Write a 4–6-page essay that addresses three key concepts related to the philosophical and historical development of modern science.

 

Write an essay in which you express and defend your views on the following issues:

• Consider the rise of modern science during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
  • How did Enlightenment philosophers both defend and contribute to this cultural development?
  • How did elements of scientific reasoning alter conceptions of the origin and limits of human knowledge?
• Explain the difference between intrinsic and instrumental goods and how modern science embodies an instrumental approach to the relationship between human beings and the natural world.
  • Is recognition of our proper place in the context of a vast and ancient universe an essential insight?
  • How does it affect our understanding of ourselves?
• Consider how philosophical and scientific reasoning make a difference to our daily lives. (Of course we all benefit from technological advances that came from these ways of thinking, but that is not the point here.)
  • In what situations or circumstances of ordinary life is it appropriate to apply philosophical or scientific thinking to seek a solution, resolve a conflict, or make a decision? Imagine you are invited to contribute a post on this topic to a blog about philosophy, like those that appear in The New York Times blog The Stone, the What Is it Like to be a Woman in Philosophy? blog from WordPress, or Philosophy Now magazine.
  • How would you argue for (or against) the use of philosophical reasoning in everyday life?

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
• Length: 4–6 typed and double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

The process involved with selecting the “right” employee will differ depending on the requirements of the job. In addition, the culture and expectations of an organization will have great impact on the structure of the selection process. Where one health care setting might require applicants to participate in group interviews, another might use personality tests. In addition, the qualities for which interviewers look might also vary, ranging from a personality focus to a skills focus.

In this Assignment, you investigate the selection process that is used in a health care organization with which you are familiar. You also identify the expectations of both human resources and the nurse manager in terms of selection.

To prepare

• Review Chapter 6, “Selecting New Employees” in the course text, Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, Skill Development, to examine the various selection processes health care settings and other organizations may employ. In addition, reflect upon the three types of “fit” nurse managers should take into consideration when selecting new employees.
• Identify a position that is open or has recently been filled in your organization.
• Using what you know about the position, the culture and expectations of the organization, your own hiring and selection experiences, and this week’s readings, investigate the following:
  • Identify the selection steps that have been or will be taken, as well as the members involved. For example, which steps did human resources complete? In which steps did the nursing manager engage?
  • Identify the skills, educational and work background, and “fit” required for this position. How do these align with the advertised job description?
  • Identify any problems or areas that could be improved in your organization’s current selection process. If you were the nurse manager, how would you modify this process?

Note: If possible, you may also choose to discuss these ideas with an HR professional or nurse manager in your organization.

To complete

By Day 7

Submit a 3- to 5-page paper in which you do the following:

• Briefly describe the selection process used in your setting.
  • Identify the team members involved in conducting each step. For example, explain which steps HR performs and which steps managers perform.
    • Explain how effective you believe the current system is.
    • Briefly describe any problems (e.g., rushing, stereotyping, “like me” syndrome, halo and horn effect, premature selection) your setting has experienced with this current selection system (if applicable).
    • Explain how you would modify the process and why.
• Identify the job title for the open or recently filled position.
  • Describe the skills and background a desirable applicant would have.
  • Describe the type of “fit” that would make this applicant the “right” person for this specific job.
• Compare the job description with the expectations of the position.
  • Explain whether or not the job description aligns with the skills, background, and “fit” needed to excel in this position.
  • Explain the specific attributes or characteristics you, as the nurse manager responsible for selecting a candidate for the position, might seek that are not specifically outlined in the job description. Describe how you could you elicit this information during an interview.

Addictive disorders can be particularly challenging for clients. Not only do these disorders typically interfere with a client’s ability to function in daily life, but they also often manifest as negative and sometimes criminal behaviors. Sometime clients with addictive disorders also suffer from other mental health issues, creating even greater struggles for them to overcome. In your role, you have the opportunity to help clients address their addictions and improve outcomes for both the clients and their families. For this Assignment, as you examine the Levy Family video in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat clients presenting with addiction.

 

N: B EACH OF THE 5 EPISODES TO WATCH (REQIURED MEDIA) FOR THIS ASSIGNGMENT IS DOWNLOADEDN IN WORD FORMAT AS A TRANSCRIPT AND ATTACHED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT. 

 

 

Learning Objectives

Students will:

· Assess clients presenting with addictive disorders

· Analyze therapeutic approaches for treating clients with addictive disorders

· Evaluate outcomes for clients with addictive disorders

To prepare:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide.

