Category: Nursing


  • Value-Based Care Posting Information for This Discussion To prepare for your Week 3 Assignment, in this week’s Discussion, you will focus on your current understanding of value-based care delivery in the United States. Based on your understanding, you will then analyze the rationale for the shift from pay for performance (P4P) to value-based care in…

  • In this assignment, you will develop corporate policies for system security monitoring, patch management, and updates that cover both wired and wireless components. A web search will provide multiple examples of policy documents. The following resources may also be helpful as you draft your policy documents: SANS. No date. CIS Critical Security ControlsLinks to an…

  • What are some of the common health risk behaviors and diseases among Hispanics in the United States? Part B: What are some of the behavior risk factors and common diseases that African Americans experience? Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from…

  • In this week’s Assignment, you will develop a visual description (e.g., infographic, pamphlet, presentation, brochure, etc.) of health care concepts that you will revisit throughout this course. Mainly, the focus will be on defining what value-based care means, describing the six elements of value-based care, and describing the six Institute of Medicine’s IOM Aims. The…

  • Post an explanation for how you think the cost-benefit analysis in terms of legislators being reelected affected efforts to repeal/replace the ACA. Then, explain how analyses of the voters views may affect decisions by legislative leaders in recommending or positioning national policies (e.g., Congress’ decisions impacting Medicare or Medicaid). Remember, the number one job of…

  • PICOT is as follows: “In hospitalized adult patients, does increased nursing compliance with hand hygiene protocols compared to low compliance affect the rate of C. Diff infections over a six month period”? -Correlates research findings to identified clinical issue.

  • The role genetics plays in the disease Genetically there is a predisposition to some malabsorption syndromes, but may not apply to this particular patient. Malabsorption syndromes can therefore be due to genetic disorders like celiac disease, cystic fibrosis or enzyme deficiencies. However, in elderly patients, protein malabsorption may be attributed to other factors like age…

  • The health care industry is heavily regulated by multiple sources. It is important for nurses to understand health care policy and regulatory environments for their local area to make sure they are following industry standards as well as not performing tasks nurses are not allowed to do locally. Research common legal issues in health care…

  • Topic 1: The Impact of Attitude How does your attitude influence your interactions and relationships in the workplace? Reflect on a time when your attitude positively or negatively affected a professional situation. Discuss strategies for maintaining a positive attitude even during challenging times. Topic 2: Characteristics of Positive People Identify and discuss the characteristics of…

  • Our second video this week is “The Elevator Pitch.” Here is another one of my favorite speakers, Vanessa Van Edwards; she shares tips for perfecting your elevator pitch and some REALLY GREAT non-verbal tips.  Let’s talk about the “elevator pitch.” If you have never heard of it, imagine you are at a conference, event, or…