Assignment 3: Exploring Values and Beliefs

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The purpose of this assignment is to explore your values and beliefs related to family nursing and family health promotion and to consider how they impact decision-making processes

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Assignment 3: Exploring Values and Beliefs

Value: 30%
Submit assignment via Assignment 3 Dropbox
Due Date: Week 16

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to explore your values and beliefs related to family nursing and family health promotion and to consider how they impact decision-making processes and professional judgment in nursing practice. By examining one’s values and beliefs through critical reflection, assumptions in practice can be challenged to facilitate a preliminary shift in attitude, which is part of transformational learning (Melrose, Park & Perry, 2013).

Please refer to the Assessment Overview section for the Assignment 3 Guidelines.

Reference

Melrose, S., Park C., & Perry, B. (2013). Teaching health professionals online: Frameworks and strategies. Edmonton, AB: AU Press.

The purpose of this assignment is to explore your values and beliefs related to family nursing and family health promotion and to consider

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The purpose of this assignment is to explore your values and beliefs related to family nursing and family health promotion and to consider

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Description

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to explore your values and beliefs related to family nursing and family health promotion and to consider how they impact decision-making processes and professional judgment in nursing practice. By examining one’s values and beliefs through critical reflection, assumptions in practice can be challenged to facilitate a preliminary shift in attitude, which is part of transformational learning (Melrose, Park, & Perry, 2013).

Assignment Guidelines and Marking Criteria

Content (20 marks)

  • As a nurse, if you had the ability to select your patient assignments from the list of bios below, which 3 patients would you choose? What guided you in this decision-making process? What are some assumptions you had about the patients and families based on the descriptions alone? How would you proceed with the family nursing assessment and family health promotion with your selected patients? (5 marks)
  • From the same list of bios below, which 3 patients would you not choose if choice was an option? What influenced you in this decision-making process? What are some assumptions you had about these patients and families based only on the descriptions? How would you proceed with the family nursing assessment and family health promotion for this group of patients? (5 marks)
  • What family nursing theory/theories guided you in your family nursing assessment and family health promotion for both groups of patients? (4 marks)
  • Use APA (current edition) to format citations and references used in this assignment. Note: You have the flexibility to creatively present your work, outside of APA (current edition) criteria in either presentation format chosen, as indicated below. (3 marks)
  • Demonstrate critical analysis and synthesis of content and ensure writing is succinct and clear in your assignment. Reference sources should always include peer reviewed journal articles. Refer to the Scholarly Evidence Guide for more information on how to access peer reviewed sources. (3 marks)

Presentation (10 marks)

1) Present your reflections using ONE of the following ways (3 marks)

  1. a) Use a journal format to share your reflections. You can find a journal template online at sites likehttp://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/118470.aspx
    Choose any journal format you like for your written submission. Your reflection should be a maximum of 6 pages in length and use the current edtion of APA.

OR

  1. b) Use a powerpoint (ppt) format with voice over narration to share your reflections. Use a maximum of 8 slides excluding the title slide and reference slide. Include elaboration of your slide content in the written speaker notes.
  • Outline only key points on the slides. All additional details should be added to the speaker notes. Ensure adequate white space on the slides.
  • Then, imagine that you are presenting this information to your classmates or colleagues in-person. Add voice over narration to your ppt slides. To enable voice over narration select “media” (sometimes is a drop-down menu) and “select record audio”.
  1. c) Spend some time reflecting on your choice of format for this assignment and include your reflection in the assignment. You may want to comment on the audio, visual, or narrative components of the chosen format that have helped you share your reflections in this assignment.

