages of group formation (forming, storming, norming, and performing). How would you describe the progression between stages? Is there a stage in which you believe your group is or was “stuck”?

· Consider the task or group-building role you normally play in a group setting. How could you apply the information from the Learning Resources to improve your group participation and facilitation, as well as the functioning of the group as a whole?

· In addition, think about which individuals within your group (including yourself) may fall into problematic roles such as the Dominator, the Aggressor, or the Blocker. How have you and your group members addressed the enactment of these roles and its impact on interactions? With information from the Learning Resources in mind, what strategies would you apply now or going forward?

Post a description of a group with which you have been or are currently involved. Assess where the group is in terms of the four stages of group formation. If you are reflecting on a past experience, explain if your group moved through all four stages. Describe the task or group-building role you typically play, or played, in this group. Then, explain what strategies you, as a leader, can apply to better facilitate the group process and address any problematic individual roles in the group.

Resources Given:

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_95.htm

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm

tympanic membrane

research the tympanic membrane and the thyroid gland. Based on your findings, create a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document that includes:

 

Information about a minimum of two health assessment histories.

The possible findings for the tympanic membrane.

Information on how to examine the thyroid gland using both the anterior and posterior methods.

A concise note in the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) format with each patient’s encountered findings.

Information about laboratory tests that may be used for screening clients and the expected normal levels for each test.

Support your responses with examples.

 

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.