Category: Nursing

Preparing the Collaboration Café
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Instructions
Include the following sections:
Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Reflect on your learning experience in this course. Which concepts stood out to you and made an impact?  How do you envision using these concepts in your future nursing practice as a master’s prepared nurse?   
Describe how course learning activities and assignments will help you achieve Program Outcome 5: Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice. (Extraordinary Nursing). 
Describe how course assignments or activities will help you achieve ONE of the sub-competencies from the advanced-level nursing education competencies from AACN Essentials Competency 8.1 Describe the various information and communication technology tools used in the care of patients, communities, and populations. 
8.1g Identify best evidence and practices for the application of information and communication technologies to support care.
8.1h Evaluate the unintended consequences of information and communication technologies on care processes, communications, and information flow across care settings.
8.1i Propose a plan to influence the selection and implementation of new information and communication technologies.
8.1j Explore the fiscal impact of information and communication technologies on health care.
8.1k Identify the impact of information and communication technologies on workflow processes and healthcare outcomes.

A power point presentation for pathophysiological mechanism: REST & SLEEP  Number of slides are flexible, will allow more slides to conver content.

Assessment Traits
Requires Lopeswrite
Assessment Description
Search the GCU Library and find two new health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles from a previous assignment or articles that appear in the topic Resources or textbook.
Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 2” template.
Refer to “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial” in conjunction with “Article Analysis: Example 2,” for an example of an article analysis.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 4.1.
Rubric Criteria
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Two Quantitative Articles
13 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
13 points
Two articles are presented and are based on quantitative research.
4. Acceptable
11.05 points
N/A
3. Approaching
9.75 points
Two articles are presented, but only one article is based on quantitative research.
2. Insufficient
8.45 points
N/A
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Fewer than two articles are presented and do not use quantitative research.
Article Citations and Permalinks
13 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
13 points
Article citations and permalinks are presented. Article citations are accurately presented in APA format. Page numbers are accurate and used in all areas when citing information.
4. Acceptable
11.05 points
Article citations and permalinks are presented. Article citations are presented in APA format. Page numbers are used to cite information. There are minor errors.
3. Approaching
9.75 points
Article citations and permalinks are presented. Article citations are presented in APA format, but there are errors. Page numbers to cite information are missing, or incorrect, in some areas.
2. Insufficient
8.45 points
Article citations and permalinks are presented. There are significant errors. Page numbers are not indicated to cite information, or the page numbers are incorrect.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Article citations and permalinks are omitted.
Broad Topic Area/Title
7.8 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
7.8 points
Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.
4. Acceptable
6.63 points
Broad topic area and title are presented. There are some minor errors, but the content overall is accurate.
3. Approaching
5.85 points
Broad topic area and title are summarized. There are some minor inaccuracies.
2. Insufficient
5.07 points
Broad topic area and title are referenced but are incomplete.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Broad topic area and title are omitted.
Null and Alternative Hypotheses
13 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
13 points
Hypotheses are accurate and clearly defined.
4. Acceptable
11.05 points
Hypotheses are clearly defined. There are some minor inaccuracies.
3. Approaching
9.75 points
Hypotheses are generally defined. There are some minor inaccuracies.
2. Insufficient
8.45 points
Hypotheses are summarized. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Hypotheses are omitted.
Independent and Dependent Variable Types and Data for Variable
13 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
13 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.
4. Acceptable
11.05 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. Approaching
9.75 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. Insufficient
8.45 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Variable types and data for variables are omitted.
Population of Interest for the Study
6.5 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
6.5 points
Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.
4. Acceptable
5.52 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. Approaching
4.88 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. Insufficient
4.23 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Population of interest for the study is omitted.
Sample
6.5 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
6.5 points
Sample is presented and accurate. Page citation for sample information is provided.
4. Acceptable
5.52 points
Sample is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy. Page citation for sample information is provided.
3. Approaching
4.88 points
Sample is presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. Insufficient
4.23 points
Sample is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sample is omitted.
Sampling Method
6.5 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
6.5 points
Sampling method is presented and accurate.
4. Acceptable
5.52 points
Sampling is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. Approaching
4.88 points
Sampling is presented. There are inaccuracies. Page citation for sample information is omitted.
2. Insufficient
4.23 points
Sampling is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sampling method is omitted.
How Was Data Collected?
6.5 points
Criteria Description
5. Target
6.5 points
The means of data collection are presented and accurate. Page citation for sample information is provided.
4. Acceptable
5.52 points
The means of data collection are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy. Page citation for sample information is provided.
3. Approaching
4.88 points
The means of data collection are presented. There are inaccuracies. Page citation for sample information is omitted.
2. Insufficient
4.23 points
The means of data collection are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
The means of data collection are omitted.
Inferential Statistics
13 points
Criteria Description
Clearly identify which hypothesis tests were used and the results.
5. Target
13 points
The inferential statistics thoroughly identify which hypothesis tests were used and the results.
4. Acceptable
11.05 points
The inferential statistics clearly identify which hypothesis tests were used and the results.
3. Approaching
9.75 points
The inferential statistics generally identify which hypothesis tests were used and the results but are lacking relevant detail.
2. Insufficient
8.45 points
The inferential statistics identifying which hypothesis tests were used are incomplete or incorrect.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
The inferential statistics identifying which hypothesis tests were used are omitted.
Assess the Appropriateness of Statistical Methods Used in This Study
19.5 points
Criteria Description
Provide rationale to support your response.
5. Target
19.5 points
Explanation of the appropriateness of statistical methods used in this study is thorough.
4. Acceptable
16.58 points
Explanation of the appropriateness of statistical methods used in this study is complete.
3. Approaching
14.63 points
Explanation of the appropriateness of statistical methods used is included but lacks relevant supporting details.
2. Insufficient
12.68 points
Explanation of the appropriateness of statistical methods used is incomplete or incorrect.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Explanation of the appropriateness of statistical methods used is not included.
Mechanics of Writing
6.5 points
Criteria Description
Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc
5. Target
6.5 points
No mechanical errors are present. Appropriate language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.
4. Acceptable
5.52 points
Few mechanical errors are present. Suitable language choice and sentence structure are used.
3. Approaching
4.88 points
Occasional mechanical errors are present. Language choice is generally appropriate. Varied sentence structure is attempted.
2. Insufficient
4.23 points
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors are present. Inconsistencies in language choice or sentence structure are recurrent.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Errors in grammar or syntax are pervasive and impede meaning. Incorrect language choice or sentence structure errors are found throughout.
Format/Documentation
5.2 points
Criteria Description
Uses appropriate style, such as APA, MLA, etc., for college, subject, and level; documents sources using citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., appropriate to assignment and discipline.
5. Target
5.2 points
No errors in formatting or documentation are present.
4. Acceptable
4.42 points
Appropriate format and documentation are used with only minor errors.
3. Approaching
3.9 points
Appropriate format and documentation are used, although there are some obvious errors.
2. Insufficient
3.38 points
Appropriate format is attempted, but some elements are missing. Frequent errors in documentation of sources are evident.
1. Unsatisfactory
0 points
Appropriate format is not used. No documentation of sources is provided.
Total130 points

What is Trauma-Informed Care? (youtube.com)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Impact on brain, body and behaviour (youtube.com)
Please watch both videos. Informtion must be from Reno Country Boys and Girls club in Hutchinson Kansas. 

Please see the two attachments and follow the instructions very clearly to meet the rubric’s expectations. 

Utilize this format to critique your article. Include a reason for each answer and identify where you 
found the information in the article page, paragraph and line to receive full credit . 

Instructions:
For this assignment, you will need to access the Future of Nursing Report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573919/Links to an external site.
Reflect on your nursing school journey and discuss the ‘Future of Nursing Report’ (FON). On a Word document, record your answers to the following questions. Each response should be a minimum of 175 words and should be in APA formatting.
According to the Committee for the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report, the vision of the initiative is the achievement of health equity in the U.S. built on strengthened nursing capacity and expertise as outlined in the 10 nursing outcomes found in Box S-1 of the report. Identify one outcome and describe how you believe the nursing program and your clinical experience at  College will prepare you to contribute to that outcome. 
Additionally, the Future of Nursing report categorizes social determinants of health (SDoH): Economic Stability, Education, Social and Community Context, Health, and Healthcare, and Neighborhood and Built Environment. Review the information in the FON report for SDoH and discuss how you will be prepared, as a nurse, to address those healthcare needs. Describe how you will use your education and skills to promote the achievement of health equity.
Reflect on how your knowledge/views/opinions have changed or remained the same since starting your education at College.
Think about your future nursing practice. How will you use nursing knowledge to champion health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management?
Use the attached article and chp 4 text for references and intext citations

Background Information for the assignment:
Health care policies are developed and implemented based on EBP. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) serve a critical role in this implementation process: evaluating and critiquing EBP to inform, create and change the delivery of health care while guiding policy formation. Since policies promote the care of patients, they are often governed by other agencies or organizations. For example, the World Health Organization describes health policy as actions that have been instituted by local, state and national government entities to influence health care outcomes. Even the International Council of Nurses feels that EBP is a problem-solving approach that influences decision making in the clinical setting (Hall & Roussel, 2017, p. 248-249).  
However, just because you find a guideline or position statement does not mean that it will work for your facility, your group of patients, and so forth. To determine whether the recommendations in that guideline or position statement fit the needs of your facility, population, problem, APNs must determine the strength of the recommendations to regulate whether policy changes are warranted. Through this process the APN may begin with the development of a clinical question and a thorough search of the literature on the proposed changes needed.  This question is typically presented in a PICO framework, which shapes how the question is searched, the outcomes intended, and timing of those outcomes (Hall & Roussel, 2017, Ch. 14). Sometimes as you uncover more research on the problem, the question can become revised, but nonetheless, any problem starts with a typical question that needs to be answered. This assignment will start by taking your POI and PICO clinical question and determine if the guideline or position statement should be implemented into practice by completing a thorough appraisal of it. Then you will determine who will be needed for implementation to occur, what barriers may be present, and ultimately why should it be done. 
Step 1: Introduction
A good introduction should be no more than 1 paragraph grabbing the reader’s attention providing insight to the POI, guideline,  and significance to the APN’s role. End with a strong thesis or purpose statement. Note: the thesis should be condensed to 1 brief purpose statement. The introduction should be one paragraph in length.
POI:  Suicide
Prevention/ Mental Health Depression
CLINICAL QUESTION:  In adolescents diagnosed with
depression, does regular attendance at mental health clinic visits compared to
participation in group therapy sessions reduce the risk of suicide?
Step 2: Tool Completion
While this is the next step on the rubric, you will not be writing anything directly in the paper for this section. However, it must be completed as the next step because this is where you will appraise the guideline or position statement. Therefore, you will need to submit a copy of your completed tool to the assignment area. When you submitted your POI topic you also submitted a guideline/position statement for approval. You should be using your approved guideline/position statement to complete the tool for this section. If for some reason you were unsuccessful in gaining approval for your guideline/position statement, you still must complete this section by finding a guideline/position statement, but the opportunity to have that pre-approved is now past the deadline. 
To provide an overview of the guideline OR position statement use the tool below. You will need to address each question in the corresponding guideline/practice recommendation section of the tool;  missing information may cause you to lose points.  You must submit the completed tool with the assignment. Please attach the completed tool separately to the assignment area. Faculty need to see your analysis of the guideline for full credit. Use the link below to complete. You can save the document as a pdf, use the edit function to fill in or handwrite and scan back into the assignment area. The tool has multiple parts that apply to other types of resources. You are expected to complete the sections that apply to the appraisal of the guideline or position statement. Read the directions on the tool. 
Evaluation Tool for Guideline OR Position Statement Word Document
EXAMPLE ONLY Guideline or Position Statement.pdf  Download EXAMPLE ONLY Guideline or Position Statement.pdfdo not use this document for your appraisal but as a guide only
Important Note: At this point, some students feel like they chose a guideline/position statement that perhaps was not the best fit for various reasons (settings may be too different, low quality, etc.). It is important that you understand that is ok. This assignment allows you the opportunity to determine if you should implement the recommendations and explain why or why not. Likewise, you also have the opportunity to explain the quality rating which may have led you to determine that it was not a good fit  after all. Regardless that is the point of the appraisal process. If you were going to implement this in real time, you may have to search for a different guideline that is a better fit, but for the purposes of this course, time does not permit us that luxury. So be sure that you explain your rationales thoroughly in the paper. 
Step 3: Guideline or Position Statement
This section will not have any written text in the paper but serves as a reminder to submit the proper documents to the assignment. Please submit the guideline or position statement to the assignment area. If your guideline has been updated or revised, you need to submit the original and updated versions to the assignment area. Do not submit a link as links often do not open or require a login. Faculty need to see your document so they can refer back to it and add any comments directly on the document as needed for clarification. Guidelines/position statements should be current, within 5 years. 
Step 4: Appraisal of the Guideline/Position Statement
Appraise the guideline or position statement by providing a robust discussion of the following criterions. 
Summarize the purpose of the guideline and who the guideline impacts.  (1 paragraph)
Explain who developed the guidelines and their significance to practice. Do not give names, instead provide the groups of nationally recognized experts by group, organization, or expertise in the field. What makes the developers experts? Explain your answer.  (1 paragraph).
What different levels of evidence (classes/grades of evidence) were used to develop the recommendations? To complete this step you must look at the studies/references used that support the recommendations or position statements. You must use levels as indicated on the level of evidence hierarchy as described in your book or resource in the Readings/Resources section of the course page to support your answer. You may also include any specific rating system the guideline or position statement referenced as well. How many levels of evidence were used? What is the difference between the various levels? Support your answers by explaining why these various levels of evidence matter when assessing the strength of the guideline. (2-3 paragraphs).
Review the levels of evidence discussed in #3 to support the recommendations to explain the following: 1. were the resources consistent, well-designed studies? 2. were the majority of the studies used to form recommendations primarily high level or low level studies? 3. Should the authors consider using more studies, different types of studies? 4. Is the guideline current or do you feel there are any gaps in the guideline/position statement that should have been addressed, but wasn’t? Support your statements with peer reviewed resources and thorough rationales to explain your answers (2-3 paragraphs). You may want to revisit the level of evidence hierarchy to assist you in answering this question. 
Based on your answers in #3-4, how does this impact your decision to use this guideline in practice or to disregard the recommendation. Explain your answer with fully supported information from the guideline or position statement, and other resources as necessary. (2-3 paragraphs)
Discussions should be detailed and robust demonstrating full understanding of the content. No simple yes/no answers permitted. This section is your longest section and worth the most points, so the depth of answers should be noted in your responses. It would be expected to have  1-2 pages of information related to the appraisal in this section. Use the resources provided to you on the readings/resources page. There are several that discuss levels of evidence. It is expected that you can differentiate among the various levels used. 
Step 5:  Institute of Medicine Aims
In this section, you will be discussing the Institute of Medicine Aims. While there are 6 aims in total, you are only expected to discuss 3. Therefore, you should identify the selected 3 aims and provide a robust understanding of the aim, then how that aim relates to the POI, and finally how your APN role will further influence the aim. This section should be well supported by peer reviewed references and also serves as an area where the depth of the discussion is expected. Support with proper resources  (1/2 to 1 page).
Step 6: Barriers to Implementation
In each project, you should expect to come across barriers. These barriers will impact your implementation and may include personnel, individuals, groups, administrators, etc.; financial, structural, process (inadequate planning), time, etc. As the project lead, you must anticipate and plan for barriers. What will you do to overcome them, can you prevent them, or will you have to create an idea to simply work around the barrier? Whatever the case, you will need to consider these barriers for your project and describe 2 that will directly impact implementation. You need to incorporate your original outcome as specified in your PICO Clinical Question and determine what those barriers are, how will you resolve these barriers so that implementation can move forward? This section should be well supported by peer reviewed references and also serves as an area where the depth of the discussion is expected. Support with proper documentation. (1/2 to 1 page).
Team 7: Stakeholders
This section will be written in a shorter format. Include the heading: Stakeholders, then simply list your stakeholders by including a short description of their role. Keep in mind that this list will likely expand upon who is listed on your guideline/position statement itself as that only applies to who is using the guideline. You are including all those impacted by the implementation of the guideline, so the list will be much broader. 
Here is the expected format:
Stakeholders
Nurse Educator: provides education to day/night shift workers  as needed on policy changes
Computer/Tech Personnel: updates Electronic Health Record to support new additions to assessments
Step 8: Conclusion
Conclude the entire paper by summarizing each section. Do not simply tell me a summary of what you wrote (i.e. avoid “First I discussed”, Next, I wrote…” statements in the paper), instead summarize the essential or main points for the various sections. Never include new findings in the conclusion. (1 paragraph)
Step 9: Turnitin:
You are required to submit this paper to Turnitin by visiting https://www.turnitin.com/. Review the originality report and change any phrases or sentences that you need to. You can re-submit the assignment if needed. Failure to submit to Turnitin by the due date will result in a late penalty deduction. Faculty will view your similarity report upon submission. 
See Rubric for specific guidelines on scholarship deductions. 
Page limit: 8 max pages excluding title page, references and any attachments included. Students should write in third person only for all sections of this paper. First person pronouns are not permitted. Paper should be submitted to the Assignment area. 
References: you should include at least 2 additional peer reviewed references in addition to text books and the guideline or position statement selected. All references and guideline/position statement should be current, no older than 5 yrs. unless that guideline or position statement remains the gold standard (support with evidence). You must get any guideline or position statement approved if it older than 5 years. Minimum number of references: 1-2 textbooks, 2 peer reviewed resources, guideline/position statement= 4 MINIMUM
To see the rubric, go the next section of the Module and click on the Rubric link.
All assignments are to be submitted electronically within the course as a Microsoft Word or PDF document. More than 1 document can be attached to the assignment. The paper must also be submitted to turnitin (@ https://www.turnitin.com/Links to an external site.) and exclude title page, references or attachments when submitting to the turnitin repository.  Students are responsible for reviewing their turnitin reports and making changes prior to the final submission date.
Students must still submit their final paper to the assignment area. Submit your paper with your Name and Assignment Name. When you have more than 1 document to submit, include your name and title of what you are submitting, i.e. McMullan EBP Paper; McMullan EBP Appraisal Tool; McMullan EBP Guideline ***This will also help to ensure you submit all documents to the assignment when labeled correctly. 
Students are NOT permitted to use first person in this writing. Quotes are highly discouraged. Students should be paraphrasing material from refereed/peer reviewed journals. Students are not permitted to submit formally completed papers in partiality or their entirety to the assignment.
Please pay particular attention to the due date of the assignment. The “accept until” or “re-submission date” is only permitted upon extenuating circumstance or incorrect submission format. Deductions apply to students not submitting by the DUE DATE posted on the course schedule as described in the syllabus.
Point Allocations
Points may be adjusted higher or lower than specific allocated points for each criteria. For example, you may receive 1.25 points instead of 1.0 or 1.5 points as indicated in the column depending on the criteria that was met or unmet. This may apply to any of the criterion and will be based on faculty discretion.
Printing: apply the landscape mode and print to a pdf for the best view. 
Rubric that you can print: EBP Guideline_Position Statement PaperDownload EBP Guideline_Position Statement Paper
Students are responsible for submitting assignment by the due date/time.  Assignments that are not complete or missing items will be graded “as is” and students will not be permitted to submit items after the grade has been returned. Students submitting their work early are not permitted to re-submit or revise work once the grade has been returned. 
The use of any form of Artificial Intelligence is strictly prohibited on this assignment.

Please visit the website, Healthy People 2030 ( https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectivesLinks to an external site. ) and identify a current health care need. Describe why the entity is a need or how it impacts society.  Discuss the impact and solution the role of an APN can supply to meet the need.
Guidelines:
750 – 900 words (references not included). Three (3) references required that are peer reviewed and current (within last 5 years) journal articles.  Do not use n.d. (no date), anonymous, letters to the editor, or “no author” references. Follow APA guidelines for a paper, i.e., title page, running head, page numbers, reference page, etc.

Read the information provided at the link (below).  Then, type your thoughtful responses to the following questions:
– As a nurse, how can you incorporate some of these practices &/or products into your daily interactions with patients?  Provide at least 2 specific examples.
– Do you employ any of these practices in your personal life?  If so, which ones?  And what are your perceived benefits?  If not, please select two practices that you would consider incorporating into your personal wellness routine.  Explain/justify your selections.
Complementary & Alternative MedicineLinks to an external site.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) – NCI (cancer.gov)
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam