Nursing

Assessing: Theory in Nursing
Assessing: Theory in Nursing
Importance of Theory in Nursing
For many students enrolled in NR501, this is an initial course for nursing theory. So, let’s have a debate. Is nursing theory important to the nursing profession? If you believe that it is important, explain why it is useful. If you do not believe that it is useful, explain why nursing theory is not necessary to the profession? Be sure to provide an example that demonstrates your opinion and a scholarly reference (not using the required textbook or lesson) which supports your opinion.
Assignment 2
Week 5 assignment
Area of Interest PowerPoint Presentation
Purpose
The process for affecting positive change to improve practice outcomes can start with either the identification of an area of interest or the identification of a potential or existing practice problem. Selecting an area of interest helps to define a direction of further inquiry. The purpose of this assessment is for students to identify and discuss an area of interest specific to their selected specialty track. Students will identify a common practice problem related to the selected area of interest and provide a recommendation to affect positive change.
Course Outcomes
Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO 1: Examine roles and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care.
CO 3: Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems.
CO 4: Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings.
Total Points Possible
This assessment is worth 175 points.
Due Date
Submit your file(s) by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 5.
Requirements
Criteria for Content
Review literature or reflect on an experience that is related to common concepts and topics specific to your identified specialty track. Information on common topics for specific specialty tracks is located in Course Resources. Reflect on an area of passion that facilitated your specialty track selection. Identify a common issue/concern related to your identified area of interest.
In a PowerPoint Presentation, address the following:
Introduction to presentation
Explain the importance of master’s-prepared nurses conducting evidence-based projects related to nursing practice and profession.
Discuss a model for developing an evidence-based project
Include illustration (diagram) of model
Identify specialty track and reasons for selecting this area of study
Introduce area of interest
Discuss what is known about the concept or topic
Provide common themes, ideas, or facts found in literature
Identify a common issue/concern related to your identified area of interest. Provide a recommendation for positive change related to the identified issue/concern.
Consider factors that might influence the recommended change
Identify at least two (2) internal factors that have the potential to influence the change.
Identify at least two (2) external factors that have the potential to influence the change.
Identify two (2) AACN Master’s Essentials that address or support an evidence-based project related to your area of interest.
Conclusion to presentation
Provide references
Preparing the paper
Submission Requirements
Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the PowerPoint presentation.
Length: The PowerPoint presentation must be 12 total slides (excluding title and reference slides).
Speaker notes are used and include in-text citations when applicable.
A minimum of four (4) scholarly literature references must be used.
Submission: Submit your file: Last name_First initial_Wk5Assessment_Area of Interest.
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The following are best practices in preparing this project:
Review directions thoroughly.
Follow submission requirements.
Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Review the Creating a Professional Presentation located in Course Resources.
Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced correctly.
A minimum of four (4) scholarly literature references must be used.
Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.

Assignment: Etiology of Cystic Fibrosis
Assignment: Etiology of Cystic Fibrosis
Week 2: Discussion Part One
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A five-month-old Caucasian female is brought into the clinic as the parent indicates that she has been having ongoing foul-smelling, greasy diarrhea. She seems to be small for her age and a bit sickly but, her parent’s state that she has a huge appetite. Upon examination you find that the patient is wheezing and you observe her coughing. After an extensive physical exam and work-up, the patient is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
What is the etiology of cystic fibrosis?
Describe in detail the pathophysiological process of cystic fibrosis.
Identify hallmark signs identified from the physical exam and symptoms.
Describe the pathophysiology of complications of cystic fibrosis.
What teaching related to her diagnosis would you provide the parents?
