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What is science? Describe Aristotle’s ideas about science

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Exam #1 Essays (Griggs): one essay to complete. Worth up to 26 points. Answer in complete sentences and academic paragraphs (min. 8 sentences). Use your own words (UYOW) to complete essays in a minimum of two typed pages;10% deduction from total possible points if not in own words; 10% deduction if essay does not meet minimum length requirements; 10% deduction if no citation or reference page; 50% deduction if not based on class data.

Chapter 1:

Answer each one of following questions in separate paragraph by reading our textbook.

1- What is science? Describe Aristotle’s ideas about science (4).

2- Provide a brief review of the scientific method (4).

3- List and then explain the four ways in general to differentiate the terms “qualitative” and “quantitative” research from the document reviewed in class (8). 4- Share your preference: is there a research paradigm that works best for you? Describe the differing paradigms and share which one you prefer, or why you like both. Please explain your preference (6).

5- Contrast quantitative methods with qualitative methods using key terms (4).

Use APA citation style

3- List and then explain the four ways in general to differentiate the terms “qualitative” and “quantitative” research from the document reviewed in class (8). 4- Share your preference: is there a research paradigm that works best for you? Describe the differing paradigms and share which one you prefer, or why you like both. Please explain your preference (6).

Patient Safety/Health Outcomes Organization Paper

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Patient Safety/Health Outcomes Organization Paper

Each student will select a patient safety/health outcomes-related organization to examine in depth and analyze the potential and actual impact of the organization’s national patient safety resources, initiatives, and regulations. APA format is required for this paper. The paper should be a minimum of 4 to 5 pages in length including the title and reference pages.

Criteria for Evaluation of the Patient Safety/Health Outcomes Organization Paper (75 Points)

The paper should include the following four topic areas which should be used as headers in the paper:

Overview of the Organization – historical overview, how, when, and why did it become a patient safety/health outcomes organization including information on its leaders, mission, and philosophy. (10 points)

Review of the Current Literature on the Organization – at least five references of which three should be from the nursing and healthcare literature (not older than five years). (25 points)

Impact of the Organization on Patient Safety/Health Outcomes – provide an analysis on the potential and actual impact of the organization’s national patient safety resources, initiatives, and regulations regarding patient safety/health outcomes. (25 points)

Future Considerations – what are the future goals and initiatives planned for this organization? (10 points)

APA format for references, grammar, and writing guidelines (5 points)

Examples of Organizations:

· Institute for Healthcare Improvement

· National Patient Safety Foundation

· The Joint Commission

Select a societal trend that is affecting curriculum in nursing or patient education.

Select a societal trend that is affecting curriculum in nursing or patient education.
In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words, describe how the selected societal trend affects nursing or patient education.
Relate the issue to appropriate professional standards and competencies.
Explore strategies to enhance the positive affect or minimize the negative affect of the selected issue.
Use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed resources less than 5 years old in addition to the course materials.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

Logistic Regression in Nursing Practice

 

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Logistic Regression in Nursing Practice

Logistic regression is used to analyze a wide variety of variables that may surround a singular outcome. For example, logistic regression could be used to identify the likelihood of a patient having a heart attack or stroke based on a variety of factors including age, sex, genetic characteristics, weight, and any preexisting health conditions. The biological systems and issues with which the health care field is concerned represent the kinds of applications for which logistic regression is especially useful.

Logistic regression is used in the health care field for many purposes, including diagnoses, predictions, and forecasting. The three articles in this week’s Learning Resources illustrate the many uses of logistic regression in the health care field. This Discussion allows you to explore the different uses of logistic regression and cultivate a deeper understanding of the application of logistic regression in evidence-based practice.

To prepare:

Review the three articles in this week’s Learning Resources and evaluate their use of logistic regression. Select one article that interests you to examine more closely in this Discussion

Critically analyze the article you selected considering the following questions:

What are the goals and purposes of the research study the article describes?

How is logistic regression used in the study? What are the results of its use?

What other quantitative and statistical methods could be used to address the research issue discussed in the article?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study?

How could the weaknesses of the study be remedied?

How could findings from this study contribute to evidence-based practice, the nursing profession, or society?

By Thursday 10/12/17, 5 pm, write a minimum of 550 words essay in APA format. Use at least 3 references from the list of required reading below. Include the level one headings as numbered below.

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1) In the first line of your posting, identify the article you examined, providing its correct APA citation. (See attached PDF file for the article).

2) Post your critical analysis of the article as outlined above (make sure to answer all the points asked above in the “To Prepare” area, bullets [1, 2, 3]).

3) Propose potential remedies to address the weaknesses of each study (bullets 4 and 5 in the “To Prepared” area).

4) Analyze the importance of this study to evidence-based practice, the nursing profession, or society (bullet 6 in the “To Prepared” area).

Learning Resources

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Required Media

“Multiple Regression”

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“Logistic Regression”

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Required Readings

Gray, J.R., Grove, S.K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

Chapter 24, “Using Statistics to Predict”

This chapter asserts that predictive analyses are based on probability theory instead of decision theory. It also analyzes how variation plays a critical role in simple linear regression and multiple regression.

Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research

Chapter 9, “Correlation and Simple Regression” (pp. 208–222)

This section of Chapter 9 discusses the simple regression equation and outlines major components of regression, including errors of prediction, residuals, OLS regression, and ordinary least-square regression.

Chapter 10, “Multiple Regression”

Chapter 10 focuses on multiple regression as a statistical procedure and explains multivariate statistics and their relationship to multiple regression concepts, equations, and tests.

Chapter 12, “Logistic Regression”

This chapter provides an overview of logistic regression, which is a form of statistical analysis frequently used in nursing research.

Hoerster, K. D., Mayer, J. A., Gabbard, S., Kronick, R. G., Roesch, S. C., Malcarne, V. L., & Zuniga, M. L. (2011). Impact of individual-, environmental-, and policy-level factors on health care utilization among US farmworkers. American Journal of Public Health, 101(4), 685–692. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2009.190892

This article discusses the results of a study of how many U.S. farmworkers accessed U.S. health care. The study considered this question on several levels—individual, environmental, and policy—and used logistic regression to analyze the multivariate data gathered.

Tritica-Majnaric, L., Zekic-Susac, M., Sarlija, N., & Vitale, B. (2010). Prediction of influenza vaccination outcome by neural networks and logistic regression. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 43(5), 774–781. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2010.04.011.

This article describes the methods and results of a neural network study on the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine using historical data in three neural network algorithms. The article also provides a discussion of logistic regression in comparison to the neural network algorithms used.

Xiao, Y., Griffin, M. P., Lake, D. E., & Moorman, J. R. (2010). Nearest-neighbor and logistic regression analyses of clinical and heart rate characteristics in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Medical Decision Making, 30(2), 258–266. doi:10.1177/0272989X09337791

This article outlines the procedures and findings of a study on the use of two methods of neonatal sepsis diagnosis: nearest-neighbor analysis and logistic regression analysis. The results indicated that each method generates unique information useful to diagnosis, and therefore both methods should be used simultaneously for improved accuracy of diagnoses.

What areas of the brain are involved in attention tasks?

Attending live Seminars is important to your academic success, and attendance is highly recommended. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues

Attending live Seminars is important to your academic success, and attendance is highly recommended. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and allows you to come together in real time with your fellow classmates. There will be a graded Seminar in Units 1 through 9 in this course. You must either attend the live Seminar or you must complete the Seminar alternative assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.

The purpose of this Seminar is to discuss the unit’s Reading. Please come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following:

  • What is the Stroop Effect?
  • What areas of the brain are involved in attention tasks?
  • Why is thought suppression important for psychologists?

To earn Seminar credit for this unit, complete one of the following:

Option 1: Participate in a synchronous Seminar discussion. You are strongly encouraged to participate in the live Seminar. Many students find this discussion very helpful because your instructor will clarify the unit material and your classmates may pose questions that you also have.

Option 2: You will benefit most from completing Seminar option 1. However, if you are unable to attend you have the opportunity to make up the points by listening to the Seminar archive and writing a paper summarizing the Seminar. You must make sure you address the questions above in your paper. You should create your paper in MS Word and your work should be formatted in APA style. Your paper should be composed in complete sentences and paragraphs and be at least 500 words in length. You should submit your work to the Unit 3: Seminar Dropbox by the end of the unit.

Describe the strengths and limitations of the model as it applies to the illness or health condition you selected.

Describe the strengths and limitations of the model as it applies to the illness or health condition you selected.

Public health workers are often like marketers trying to sell a product. They would like to know how to “sell” consumers on a health behavior; for example, they may want to persuade consumers to get enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. It would be important to know whether consumers care about osteoporosis or if they even know what it is.

The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) is a convenient framework for assessing where a person is in the process of deciding to take action on a health behavior. Not all health behaviors, however, fit the seven stages of this model. Some conditions involve complex behaviors such as protecting against skin cancer by wearing sunscreen, limiting time in the sun, and being screened by a dermatologist. A person may be in Stage 6 because they wear sunscreen but in Stage 1 because they have moles that need to be screened by a healthcare provider. In this example, the PAPM may not be a good fit.

For this Discussion, select a health condition to research. Review the literature, and select a peer-reviewed article about the illness or health condition. Consider how you would apply the seven stages of the PAPM to this health issue. (See Figures 6.1 and 6.2 on page 127 of the text for example diagrams.)

With these thoughts in mind:

Post 3-4 pages of a brief description of the article you selected. Then, construct a diagram in a Word file that depicts the stages of the Precaution Adoption Process Model as it applies to your selected illness or health condition. Describe the strengths and limitations of the model as it applies to the illness or health condition you selected.


 

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analysis of the overall experience at ICU following a nurse manager

analysis of the overall experience at ICU following a nurse manager

Question description
– an analysis of the overall experience (which does include the time spent with your leader/manager).I followed the nursing manager named Kristen in ICU.1.answers to the objectives should be in the paper.objective (3 down below), ANSWER OBSERVATIONS, REFLECTIONS QUESTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS CLEARLY

PLEASE FOLLOW THE RUBRIC THAT IS ATTACHED. module 5 assignment is attached.

THERE IS ALSO ATTACHED NURSE LEADER ANAYLSIS AND ST JOSEPH ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS ATTACHED. PLEASE ONLY USE IT AS A REFERENCE.

OBJECTIVES

  • Explain how organizations function.
  • Compare and contrast characteristics of leadership and management.
  • Apply trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelines for management decisions.

Evaluate effectiveness of communications patterns using specific management situations.Observations

What types of conflict did you observe? Was your leader/manager effective or ineffective in handling the conflict(s)? Give 2 specific examples of how your leader/manager’s leadership style influenced their method to handle the conflict.

If you didn’t observe any conflict, describe a common conflict that occurred in your workplace. How did your manager handle the conflict and was it effective or ineffective? Give 2 specific examples of how your leader/manager’s leadership style influenced their method to handle the conflict.

Reflections

Briefly summarize what your initial impression would be of the Nurse Manager and how your impression of the Nurse Manager’s role has changed during this shadowing experience. Briefly describe your own leadership style and whether or not you feel that this style would complement the organization. Summarize how your manager’s leadership skills and style either complements or competes against the effectiveness of the organization.

Professional Development

Would you like this position?Why or why not?What skills would you need to develop and how would you acquire them if you were interested in this position? What types of professional development would help you develop these skills?

Are there any groups, nursing and others, currently supporting work to implement the recommendation

Nurses engaged in the policy arena often are asked to provide information on a health care topic of interest to policy makers. This is frequently accomplished through developing a policy brief. A policy brief advocates for a particular recommendation (prior to the enactment of a policy). Learning how to write a policy brief in a clear, succinct, scholarly, and professional manner is an essential skill for advanced practice nurses.

For this Assignment, you will assess one of the recommendations from the Institute of Medicine’s “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations. You will then develop a policy brief to advocate for this recommendation (the written policy brief is due in Week 7).

To prepare:

Review the Lavis et al. article on preparing and writing policy briefs provided in the Learning Resources (See attached file).
Select one of the recommendations within the IOM The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations to focus on for this assignment. (For this assignment, I have selected RECOMMENDATION 1, please see attached file)
Research the history of the problem behind the recommendation and what has been done to try to solve the problem.
What does the recommendation say should be done? Are there any groups, nursing and others, currently supporting work to implement the recommendation (e.g., Kaiser Family Foundation, professional organizations)? Does the recommendation suggest specific groups that should be involved in the implementation? Think critically about how the recommendation should be implemented – did the IOM get it right? What other strategies are possible to consider?

By Sunday 04/15/2018 12pm,

To complete:

Develop a scholarly and professionally written 2- to 3-page single-spaced policy brief on the recommendation you selected from the IOM report following the format presented in the Lavis et al. article (follow the exact format, including how the layout of the paragraphs, and the way the references [at least 10 scholarly references] are displayed at the end, numbered in-text and number plus citation at the end, copy the same exact format as the article please). (See attached file for the article). Include the following:
Short introduction with statement of the problem.
The selected recommendation (from the IOM Report)
Background
Current characteristics
The impact of the recommendation from the perspective of consumers, nurses, other health professionals, and additional stakeholders
Current solutions
Current status in the health policy arena
Final conclusions
Resources used to create the policy brief

Required Readings

Hyder, A., Syed, S., Puvanachandra, P., Bloom, G., Sundaram, S., Mahmood, S., … Peters, D. (2010). Stakeholder analysis for health research: case studies from low- and middle-income countries. Public Health, 124(3), 159–166.

This study demonstrates how the engagement of stakeholders in research and policy making can assist in the successful implementation of policy proposals. The authors propose that by engaging stakeholders, researchers and policy makers are provided with multiple perspectives on proposed policies, which can lead to greater success with policy adoption and implementation.

Lavis, J. N., Permanand, G., Oxman, A. D., Lewin, S., & Fretheim, A. (2009). SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 13: Preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Research Policy & Systems, 71–79. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-S1-S13

The purpose of a policy brief is to communicate an issue clearly and definitively to policy makers. The authors of this article propose an outline for policy briefs and also stress the importance of using research when creating a policy brief.

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