Entries by Lucy Shiko

Explore a social determinant issue in your community

1. Explore a social determinant issue in your community (Hialeah, Florida, maybe homeless people or whatever you find pertinent) that may be impacting quality of life or health care. Take a picture of this issue as it may be represented on a billboard, or like Dr. Riley, a bus stop. Upload that picture into the […]

Analyze information systems in your workplace

Step 1 Think about your own experience with computer and information systems in healthcare. This may be a current employer, past employer, or clinical site. Step 2 Analyze information systems in your workplace  in which you address the following questions: What does your unit use healthcare informatics for? Specifically, what type of data, information, and […]

Read Mark Twain’s “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg”

Read Mark Twain’s “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1213/1213-h/1213-h.htm (Links to an external site.) What ethical approaches does Mark Twain apply in his short story. Hadleyburg’s solution to their lack of ethical understanding is to increase the number of ethical conundrums faced. Are there other ways to fix the problem that Hadleyburg represents? Can we […]

What do the authors report as “truth” and needs more research?

Read the 2 article attached and answer the questions below. Who is the targeted audience for each article? 2. What is the main take-home message of each article? How do these messages compare? 3. What do the authors report as “truth” and needs more research? 4. What biases do you see for each article? Selection […]

List the interventions that you would want to supervise for the LPN and CNA

Assigning, Delegating, Supervising, and Prioritizing Care Competency Integrate leadership and management principles and attributes in nursing practice Scenario You are assigned to six patients on the medical surgical unit working with a LPN/LVN and share a CNA with another RN. You are receiving report for your patients and need to identify what activities you will […]

Discuss the impact of a clinical practice problem

A.  Discuss the impact of a clinical practice problem on the patient(s) and the organization it affects. 1.  Identify the following PICO components of the clinical practice problem: •   patient/population/problem (P) •   intervention (I) •   comparison (C) •   outcome (O) 2.  Develop an evidence-based practice (EBP) question based on the clinical […]

list your potential differentials for this patient

Access the DxR Clinician website at https://gcu.dxrclinician.com/ Select the applicable folders labeled: gcu_npstudents_patients(3) Select the case study “John Winters” Upon clicking on the case, you will see the “Enter Case” button at the top of the page. Select “Enter Page.” Under “Name,” enter First Initial, Last Name, all in lower case. Leave password blank. This […]

Discuss Value-Based Purchasing Program

Using ‘Commit to Sit’ to Impact Patient Satisfaction on a Pediatric Medical-Surgical Floor In healthcare, organizations are strategizing methods to improve the patient’s experience, by staying current and agile to meet consumer expectations and prevent mistrust and poor health outcomes.  (Lidgett, 2016; Loos, 2021; Mazurenko et al., 2017; Merel et al., 2016; Odai-Afotey et al., […]

What are some of the challenges you foresee when writing your literature review?

Week 1 Discussion 1 This week, you will be submitting a research topic and problem statement for use in your research proposal to your instructor for approval. Share your proposed research topic and problem statement with your classmates. Explain why you chose this topic and why it is meaningful in the field of nursing. Then, […]

Describe the decision-making process

Discussion Nurse Leader and Manager Decisions Nurse leaders and managers and are responsible for making decisions in the healthcare setting. First Post Describe how you will be involved with the decision-making process using the DECIDE model. Include an example from a clinical situation you experienced in the healthcare setting. Reply Post Respond to at least […]