Week 2: Discussion Part Two
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Tammy is a 33-year-old who presents for evaluation of a cough. She reports that about 3 weeks ago she developed a “really bad cold” with rhinorrhea. The cold seemed to go away but then she developed a profound, deep, mucus-producing cough. Now, there is no rhinorrhea or rhinitis—the primary problem is the cough. She develops these coughing fits that are prolonged, very deep, and productive of a lot of green sputum. She hasn’t had any fever but does have a scratchy throat. Tammy has tried over-the-counter cough medicines but has not had much relief. The cough keeps her awake at night and sometimes gets so bad that she gags and dry heaves. Through and extensive work-up, she is diagnosed with bronchitis.
What is the etiology of bronchitis?
Describe in detail the pathophysiological process of bronchitis.
Identify hallmark signs identified from the physical exam and symptoms.
Describe the pathophysiology of complications of bronchitis.
What teaching related to her diagnosis would you provide?

Assignment: Health Informatics Practicum
Assignment: Health Informatics Practicum
Week 8 discussion
Reflect on your first session of the health informatics practicum. What have you learned thus far in the field? What have you not had the opportunity to apply yet from your previously learned coursework that you may still want experience with during the next session? Give specific examples.
Question 2
Week 3 discussion
Prepare a list of ten pertinent questions that you plan to ask your preceptor throughout your practicum experience to gain more knowledge about the specific role of an informaticist. Share your questions along with a rationale about why you feel these particular questions are important.
Question 3
Week 1 discussion
At this point, you have selected a facility and preceptor for this practicum. Describe your current knowledge of the facility you have chosen and the reasoning behind your choice. What did you learn about the types of informatics activities/projects the facility has going on right now? What are some broad learning objectives that you have identified during your first week with your preceptor that you should think about for your learning contract next week? What else do you need to know about your site?
Question 4
Week 2 Problem Identification, Research Questions, and Description
This week, submit a 1–2 page problem identification and description of the project you have chosen for your culminating project that includes:
A cover page
A title and abstract: 150–200 words describing the project
A problem statement, problem identification, or purpose of the project: Provide a concise statement of the problem, need, or questions being investigated. Give a clear and explicit statement of the problem, including the target population and background information relative to the specific problem. Include 1–2 research questions that you will explore within your research.
A preliminary review of the literature: List, reference, and summarize 3–4 peer-reviewed sources that support your identified project and the need for change, the issue at hand, or the need for further research. Be sure that the data supports the need for investigation or change and that your problem is not one that has already been widely solved.
You will have opportunities to refine your problem statements and research questions throughout this course. Be sure to review your instructor’s feedback.
Week 4 Integrative Literature Review
Write a literature review of your topic using peer-reviewed articles and books, as well as non-research literature such as evidence-based guidelines, toolkits, and standardized procedures. Identify and cite all sources of data according to APA guidelines.
In at least 5 pages:
Critique the most current research to support your problem; this research will help drive the focus of your project.
Summarize the key findings of the research and it’s relevancy to your project.
Describe any gaps in knowledge that you found and the effects this may have on health informatics as it relates to your project topic. The literature review should be a synthesis of how each article or study relates to your project.
When writing your literature review, remember to include subtopics to your main topic and gather data on these areas as well.
Your integrative literature review should be at least 5 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages, and must contain a minimum of 10 scholarly articles published within the past 5–7 years.
This literature is considered a draft and will need to be revised for integration into your final paper. Please make sure to review your instructor’s feedback.
Week 5 Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
This week, review your literature and look for gaps of knowledge in your topic. What is missing? What questions do you still have that you can potentially solve in your research? Compose a 2- to 3-page paper that outlines the framework for your research project.
Address the following:
Explain the problem and briefly summarize the research you have completed in your literature review.
Define any gaps or relationships that are apparent and how you will address them in your project. Be sure to reference back to your research questions and problems to ensure that the gaps correlate with your problem and questions.
Demonstrate that the solution you propose is not based on your personal opinions or guesses, but are formed from the facts that you have read from the authors of the previous research.
You may find that you are adding onto your references and your literature review based on new investigation and that is okay!
Explain your perspective and reference any nursing or informatics theoretical underpinnings if it supports your framework.
