You work in a for-profit nursing home, with about 100 beds, on a 20-bed unit that is largely patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Your patient mix is predominantly Medicare and Medicaid patients. Your nursing home is part of a larger system that includes a major medical...
Applying Key Interventions to a Practice Problem The final step is to develop the plan discussing the steps clearly and succinctly. The plan must be evidence-based. Resources Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly...
Applying Measurement Tools to a Practice Problem Conduct a collaboration interview with two or three key leaders in your practice setting to determine the measures for your practice problem and associated challenges impacting measurement for your practice problem...
Applying Measurement Tools to a Practice Problem Conduct a collaboration interview with two or three key leaders in your practice setting to determine the measures for your practice problem and associated challenges impacting measurement for your practice problem...
Applying Performance Improvement Tools Read the following scenario: Imagine that, for about a year, your nursing unit has been involved in an intensive campaign to improve patient satisfaction scores with pain management. You are getting good data from your patients,...
Applying Process Improvement Models Choose a Quality Improvement Model from Chapter 5 in the Spath (2018) textbook and apply this model to your practice problem. Please do not choose Lean or Six Sigma as your quality model unless you have an expert in these quality...
One example of a measurement tool is the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) comprehensive care measures. Review the components of HEDIS comprehensive diabetes care; then consider the following scenario. You are a staff nurse working in a private...
In this week’s Discussion, you shared your experiences with health care practice problems as a consumer and/or as a practitioner. Now, consider your current practice setting and think about something specific and relevant to your practice setting that you would like...
Introduction Advanced nursing practice (ANP) requires a strong theoretical and conceptual foundation. Theories and models provide frameworks for understanding patient care, guiding clinical decision-making, and shaping research and policy. They help nurses move beyond...
D.K, a 72-year-old man, had a myocardial infarction (MI) 5 years ago. He has been diagnosed with classic (stable) angina. D.K is prescribed a beta blocker. His baseline vital signs are blood pressure 108/58; pulse 56 (at times irregular); and respirations 28. His past...
J.F, a 47 year old male is being treated with digoxin for congestive heart failure. Before administration of the next dose, the nurse notes an apical pulse of 55 beats per minute. J.F complains of nausea and vision changes. J.F asks how digoxin can help his condition....
After 5 days of heparin therapy, T.M was prescribed warfarin 5 mg PO daily. Why was T.M changed to warfarin? What is the pharmacologic action of warfarin? (USLO 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) What laboratory test(s) would be monitored for patients taking warfarin? Explain your...