2) Creativity of expression is an important component in this assignment. Consider the use of photos, graphics, or other elements that would help illustrate your values and beliefs of family nursing and family health promotion as they relate to the patient bios in this assignment. Note: Ensure that the photos, graphics, or other elements chosen are cited and referenced in accordance to APA (current edition). (3 marks)

3) Transformational learning that is genuine occurs when students can converse with peers and instructors about thoughts and feelings that relate to specific decisions in their critical thinking process (Melrose et al., 2013). As well, new insights can be gained in a supportive, engaging, and transformative learning environment through critical self-reflection (Melrose et al., 2013). In this assignment, explore and share your deeply rooted values and beliefs of family nursing and family health promotion, as they relate to your decision-making process in selecting patients. (4 marks)

Post your completed assignment (in the chosen form) to the Assignment 3 Gallery Forum and send it to your instructor for grading in the course dropbox.

NOTE: Part of your participation grade will be based on discussion of the submissions to the Assignment 3 Gallery forum. See Conference Forum Participation for details.

Topic: Increasing Breastfeeding in the Outpatient Clinic

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The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative.

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Topic: Increasing Breastfeeding in the Outpatient Clinic

In this assignment, you will propose a quality improvement initiative from your place of employment that could easily be implemented if approved. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (750-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project. Include the following:

  1. The purpose of the quality improvement initiative.
  2. The target population or audience.
  3. The benefits of the quality improvement initiative.
  4. The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative.
  5. The cost or budget justification.
  6. The basis upon which the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Which attributes stand out as having significant influence on patients, nurses, and other healthcare professionals?

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Which attributes stand out as having significant influence on patients, nurses, and other healthcare professionals?

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Required Reading

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.).

  • pp. 53-66, p. 71, and p. 77

For those who may have purchased an eBook through the ANA or another outside source, please be aware that the listed text page numbers often do not match electronic versions, based on the device you are using. Therefore, the ANA Required Reading assignments are listed by topic in order to correspond to this week’s readings for electronic users.

  • Standards of Practice (Standards 1-6); Standards of Professional Performance (Standards 9 & 13)

Required Article

Aromataris, E., & Pearson, A. (2014). The systematic review: An overview. American Journal of Nursing, 114(3), 53-58. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00000446-201403000-00028&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

Discussion Questions

 

Effective communication is a staple of our healthcare culture.  Working with patients, peers, and interprofessional teams requires that nurses manage information and evidence toward influencing safe and positive patient outcomes.

Please address the following:

  • Describe caring attributes of the culture where you currently practice.
  • Which attributes stand out as having significant influence on patients, nurses, and other healthcare professionals?
  • How do you see effective communication relating to patient outcomes in this setting?
  • What is the evidence for this?

Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

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Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”

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Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession.

LINKS

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health https://www.nap.edu/read/12956/chapter/2

Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition https://campaignforaction.org/our-network/state-action-coalitions/

Include the following:

  1. Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
  2. Outline the four “Key Messages” that structure the IOM Report recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training, nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development. Provide examples.
  3. Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
  4. Research the initiatives on which Pennsylvania’s action coalition is working. Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by Pennsylvania’s action coalition. Discuss the ways these initiatives advance the nursing profession.
  5. Describe barriers to advancement that currently exist in your state and explain how nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Scope of Nursing Practice

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Scope of Nursing Practice (Societal, Cultural, & Ethical Dimensions Describe the Why and How of Nursing thru Specialty Practice in Nursing); Standards of Professional Performance

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Required Reading

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.).

  • pp. 31-37; 69-70; 79-81
  • Scope of Nursing Practice (Societal, Cultural, & Ethical Dimensions Describe the Why and How of Nursing thru Specialty Practice in Nursing); Standards of Professional Performance (Standards 8, 14, & 15)

Required Articles

Porter-O’Grady, T. (2018). Leadership advocacy: Bringing nursing to the homeless and underserved. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 42, 115-122. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=29494445&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)

Stalter, A. M., & Mota, A. (2018). Using systems thinking to envision quality and safety in healthcare. Nursing Management, 49(2), 32-39. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c9h&AN=127783266&site=eds-live&scope=site  (Links to an external site.)