Week 7 Predictions, Outcomes, and Variables
Develop your project predictions and desired outcomes portion of your paper using the following as starting points:
Describe the desired outcomes: Specifically, state the purpose, focus, and viewpoint of the project as well as its expected accomplishments. While you may not be implementing your project, you should have a goal in mind that relates to solving your problem.
A project goal should reference the project’s benefits in terms of cost, time, and/or quality that address needs or changes, results, impacts, or consequences that the project has on people, programs, or institutions.
Goals and objectives should be measurable, shared, and hypothetically agreed on by all key stakeholders. They are directly linked to the concept of project success factors.
What variables need to be considered and would you have control over them? For example, if you were to implement a department wide system change, would budget be an issue and how would you address that variable?
If you were to implement your study, how would you gather data? Would the focus be qualitative or quantitative?
What will your research provide to the community or to social change?
In the statistical sense, what is already known about your problem? Cite evidence from your literature review.
Compose a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the intended outcomes of your project.

Assignment: Unstructured and Structured Data
Assignment: Unstructured and Structured Data
Week 1 discussion
DQ1
Use examples to compare and contrast unstructured and structured data. Which type is more prevalent in a typical business environment? Why?
DQ2
Describe the basic features of the relational data model and discuss their importance to the end user.
Week 2 discussion
DQ1
Is data more protected in a cloud-based database management system (DBMS) or stored locally? Why?
DQ2
List the common sources of database failures and discuss how the risk of database failure can be mitigated for one of the sources.
Week 3 discussion
DQ1
What are decision support systems, and what role do they play in the business environment? Give an example of decision support systems used in health care.
DQ2
Discuss how one of the two listed data analytics tools in the readings (explanatory and predictive) can be applied in health care. Give a specific use example.
Week 4 discussion
DQ1
Discuss a health care data security breach that occurred within the last five years. Discuss the causes, what measures could have been in place to prevent it, and the implications of the data security breach.
DQ2
Discuss the differences between cloud-based storage and local server storage. Which offers the best solution? Why?
Week 5 discussion
DQ1
Discuss the challenges associated with “free-text” clinical information (e.g., Nursing Progress Notes).
DQ2
Compare and contrast supervised and unsupervised learning as discussed in your readings. Give specific examples to explain both.
Week 6 discussion
DQ1
Describe social media analytics and give one example of its application in health care.
DQ2
Examine one major challenge faced by researchers and practitioners with temporal healthcare data mining and propose a future research direction.
Week 7 discussion
DQ1
Discuss how clinical decision support systems (CDSS) can be used to improve patient outcomes in health care. Provide a specific example.
DQ2
Discuss how clinical decision support systems (CDSS) can be used to improve patient outcomes in health care. Provide a specific

Assignment: Integrative Literature Review
Assignment: Integrative Literature Review
Week 4 Integrative Literature Review
Write a literature review of your topic using peer-reviewed articles and books, as well as non-research literature such as evidence-based guidelines, toolkits, and standardized procedures. Identify and cite all sources of data according to APA guidelines.
In at least 5 pages:
Critique the most current research to support your problem; this research will help drive the focus of your project.
Summarize the key findings of the research and it’s relevancy to your project.
Describe any gaps in knowledge that you found and the effects this may have on health informatics as it relates to your project topic. The literature review should be a synthesis of how each article or study relates to your project.
When writing your literature review, remember to include subtopics to your main topic and gather data on these areas as well.
Your integrative literature review should be at least 5 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages, and must contain a minimum of 10 scholarly articles published within the past 5–7 years.
This literature is considered a draft and will need to be revised for integration into your final paper. Please make sure to review your instructor’s feedback.
Question 2
Week 8 discussion
In session B of the Culminating Experience, you will be diving into the methodology you would use if you were to conduct your research. The methodology section describes the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, and analyze data in order to understand your identified research problem. The methodology section of a research paper answers two main points: how the data was collected and how it was analyzed. This week, post a preliminary outline about your proposed methodology for your research problem. If you were to move to full implementation, how would you collect and analyze the data? Would your study be qualitative or quantitative and why? In week 1 of Session B, you will submit your full methodology draft for your proposal, so please use this forum to help formulate your ideas.

Discussion: Health Promotion During Pregnancy
Discussion: Health Promotion During Pregnancy
Week 8 discussion
When caring for pregnant women, it is important to care for the whole person. This means you not only manage the pregnancy and treat conditions, but you also promote healthy behaviors and good lifestyle choices. Through health promotion, you can help to ensure the safety of both the mother and the baby. Your role in health promotion is to identify health risks that might result in pregnancy complications, educate patients on these risks, and provide the necessary support to help patients mitigate these risks. In this Discussion, you examine implications of drug use, alcohol consumption, dietary habits, and environmental exposures during pregnancy, and you consider ways to educate pregnant women about such risks.
To prepare:
Review Chapter 2 of the Tharpe et al. text and the article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this week’s Learning Resources.
Consider lifestyle changes that pregnant women must make in relation to smoking, drinking, taking drugs (legal and illegal), eating habits, and caring for pets. Select one of these topics to be the focus of an educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy.
Think about the patient population that you treat within your practicum setting. Consider ways to educate these patients on health promotion as it relates to the topic you selected. Then, consider the types of educational pieces, such as flyers, posters, public service announcements, or other media, that might be most effective with your patient population.
Consider lifestyle changes that pregnant women must make in relation to smoking, drinking, taking drugs (legal and illegal), eating habits, and caring for pets. Select one of these topics to be the focus of an educational media piece you would create for health promotion during pregnancy.

Case Study: Emergency Contraception
Case Study: Emergency Contraception
Emergency Contraception / Emergency Department
Complete the discussion in Group A or B as assigned by the instructor and then respond to the alternate group. All students are required to review all posts for general knowledge. Keep in mind that you will earn points for your initial discussion posts, as well as your responses. If you do not posts responses, you cannot earn full credit. Refer to the Discussion Rubric on how points are earned.
Group A will complete the following discussion and then respond to Group B discussion.
Emergency Contraception:
A16 year old reports to the local Family Planning clinic with concerns regarding pregnancy. She relates she had unprotected intercourse 2 nights ago and believes she may be ‘fertile’. She wants to learn more about the ‘morning after pill’
What additional information should you obtain from her?
What do you know about emergency contraception and the side effects?
What educational points should you provide to her?
Group B will complete the following discussion and respond to Group A’s discussion post.
Vaginal Bleeding in pregnancy:
A pregnant patient arrives in the Emergency Department with complaints of vaginal bleeding. You will choose the gestational age of your patient, and based on that gestational age answer the following questions:
Knowing the gestational age, provide information on LMP, and EDD
What are the possible reasons she is bleeding at this gestational age?
What are your nursing interventions for this issue, and please include education to your patient.
Question 2
Week 1 discussion
At this point, you have selected a facility and preceptor for this practicum. Describe your current knowledge of the facility you have chosen and the reasoning behind your choice. What did you learn about the types of informatics activities/projects the facility has going on right now? What are some broad learning objectives that you have identified during your first week with your preceptor that you should think about for your learning contract next week? What else do you need to know about your site?
Week 2 discussion
This week, your learning contract is due. List some tasks and more focused learning objectives that you and your preceptor have agreed upon and explain why you are going to include them. Describe some of the activities/projects you have identified that you will be able to work on and explain in which stage of the systems development life cycle model each activity/project is in.
Week 3 discussion
Prepare a list of ten pertinent questions that you plan to ask your preceptor throughout your practicum experience to gain more knowledge about the specific role of an informaticist. Share your questions along with a rationale about why you feel these particular questions are important.
Week 4 discussion
What electronic health record (EHR) system does your facility use? How long has it been in place? How was it chosen as the preferred system? What type of struggles occurred during implementation? Now that it is functional, what does the staff view as both pluses and minuses to this particular system?
