Pre-work to do:
- To download the free version, click this link: AACN Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education Download AACN Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
- Read: AACN (2021) Baccalaureate Essentials.
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- Domain 2: Person-Centered Care.
- Domain 3: Population Health
- Domain 9: Professionalism
Assignment Instructions:
Click this link Download linkto download the writing template that you can use for this non-proctored essay exam assignment. It has already been formatted using APA guidelines. The paper should be at least three pages long not including the title page or reference page.
For this assignment, please address each of the following aspects:
Title Page
- Present an APA formatted title page for this assignment.
Introduction
- Present a brief introduction to the contents of the paper.
Nursing Core Values
- For this section of the paper, describe the ways that you, in your role as a registered nurse, will integrate the concepts of person-centered care, population health, and professionalism in your practice.
Promoting Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- For this section of the paper, describe how you plan to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in your care of clients and in the workplace.
Conclusion and Summary
- Provide a conclusion/summary which offers a clear review of the contents of the paper.
APA Citation and Reference Page
- Use at least two scholarly sources to support your position and plan. Cite all references, provide a reference page, and present the paper in APA format.
Check in on Lois and Phil Gardner. The information in this case study will inform the discussion where you will use forethought to plan for the care of Lois.
The home health nurse is planning to visit to Lois Gardener at her home once she is discharged. First, the nurse will get report from the RN case manager at the rehab facility Lois is currently at. Lois was admitted to a rehabilitation bed in a long-term care facility for pulmonary rehab due to COPD and pneumonia.
Please review the social and medical history of Lois
Before discharging Lois, the SBAR report is delivered. The SBAR
report is delivered by an RN at the home care agency.
Then follow the visit:
- Considering the rehab case manager report and the medical record information, describe three strengths in the Gardner family that the nurse would incorporate into the plan of care. To identify the strengths, consider family structure, setting, and resources.
- List three to four physician-initiated and/or collaborative interventions that the nurse will work with others on to provide effective home care to the family. Consider who and how the nurse will work with other professional and paraprofessional team members. Explain your clinical judgement for choosing these interventions.
Choose one of the following to respond to:
- End-of-life nursing care presents many challenges for both the patient and the nurse. What do you think is the most difficulty aspect of caring for a patient at the end of life and why?
- Each age group in the pediatric population presents its own challenges and major health problems. Which age group do you think is the most challenging to care for and why?
- Caring for a family as opposed to individual clients presents a lot of challenges. Which aspect of caring for families do you think is the most difficult and why?
Providing holistic, quality care is part of what makes nursing so important and needed in health care.
Please upload your response to the following question:
Question: What ways can you, the nurse, provide this care even when the client has an alteration in one or more of their senses?
Pain is a universal human experience that affects people across their lifespan. Pain perception and response vary among individuals with many influencing factors. Cultural and ethnic backgrounds are some factors that influence how individuals perceive, manifest, and handle pain.
INSTRUCTIONS/ INTIAL POST
First, read the ANA position statement on pain
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Then, respond to the following questions. Be sure to support your response with at least one scholarly source.
- Describe how the presence of bias in the nurse can contribute to client suffering.
- How might an individual’s culture impact the ratings obtained when using the pain rating scales?
- Describe a situation that you have experienced pain that lasted more than a few minutes:
- How did that pain impact your ability to carry out your day-to-day functions?
- What nonpharmacologic methods did you use to manage the pain?
- How will your experience impact the way you provide care for other individuals experiencing pain?
This assignment is related to the following associated Student Learning Outcome (SLO) aligned with End of Program Student Learning Outcome (EPSLO):
SLO #2: Interpret functional health, developmental stages, and illness management to make appropriate nursing judgments for patients with sensory-perceptual disturbances, chronic illness, and end-of-life needs. (Nursing Judgment)
EPSLO #2: Apply the nursing process to make nursing judgments, substantiated with evidence to provide safe, quality patient care across the lifespan.
Instructions
In the video, you will demonstrate your achievement of SLO #2 and EPSLO #2 for this course.
First, choose one of the following populations, then record a 2-minute video explaining how you would apply the clinical judgment model (https://www.nclex.com/clinical-judgment-measurement-model.page
in the care of the patient with one of the following health care issues:
- sensory-perceptual disturbances (pain/hearing or visual disturbance)
- chronic illness
- end-of-life needs
There are many heated debates among the general public, politicians, and leaders regarding the issues with the quality and financial cost of healthcare in the United States. Your readings for this module stressed how important it is for the nurse to understand the current healthcare reimbursement models and how they impact on patient access to care and resources to manage illness and promote wellness.
Dr. Jonathan Burroughs offers a perspective on understanding healthcare in the United States in the following Ted Talk (16:55 minutes):
Burroughs, J. (2018, June 11). How To Understand U.S. Healthcare? Follow The Money.
This video is closed-captioned.
Clinical variation in healthcare contributes to the third leading cause of death in the United States. For this discussion post, view the video and address these questions:
- How can nurses contribute to decreasing variation in their professional practice? Give some examples of how you have seen this accomplished in your healthcare experiences.
- Give one example of how you think a standard approach to an aspect of patient care might decrease variation and improve quality.
- Describe the barriers that exist for professional nurses to promote standardization of care practices to decrease variability?
The capacity for leadership is within us as nurses and as individuals. Recognizing the power of this capacity begins with a reflection on how we can and do impact on those around us.
Before beginning this discussion, please view the following video on creating Lollipop Moments by Drew Dudley:
Dudley, D. (n.d.). Everyday leadership.
(6:02 minutes). This video is closed-captioned and has a transcript.
After viewing the video, please think about lollipop moments in your healthcare work experience.
In your initial post, please do the following:
- Describe a situation where you experienced a lollipop moment.
- Identify the leadership characteristics of the individual (s) involved in creating that moment for you. Or you can describe a situation in which you created a lollipop moment for someone else and share your leadership characteristics.
- Describe how the leadership characteristics that create lollipop moments can be applied to your professional nursing role.