Additional Background Reading

Levy, N. (2018). Legal issues…patient advocacy and the nursing role. CINAHL Quick Lesson, 5, CINAHL Information Systems/EBSCO Information Services. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nup&AN=T707493&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)

 Discussion Questions

 

Go to the link https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards (Links to an external site.).

View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice!

  • In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas of nursing practice?
  • Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization.

Describe the health care organization or network.

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Describe the health care organization or network.

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Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade.

Topic: World Health Organization

Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents your assessment and proposes a strategic plan to ensure readiness. Include the following:

  1. Describe the health care organization or network.
  2. Describe the organization’s overall readiness based on your findings.
  3. Prepare a strategic plan to address issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
  4. Identify any current or potential issues within the organizational culture and discuss how these issues may affect aspects of the strategic plan.
  5. Propose a theory or model that could be used to support implementation of the strategic plan for this organization. Explain why this theory or model is best.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Discussion: Resilience and Change

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The Joint Commission Center For Transforming Healthcare.

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Required Reading

American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.).

  • p. 21-24

Required Article

Garcia-Izquierdo, M., Meseguer de Pedro, M., Rio-Risqez, I., & Soler Sanchez, I. (2018). Resilience as a moderator of psychological health in situations of chronic stress (burnout) in a sample of hospital nurses. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 50(2), 228-236. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=29266720&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)

Required Website

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.(2012). Creating a safety culture [Video file]. https://www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.org/why-work-with-us/video-resources/creating-a-safety-culture (Links to an external site.)

Additional Background Reading and Resources

Thomas, T. W., Seifert, P. C., & Joyner, J. C. (2016). Registered nurses leading innovative changes. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 21(3). https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hch&AN=118680232&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)

Smith, M. C. (1988). Roy’s adaptation model in practice. Nursing Science Quarterly, 1(3), 97-98. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107533568&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)

Congress.gov. (n. d.). The legislative process: Overview [Video file]. https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process

Week 3 Discussion: Resilience and Change (graded)

10 unread replies.16 replies.

Purpose

This week’s graded topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO4: Integrates clinical nursing judgment using effective communication strategies with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. (PO#4)

Directions

  • Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
    • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
    • Integrate scholarly resources
    • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates
    • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
  • Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Discussion Questions

 

Change is part of our daily healthcare environment. Clinical nursing judgments based on quality and safety, as well as protocols and standards, reflect our patient-centered care values.

  • What steps could you take to develop more resilience in your practice setting?
  • How might you communicate a change in practice to patients and nursing peers?

What is the difference between a model, theory, framework, and philosophy?

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What is the difference between a model, theory, framework, and philosophy?

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Please see the Academic Success Center located in the student portal for assistance with writing, APA, and online communication.

It is important for nursing scholars and practitioners to apply the right types of theories to their practices in order to gain greater insight into understanding why human beings do what they do. The components of nursing knowledge, the metaparadigm, conceptual frameworks, models, and theories support the translation of nursing knowledge into real-world practice.

  • What is the difference between a model, theory, framework, and philosophy?
  • How are they related? (Discriminate between the concepts).

Appraise the population served through your Advanced Nursing Practice Role.

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Appraise the population served through your Advanced Nursing Practice Role.

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Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing

  1. Analyze the differences between Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing.
  2. Appraise the population served through your Advanced Nursing Practice Role.
  3. Evaluate certification opportunities for your chosen role.
  4. Develop your licensure, accreditation, certification, and education plan based on your chosen advanced nursing practice role.
  5. Investigate state-specific implications for your chosen role.

Your paper must be presented in a single Word document. The paper must be between 4 to 5 pages in length, not including the title and reference list pages. The paper must use proper APA formatting as directed in the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition formatting, including title page, running head, and reference list with properly formatted citations in the body of the paper.

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

  • be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
  • consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
  • utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing Assignment should:

  • follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
  • be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
  • display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
  • use APA 6th edition format.
  • Please see the Writing Center located in the student portal for assistance with writing, APA, and online communication.