Discussion Topic 1 – Posts 17 Pages
This week,
we looked at two more ethical codes—one for the Project Management Institute,
and one for Engineers.
(Find links
to these professional codes in the Week 7 Assignment tab along with
the Week 7 readings.)
You can see
that both of them are much simpler than the Legal code we looked at last week,
and even simpler than the Medical code of ethics. Appropriate professional
behavior, practice, and discipline varies among professions and r..
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 1 DQ 1
Explain the role of the community health nurse in partnership with community stakeholders for population health promotion. Explain why it is important to appraise community resources (nonprofit, spiritual/religious, etc.) as part of a community assessment and why these resources are important in population health promotion.
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 1 DQ 2
Discuss how geopolitical and phenomenological place influence the context of a population or community assessment an..
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 2 DQ 1
What are social determinants of health? Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease. Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model is designed to represent. Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to break the link within the communicable disease chain. ( 3 Responses )
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 2 DQ 2
Select a global health issue affecting the international health community. Briefly describe the globa..
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 3 DQ 1
Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of one of these groups in the United States or from another country. Explain why the population is designated as “vulnerable.” Include the number of individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues involved. Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and how nursing advocacy would be beneficia..
NRS 427VN Week/Topic 4 DQ 1
Research the delivery, finance, management, and sustainability methods of the U.S. health care system. Evaluate the effectiveness of one or more of these areas on quality patient care and health outcomes. Propose a potential health care reform solution to improve effectiveness in the area you evaluated and predict the expected effect. Describe the effect of health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its respective stakeholders. Support your post with a peer..
NRS 427VN
Week/Topic 5 DQ 1
What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
NRS 427VN
Week/Topic 5 DQ 2
Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. ..
Topic 7 Discussion Question 1 | 11 Answers
Describe one internal and one external method for the dissemination of your evidence-based change proposal. For example, an internal method may be the hospital board, and an external method may be a professional nursing organization. Discuss why it is important to report your change proposal to both of these groups. How will your communication strategies change for each group?
Topic 7 Discussion Question 2 | 4 Answers
In order to evaluate an evidence-b..
Topic 7 DQ 1
Describe the steps of the evidence-based research process and the importance of using them. In the initial stages of an EBP project, where do nurses in your specialty go to locate sources of information that help them to determine whether or not a practice problem is appropriate for an evidence-based practice change proposal. Include two specific sources on information in your discussion.
Topic 7 DQ 2
What are some of the major ethical issues in conducting research that impacts th..
Topic 7 Discussion Question 1
What quality standards or performance measures guide your role or specialty as an advanced registered nurse? Using these standards, discuss how informatics can be used to improve quality of care. Make sure to discuss meaningful use and incorporate the topic materials, such as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and Information Governance websites in your response.
Topic 7 Discussion Question 2
Review HIPAA, protected health information (P..