Delegation in Practice What does Minnesota  State Board of Nursing say about Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and their role, and the role of the Registered Nurse? Describe the responsibilities of the Registered Nurse when delegating patient care tasks. How does the ICU environment differ from a general medical-surgical unit as far as assigned responsibilities for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel? Assignment Expectations: Length: 750 to 1000 words Structure: […]

Design a method of communicating age appropriate screening guidelines to the appropriate population. This can be a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Directions 1.         Select one screening test  in women and the age appropriate population at risk. Screening test could be for cervical cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer screening 2.         Introduce the screening and why you selected it. 3.         Outline the relevant group statistics related […]

Class: Regulatory and Compliance Week 06 –Written Assignment-Course Project – Policies for Compliance Plans For helpful background, refer to this module’s section Policies and Procedures, which is in the Lesson Contents attachment below.  Are you ready to present the policies for your two compliance plans in a way that all employees will understand at a large medical facility where you are the Compliance Officer? Your […]

Class: Financial Management of Health Information Service Week 06 Written Assignment – Office of the Inspector General According to their website, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is “dedicated to combating fraud, waste, and abuse and to improving the efficiency of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs.” OIG has developed a series of voluntary compliance program guidance documents directed at various segments of the […]

A Culture of Patient Safety Read this article: Sammer, C. & James, B. (2011, September 30). Patient safety culture: The nursing unit leader’s role. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing,16(3), Manuscript 3.                   In the Hospital Hope scenario, what do you think was the most important factor that led to the change in practice in the SICU? If […]

ignature Assignment Title: What Makes a Good Leader? Signature Assignment Description/Directions: Choose one or more leadership topic(s) from your textbook or from a scholarly source from a previous discussion or assignment from this course and write about its application to nursing practice. Provide definitions, history/background, and major concepts of chosen topic.  Describe the topic’s function in nursing practice by examining at least three different nursing roles […]

Barriers to Effective Communication We face barriers to effective communication in healthcare. As our world becomes smaller, we are in contact with patients or colleagues from culturally diverse backgrounds. Skills must be developed to improve effective communication. Search the SUO Library for following articles: The Role of Nursing in Bridging the Gap between Managers and Physicians in Hospitalsgarding diversity. Improving Communication in the Health Care […]

Goals: “Once almost an exclusive province of physicians’ and other health care providers, moral and ethical issues underlying provider/patient relationships and the difficult decisions resulting from the vast increase in treatment options are now in the domains of law, politics, journalism, health institution administrations, and the public” (Sultz & Young, 2006, p. 32). This discussion board assignment focuses on ethics and policy in health promotion.  […]

Class: Regulations and Compliance Topic: Comparing Accreditation Standards Part I Comparing Accreditation Standards Across Health Care Settings Standards that address appropriate documentation of patient care and effective management of health information can be found among accrediting bodies at each level of health care. While the standards cover the same area, their scope and requirements for compliance can vary widely. Review the standards for authentication (signing) […]

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives. Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation […]