Author: chris

Have you ever gone online to search for a journal article on a specific topic? It is amazing to see the large number of journals that are available in the health care field. When you view the library in its entirety, you are viewing untapped data. Until you actually research for your particular topic, there is little structure. Once you have narrowed it down, you have information and once you apply the information, you have knowledge. Eventually, after thoughtful research and diligent practice, you reach the level of wisdom—knowledge applied in meaningful ways.

Are there areas in your practice that you believe should be more fully explored? The central aims of nursing informatics are to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. This continuum represents the overarching structure of nursing informatics. In this Assignment, you develop a research question relevant to your practice area and relate how you would work through the progression from data to information, knowledge, and wisdom.

To prepare:

• Review the information in Figure 6-2 in Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge.
• Develop a clinical question related to your area of practice that you would like to explore.
• Consider what you currently know about this topic. What additional information would you need to answer the question?
• Using the continuum of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom, determine how you would go about researching your question.
  • Explore the available databases in the Walden Library. Identify which of these databases you would use to find the information or data you need.
  • Once you have identified useful databases, how would you go about finding the most relevant articles and information?
  • Consider how you would extract the relevant information from the articles.
  • How would you take the information and organize it in a way that was useful? How could you take the step from simply having useful knowledge to gaining wisdom?

To complete:

Write a 3- to 4-page paper that addresses the following:

• Summarize the question you developed, and then relate how you would work through the four steps of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom continuum. Be specific. Can informatics be used to gain wisdom? Describe how you would progress from simply having useful knowledge to the wisdom to make decisions about the information you have found during your database search.
  • Identify the databases and search words you would use.
  • Relate how you would take the information gleaned and turn it into useable knowledge.

Your paper must also include a title page, an introduction, a summary, and a reference page.

Readings

• American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice (2nd ed.).Silver Springs, MD: Author.
  • “Metastructures, Concepts, and Tools of Nursing Informatics”

    This chpater explores the connections between data, information, knowledge, and wisdom and how they work together in nursing informatics. It also covers the influence that concepts and tools have on the field of nursing.

• McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 6, “Overview of Nursing Informatics”

    This chapter defines the foundations of nursing informatics (NI). The authors specify the disciplines that are integrated to form nursing informatics, along with major NI concepts.

  • Chapter 7, “Developing Standardized Terminologies to Support Nursing Practice”

    This chapter explores the need for consistent nursing terminology. The authors also detail the different approaches to developing terminology.

• Brokel, J. (2010). Moving forward with NANDA-I nursing diagnoses with Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Legislation: News updates. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies & Classifications, 21(4), 182–185.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  In this news brief, the author describes the initiatives that NANDA-I will implement to remain abreast of the HITECH legislation of 2009. The author explains two recommendations for the federal government’s role in managing vocabularies, value sets, and code sets throughout the health care system.

• Matney, S., Brewster, P. J., Sward, K. A., Cloyes, K. G., & Staggers, N. (2011). Philosophical approaches to the nursing informatics data-information-knowledge-wisdom framework. Advances in Nursing Science, 34(1), 6–18.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article proposes a philosophical foundation for nursing informatics in which data, information, and knowledge can be synthesized by computer systems to support wisdom development. The authors describe how wisdom can add value to nursing informatics and to the nursing profession as a whole.

• Rutherford, M. A. (2008). Standardized nursing language: What does it mean for nursing practice? OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 13(1). Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/vol132008/No1Jan08/ArticlePreviousTopic/StandardizedNursingLanguage.html

  The author of this article provides justification for the use of a standardized nursing language, which will be necessary for incorporating electronic documentation into the health care field. The author defines standardized language in nursing, describes how such a language can be applied in a practice setting, and discusses the benefits of using a standardized language.

• Westra, B. L., Subramanian, A., Hart, C. M., Matney, S. A., Wilson, P. S., Huff, S. M., … Delaney, C. W. (2010). Achieving “meaningful use” of electronic health records through the integration of the Nursing Management Minimum Data Set. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(7–8), 336–343.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article explains the nursing management minimum data set (NMMDS), which is a research-based minimum set of standard data for nursing management and administration. The article describes how the NMMDS can be used to minimize the burden on health care administrators and increase the value of electronic health records within the health care system.

Media

• Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012a). Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom continuum. Baltimore, MD: Author.

  McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. (p. 98, Chapter 6, Figure 6)

  The continuum of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom is used in the health care field to describe discrete levels of understanding related to patient care and decision making. This video provides an overview of the continuum from data to wisdom.

Optional Resources

• Truran, D., Saad, P., Zhang, M., & Innes, K. (2010). SNOMED CT and its place in health information management practice. Health Information Management Journal, 39(2), 37–39.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Brown, B. (2011). ICD-10-CM: What is it, and why are we switching? Journal of Health Care Compliance, 13(3), 51–79.

     

  Readings

  • American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice (2nd ed.).Silver Springs, MD: Author.
    • “The Future of Nursing Informatics”
  • McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
    • Chapter 14, “Improving the Human-Technology Interface”

      This chapter describes the human-technology interface and explores some of the problems that result from its usage. The author also reflects on methods for improving the interface.

    • Chapter 19, ”Telenursing and Remote Access Telehealth”

      This chapter explores the usage of telehealth in nursing practice. The authors examine the role of telehealth, along with potential issues that may arise in its usage.

  • Brewer, E. P. (2011). Successful techniques for using human patient simulation in nursing education. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(3), 311–317.

    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    This article identifies studies that have used human simulation as an effective instructional tool in nursing education. The article describes different strategies for incorporating human simulation into nursing education, and it also offers insight on improvements that could be made to current practices.

  • Guarascio-Howard, L. (2011). Examination of wireless technology to improve nurse communication, response time to bed alarms, and patient safety. Herd, 4(2), 109–120.

    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    The author explains the results of a study on the outcomes of using wireless communication devices to improve patient safety by allowing nurses to communicate more quickly and easily with other nurses. The results indicate that this technology can increase the value of team nursing, improve response time, and increase patient safety, although there are some drawbacks and challenges associated with the devices.

  • Simpson, R. L. (2012). Technology enables value-based nursing care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 36(1), 85–87.

    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    This article describes how technology can be used to address problems in the U.S. health care system, such as lack of consistency and lack of effective treatment. The article explains the use of value-based care initiatives and outlines how nurses can use these initiatives to improve outcomes in treatment and research.

  • Vinson, M. H., McCallum, R., Thornlow, D. K., & Champagne, M. T. (2011). Design, implementation, and evaluation of population-specific telehealth nursing services. Nursing Economic$, 29(5), 265–272, 277.

    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

    Telehealth is defined as health services that integrate electronic information and telecommunications to improve health care access, outcomes, and costs. This article describes how a telehealth implementation project was designed, enacted, and evaluated, and it analyzes the results of that project.

  Media

  • Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012c). Health care technologies. Baltimore, MD: Author.

•Consider drugs used to treat asthmatic patients including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients including adults and children.

•Review Chapter 25 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text. Reflect on using the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

•Consider how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:

•Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for asthma patients, as well as the impact these drugs might have on patients.

•Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

•Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references

•Consider drugs used to treat asthmatic patients including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients including adults and children.

•Review Chapter 25 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text. Reflect on using the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

•Consider how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3- page paper that addresses the following:

•Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for asthma patients, as well as the impact these drugs might have on patients.

•Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

•Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references

Conduct/construct an experiential evaluation/assessment of the business model of your organization (or one with which you are closely familiar) using the business model canvas and related text.

Introduction: Managers who want to improve the effectiveness of their business model and organization, as well as to increase their own ability to manage, use diagnostics/assessments to determine the reality of business effectiveness in comparison to what they originally envisioned. Good feedback contributes to the development of plans to improve business/organizational effectiveness and management performance.

Instructions: Students will write a 2500-3000 word (about 10 pages in the main body) properly formatted APA paper (including a title page and references page, but no abstract) that evaluates/assesses the overall effectiveness of the business model used by your organization. This is the third of three assignments that draws from your association with your organization. The previous two “canvas” assignments flow into this one. Identify one or more of the building blocks from the business model canvas where modification should be recommended. Be careful to avoid bias in determining the issue/problem identified by using the canvas. Do not merely critique, but contribute to your organization’s overall success. This paper should be the culmination of the overall work you have done with the business model canvas so that all the pieces go together.

Your final paper should include:

• Your business model canvas – Post-It notes discussion/observations (week 2)—summarize this area, but provide the initial canvas.
• Identification of theoretical/behavioral trends that you observe in the business model and organization (week 5)—summarize this, do not merely cut and paste.
• Discussion of appropriate theory, metaphors, and frames with which to describe your business model in operation, as well as to identify areas needing improvement and how to get there.
• Use of the Osterwalder/Pigneur text to evaluate and diagnose your organization’s business model, as well as an integration of the course materials into your writing and consideration.
• Recommendations for improvements identified using the canvas, theories, and assessment tools used in this course. What are the expected outcomes.
• Use eight scholarly sources besides our textbook (especially case studies) to undergird your assertions from peer-reviewed literature.
• Thoroughly familiarize yourself with the assignment specs and ask questions if you are unsure of expectations.

The paper must have at least eight additional scholarly sources in addition to the course textbook. No abstract is necessary, but a title page and references page should be included. Write your paper in third person, even though you are writing about an organization that you are familiar with. To do this, write from the perspective of a scholar who observes and researches about the case. Therefore, first person should be avoided.

Upload your paper (.doc) in the assignment section for grading. Follow the Submissions Guidelines as listed in the Syllabus: The various assignments for this course should be submitted as Word.doc attachments in the Assignment section of our virtual classroom. Do not use macros or automatic referencing in your papers for this course. The auto features usually cause unforeseen problems in format. Plus, part of the evaluation of this paper involves your ability to write using the essentials of the APA style format. Each file OF YOUR WORK should be named in the following manner: Last name–truncated Week Number-Assignment name (abbreviated if necessary)

You have acquired a vast knowledge about multiple topics relevant to managers and HR employees. You will apply your learning by presenting an overall HR plan for an organization that you have chosen to work on throughout the course (fictitious or real). This is your opportunity to demonstrate your ability to consider and recommend actions to management on how the organization can be most competitive in the global environment by utilizing the organizations best asset; its human resources.

Development of the Plan

You will come up with a fictitious organization or you can use a real organization that is familiar throughout the course. The end product is a paper that presents a comprehensive HR plan for the organization that includes the concepts that you have learned from the text and outside resources.

Parameters for the organization:

You are free to describe the organization with which you will be associated. You will need to provide some level of detail of your organization. Use your general knowledge, coursework, and research to accomplish this.

• Even though you are required to provide general organizational details, your primary function is human resources. Analyze based on this premise.
• Assume that a core group of managers and employees (approximately 250) are already in place.
• Your organization can produce a product or perform a service.
• Requirements for the Overview of the organization

Description of what the organization does and organizational structure. Be specific. You may include an organizational chart.

• How does the organization operate? How are tasks/work projects accomplished?
• Is the organization domestic or international? Locations?
• Who are the competitors?
• What are the factors that you believe are critical to success in this organization?
• What is the culture like?
• How is information communicated?
• Why would people want to work for this organization?

HR Topics that MUST be addressed in the paper

• Recruitment and Selection: Include the job description and interview questions that you developed in your appendix. A discussion and analysis of why and how you developed these tools must be included in the paper. Best practices based on the research and your text should be discussed.
• Compensation and Benefits: Include the compensation package that you developed in your appendix. A discussion and analysis of why and how you developed these tools must be included in the paper. Best practices based on the research and your text should be discussed.

• Performance Management: Include the performance appraisal and management system that you developed in your appendix. A discussion and analysis of why and how you developed these tools must be included in the paper. Best practices based on the research and your text should be discussed.
• Training Program: Include the training program overview that you developed in your appendix. A discussion and analysis of why and how you developed these tools must be included in the paper. Best practices based on the research and your text should be discussed.

• Other topics of interest for your plan: This is a free topic area. You can discuss union affiliation, diversity, succession planning, retention, or any topic that we have studied in the course that pertains to your plan.

Briefly describe the components of a hearing conservation program. Summarize the pros and cons of different types of hearing protection devices. Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 2

Briefly explain the following concepts related to exposure thresholds: time-weighted average, short-term exposure limit, exposure ceiling, and biological exposure indices.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Question 3

What is the difference between noise and sound? Describe the three main types of noise-control strategies, and give at least two examples of each type.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length you are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Briefly describe the components of a hearing conservation program. Summarize the pros and cons of different types of hearing protection devices. Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 2

Briefly explain the following concepts related to exposure thresholds: time-weighted average, short-term exposure limit, exposure ceiling, and biological exposure indices.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Question 3

What is the difference between noise and sound? Describe the three main types of noise-control strategies, and give at least two examples of each type.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length you are required. Use of information from research and readings beyond the material presented in your textbook is strongly encouraged. All sources used, including the must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Final Project Guidelines and Rubric

Students will complete a paper, Providing Health Services in a Rural Community: A Report on Project Feasibility, as a final project.

Providing healthcare services to residents in rural areas has presented increased challenges that include access and cost. For your Capstone Project, you will be using a case study that focuses on Pocahontas Memorial Hospital located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. For case study details, click here. http://pmhwv.org/

Pocahontas Memorial Hospital (PMH) would like to offer a comprehensive satellite health clinic within Pocahontas County. You have been contracted to prepare a report for the PMH Board of Directors that will guide them in determining the feasibility of doing this.

Your report should be organized according to the following structure and contain the elements described:

•Introduction: This is where you introduce your audience to what this report will cover.

•Discussion of whether the organization’s mission statement and goals support the project

•Assessment: This is your evaluation of various factors that affect the feasibility and development of the project.

•The environmental challenges, access for consumers, and technology required

•Mission, vision, values, and goals

•A market analysis

•A SWOT analysis

•Recommendations: This is where you detail your recommendations. Your recommendations should be based directly on what you outlined in your assessment.

•Strategies for attracting healthcare professionals

•Develop strategic initiatives

•Strategies for financial management

•Annotated bibliography

•Conclusion: This brief summary should pull together your assessment and recommendations and leave the audience with a clear sense of what can be done.

Your well-written report should meet the following requirements:

•Be 11–15 pages in length

•Be formatted according to the APA guidelines

•Include at least 10 peer-reviewed references to support your report. The Shapiro Library is a good place to find these sources.

•Include an outline, market analysis, and SWOT analysis in the Appendix

Assignment 2: Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution is a necessary skill for any manager or leader. In this assignment, you will examine the difference between conflict and competition. You will also explore ways of determining when conflict resolution is necessary and explain ways to resolve conflict.

Research the role of conflict and competition using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Select two resources for use in this assignment. Reflect on your experiences with conflict. If you have no business related experiences with conflict, apply your personal experiences to a common workplace situation.

Review the following video:

• Ury W. (2010, October). The walk from “no” to “yes” [Video File]. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury.html

Using the selected resources and examples from your experiences respond to the following:

• Explain the difference between conflict and competition.
• Describe a situation where competition is healthy. How does that relate to a business environment?
• Describe a situation where competition could lead to conflict and might not be healthy.
• What methods could you use to resolve the conflict?
• What leadership techniques would you use to resolve a conflict?
• In resolving conflict, use an example to describe a “best case” scenario.

Give reasons in support of your assertions. Be sure to reference your selected resources and examples from your experiences.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, December 23, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

1. Describe the redefinition of the Soviet Union after 1956. Include key leaders, events, and catalysts for the change.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 2

1. Describe the catalysts that allowed Adolf Hitler to resurrect the German empire after World War I. What made him such an effective motivator?

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question 3

1. Take the perspective of a citizen of East Berlin after 1961. Describe your perspective about the Soviet rule, Western freedoms, and hope for the future.

   Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Please use the following as part of your reference: