Mrs. P. is an 80-year-old woman recently discharged from a 24-hour observation stay at the hospital after being diagnosed with acute bronchitis. She has a history of heart failure, hypertension, osteoarthritis, GERD, and hyperlipidemia. She has no history of smoking. While in the hospital she was prescribed doxycycline, prednisone 15 mg to taper, and a tiotropium inhaler. Her current list of daily medications prior to […]
In this assignment, you will enhance your skills and knowledge of techniques in various communications to lead change, develop and maintain relationships, and address sources of conflict through effective communications tied to organizational goals and core visions. Through the development of a strategic communication plan, you will gain comprehensive, hands-on experience in evaluating and constructing communications that inform, persuade, and influence intended audiences in order […]
As you study the Module Three resources, make connections between the concepts presented and your own experiences. Share a workplace experience you have had that relates to the concepts presented in the textbook reading. Explain what barriers there were to communication at play—different perceptions of a situation, filtering, language, jargon and ambiguity, or cultural and gender differences. Support your post with concepts from the module […]
Consider individuals, departments, teams, and/or resources within Walden University and within your profession that you believe can support your academic and professional success. Identify at least two academic and at least two professional individuals, colleagues, or teams that might help you succeed in your MSN program and as a practicing nurse. Download the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template . The Assignment: Academic and […]
This consists of two components: a neighborhood environmental risk assessment and a targeted audiovisual presentation of the risk assessment results and recommendations to government officials and other stakeholders. Instructions Use public health data to conduct an environmental safety risk assessment based on your neighborhood or other familiar community. Assess risks to the various populations within your community to develop a comprehensive risk assessment. Based on […]
Introduction Both multiple regression and logistic regression testing are used to evaluate the relative predictive contribution of each of several independent variables on a dependent variable. When the researcher, using common sense and evidence from the literature, selects a narrow set of independent variables that she or he believes are important or useful in predicting an outcome (dependent variable), it is said that a predictive […]
For this Discussion, you will identify a practice or organization issue of importance to you. Then, you select two middle-range theories and apply them to address the practice or organization issue. TO PREPARE Reflect on your nursing practice to identify issues of particular interest or concern to you and/or your organization. Select one practice or organization issue on which to focus for this Discussion. Review […]
In the first two Discussions, you identified a vulnerable or marginalized population for whom you can determine an issue that could be addressed through engaging in policy advocacy. Now it is time to present this advocacy area with evidence to support and defend your selection. For this Assignment, you will explain and defend your selected advocacy issue. Using evidence and experience, you will determine the […]
The Allegory of the Orchard required you to consider the barriers and challenges of specific vulnerable or marginalized populations. In our Week 1 Discussion, you identified a specific population connected to your practice, organization, or experience. This week you will explore that population further by determining a specific advocacy priority for the population.
In the assignments in this course, you have focused on school-wide and/or district-wide literacy and its impact on overall student performance. You have explored the research literature and determined specific strategies to assist in improving literacy at the institutional level. For this assignment, you will synthesize your learning and other assignment products as you reflect on what you’ve learned and how to use it to […]