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Using the Internet, research on a series of topics that will help you understand the current issues regarding managed care. You can use keywords, such as (but not limited to) managed care, current trends and issues in managed care, pharmacy benefit management, or utilization management. Like many other aspects of health care, managed care is continually changing and evolving to meet current consumer and market […]

Assessment 2 Instructions: Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan For this assessment, you can use a supplied template to conduct a root-cause analysis. The completed assessment will be a scholarly paper focusing on a quality or safety issue pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting of your choice as well as a safety improvement plan. As patient safety concerns continue to be addressed […]

Assessment 1 Instructions: Enhancing Quality and Safety For this assessment, you will develop a 3 page paper that examines a safety quality issue pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting. You will analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue. Demonstration of Proficiency By […]

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND BREAKING THE ICE Over the years in school classes, work teams, and other group settings, you may have participated in get-to-know-you activities, also called icebreakers or team builders. These activities help members learn one another’s names and generate a sense of inclusion and belonging early in the life span of the group. Social workers, too, use icebreakers to create cohesion among the […]

INNOVATIVE INFORMATICS TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS TO CLINICAL PRACTICE New technology and tools will undoubtedly shape nursing practice. “Research suggests that between 8% and 16% of nursing time is spent on non-nursing activities and tasks that should be delegated to others” (Robert, 2019). As a result, new innovations may minimize the time spent on these non-nursing activities and tasks to further support and strengthen patient care. […]

Case studies provide the opportunity to simulate realistic scenarios involving patients presenting with various health problems or symptoms. Such case studies enable nurse learners to apply concepts, lessons, and critical thinking to interviewing, screening, and diagnostic approaches, as well as to the development of treatment plans. For this Case Study Discussion, you will propose a differential diagnosis with a minimum of 3 possible conditions or […]

Discuss and answer questions related to the case presentation. Please include the time consideration for differentiating adjustment disorders from PTSD. What is the difference between an Oppositional defiant disorder and Conduct disorder? For the discussion boards this term please include:Any differential diagnoses (Include a short line indicating why each one should be considered for the case)Your diagnosis and reasoningAny additional questions you would have askedMedication […]

Discuss / compare pharmacological and non-pharmacological nursing interventions for pain management during labor and birth. This is a general discussion of types of pain relief. Give 2 different classes of drugs used, and their potential side effects on the fetus. Give 2 different non-pharmacological nursing interventions and their expected outcomes. Back it all up with citations and at least 2 scholarly sources from the USA […]

Research the role of an administrator versus that of a nonmanagement staff member in dealing with a workers’ compensation incident in a typical health care organization. What are the minimal responsibilities and reporting duties for each? What recommendations would you suggest for improving organizational compliance with regulatory requirements at the staff level? Support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference.

Throughout this course you have focused on practice problems to address in applying nursing and interdisciplinary theories, and in the A cell structure application of evidence-based practice for quality improvement. This week you begin exploring the components of evidence-based practice by framing a practice problem as a critical question. You will begin a search of the literature for evidence to answer the question and inform […]