Week 5 discussion
Does your facility have a patient portal system? Ask about how staff and patients were introduced to the portal. Review the educational materials they have for staff and patients. Is it sufficient? If not, what would you add? Ask about usage data. Is it tracked and analyzed? Discuss your findings with your peers. If your facility does not have a patient portal system, apply these same questions to another tool it is using.
Week 6 discussion
Does your facility participate in TeleHealth with its patients? If so, what type of system does it use? How does the staff feel about it? If it does not have a TeleHealth system, do you think this particular facility would benefit from offering TeleHealth? Why or why not?
Week 7 discussion
Do some online research on your facility, including social media components. Describe what you see. Are there more opportunities available for health promotion? Think in terms of your future employer. What would you suggest putting in place for an online presence that encourages health promotion?
Week 8 discussion
Reflect on your first session of the health informatics practicum. What have you learned thus far in the field? What have you not had the opportunity to apply yet from your previously learned coursework that you may still want experience with during the next session? Give specific examples.

Discuss: Nursing Teaching Plans
Discuss: Nursing Teaching Plans
Week 4 Project
Course Project—Part 2
Instructional Unit: Goals, Objectives, and the Teaching Plans
This week you will submit your instructional unit, which should include three lesson plans: one focused on patient education, one on family education, and one on staff development. Remember, your plans should demonstrate a logical approach to teaching, communicate what is to be taught and how, and outline how objectives are to be evaluated. Click here for a refresher on what each final lesson should include.
Building on the work that you started in Week 2, for all three groups of learners:
Write several broad instructional goals for the educational experience.
Write several behavioral objectives based on Bloom’s taxonomy.
Describe the lesson content.
Provide a sequence for teaching activities.
Describe instructional methods.
Indicate time allotted for each activity.
Identify and describe the instructional resources (materials, tools, etc.) and technology to be used.
Describe how the learning will be evaluated.
On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.
Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
This handout will provide you the details of formatting your essay using APA style.
You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.
Submission Details:
Submit your response in a 6- to 7-page paper to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to use appropriate APA formatting.
Question 2
Part II: Personal Model of Leadership Paper
Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper about your personal model of leadership, including the following:
How may your personal model of leadership be applied in your professional setting?
How does your personal model of leadership compare to the models you researched for the graphic organizer?
Does your personal model follow the lines of servant leadership or transformational leadership?
Submit the graphic organizer and paper to your instructor.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 9 assignment
Leadership Journal: Provision
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of provision, including the following:
Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 7-8.
Describe how your nurse leader influences the work environment. Consider how influence protects and values others in the work environment.
Identify two or more ways your own leadership could promote a feeling of protection and honor in your work environment.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Headship” video.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 10 assignment
Nurse Leader Interviews Paper
Identify three nursing leaders you would like to interview for this paper. The nursing leaders may have a variety of leadership styles, but they must all currently hold positions of leadership.
Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that describes the results of the interviews and addresses the following:
Ask the leaders what they believe is their preferred leadership style and ask them to describe how that style has helped them achieve success.
Explain why you chose each individual leader.
Identify, compare, and contrast their styles and note any examples of servant or transformational leadership.
Identify missed opportunities or questions you wish you had asked during the interviews.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA 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 Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 11 assignment
Leadership Journal: Serving
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of serving, including the following:
Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 9-10.
Would your co-workers or those you “serve” consider you responsible for some aspect of their success? Describe a situation where you were able to assist another nurse with achieving a professional goal.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Servant” video.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 13 assignment
Leadership Journal: Example
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of example, including the following:
Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 11-12.
Identify three to five personal values or characteristics that you believe are critical components of a good leader, such as honesty, compassion, or fairness. How do you express those values in your professional life?
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Example” video.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Week 15 assignment
Leadership Journal: Humility
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of humility, including the following:
Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 13-14.
Describe an interaction or decision point this semester in which your nurse leader demonstrated humility or a missed opportunity to promote the success of others.
Summarize your practicum experience with your nurse leader. What insight into your own leadership style were you able to see? What do you believe was the most important thing you learned in this experience?
Utilizing servant leadership principles, outline a plan to improve your own success as a leader. Identify specific steps you plan to take to create this improvement.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Humility” video
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Discuss: Nursing Teaching Plans

Assignment:Disease Processes in Neurology.
Assignment:Disease Processes in Neurology.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for learners to:
– Improve their knowledge base and understanding of disease processes in neurology.
– Have the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout all core courses in the FNP track and previous clinical courses.
– Demonstrate the ability to analyze the literature be able to perform an evidenced-based review of disease presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
– Demonstrate professional communication and leadership, while advancing the education of peers.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1- Interpret subjective and objective data to develop appropriate diagnoses and evidence based management plans for patients and families with complex or multiple diagnoses across the lifespan.
CO 4 -Develop management plans based on current scientific evidence and national guidelines.
Requirements
For Week 1 of the course there is no case study given to you by the faculty. Instead you will be assigned to diseases to compare and contrast based on the first letter of your last name. This information will be posted in the course announcements under Week 1 Welcome as well as the “Assignment” portion of the Week 1 module.
A comparison and contrast assignment’s focus is to identify and explore similarities and differences between two similar topics. The goal of this exploration is to bring about a better understanding of both topics.
Week 1- Part 1: Due Wednesday by 11:59 p.m. MT
You will research the two areas of content assigned to you and compare and contrast them in discussion post in a discussion post. NOTE: A comparison and contrast assignment is not about listing the info regarding each disease separately but rather looking at each disease side by side and discussing the similarities and differences given the categories in the categories below. Evaluation of mastery is focused on the student’s ability to demonstrate specific understanding of how to diagnoses differ and relate to one another.
Address the following topics below:
· Presentation
· Pathophysiology
· Assessment
· Diagnosis
· Treatment
Throughout the Week: Participate in interactive dialogue with faculty and students responding to their Part 1 post moving the discussion forward.

Assignment: Problem Description in Healthcare
Assignment: Problem Description in Healthcare
Question 2
Week 2 assignment
Evidence-Based Practice Proposal – Section B: Problem Description
Write a paper of 500-750 words (not including the title page and reference page) on your proposed problem description for your EBP project. The paper should address the following:
Describe the background of the problem. Tell the story of the issue and why it deserves attention.
Identify the stakeholders/change agents. Who, or what organizations, are concerned, may benefit from, or are affected by this proposal. List the interested parties, patients, students, agencies, Joint Commission, etc.
Use the feedback from the Topic 2 main forum post and refine your PICOT question. Make sure that the question fits with your graduate degree specialization.
State the purpose and project objectives in specific, realistic, and measurable terms. The objective should address what is to be gained. This is a restatement of the question, providing focus. Measurements need to be taken before and after the evidence-based practice is introduced to identify the expected changes.
5) Provide supportive rationale that the problem or issue is an important one for nursing to resolve using relevant professional literature sources.
Develop an initial reference list to assure that there is adequate literature to support your evidence-based practice project. Follow the “Steps to an Efficient Search to Answer a Clinical Question” box in chapter 3 of the textbook. Use “NUR-699 Search Method Example” to assist you.
7) The majority of references should be research articles. However, national sources such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS), or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others may be used when you are gathering statistics to provide the rationale for the problem.
Once you get into the literature, you may find there is very little research to support your topic and you will have to start all over again. Remember, in order for this to be an evidence-based project, you must have enough evidence to introduce this as a practice change. If you find that you do not have enough supporting evidence to change a practice, then further research would need to be conducted.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA 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 Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Upon receiving feedback from the instructor, refine “Section B: Problem Description” for your final submission. This will be a continuous process throughout the course for each section.