Identify a Clinical Phenomenon of Interest Reflect on your individual and group clinical experiences. Select a problem or issue that is meaningful, observable in practice, and worthy of study. Clarify the Topic Research the selected phenomenon of interest using current literature. Discuss the significance of this issue in nursing practice. Define Key Variables Choose at least two…

Post a 300- to 400-word blog post addressing the following: Select two nurses who lived during the 1800s or the early 1900s and explain how this nurse’s dedicated advocacy transformed policies and practices for a specific population, resulting in improved outcomes for the populace.  Explore the enduring impact of these pioneering initiatives up to the present…

Post a response detailing the following:  Use The Allegory of the Orchard  to discuss how the political determinants of health negatively impact the health outcomes of a group of patients for whom you care. Why are you, as a nurse, the right person to become politically involved in addressing these determinants? AdvocacyArea.docx Advocacy Area In…

List factors that predispose Eskimos to risk as a result of the consumption of large quantities of sugar. Analyze different strategies useful in communicating with the Japanese American family. When caring for a Russian American client, for the most part, at what distance would a Russian patient feel at most ease? 

What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs? 

  To Prepare: Review the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reflect on the scenario presented. Consider the benefits and challenges associated with involving a nurse leader on an implementation team for health information technology. The Assignment: (2 pages not including the title and reference page) In preparation of filling this role,…

  To Prepare: Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources. Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed. The Assignment: Explain the concept of a knowledge worker. Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of…

  To Prepare: Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest and PICOT. Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection. Consider the best method…

  To Prepare: Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and the four systematic reviews (or other filtered high- level evidence) you selected in Module 3. Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3. Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template…

  To Prepare: Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Develop a PICO(T) question to address the clinical issue of interest you identified in Module 2 for the Assignment. This PICOT question will remain the same for the entire course. Use the key…