Feedback and guidance are an integral part of any successful plan. Accessing the expertise, experience, and ideas of others allows us to fully examine topics and plans to ensure no stone is left unturned. For this Discussion, you will utilize the expertise of your classmates to assist you in developing your Personal Legislative Agenda. You…

Evaluation is critical to understand why current processes are designed the way they are. However, once implemented, many organizations and project teams fail to revisit the purpose and effectiveness of those processes and the delivery life cycle those processes support. This failure inevitably highlights processes that have become inefficient and tedious. In this assessment, evaluate…

You will use project management tools and strategies to propose how you would support and potentially implement a proposed nursing informatics project. To complete this project, you will define an informatics project that would be beneficial to your healthcare organization or nursing practice. You can discuss this with upper leadership, in your practice or organization,…

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits…

Post a summary on how predictive analytics might be used to support healthcare. Note: These topics may overlap as you will find in the readings (e.g., some processes require both Data Mining and Analytics). In your post include the following: Describe a practical application for predictive analytics in your nursing practice. What challenges and opportunities…

1. Introduction The Quadruple Aim in healthcare expands upon the Triple Aim framework by adding the dimension of improving the work life of healthcare providers. It emphasizes four interconnected goals: Enhancing patient experience. Improving population health. Reducing costs. Supporting the work life of healthcare providers. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) integrates the best available research evidence with…

To Prepare: Read the articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, & Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources. Reflect on how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare. Consider the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements, such…

1. Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) requires clinicians to identify relevant clinical issues, formulate structured research questions, and evaluate peer-reviewed evidence. A critical step in this process is analyzing the research methodologies used in original studies. Methodology determines the reliability, validity, and applicability of findings to clinical practice. This study focuses on the clinical issue of…

In this Assignment, you will identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. You will also analyze this research to compare research methodologies employed. To Prepare: Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a…

In this Discussion, you will visit a site and interview people who work there about risks for disease transmission, then report on your findings. To prepare, select which site you will visit from the following options: High school nurse’s office Water treatment plant Public health department Pediatrician’s office Create a brief description of your setting,…