· Review the Levy Family video Episodes 1 through 5.

 

The Assignment

In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:

· After watching Episode 1, describe:

o What is Mr. Levy’s perception of the problem?

o What is Mrs. Levy’s perception of the problem?

o What can be some of the implications of the problem on the family as a whole?

· After watching Episode 2, describe:

o What did you think of Mr. Levy’s social worker’s ideas?

o What were your thoughts of her supervisor’s questions about her suggested therapies and his advice to Mr. Levy’s supervisor?

· After watching Episode 3, discuss the following:

o What were your thoughts about the way Mr. Levy’s therapist responded to what Mr. Levy had to say?

o What were your impressions of how the therapist worked with Mr. Levy? What did you think about the therapy session as a whole?

o Informed by your knowledge of pathophysiology, explain the physiology of deep breathing (a common technique that we use in helping clients to manage anxiety). Explain how changing breathing mechanics can alter blood chemistry.

o Describe the therapeutic approach his therapist selected. Would you use exposure therapy with Mr. Levy? Why or why not? What evidence exists to support the use of exposure therapy (or the therapeutic approach you would consider if you disagree with exposure therapy)?

· In Episode 4, Mr. Levy tells a very difficult story about Kurt, his platoon officer.

o Discuss how you would have responded to this revelation.

o Describe how this information would inform your therapeutic approach. What would you say/do next?

· In Episode 5, Mr. Levy’s therapist is having issues with his story.

o Imagine that you were providing supervision to this therapist, how would you respond to her concerns?

· Support your approach with evidence-based literature. AND INCLUDE INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION WITH REFERENCES.

Required Readings

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

• Chapter 7, “Motivational Interviewing” (pp. 299–312)
• Chapter      16, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders”      (pp. 565–596)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Albrecht, U., Kirschner, N. E., & Grusser, S. M. (2007). Diagnostic instruments for behavioral addiction: An overview. German Medical Science Psycho-Social-Medicine, 4, 1–11. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2736529/

Fisher, M. A. (2016). The ethical ABCs of conditional confidentiality. In Confidentiality limits in psychotherapy: Ethics checklists for mental health professionals (pp. 13–25). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14860-002

 

Required Media 

N: B EACH OF THE 5 EPISODES TO WATCH (REQIURED MEDIA) FOR THIS ASSIGNGMENT IS DOWNLOADEDN IN WORD FORMAT AS A TRANSCRIPT AND ATTACHED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT. 

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 1 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 2 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 3 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 4 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Levy family: Episodes 5 [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012c). In their own words [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 23 minutes

Reasoning in a Specialty Area

Bring to mind an important practice-related decision you have made recently. How did you approach this decision? What aspects of your specialty expertise informed your decision-making?

Evaluate your decision now in light of the principles of clinical reasoning presented in the Learning Resources this week. What new insights arise about your decision making as you look at it through this lens? What questions emerge as you reflect how you use reasoning in your practice?

In this Discussion, you and your colleagues examine the application of reasoning strategies in your specialty area of practice, particularly as it is connected to your EBP Project question.

To prepare:

• Consider the definition of clinical      reasoning and how it is distinguished from other terms in the      Simmons article. (see attached file)
• Bring to mind key characteristics of your      specialty area. Is the concept of clinical reasoning relevant and      sufficient to describe the process you utilize as you      make decisions and solve problems in your area of specialization? Why or      why not? If not, what terminology would be more useful for defining or      characterizing this process?
• Review the literature to identify at least two specific examples of reasoning strategies used in your specialty area. These may be part of your literature review related to your EBP Project question(s). (see PIICOT Question below      at the end of the page)
• Reflect on your EBP Project      question(s) (see PIICOT Question below at the end of the page).      Reexamine your project question(s) through this lens of clinical, or      alternately termed, reasoning.

By Day tomorrow 09/04/18 12 by 10 pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 references from the list of required resources below. Include the level one headers as numbered below:

Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:

1) How are reasoning strategies most often applied in your specialty area? Provide at least two specific examples supported by the literature.

2) How can you apply reasoning strategies to the refinement of your EBP Project question(s)? (see PIICOT Question below at the end of the page)

Required Readings

Terry, A. J. (2018). Clinical research for the doctor of nursing practice (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter      1, “The Importance of Research in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree”
  Read pages 12-18 beginning with “The DNP Graduate with an Aggregate Focus”      (see attached File)

  In this section of Chapter 1, the author explains relationship between the      DNP clinician, the research process, and developing an effective      evidence-based practice. The author also discusses facilitating change in      practice based on critically appraised and validated evidence. In      addition, Carper’s four essential patterns of “knowing” in nursing and      Rosswurm and Larrabee’s six-phase model for reviewing research are      highlighted.

Balakas, K., Sparks, L., Steurer, L., & Bryant, T. (2013). An outcome of evidence-based practiced education: Sustained clinical decision-making among bedside nurses. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28, 479-485.

Harkanen, M., Voutilainen, A., Turunen, E., & Verhvilainen-Julkunen, K. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis of educational interventions designed to improve medication administration skills and safety of registered nurses, Nurse Education Today, 41, 36-43. 

Lee, J., Lee, Y., Bae, J., & Seo, M. (2016). Registered nurses clinical skills and reasoning process: A think-aloud study. Nurse Education Today, 46, 75-80.

Simmons, B. (2010). Clinical reasoning: Concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(5), 1151-1158.

PIICOT Statement

In patients in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility in Eastern United States, how does early mobilization as recommended by National Institute of Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines on rehabilitation of patients after critical illness impact early transfers from intensive care as measured 6 months post-implementation when compared to the current standard of care including minimal mobilization of patients?

P: Adult patients

I: in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility

I: increased mobilization of the patients

C: minimal mobilization of the patients

O: early transfers of the patients from intensive care

T: 6 months

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Initiatives

The vice president of nursing, Dr. Sasha Mendez, has had a lot of complaints from patients and their families about the difficulties they experience navigating the system at her organization; e.g., going from the E.R. to admissions. Dr. Mendez’s nursing specialty area is psych/mental health. As such, she is very concerned about the stress this is causing the patients.

What are the macro systems that are affecting patient satisfaction at Dr. Mendez’s facility? What micro systems should she also analyze to look at how the patient moves through—from entry, to possible admission, to possible discharge? How do these systems relate? What impacts each system?

The concepts presented in Week 8 serve as a foundation for this week as you continue to look at factors within an organization’s environment that are barriers and facilitators for implementing change. In this Discussion, you examine the macro and micro systems within the organization (of your practicum setting) and identify changes that may need to take place to facilitate quality improvement and achievement of patient safety outcomes.

To prepare:

• Reflect on the issue you have been addressing      through your EBP Project.
• Identify the macro and micro systems that      influence the issue. Review the McClusky and Middleton (2010) article for      an example of this process (See attached file).
• Determine the desired outcomes of resolving the  EBP Project issue and how resolving it will improve quality and patient     safety. (Note: Next week you will evaluate these outcomes. You may      want to view the Week 10 Discussion as you prepare.)
• What procedures/processes would need to be      modified to achieve the desired outcomes?

Post your PowerPoint presentation

By tomorrow Tuesday 10/23/18, in APA format and include 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below, develop a 5-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for the business unit team and leadership within the organization, sharing your issue, strategies for resolving the issue, and how it will improve quality and patient safety.

Note: The purpose of the presentation is to persuade the business unit team and leadership to accept your recommendations.

Required Readings

Brooks, P., Spillane, J.J., Dick, K., & Stuart-Shor, E. (2014). Developing a strategy to identify and treat older patients with postoperative delirium. AORN Journal, 99(2), 256-276. (see attached file).

Jarden, R.J. & Sutton, L.J. (2014). A practice change initiative to improve the provision of enteral nutrition to intensive care patients. British Association of Critical Care Nurses, 20(5), 242-254.

McCluskey, A. & Middleton, S. (2010). Delivering an evidence-based outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: Barriers and enablers experienced by community rehabilitation teams. BMC Health Services Research, 10(18). doi: 10.1186/1472-6962-10-18. Retrieved from https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6963-10-18. (see attached file).

Murfet, G.O., Allen, P., & Hingston, T.J. (2014). Maternal and neonatal health outcomes following the implementation of an innovative model of nursepractitioner-led care for diabetes in pregnancy. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(5), 1150-1163 (see attached file).

PIICOT Question

In patients in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility in Eastern United States, how does early mobilization as recommended by National Institute of Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines on rehabilitation of patients after critical illness impact early transfers from intensive care as measured 6 months post-implementation when compared to the current standard of care including minimal mobilization of patients?

P: Adult patients

I: in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility

I: increased mobilization of the patients

C: minimal mobilization of the patients

O: early transfers of the patients from intensive care

T: 6 months